diff --git a/Tests/test_file_ico.py b/Tests/test_file_ico.py
index 5d2ace35e..0eef7c07a 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_ico.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_ico.py
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ def test_getpixel(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         reloaded.load()
         reloaded.size = (32, 32)
 
+        assert reloaded.load() is not None
         assert reloaded.getpixel((0, 0)) == (18, 20, 62)
 
 
diff --git a/Tests/test_file_iptc.py b/Tests/test_file_iptc.py
index c6c0c1aab..424820ce4 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_iptc.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_iptc.py
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ def test_open() -> None:
         assert im.tile == [("iptc", (0, 0, 1, 1), 25, "raw")]
         assert_image_equal(im, expected)
 
+    with Image.open(f) as im:
+        assert im.load() is not None
+
 
 def test_getiptcinfo_jpg_none() -> None:
     # Arrange
diff --git a/src/PIL/IcoImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/IcoImagePlugin.py
index 55c57f203..bd35ac890 100644
--- a/src/PIL/IcoImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/IcoImagePlugin.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ class IcoImageFile(ImageFile.ImageFile):
             self.info["sizes"] = set(sizes)
 
             self.size = im.size
-        return None
+        return Image.Image.load(self)
 
     def load_seek(self, pos: int) -> None:
         # Flag the ImageFile.Parser so that it
diff --git a/src/PIL/IptcImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/IptcImagePlugin.py
index 4336b8154..637f67810 100644
--- a/src/PIL/IptcImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/IptcImagePlugin.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class IptcImageFile(ImageFile.ImageFile):
             _im.load()
             self.im = _im.im
         self.tile = []
-        return None
+        return Image.Image.load(self)
 
 
 Image.register_open(IptcImageFile.format, IptcImageFile)