diff --git a/src/PIL/Image.py b/src/PIL/Image.py
index dff3d063b..0648161be 100644
--- a/src/PIL/Image.py
+++ b/src/PIL/Image.py
@@ -1553,52 +1553,6 @@ class Image:
         self._exif._loaded = False
         self.getexif()
 
-    def get_child_images(self) -> list[ImageFile.ImageFile]:
-        child_images = []
-        exif = self.getexif()
-        ifds = []
-        if ExifTags.Base.SubIFDs in exif:
-            subifd_offsets = exif[ExifTags.Base.SubIFDs]
-            if subifd_offsets:
-                if not isinstance(subifd_offsets, tuple):
-                    subifd_offsets = (subifd_offsets,)
-                for subifd_offset in subifd_offsets:
-                    ifds.append((exif._get_ifd_dict(subifd_offset), subifd_offset))
-        ifd1 = exif.get_ifd(ExifTags.IFD.IFD1)
-        if ifd1 and ifd1.get(ExifTags.Base.JpegIFOffset):
-            assert exif._info is not None
-            ifds.append((ifd1, exif._info.next))
-
-        offset = None
-        for ifd, ifd_offset in ifds:
-            current_offset = self.fp.tell()
-            if offset is None:
-                offset = current_offset
-
-            fp = self.fp
-            if ifd is not None:
-                thumbnail_offset = ifd.get(ExifTags.Base.JpegIFOffset)
-                if thumbnail_offset is not None:
-                    thumbnail_offset += getattr(self, "_exif_offset", 0)
-                    self.fp.seek(thumbnail_offset)
-                    data = self.fp.read(ifd.get(ExifTags.Base.JpegIFByteCount))
-                    fp = io.BytesIO(data)
-
-            with open(fp) as im:
-                from . import TiffImagePlugin
-
-                if thumbnail_offset is None and isinstance(
-                    im, TiffImagePlugin.TiffImageFile
-                ):
-                    im._frame_pos = [ifd_offset]
-                    im._seek(0)
-                im.load()
-                child_images.append(im)
-
-        if offset is not None:
-            self.fp.seek(offset)
-        return child_images
-
     def getim(self) -> CapsuleType:
         """
         Returns a capsule that points to the internal image memory.
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageFile.py b/src/PIL/ImageFile.py
index 5d0f87a9f..b2a44cb4d 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageFile.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageFile.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import struct
 import sys
 from typing import IO, TYPE_CHECKING, Any, NamedTuple, cast
 
-from . import Image
+from . import ExifTags, Image
 from ._deprecate import deprecate
 from ._util import is_path
 
@@ -163,6 +163,52 @@ class ImageFile(Image.Image):
     def _open(self) -> None:
         pass
 
+    def get_child_images(self) -> list[ImageFile]:
+        child_images = []
+        exif = self.getexif()
+        ifds = []
+        if ExifTags.Base.SubIFDs in exif:
+            subifd_offsets = exif[ExifTags.Base.SubIFDs]
+            if subifd_offsets:
+                if not isinstance(subifd_offsets, tuple):
+                    subifd_offsets = (subifd_offsets,)
+                for subifd_offset in subifd_offsets:
+                    ifds.append((exif._get_ifd_dict(subifd_offset), subifd_offset))
+        ifd1 = exif.get_ifd(ExifTags.IFD.IFD1)
+        if ifd1 and ifd1.get(ExifTags.Base.JpegIFOffset):
+            assert exif._info is not None
+            ifds.append((ifd1, exif._info.next))
+
+        offset = None
+        for ifd, ifd_offset in ifds:
+            current_offset = self.fp.tell()
+            if offset is None:
+                offset = current_offset
+
+            fp = self.fp
+            if ifd is not None:
+                thumbnail_offset = ifd.get(ExifTags.Base.JpegIFOffset)
+                if thumbnail_offset is not None:
+                    thumbnail_offset += getattr(self, "_exif_offset", 0)
+                    self.fp.seek(thumbnail_offset)
+                    data = self.fp.read(ifd.get(ExifTags.Base.JpegIFByteCount))
+                    fp = io.BytesIO(data)
+
+            with Image.open(fp) as im:
+                from . import TiffImagePlugin
+
+                if thumbnail_offset is None and isinstance(
+                    im, TiffImagePlugin.TiffImageFile
+                ):
+                    im._frame_pos = [ifd_offset]
+                    im._seek(0)
+                im.load()
+                child_images.append(im)
+
+        if offset is not None:
+            self.fp.seek(offset)
+        return child_images
+
     def get_format_mimetype(self) -> str | None:
         if self.custom_mimetype:
             return self.custom_mimetype