diff --git a/Tests/test_file_webp.py b/Tests/test_file_webp.py
index bdec8273d..a79ae8d9f 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_webp.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_webp.py
@@ -153,6 +153,26 @@ class TestFileWebp(PillowTestCase):
             Image.open(blob).load()
             Image.open(blob).load()
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(HAVE_WEBP and _webp.HAVE_WEBPANIM,
+                         "WebP save all not available")
+    def test_background_from_gif(self):
+        im = Image.open("Tests/images/chi.gif")
+        original_value = im.convert("RGB").getpixel((1, 1))
+
+        # Save as WEBP
+        out_webp = self.tempfile("temp.webp")
+        im.save(out_webp, save_all=True)
+
+        # Save as GIF
+        out_gif = self.tempfile("temp.gif")
+        Image.open(out_webp).save(out_gif)
+
+        reread = Image.open(out_gif)
+        reread_value = reread.convert("RGB").getpixel((1, 1))
+        difference = sum([abs(original_value[i] - reread_value[i])
+                          for i in range(0, 3)])
+        self.assertLess(difference, 5)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py
index 084eedf53..212e6b4c7 100644
--- a/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/WebPImagePlugin.py
@@ -196,6 +196,14 @@ def _save_all(im, fp, filename):
         background = encoderinfo["background"]
     elif "background" in im.info:
         background = im.info["background"]
+        if isinstance(background, int):
+            # GifImagePlugin stores a global color table index in
+            # info["background"]. So it must be converted to an RGBA value
+            palette = im.getpalette()
+            if palette:
+                r, g, b = palette[background*3:(background+1)*3]
+                background = (r, g, b, 0)
+
     duration = im.encoderinfo.get("duration", 0)
     loop = im.encoderinfo.get("loop", 0)
     minimize_size = im.encoderinfo.get("minimize_size", False)