diff --git a/Tests/test_file_apng.py b/Tests/test_file_apng.py
index 12204b5b7..d918a24a7 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_apng.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_apng.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from io import BytesIO
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
@@ -718,6 +719,25 @@ def test_apng_save_size(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         assert reloaded.size == (200, 200)
 
 
+def test_compress_level() -> None:
+    compress_level_sizes = {}
+    for compress_level in (0, 9):
+        out = BytesIO()
+
+        im = Image.new("L", (100, 100))
+        im.save(
+            out,
+            "PNG",
+            save_all=True,
+            append_images=[Image.new("L", (200, 200))],
+            compress_level=compress_level,
+        )
+
+        compress_level_sizes[compress_level] = len(out.getvalue())
+
+    assert compress_level_sizes[0] > compress_level_sizes[9]
+
+
 def test_seek_after_close() -> None:
     im = Image.open("Tests/images/apng/delay.png")
     im.seek(1)
diff --git a/src/PIL/PngImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/PngImagePlugin.py
index 11a48e55c..967308221 100644
--- a/src/PIL/PngImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/PngImagePlugin.py
@@ -1154,6 +1154,15 @@ class _fdat:
         self.seq_num += 1
 
 
+def _apply_encoderinfo(im: Image.Image, encoderinfo: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    im.encoderconfig = (
+        encoderinfo.get("optimize", False),
+        encoderinfo.get("compress_level", -1),
+        encoderinfo.get("compress_type", -1),
+        encoderinfo.get("dictionary", b""),
+    )
+
+
 class _Frame(NamedTuple):
     im: Image.Image
     bbox: tuple[int, int, int, int] | None
@@ -1247,10 +1256,10 @@ def _write_multiple_frames(
 
     # default image IDAT (if it exists)
     if default_image:
-        if im.mode != mode:
-            im = im.convert(mode)
+        default_im = im if im.mode == mode else im.convert(mode)
+        _apply_encoderinfo(default_im, im.encoderinfo)
         ImageFile._save(
-            im,
+            default_im,
             cast(IO[bytes], _idat(fp, chunk)),
             [ImageFile._Tile("zip", (0, 0) + im.size, 0, rawmode)],
         )
@@ -1284,6 +1293,7 @@ def _write_multiple_frames(
         )
         seq_num += 1
         # frame data
+        _apply_encoderinfo(im_frame, im.encoderinfo)
         if frame == 0 and not default_image:
             # first frame must be in IDAT chunks for backwards compatibility
             ImageFile._save(
@@ -1359,14 +1369,6 @@ def _save(
                 bits = 4
             outmode += f";{bits}"
 
-    # encoder options
-    im.encoderconfig = (
-        im.encoderinfo.get("optimize", False),
-        im.encoderinfo.get("compress_level", -1),
-        im.encoderinfo.get("compress_type", -1),
-        im.encoderinfo.get("dictionary", b""),
-    )
-
     # get the corresponding PNG mode
     try:
         rawmode, bit_depth, color_type = _OUTMODES[outmode]
@@ -1496,6 +1498,7 @@ def _save(
             im, fp, chunk, mode, rawmode, default_image, append_images
         )
     if single_im:
+        _apply_encoderinfo(single_im, im.encoderinfo)
         ImageFile._save(
             single_im,
             cast(IO[bytes], _idat(fp, chunk)),