diff --git a/core/io/image.cpp b/core/io/image.cpp
index 9bb987b670c534..772240004965b7 100644
--- a/core/io/image.cpp
+++ b/core/io/image.cpp
@@ -3929,22 +3929,76 @@ void Image::renormalize_rgbe9995(uint32_t *p_rgb) {
 	// Never used
 }
 
+Image::FileFormat Image::detect_file_format(const uint8_t *p_data, int p_len) {
+	size_t len = p_len < 0 ? 0 : unsigned(p_len);
+
+	static const uint8_t png_file_header[] = { 0x89, 0x50, 0x4E, 0x47, 0x0D, 0x0A, 0x1A, 0x0A }; // \211PNG\r\n\032\n
+	static const size_t png_file_header_size = sizeof(png_file_header);
+	if (len > png_file_header_size && memcmp(p_data, png_file_header, png_file_header_size) == 0) {
+		return FILE_FORMAT_PNG;
+	}
+
+	static const size_t riff_four_cc_size = 4;
+	static const uint8_t riff_file_header[] = { 0x52, 0x49, 0x46, 0x46 }; // RIFF
+	static const uint8_t webp_content_header[] = { 0x57, 0x45, 0x42, 0x50 }; // WEBP
+	if (len > riff_four_cc_size * 3 && // RIFF SIZE WEBP
+			memcmp(p_data, riff_file_header, riff_four_cc_size) == 0 && // RIFF header.
+			memcmp(p_data + riff_four_cc_size * 2, webp_content_header, riff_four_cc_size) == 0) { // WEBP chunk header.
+		return FILE_FORMAT_RIFF_WEBP;
+	}
+
+	static const uint8_t jpeg_soi_marker[] = { 0xFF, 0xD8 };
+	static const uint8_t jpeg_application0_marker[] = { 0xFF, 0xE0 };
+	static const uint8_t jpeg_jfif_data_identifier[] = { 0x4A, 0x46, 0x49, 0x46, 0x00 }; // JFIF\0
+	static const uint8_t jpeg_application1_marker[] = { 0xFF, 0xE1 };
+	static const uint8_t jpeg_exif_data_identifier[] = { 0x45, 0x78, 0x69, 0x66, 0x00, 0x00 }; // Exif\0\0
+
+	static const size_t jpeg_marker_size = 2;
+	static const size_t jpeg_data_length_size = sizeof(uint16_t);
+	static const size_t jpeg_data_identifier_offset = jpeg_marker_size * 2 + jpeg_data_length_size;
+	static const size_t jpeg_jfif_data_identifier_size = sizeof(jpeg_jfif_data_identifier);
+	static const size_t jpeg_exif_data_identifier_size = sizeof(jpeg_exif_data_identifier);
+
+	if (len > 12 && memcmp(p_data, jpeg_soi_marker, jpeg_marker_size) == 0) {
+		if (memcmp(p_data + jpeg_marker_size, jpeg_application0_marker, jpeg_marker_size) == 0 &&
+				memcmp(p_data + jpeg_data_identifier_offset,
+						jpeg_jfif_data_identifier, jpeg_jfif_data_identifier_size) == 0) {
+			return FILE_FORMAT_JPEG_JFIF;
+		} else if (memcmp(p_data + jpeg_marker_size, jpeg_application1_marker, jpeg_marker_size) == 0 &&
+				memcmp(p_data + jpeg_data_identifier_offset,
+						jpeg_exif_data_identifier, jpeg_exif_data_identifier_size) == 0) {
+			return FILE_FORMAT_JPEG_EXIF;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return FILE_FORMAT_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
 Image::Image(const uint8_t *p_mem_png_jpg, int p_len) {
 	width = 0;
 	height = 0;
 	mipmaps = false;
 	format = FORMAT_L8;
 
-	if (_png_mem_loader_func) {
-		copy_internals_from(_png_mem_loader_func(p_mem_png_jpg, p_len));
-	}
-
-	if (is_empty() && _jpg_mem_loader_func) {
-		copy_internals_from(_jpg_mem_loader_func(p_mem_png_jpg, p_len));
-	}
-
-	if (is_empty() && _webp_mem_loader_func) {
-		copy_internals_from(_webp_mem_loader_func(p_mem_png_jpg, p_len));
+	switch (detect_file_format(p_mem_png_jpg, p_len)) {
+		case FILE_FORMAT_PNG:
+			if (_png_mem_loader_func) {
+				copy_internals_from(_png_mem_loader_func(p_mem_png_jpg, p_len));
+			}
+			break;
+		case FILE_FORMAT_JPEG_JFIF:
+		case FILE_FORMAT_JPEG_EXIF:
+			if (_jpg_mem_loader_func) {
+				copy_internals_from(_jpg_mem_loader_func(p_mem_png_jpg, p_len));
+			}
+			break;
+		case FILE_FORMAT_RIFF_WEBP:
+			if (_webp_mem_loader_func) {
+				copy_internals_from(_webp_mem_loader_func(p_mem_png_jpg, p_len));
+			}
+			break;
+		default: // FILE_FORMAT_UNKNOWN
+			break;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/core/io/image.h b/core/io/image.h
index 8e353a8bb76485..0f7110e857dc99 100644
--- a/core/io/image.h
+++ b/core/io/image.h
@@ -143,6 +143,14 @@ class Image : public Resource {
 		ASTC_FORMAT_8x8,
 	};
 
+	enum FileFormat {
+		FILE_FORMAT_UNKNOWN,
+		FILE_FORMAT_PNG,
+		FILE_FORMAT_JPEG_JFIF,
+		FILE_FORMAT_JPEG_EXIF,
+		FILE_FORMAT_RIFF_WEBP,
+	};
+
 	static ImageMemLoadFunc _png_mem_loader_func;
 	static ImageMemLoadFunc _jpg_mem_loader_func;
 	static ImageMemLoadFunc _webp_mem_loader_func;
@@ -217,6 +225,8 @@ class Image : public Resource {
 	static void renormalize_half(uint16_t *p_rgb);
 	static void renormalize_rgbe9995(uint32_t *p_rgb);
 
+	static FileFormat detect_file_format(const uint8_t *p_mem_png_jpg, int p_len);
+
 public:
 	int get_width() const; ///< Get image width
 	int get_height() const; ///< Get image height
diff --git a/scene/resources/texture.cpp b/scene/resources/texture.cpp
index 7ad1b7697ed054..52d51776a70ea1 100644
--- a/scene/resources/texture.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/texture.cpp
@@ -373,8 +373,8 @@ void PortableCompressedTexture2D::_set_data(const Vector<uint8_t> &p_data) {
 				data_size -= 4;
 
 				// Skip possible Godot png tag "PNG " before pure PNG data.
-				const uint8_t godot_png_prefix[] = { 0x50, 0x4E, 0x47, 0x20 };
-				const size_t godot_png_prefix_size = sizeof(godot_png_prefix);
+				static const uint8_t godot_png_prefix[] = { 0x50, 0x4E, 0x47, 0x20 };
+				static const size_t godot_png_prefix_size = sizeof(godot_png_prefix);
 				if (memcmp(data, godot_png_prefix, godot_png_prefix_size) == 0) {
 					data += godot_png_prefix_size;
 					data_size -= godot_png_prefix_size;