diff --git a/mitmproxy/contentviews/image/view.py b/mitmproxy/contentviews/image/view.py
index 021cac9920..181c12758f 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/contentviews/image/view.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/contentviews/image/view.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import imghdr
-
 from . import image_parser
 from mitmproxy.contentviews import base
+from mitmproxy.contrib import imghdr
 from mitmproxy.coretypes import multidict
 
 
diff --git a/mitmproxy/contrib/imghdr.py b/mitmproxy/contrib/imghdr.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4634819405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mitmproxy/contrib/imghdr.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# A vendored copy of Python's imghdr module, which is slated for removal in Python 3.13.
+#
+# Source: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/3.12/Lib/imghdr.py
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: PSF-2.0
+
+"""Recognize image file formats based on their first few bytes."""
+
+from os import PathLike
+import warnings
+
+__all__ = ["what"]
+
+
+# warnings._deprecated(__name__, remove=(3, 13))
+
+
+#-------------------------#
+# Recognize image headers #
+#-------------------------#
+
+def what(file, h=None):
+    """Return the type of image contained in a file or byte stream."""
+    f = None
+    try:
+        if h is None:
+            if isinstance(file, (str, PathLike)):
+                f = open(file, 'rb')
+                h = f.read(32)
+            else:
+                location = file.tell()
+                h = file.read(32)
+                file.seek(location)
+        for tf in tests:
+            res = tf(h, f)
+            if res:
+                return res
+    finally:
+        if f: f.close()
+    return None
+
+
+#---------------------------------#
+# Subroutines per image file type #
+#---------------------------------#
+
+tests = []
+
+def test_jpeg(h, f):
+    """Test for JPEG data with JFIF or Exif markers; and raw JPEG."""
+    if h[6:10] in (b'JFIF', b'Exif'):
+        return 'jpeg'
+    elif h[:4] == b'\xff\xd8\xff\xdb':
+        return 'jpeg'
+
+tests.append(test_jpeg)
+
+def test_png(h, f):
+    """Verify if the image is a PNG."""
+    if h.startswith(b'\211PNG\r\n\032\n'):
+        return 'png'
+
+tests.append(test_png)
+
+def test_gif(h, f):
+    """Verify if the image is a GIF ('87 or '89 variants)."""
+    if h[:6] in (b'GIF87a', b'GIF89a'):
+        return 'gif'
+
+tests.append(test_gif)
+
+def test_tiff(h, f):
+    """Verify if the image is a TIFF (can be in Motorola or Intel byte order)."""
+    if h[:2] in (b'MM', b'II'):
+        return 'tiff'
+
+tests.append(test_tiff)
+
+def test_rgb(h, f):
+    """test for the SGI image library."""
+    if h.startswith(b'\001\332'):
+        return 'rgb'
+
+tests.append(test_rgb)
+
+def test_pbm(h, f):
+    """Verify if the image is a PBM (portable bitmap)."""
+    if len(h) >= 3 and \
+        h[0] == ord(b'P') and h[1] in b'14' and h[2] in b' \t\n\r':
+        return 'pbm'
+
+tests.append(test_pbm)
+
+def test_pgm(h, f):
+    """Verify if the image is a PGM (portable graymap)."""
+    if len(h) >= 3 and \
+        h[0] == ord(b'P') and h[1] in b'25' and h[2] in b' \t\n\r':
+        return 'pgm'
+
+tests.append(test_pgm)
+
+def test_ppm(h, f):
+    """Verify if the image is a PPM (portable pixmap)."""
+    if len(h) >= 3 and \
+        h[0] == ord(b'P') and h[1] in b'36' and h[2] in b' \t\n\r':
+        return 'ppm'
+
+tests.append(test_ppm)
+
+def test_rast(h, f):
+    """test for the Sun raster file."""
+    if h.startswith(b'\x59\xA6\x6A\x95'):
+        return 'rast'
+
+tests.append(test_rast)
+
+def test_xbm(h, f):
+    """Verify if the image is a X bitmap (X10 or X11)."""
+    if h.startswith(b'#define '):
+        return 'xbm'
+
+tests.append(test_xbm)
+
+def test_bmp(h, f):
+    """Verify if the image is a BMP file."""
+    if h.startswith(b'BM'):
+        return 'bmp'
+
+tests.append(test_bmp)
+
+def test_webp(h, f):
+    """Verify if the image is a WebP."""
+    if h.startswith(b'RIFF') and h[8:12] == b'WEBP':
+        return 'webp'
+
+tests.append(test_webp)
+
+def test_exr(h, f):
+    """verify is the image ia a OpenEXR fileOpenEXR."""
+    if h.startswith(b'\x76\x2f\x31\x01'):
+        return 'exr'
+
+tests.append(test_exr)