diff --git a/crates/egui_extras/src/loaders/image_loader.rs b/crates/egui_extras/src/loaders/image_loader.rs
index 6d735f688..d6d056418 100644
--- a/crates/egui_extras/src/loaders/image_loader.rs
+++ b/crates/egui_extras/src/loaders/image_loader.rs
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ fn is_supported_mime(mime: &str) -> bool {
         }
     }
 
+    // Some servers may return a media type with an optional parameter, e.g. "image/jpeg; charset=utf-8".
+    let (mime_type, _) = mime.split_once(';').unwrap_or((mime, ""));
+
     // Uses only the enabled image crate features
-    ImageFormat::from_mime_type(mime).is_some_and(|format| format.reading_enabled())
+    ImageFormat::from_mime_type(mime_type).is_some_and(|format| format.reading_enabled())
 }
 
 impl ImageLoader for ImageCrateLoader {