diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 56b97c66..6cf91f4f 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 OPENSEADRAGON CHANGELOG
 =======================
 
-2.5.0: (In progress)
+3.0.0: (In progress)
 
 * BREAKING CHANGE: Dropped support for older browsers (IE < 11) (#1872 #1949 #1951 @msalsbery, #1950 @rmontroy)
 * BREAKING CHANGE: Removed deprecated OpenSeadragon.getEvent function (#1949 @msalsbery)
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ OPENSEADRAGON CHANGELOG
 * Added preventDefault option to MouseTracker.contextMenuHandler and Viewer 'canvas-contextmenu' event args (#1951 @msalsbery)
 * MouseTracker: Added preProcessEventHandler for keydown, keyup, keypress, focus, blur Events (#1951 @msalsbery)
 * Fixed preventDefaultAction functionality in viewer events (#1953 @msalsbery)
+* Added setImageFormatsSupported function (#1954 @pandaxtc)
 * Added dragToPan to the GestureSettings class, implemented in Viewer (#1956 @msalsbery)
 
 2.4.2:
diff --git a/src/openseadragon.js b/src/openseadragon.js
index 542a3abf..ff011fb7 100644
--- a/src/openseadragon.js
+++ b/src/openseadragon.js
@@ -2464,6 +2464,31 @@ function OpenSeadragon( options ){
             extension = extension ? extension : "";
             // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
             return !!FILEFORMATS[ extension.toLowerCase() ];
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Updates supported image formats with user-specified values.
+         * Preexisting formats that are not being updated are left unchanged.
+         * By default, the defined formats are
+         * <pre><code>{
+         *      bmp:  false,
+         *      jpeg: true,
+         *      jpg:  true,
+         *      png:  true,
+         *      tif:  false,
+         *      wdp:  false
+         * }
+         * </code></pre>
+         * @function
+         * @example
+         * // sets webp as supported and png as unsupported
+         * setImageFormatsSupported({webp: true, png: false});
+         * @param {Object} formats An object containing format extensions as
+         * keys and booleans as values.
+         */
+        setImageFormatsSupported: function(formats) {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
+            $.extend(FILEFORMATS, formats);
         }
 
     });