diff --git a/library/src/androidTest/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/gif/GifResourceDecoderTest.java b/library/src/androidTest/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/gif/GifResourceDecoderTest.java
index e240aa8a42..277ac0b35a 100644
--- a/library/src/androidTest/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/gif/GifResourceDecoderTest.java
+++ b/library/src/androidTest/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/gif/GifResourceDecoderTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import com.bumptech.glide.gifdecoder.GifDecoder;
 import com.bumptech.glide.gifdecoder.GifHeader;
 import com.bumptech.glide.gifdecoder.GifHeaderParser;
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.DecodeFormat;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.bitmap_recycle.BitmapPool;
 import com.bumptech.glide.tests.GlideShadowLooper;
 
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ public void setUp() {
         decoderPool = mock(GifResourceDecoder.GifDecoderPool.class);
         when(decoderPool.obtain(any(GifDecoder.BitmapProvider.class))).thenReturn(gifDecoder);
 
-        decoder = new GifResourceDecoder(Robolectric.application, bitmapPool, parserPool, decoderPool);
+        decoder = new GifResourceDecoder(Robolectric.application, bitmapPool, DecodeFormat.PREFER_RGB_565,
+                parserPool, decoderPool);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -97,6 +99,23 @@ public void testReturnsParserToPoolWhenParserThrows() {
         verify(parserPool).release(eq(parser));
     }
 
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSetsPreferredConfigOnDecoderBeforeDecoding() {
+        when(gifHeader.getNumFrames()).thenReturn(1);
+        when(gifHeader.getStatus()).thenReturn(GifDecoder.STATUS_OK);
+        when(gifDecoder.getNextFrame()).thenReturn(Bitmap.createBitmap(100, 100, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888));
+
+        decoder = new GifResourceDecoder(Robolectric.application, mock(BitmapPool.class), DecodeFormat.ALWAYS_ARGB_8888,
+                parserPool, decoderPool);
+
+        decoder.decode(new ByteArrayInputStream(new byte[0]), 100, 100);
+
+        InOrder order = inOrder(gifDecoder);
+        order.verify(gifDecoder).setPreferredConfig(eq(Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888));
+        order.verify(gifDecoder).getNextFrame();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testDecodesFirstFrameAndReturnsGifDecoderToPool() {
         when(gifHeader.getNumFrames()).thenReturn(1);
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/BitmapRequestBuilder.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/BitmapRequestBuilder.java
index c675ad28b6..15b4ca8568 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/BitmapRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/BitmapRequestBuilder.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class BitmapRequestBuilder<ModelType, TranscodeType>
     private final BitmapPool bitmapPool;
 
     private Downsampler downsampler = Downsampler.AT_LEAST;
-    private DecodeFormat decodeFormat = DecodeFormat.PREFER_RGB_565;
+    private DecodeFormat decodeFormat;
     private ResourceDecoder<InputStream, Bitmap> imageDecoder;
     private ResourceDecoder<ParcelFileDescriptor, Bitmap> videoDecoder;
 
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ public class BitmapRequestBuilder<ModelType, TranscodeType>
             Class<TranscodeType> transcodeClass, GenericRequestBuilder<ModelType, ?, ?, ?> other) {
         super(loadProvider, transcodeClass, other);
         this.bitmapPool = other.glide.getBitmapPool();
+        this.decodeFormat =  other.glide.getDecodeFormat();
 
-        imageDecoder = new StreamBitmapDecoder(bitmapPool);
-        videoDecoder = new FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder(bitmapPool);
+        imageDecoder = new StreamBitmapDecoder(bitmapPool, decodeFormat);
+        videoDecoder = new FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder(bitmapPool, decodeFormat);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/Glide.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/Glide.java
index 17cdc27857..905c3a5eb0 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/Glide.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/Glide.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.DecodeFormat;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.Engine;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.prefill.PreFillBitmapAttribute;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.bitmap_recycle.BitmapPool;
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ public class Glide {
     private final Engine engine;
     private final BitmapPool bitmapPool;
     private final MemoryCache memoryCache;
+    private final DecodeFormat decodeFormat;
     private final ImageViewTargetFactory imageViewTargetFactory = new ImageViewTargetFactory();
     private final TranscoderRegistry transcoderRegistry = new TranscoderRegistry();
     private final DataLoadProviderRegistry dataLoadProviderRegistry;
@@ -181,24 +183,30 @@ static void tearDown() {
         glide = null;
     }
 
-    Glide(Engine engine, MemoryCache memoryCache, BitmapPool bitmapPool, Context context) {
+    Glide(Engine engine, MemoryCache memoryCache, BitmapPool bitmapPool, Context context, DecodeFormat decodeFormat) {
         this.engine = engine;
         this.bitmapPool = bitmapPool;
         this.memoryCache = memoryCache;
+        this.decodeFormat = decodeFormat;
         mainHandler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
         bitmapPreFiller = new BitmapPreFiller(memoryCache, bitmapPool);
 
         dataLoadProviderRegistry = new DataLoadProviderRegistry();
 
-        dataLoadProviderRegistry.register(InputStream.class, Bitmap.class,
-                new StreamBitmapDataLoadProvider(bitmapPool));
-        dataLoadProviderRegistry.register(ParcelFileDescriptor.class, Bitmap.class,
-                new FileDescriptorBitmapDataLoadProvider(bitmapPool));
+        StreamBitmapDataLoadProvider streamBitmapLoadProvider =
+                new StreamBitmapDataLoadProvider(bitmapPool, decodeFormat);
+        dataLoadProviderRegistry.register(InputStream.class, Bitmap.class, streamBitmapLoadProvider);
 
-        ImageVideoDataLoadProvider imageVideoDataLoadProvider = new ImageVideoDataLoadProvider(bitmapPool);
+        FileDescriptorBitmapDataLoadProvider fileDescriptorLoadProvider =
+                new FileDescriptorBitmapDataLoadProvider(bitmapPool, decodeFormat);
+        dataLoadProviderRegistry.register(ParcelFileDescriptor.class, Bitmap.class, fileDescriptorLoadProvider);
+
+        ImageVideoDataLoadProvider imageVideoDataLoadProvider =
+                new ImageVideoDataLoadProvider(streamBitmapLoadProvider, fileDescriptorLoadProvider);
         dataLoadProviderRegistry.register(ImageVideoWrapper.class, Bitmap.class, imageVideoDataLoadProvider);
 
-        GifDrawableLoadProvider gifDrawableLoadProvider = new GifDrawableLoadProvider(context, bitmapPool);
+        GifDrawableLoadProvider gifDrawableLoadProvider =
+                new GifDrawableLoadProvider(context, bitmapPool, decodeFormat);
         dataLoadProviderRegistry.register(InputStream.class, GifDrawable.class, gifDrawableLoadProvider);
 
         dataLoadProviderRegistry.register(ImageVideoWrapper.class, GifBitmapWrapper.class,
@@ -295,6 +303,10 @@ Handler getMainHandler() {
         return mainHandler;
     }
 
+    DecodeFormat getDecodeFormat() {
+        return decodeFormat;
+    }
+
     private GenericLoaderFactory getLoaderFactory() {
         return loaderFactory;
     }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/GlideBuilder.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/GlideBuilder.java
index 45cd6ac8f9..f7ffcecb21 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/GlideBuilder.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/GlideBuilder.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Build;
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.DecodeFormat;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.Engine;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.bitmap_recycle.BitmapPool;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.bitmap_recycle.BitmapPoolAdapter;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ public class GlideBuilder {
     private DiskCache diskCache;
     private ExecutorService sourceService;
     private ExecutorService diskCacheService;
+    private DecodeFormat decodeFormat;
 
     public GlideBuilder(Context context) {
         this.context = context.getApplicationContext();
@@ -110,6 +112,29 @@ public GlideBuilder setDiskCacheService(ExecutorService service) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the {@link com.bumptech.glide.load.DecodeFormat} that will be the default format for all the default
+     * decoders that can change the {@link android.graphics.Bitmap.Config} of the {@link android.graphics.Bitmap}s they
+     * decode.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     *     Decode format is always a suggestion, not a requirement. See {@link com.bumptech.glide.load.DecodeFormat} for
+     *     more details.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <p>
+     *     If you instantiate and use a custom decoder, it will use
+     *     {@link com.bumptech.glide.load.DecodeFormat#DEFAULT} as its default.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @param decodeFormat The format to use.
+     * @return This builder.
+     */
+    public GlideBuilder setDecodeFormat(DecodeFormat decodeFormat) {
+        this.decodeFormat = decodeFormat;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     // For testing.
     GlideBuilder setEngine(Engine engine) {
         this.engine = engine;
@@ -152,6 +177,10 @@ Glide createGlide() {
             engine = new Engine(memoryCache, diskCache, diskCacheService, sourceService);
         }
 
-        return new Glide(engine, memoryCache, bitmapPool, context);
+        if (decodeFormat == null) {
+            decodeFormat = DecodeFormat.DEFAULT;
+        }
+
+        return new Glide(engine, memoryCache, bitmapPool, context, decodeFormat);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/DecodeFormat.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/DecodeFormat.java
index 1d16605b6c..afb892a3ee 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/DecodeFormat.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/DecodeFormat.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.bumptech.glide.load;
 
+import android.os.Build;
+
 /**
  * Options for setting the value of {@link android.graphics.Bitmap#getConfig()} for {@link android.graphics.Bitmap}s
  * returned by a {@link com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap.BitmapDecoder}.
@@ -25,5 +27,9 @@ public enum DecodeFormat {
      * {@link android.graphics.Bitmap.Config#RGB_565} for {@link android.graphics.Bitmap#getConfig()}.
      *
      */
-    PREFER_RGB_565,
+    PREFER_RGB_565;
+
+    /** The default value for DecodeFormat. */
+    public static final DecodeFormat DEFAULT = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT
+            ? ALWAYS_ARGB_8888 : PREFER_RGB_565;
 }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/FileDescriptorBitmapDataLoadProvider.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/FileDescriptorBitmapDataLoadProvider.java
index 086bbf4389..cbab427539 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/FileDescriptorBitmapDataLoadProvider.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/FileDescriptorBitmapDataLoadProvider.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
 
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.DecodeFormat;
 import com.bumptech.glide.provider.DataLoadProvider;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.Encoder;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.ResourceDecoder;
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ public class FileDescriptorBitmapDataLoadProvider implements DataLoadProvider<Pa
     private final BitmapEncoder encoder;
     private final Encoder<ParcelFileDescriptor> sourceEncoder;
 
-    public FileDescriptorBitmapDataLoadProvider(BitmapPool bitmapPool) {
-        cacheDecoder = new FileToStreamDecoder<Bitmap>(new StreamBitmapDecoder(bitmapPool));
-        sourceDecoder = new FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder(bitmapPool);
+    public FileDescriptorBitmapDataLoadProvider(BitmapPool bitmapPool, DecodeFormat decodeFormat) {
+        cacheDecoder = new FileToStreamDecoder<Bitmap>(new StreamBitmapDecoder(bitmapPool, decodeFormat));
+        sourceDecoder = new FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder(bitmapPool, decodeFormat);
         encoder = new BitmapEncoder();
         sourceEncoder = NullEncoder.get();
     }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder.java
index bbbd48ca5e..3eb3893401 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap;
 
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
+import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.Resource;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.ResourceDecoder;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.bitmap_recycle.BitmapPool;
@@ -18,8 +20,16 @@ public class FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder implements ResourceDecoder<ParcelFileDe
     private final BitmapPool bitmapPool;
     private DecodeFormat decodeFormat;
 
-    public FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder(BitmapPool bitmapPool) {
-        this(new VideoBitmapDecoder(), bitmapPool, DecodeFormat.PREFER_RGB_565);
+    public FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder(Context context) {
+        this(Glide.get(context).getBitmapPool(), DecodeFormat.DEFAULT);
+    }
+
+    public FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder(Context context, DecodeFormat decodeFormat) {
+        this(Glide.get(context).getBitmapPool(), decodeFormat);
+    }
+
+    public FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder(BitmapPool bitmapPool, DecodeFormat decodeFormat) {
+        this(new VideoBitmapDecoder(), bitmapPool, decodeFormat);
     }
 
     public FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder(VideoBitmapDecoder bitmapDecoder, BitmapPool bitmapPool,
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/ImageVideoDataLoadProvider.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/ImageVideoDataLoadProvider.java
index 595e0e0c9b..b02e46c13e 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/ImageVideoDataLoadProvider.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/ImageVideoDataLoadProvider.java
@@ -2,19 +2,15 @@
 
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
-
-import com.bumptech.glide.provider.DataLoadProvider;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.Encoder;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.ResourceDecoder;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.ResourceEncoder;
-import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.bitmap_recycle.BitmapPool;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.model.ImageVideoWrapper;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.model.ImageVideoWrapperEncoder;
-import com.bumptech.glide.load.model.StreamEncoder;
-import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.NullEncoder;
-import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.file.FileToStreamDecoder;
+import com.bumptech.glide.provider.DataLoadProvider;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 
 /**
  * A {@link com.bumptech.glide.provider.DataLoadProvider} for loading either an {@link java.io.InputStream} or an
@@ -23,16 +19,17 @@
 public class ImageVideoDataLoadProvider implements DataLoadProvider<ImageVideoWrapper, Bitmap> {
     private final ImageVideoBitmapDecoder sourceDecoder;
     private final ResourceDecoder<File, Bitmap> cacheDecoder;
-    private final BitmapEncoder encoder;
+    private final ResourceEncoder<Bitmap> encoder;
     private final ImageVideoWrapperEncoder sourceEncoder;
 
-    public ImageVideoDataLoadProvider(BitmapPool bitmapPool) {
-        encoder = new BitmapEncoder();
-        Encoder<ParcelFileDescriptor> fileDescriptorEncoder = NullEncoder.get();
-        sourceEncoder = new ImageVideoWrapperEncoder(new StreamEncoder(), fileDescriptorEncoder);
-        StreamBitmapDecoder streamDecoder = new StreamBitmapDecoder(bitmapPool);
-        cacheDecoder = new FileToStreamDecoder<Bitmap>(streamDecoder);
-        sourceDecoder = new ImageVideoBitmapDecoder(streamDecoder, new FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder(bitmapPool));
+    public ImageVideoDataLoadProvider(DataLoadProvider<InputStream, Bitmap> streamBitmapProvider,
+            DataLoadProvider<ParcelFileDescriptor, Bitmap> fileDescriptorBitmapProvider) {
+        encoder = streamBitmapProvider.getEncoder();
+        sourceEncoder = new ImageVideoWrapperEncoder(streamBitmapProvider.getSourceEncoder(),
+                fileDescriptorBitmapProvider.getSourceEncoder());
+        cacheDecoder = streamBitmapProvider.getCacheDecoder();
+        sourceDecoder = new ImageVideoBitmapDecoder(streamBitmapProvider.getSourceDecoder(),
+                fileDescriptorBitmapProvider.getSourceDecoder());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/StreamBitmapDataLoadProvider.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/StreamBitmapDataLoadProvider.java
index db1c0b97e7..ae89ec9f54 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/StreamBitmapDataLoadProvider.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/StreamBitmapDataLoadProvider.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.DecodeFormat;
 import com.bumptech.glide.provider.DataLoadProvider;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.Encoder;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.ResourceDecoder;
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ public class StreamBitmapDataLoadProvider implements DataLoadProvider<InputStrea
     private final StreamEncoder sourceEncoder;
     private final FileToStreamDecoder<Bitmap> cacheDecoder;
 
-    public StreamBitmapDataLoadProvider(BitmapPool bitmapPool) {
+    public StreamBitmapDataLoadProvider(BitmapPool bitmapPool, DecodeFormat decodeFormat) {
         sourceEncoder = new StreamEncoder();
-        decoder = new StreamBitmapDecoder(bitmapPool);
+        decoder = new StreamBitmapDecoder(bitmapPool, decodeFormat);
         encoder = new BitmapEncoder();
         cacheDecoder = new FileToStreamDecoder<Bitmap>(decoder);
     }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/StreamBitmapDecoder.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/StreamBitmapDecoder.java
index 5b2fcf441c..b9d8a8dff1 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/StreamBitmapDecoder.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/StreamBitmapDecoder.java
@@ -27,7 +27,15 @@ public StreamBitmapDecoder(Context context) {
     }
 
     public StreamBitmapDecoder(BitmapPool bitmapPool) {
-        this(Downsampler.AT_LEAST, bitmapPool, DecodeFormat.PREFER_RGB_565);
+        this(bitmapPool, DecodeFormat.DEFAULT);
+    }
+
+    public StreamBitmapDecoder(Context context, DecodeFormat decodeFormat) {
+        this(Glide.get(context).getBitmapPool(), decodeFormat);
+    }
+
+    public StreamBitmapDecoder(BitmapPool bitmapPool, DecodeFormat decodeFormat) {
+        this(Downsampler.AT_LEAST, bitmapPool, decodeFormat);
     }
 
     public StreamBitmapDecoder(Downsampler downsampler, BitmapPool bitmapPool, DecodeFormat decodeFormat) {
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/gif/GifDrawableLoadProvider.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/gif/GifDrawableLoadProvider.java
index a55ccdc6df..3e0fe3c128 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/gif/GifDrawableLoadProvider.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/gif/GifDrawableLoadProvider.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.DecodeFormat;
 import com.bumptech.glide.provider.DataLoadProvider;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.Encoder;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.ResourceDecoder;
@@ -23,8 +24,8 @@ public class GifDrawableLoadProvider implements DataLoadProvider<InputStream, Gi
     private final StreamEncoder sourceEncoder;
     private final FileToStreamDecoder<GifDrawable> cacheDecoder;
 
-    public GifDrawableLoadProvider(Context context, BitmapPool bitmapPool) {
-        decoder = new GifResourceDecoder(context, bitmapPool);
+    public GifDrawableLoadProvider(Context context, BitmapPool bitmapPool, DecodeFormat decodeFormat) {
+        decoder = new GifResourceDecoder(context, bitmapPool, decodeFormat);
         cacheDecoder = new FileToStreamDecoder<GifDrawable>(decoder);
         encoder = new GifResourceEncoder(bitmapPool);
         sourceEncoder = new StreamEncoder();
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/gif/GifResourceDecoder.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/gif/GifResourceDecoder.java
index 339cb5ddb5..cf56edfbaf 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/gif/GifResourceDecoder.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/gif/GifResourceDecoder.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import com.bumptech.glide.gifdecoder.GifDecoder;
 import com.bumptech.glide.gifdecoder.GifHeader;
 import com.bumptech.glide.gifdecoder.GifHeaderParser;
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.DecodeFormat;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.ResourceDecoder;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.Transformation;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.bitmap_recycle.BitmapPool;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ public class GifResourceDecoder implements ResourceDecoder<InputStream, GifDrawa
     private final Context context;
     private final GifHeaderParserPool parserPool;
     private final BitmapPool bitmapPool;
+    private final DecodeFormat decodeFormat;
     private final GifDecoderPool decoderPool;
     private final GifBitmapProvider provider;
 
@@ -40,15 +42,24 @@ public GifResourceDecoder(Context context) {
         this(context, Glide.get(context).getBitmapPool());
     }
 
+    public GifResourceDecoder(Context context, DecodeFormat decodeFormat) {
+        this(context, Glide.get(context).getBitmapPool(), decodeFormat);
+    }
+
     public GifResourceDecoder(Context context, BitmapPool bitmapPool) {
-        this(context, bitmapPool, PARSER_POOL, DECODER_POOL);
+        this(context, bitmapPool, DecodeFormat.DEFAULT);
+    }
+
+    public GifResourceDecoder(Context context, BitmapPool bitmapPool, DecodeFormat decodeFormat) {
+        this(context, bitmapPool, decodeFormat, PARSER_POOL, DECODER_POOL);
     }
 
     // Visible for testing.
-    GifResourceDecoder(Context context, BitmapPool bitmapPool, GifHeaderParserPool parserPool,
-            GifDecoderPool decoderPool) {
+    GifResourceDecoder(Context context, BitmapPool bitmapPool, DecodeFormat decodeFormat,
+            GifHeaderParserPool parserPool, GifDecoderPool decoderPool) {
         this.context = context;
         this.bitmapPool = bitmapPool;
+        this.decodeFormat = decodeFormat;
         this.decoderPool = decoderPool;
         this.provider = new GifBitmapProvider(bitmapPool);
         this.parserPool = parserPool;
@@ -59,6 +70,8 @@ public GifDrawableResource decode(InputStream source, int width, int height) {
         byte[] data = inputStreamToBytes(source);
         final GifHeaderParser parser = parserPool.obtain(data);
         final GifDecoder decoder = decoderPool.obtain(provider);
+        decoder.setPreferredConfig(decodeFormat == DecodeFormat.PREFER_RGB_565
+                ? Bitmap.Config.RGB_565 : Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
         try {
             return decode(data, width, height, parser, decoder);
         } finally {
diff --git a/third_party/gif_decoder/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/gifdecoder/GifDecoder.java b/third_party/gif_decoder/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/gifdecoder/GifDecoder.java
index 4e82f84bf9..efef2392b2 100644
--- a/third_party/gif_decoder/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/gifdecoder/GifDecoder.java
+++ b/third_party/gif_decoder/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/gifdecoder/GifDecoder.java
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public class GifDecoder {
     private GifHeaderParser parser = new GifHeaderParser();
     private Bitmap previousImage;
     private boolean savePrevious;
+    private Bitmap.Config config;
 
     /**
      * An interface that can be used to provide reused {@link android.graphics.Bitmap}s to avoid GCs from constantly
@@ -151,6 +152,10 @@ public byte[] getData() {
         return data;
     }
 
+    public void setPreferredConfig(Bitmap.Config config) {
+        this.config = config;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Move the animation frame counter forward.
      */
@@ -625,8 +630,16 @@ private int readBlock() {
         return n;
     }
 
+    private Bitmap.Config getPreferredConfig() {
+        if (config == Bitmap.Config.RGB_565 && !header.isTransparent) {
+            return Bitmap.Config.RGB_565;
+        } else {
+            return Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888;
+        }
+    }
+
     private Bitmap getNextBitmap() {
-        Bitmap.Config targetConfig = header.isTransparent ? Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888 : Bitmap.Config.RGB_565;
+        Bitmap.Config targetConfig = getPreferredConfig();
         Bitmap result = bitmapProvider.obtain(header.width, header.height, targetConfig);
         if (result == null) {
             result = Bitmap.createBitmap(header.width, header.height, targetConfig);