diff --git a/packages/core/upload/server/services/image-manipulation.js b/packages/core/upload/server/services/image-manipulation.js
index ff460fa99b..8190daeca8 100644
--- a/packages/core/upload/server/services/image-manipulation.js
+++ b/packages/core/upload/server/services/image-manipulation.js
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ const breakpointSmallerThan = (breakpoint, { width, height }) => {
   return breakpoint < width || breakpoint < height;
 };
 
+// TODO V5: remove isSupportedImage
+const isSupportedImage = (...args) => {
+  process.emitWarning(
+    '[deprecated] In future versions, `isSupportedImage` will be removed. Replace it with `isImage` or `isOptimizableImage` instead.'
+  );
+
+  return isOptimizableImage(...args);
+};
+
 const isOptimizableImage = async file => {
   let format;
   try {
@@ -185,6 +194,7 @@ const isImage = async file => {
 };
 
 module.exports = () => ({
+  isSupportedImage,
   isOptimizableImage,
   isImage,
   getDimensions,