diff --git a/coil-gif/api/coil-gif.api b/coil-gif/api/coil-gif.api
index de841cbef4..df3d600c75 100644
--- a/coil-gif/api/coil-gif.api
+++ b/coil-gif/api/coil-gif.api
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 public final class coil3/gif/AnimatedImageDecoder : coil3/decode/Decoder {
+	public static final field Companion Lcoil3/gif/AnimatedImageDecoder$Companion;
+	public static final field ENCODED_LOOP_COUNT I
 	public fun <init> (Lcoil3/decode/ImageSource;Lcoil3/request/Options;Z)V
 	public synthetic fun <init> (Lcoil3/decode/ImageSource;Lcoil3/request/Options;ZILkotlin/jvm/internal/DefaultConstructorMarker;)V
 	public fun decode (Lkotlin/coroutines/Continuation;)Ljava/lang/Object;
 }
 
+public final class coil3/gif/AnimatedImageDecoder$Companion {
+}
+
 public final class coil3/gif/AnimatedImageDecoder$Factory : coil3/decode/Decoder$Factory {
 	public fun <init> ()V
 	public fun <init> (Z)V
diff --git a/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/AnimatedImageDecoder.kt b/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/AnimatedImageDecoder.kt
index c5a64c163a..5de226161a 100644
--- a/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/AnimatedImageDecoder.kt
+++ b/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/AnimatedImageDecoder.kt
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ import coil3.decode.Decoder
 import coil3.decode.ImageSource
 import coil3.decode.toImageDecoderSourceOrNull
 import coil3.fetch.SourceFetchResult
-import coil3.gif.MovieDrawable.Companion.ENCODED_LOOP_COUNT
 import coil3.gif.internal.animatable2CallbackOf
 import coil3.gif.internal.asPostProcessor
 import coil3.gif.internal.maybeWrapImageSourceToRewriteFrameDelay
 import coil3.gif.internal.squashToDirectByteBuffer
+import coil3.request.ImageRequest
 import coil3.request.Options
 import coil3.request.allowRgb565
 import coil3.request.bitmapConfig
@@ -162,4 +162,13 @@ class AnimatedImageDecoder(
                 (SDK_INT >= 30 && DecodeUtils.isAnimatedHeif(source))
         }
     }
+
+    companion object {
+        /**
+         * Pass this to [ImageRequest.Builder.repeatCount] to repeat according to encoded LoopCount metadata.
+         * This only applies when using [AnimatedImageDecoder].
+         */
+        @RequiresApi(28)
+        const val ENCODED_LOOP_COUNT = -2
+    }
 }
diff --git a/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/GifDecoder.kt b/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/GifDecoder.kt
index eb4704173d..28de76f08e 100644
--- a/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/GifDecoder.kt
+++ b/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/GifDecoder.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package coil3.gif
 
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.graphics.Movie
+import android.os.Build
 import coil3.ImageLoader
 import coil3.asImage
 import coil3.decode.DecodeResult
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import coil3.decode.DecodeUtils
 import coil3.decode.Decoder
 import coil3.decode.ImageSource
 import coil3.fetch.SourceFetchResult
+import coil3.gif.AnimatedImageDecoder.Companion.ENCODED_LOOP_COUNT
 import coil3.gif.internal.animatable2CompatCallbackOf
 import coil3.gif.internal.maybeWrapImageSourceToRewriteFrameDelay
 import coil3.request.Options
@@ -49,7 +51,9 @@ class GifDecoder(
             scale = options.scale,
         )
 
-        drawable.setRepeatCount(options.repeatCount)
+        if (options.repeatCount != ENCODED_LOOP_COUNT) {
+            drawable.setRepeatCount(options.repeatCount)
+        }
 
         // Set the start and end animation callbacks if any one is supplied through the request.
         val onStart = options.animationStartCallback
diff --git a/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/MovieDrawable.kt b/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/MovieDrawable.kt
index b2b716782e..c7bb5fb710 100644
--- a/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/MovieDrawable.kt
+++ b/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/MovieDrawable.kt
@@ -153,11 +153,7 @@ class MovieDrawable @JvmOverloads constructor(
      * Default: [REPEAT_INFINITE]
      */
     fun setRepeatCount(repeatCount: Int) {
-        if (SDK_INT >= 28) {
-            require(repeatCount >= ENCODED_LOOP_COUNT) { "Invalid repeatCount: $repeatCount" }
-        } else {
-            require(repeatCount >= REPEAT_INFINITE) { "Invalid repeatCount: $repeatCount" }
-        }
+        require(repeatCount >= REPEAT_INFINITE) { "Invalid repeatCount: $repeatCount" }
         this.repeatCount = repeatCount
     }
 
@@ -290,12 +286,5 @@ class MovieDrawable @JvmOverloads constructor(
     companion object {
         /** Pass this to [setRepeatCount] to repeat infinitely. */
         const val REPEAT_INFINITE = -1
-
-        /**
-         * Pass this to [setRepeatCount] to repeat according to encoded LoopCount metadata.
-         * This only applies when using [AnimatedImageDecoder].
-         */
-        @RequiresApi(28)
-        const val ENCODED_LOOP_COUNT = -2
     }
 }
diff --git a/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/imageRequests.kt b/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/imageRequests.kt
index 3265e5fa9d..17940a4e15 100644
--- a/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/imageRequests.kt
+++ b/coil-gif/src/main/java/coil3/gif/imageRequests.kt
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package coil3.gif
 import android.graphics.ImageDecoder
 import android.graphics.drawable.AnimatedImageDrawable
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
-import android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT
+import android.os.Build
 import coil3.Extras
 import coil3.annotation.ExperimentalCoilApi
 import coil3.getExtra
-import coil3.gif.MovieDrawable.Companion.ENCODED_LOOP_COUNT
+import coil3.gif.AnimatedImageDecoder.Companion.ENCODED_LOOP_COUNT
 import coil3.gif.MovieDrawable.Companion.REPEAT_INFINITE
 import coil3.request.ImageRequest
 import coil3.request.Options
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import coil3.request.Options
  * @see AnimatedImageDrawable.setRepeatCount
  */
 fun ImageRequest.Builder.repeatCount(repeatCount: Int) = apply {
-    if (SDK_INT >= 28) {
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 28) {
         require(repeatCount >= ENCODED_LOOP_COUNT) { "Invalid repeatCount: $repeatCount" }
     } else {
         require(repeatCount >= REPEAT_INFINITE) { "Invalid repeatCount: $repeatCount" }