diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
index ba9ef3c9dd..13a872e701 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ fieldset.inline-edit-col-right .inline-edit-col {
 }
 
 #favorite-toggle {
-	background: transparent url(../images/fav-arrow.png) no-repeat 0 -4px;
+	background: transparent url(../images/fav-arrow.gif) no-repeat 0 -4px;
 }
 
 #favorite-actions a {
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh-rtl.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh-rtl.css
index 444f6c4f92..b6d88bb24d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh-rtl.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh-rtl.css
@@ -79,5 +79,5 @@
 	background: transparent url(../images/menu-bits-rtl.gif) no-repeat scroll right -111px;
 }
 #favorite-toggle {
-	background: transparent url(../images/fav-arrow-rtl.png) no-repeat right -4px;
+	background: transparent url(../images/fav-arrow-rtl.gif) no-repeat right -4px;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
index 293c3cfa11..fcfca6d4fb 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ fieldset.inline-edit-col-right .inline-edit-col {
 }
 
 #favorite-toggle {
-	background: transparent url(../images/fav-arrow.png) no-repeat 0 -4px;
+	background: transparent url(../images/fav-arrow.gif) no-repeat 0 -4px;
 }
 
 #favorite-actions a {
diff --git a/wp-admin/gears-manifest.php b/wp-admin/gears-manifest.php
index 438c0654dc..dd9214ae52 100644
--- a/wp-admin/gears-manifest.php
+++ b/wp-admin/gears-manifest.php
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ header( 'Content-Type: application/x-javascript; charset=UTF-8' );
 { "url" : "images/ed-bg.gif" },
 { "url" : "images/fade-butt.png" },
 { "url" : "images/fav.png" },
-{ "url" : "images/fav-arrow.png" },
-{ "url" : "images/fav-arrow-rtl.png" },
+{ "url" : "images/fav-arrow.gif" },
+{ "url" : "images/fav-arrow-rtl.gif" },
 { "url" : "images/fav-bottom.png" },
 { "url" : "images/fav-top.png" },
 { "url" : "images/generic.png" },
diff --git a/wp-admin/images/fav-arrow-rtl.gif b/wp-admin/images/fav-arrow-rtl.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c9fd15a3f
Binary files /dev/null and b/wp-admin/images/fav-arrow-rtl.gif differ
diff --git a/wp-admin/images/fav-arrow-rtl.png b/wp-admin/images/fav-arrow-rtl.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b57fcf159..0000000000
Binary files a/wp-admin/images/fav-arrow-rtl.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/wp-admin/images/fav-arrow.gif b/wp-admin/images/fav-arrow.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69e0352482
Binary files /dev/null and b/wp-admin/images/fav-arrow.gif differ
diff --git a/wp-admin/images/fav-arrow.png b/wp-admin/images/fav-arrow.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 45d6ff35e6..0000000000
Binary files a/wp-admin/images/fav-arrow.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/wp-admin/rtl.css b/wp-admin/rtl.css
index f5fe65ad49..994fa46e99 100644
--- a/wp-admin/rtl.css
+++ b/wp-admin/rtl.css
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ td.action-links, th.action-links {
 #favorite-toggle {
 	right: auto;
 	left: 0;
-	background:transparent url(images/fav-arrow-rtl.png) no-repeat 10px -4px;
+	background:transparent url(images/fav-arrow-rtl.gif) no-repeat 10px -4px;
 }
 #utc-time, #local-time {
 	padding-left: 0;