diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderTests.cs
index f92d5da81..3802a2c27 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Gif/GifDecoderTests.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Advanced;
 // ReSharper disable InconsistentNaming
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
 {
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+    using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.TestUtilities.ImageComparison;
+
     public class GifDecoderTests
     {
         private const PixelTypes TestPixelTypes = PixelTypes.Rgba32 | PixelTypes.RgbaVector | PixelTypes.Argb32;
@@ -26,56 +30,70 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 TestImages.Gif.Giphy, TestImages.Gif.Kumin
             };
 
+        public static readonly string[] BasicVerificationFiles =
+            {
+                TestImages.Gif.Cheers,
+                TestImages.Gif.Rings,
+
+                // previously DecodeBadApplicationExtensionLength:
+                TestImages.Gif.Issues.BadAppExtLength,
+                TestImages.Gif.Issues.BadAppExtLength_2,
+
+                // previously DecodeBadDescriptorDimensionsLength:
+                TestImages.Gif.Issues.BadDescriptorWidth
+            };
+
+        private static readonly Dictionary<string, int> BasicVerificationFrameCount =
+            new Dictionary<string, int>
+                {
+                    [TestImages.Gif.Cheers] = 93,
+                    [TestImages.Gif.Issues.BadDescriptorWidth] = 36,
+            };
+
         public static readonly string[] BadAppExtFiles = { TestImages.Gif.Issues.BadAppExtLength, TestImages.Gif.Issues.BadAppExtLength_2 };
 
         [Theory]
         [WithFileCollection(nameof(MultiFrameTestFiles), PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
-        public void AllFramesDecoded<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
+        public void Decode_VerifyAllFrames<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             using (Image<TPixel> image = provider.GetImage())
             {
                 image.DebugSaveMultiFrame(provider);
+                image.CompareToReferenceOutputMultiFrame(provider, ImageComparer.Exact);
             }
         }
 
         [Theory]
         [WithFile(TestImages.Gif.Trans, TestPixelTypes)]
-        public void IsNotBoundToSinglePixelType<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
+        public void GifDecoder_IsNotBoundToSinglePixelType<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             using (Image<TPixel> image = provider.GetImage())
             {
                 image.DebugSave(provider);
+                image.CompareFirstFrameToReferenceOutput(provider, ImageComparer.Exact);
             }
         }
 
         [Theory]
-        [WithFileCollection(nameof(TestFiles), TestPixelTypes)]
-        public void DecodeAndReSave<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> imageProvider)
+        [WithFileCollection(nameof(BasicVerificationFiles), PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
+        public void Decode_VerifyRootFrameAndFrameCount<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
-            using (Image<TPixel> image = imageProvider.GetImage())
+            if (!BasicVerificationFrameCount.TryGetValue(provider.SourceFileOrDescription, out int expectedFrameCount))
             {
-                imageProvider.Utility.SaveTestOutputFile(image, "bmp");
-                imageProvider.Utility.SaveTestOutputFile(image, "gif");
+                expectedFrameCount = 1;
             }
-        }
 
-        [Theory]
-        [WithFileCollection(nameof(TestFiles), TestPixelTypes)]
-        public void DecodeResizeAndSave<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> imageProvider)
-            where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
-        {
-            using (Image<TPixel> image = imageProvider.GetImage())
+            using (Image<TPixel> image = provider.GetImage())
             {
-                image.Mutate(x => x.Resize(new Size(image.Width / 2, image.Height / 2)));
-
-                imageProvider.Utility.SaveTestOutputFile(image, "bmp");
-                imageProvider.Utility.SaveTestOutputFile(image, "gif");
+                Assert.Equal(expectedFrameCount, image.Frames.Count);
+                image.DebugSave(provider);
+                image.CompareFirstFrameToReferenceOutput(provider, ImageComparer.Exact);
             }
         }
-
+        
         [Fact]
         public void Decode_IgnoreMetadataIsFalse_CommentsAreRead()
         {
@@ -178,27 +196,5 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        [Theory]
-        [WithFileCollection(nameof(BadAppExtFiles), PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
-        public void DecodeBadApplicationExtensionLength<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> imageProvider)
-            where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
-        {
-            using (Image<TPixel> image = imageProvider.GetImage())
-            {
-                imageProvider.Utility.SaveTestOutputFile(image, "bmp");
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Theory]
-        [WithFile(TestImages.Gif.Issues.BadDescriptorWidth, PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
-        public void DecodeBadDescriptorDimensionsLength<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
-            where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
-        {
-            using (Image<TPixel> image = provider.GetImage())
-            {
-                provider.Utility.SaveTestOutputFile(image, "bmp");
-            }
-        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestImageExtensions.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestImageExtensions.cs
index c95ebc424..fcc28bf4e 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestImageExtensions.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/TestImageExtensions.cs
@@ -141,6 +141,32 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
             return image;
         }
 
+        public static Image<TPixel> CompareFirstFrameToReferenceOutput<TPixel>(
+            this Image<TPixel> image,
+            ITestImageProvider provider,
+            ImageComparer comparer,
+            object testOutputDetails = null,
+            string extension = "png",
+            bool grayscale = false,
+            bool appendPixelTypeToFileName = true)
+            where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
+        {
+            using (Image<TPixel> firstFrameOnlyImage = new Image<TPixel>(image.Width, image.Height))
+            using (Image<TPixel> referenceImage = GetReferenceOutputImage<TPixel>(
+                provider,
+                testOutputDetails,
+                extension,
+                appendPixelTypeToFileName))
+            {
+                firstFrameOnlyImage.Frames.AddFrame(image.Frames.RootFrame);
+                firstFrameOnlyImage.Frames.RemoveFrame(0);
+
+                comparer.VerifySimilarity(referenceImage, firstFrameOnlyImage);
+            }
+
+            return image;
+        }
+
         public static Image<TPixel> CompareToReferenceOutputMultiFrame<TPixel>(
             this Image<TPixel> image,
             ITestImageProvider provider,
@@ -209,17 +235,19 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 var tempImage = Image.Load<TPixel>(path, decoder);
                 temporalFrameImages.Add(tempImage);
             }
+
+            Image<TPixel> firstTemp = temporalFrameImages[0];
             
-            var result = new Image<TPixel>(
-                Configuration.Default,
-                new ImageMetaData(),
-                temporalFrameImages.Select(fi => fi.Frames.RootFrame));
+            var result = new Image<TPixel>(firstTemp.Width, firstTemp.Height);
 
             foreach (Image<TPixel> fi in temporalFrameImages)
             {
+                result.Frames.AddFrame(fi.Frames.RootFrame);
                 fi.Dispose();
             }
 
+            // remove the initial empty frame:
+            result.Frames.RemoveFrame(0);
             return result;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Images/External b/tests/Images/External
index 6508e097a..65db1d045 160000
--- a/tests/Images/External
+++ b/tests/Images/External
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6508e097adf1ef6c38a8df17465c6868ed133256
+Subproject commit 65db1d045e74e7702ec33b44f88f97b4bf86f1ea