diff --git a/monai/data/image_reader.py b/monai/data/image_reader.py
index 32d03115ed..925772433b 100644
--- a/monai/data/image_reader.py
+++ b/monai/data/image_reader.py
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ def verify_suffix(self, filename: Union[Sequence[str], str]) -> bool:
             filename: file name or a list of file names to read.
                 if a list of files, verify all the suffixes.
         """
-        suffixes: Sequence[str] = ["png", "jpg", "bmp"]
+        suffixes: Sequence[str] = ["png", "jpg", "jpeg", "bmp"]
         return has_pil and is_supported_format(filename, suffixes)
 
     def read(self, data: Union[Sequence[str], str, np.ndarray], **kwargs):