diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/profile_tab.js b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/profile_tab.js
index bee8a7bb..f2b48b4b 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/profile_tab.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/profile_tab.js
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ const ProfileTab = {
     submitAvatar (cropper, file) {
       const that = this
       return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        function updateAvatar (avatar) {
-          that.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.updateProfileImages({ avatar })
+        function updateAvatar (avatar, avatarName) {
+          that.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.updateProfileImages({ avatar, avatarName })
             .then((user) => {
               that.$store.commit('addNewUsers', [user])
               that.$store.commit('setCurrentUser', user)
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ const ProfileTab = {
         }
 
         if (cropper) {
-          cropper.getCroppedCanvas().toBlob(updateAvatar, file.type)
+          cropper.getCroppedCanvas().toBlob((data) => updateAvatar(data, file.name), file.type)
         } else {
-          updateAvatar(file)
+          updateAvatar(file, file.name)
         }
       })
     },
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index 436b8b0a..50fa3d50 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -151,9 +151,15 @@ const updateNotificationSettings = ({ credentials, settings }) => {
   }).then((data) => data.json())
 }
 
-const updateProfileImages = ({ credentials, avatar = null, banner = null, background = null }) => {
+const updateProfileImages = ({ credentials, avatar = null, avatarName = null, banner = null, background = null }) => {
   const form = new FormData()
-  if (avatar !== null) form.append('avatar', avatar)
+  if (avatar !== null) {
+    if (avatarName !== null) {
+      form.append('avatar', avatar, avatarName)
+    } else {
+      form.append('avatar', avatar)
+    }
+  }
   if (banner !== null) form.append('header', banner)
   if (background !== null) form.append('pleroma_background_image', background)
   return fetch(MASTODON_PROFILE_UPDATE_URL, {