diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller.rb
index 76fd206f4..44b1280ee 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Api::V1::Accounts::ContactsController < Api::V1::Accounts::BaseController
 
   before_action :check_authorization
   before_action :set_current_page, only: [:index, :active, :search, :filter]
-  before_action :fetch_contact, only: [:show, :update, :destroy, :contactable_inboxes, :destroy_custom_attributes]
+  before_action :fetch_contact, only: [:show, :update, :destroy, :avatar, :contactable_inboxes, :destroy_custom_attributes]
   before_action :set_include_contact_inboxes, only: [:index, :search, :filter]
 
   def index
@@ -72,15 +72,17 @@ class Api::V1::Accounts::ContactsController < Api::V1::Accounts::BaseController
 
   def create
     ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
-      @contact = Current.account.contacts.new(contact_params)
+      @contact = Current.account.contacts.new(permitted_params.except(:avatar_url))
       @contact.save!
       @contact_inbox = build_contact_inbox
+      process_avatar
     end
   end
 
   def update
     @contact.assign_attributes(contact_update_params)
     @contact.save!
+    process_avatar if permitted_params[:avatar].present? || permitted_params[:avatar_url].present?
   end
 
   def destroy
@@ -95,6 +97,11 @@ class Api::V1::Accounts::ContactsController < Api::V1::Accounts::BaseController
     head :ok
   end
 
+  def avatar
+    @contact.avatar.purge if @contact.avatar.attached?
+    @contact
+  end
+
   private
 
   # TODO: Move this to a finder class
@@ -131,19 +138,19 @@ class Api::V1::Accounts::ContactsController < Api::V1::Accounts::BaseController
     ContactInbox.create(contact: @contact, inbox: inbox, source_id: source_id)
   end
 
-  def contact_params
-    params.require(:contact).permit(:name, :identifier, :email, :phone_number, additional_attributes: {}, custom_attributes: {})
+  def permitted_params
+    params.permit(:name, :identifier, :email, :phone_number, :avatar, :avatar_url, additional_attributes: {}, custom_attributes: {})
   end
 
   def contact_custom_attributes
-    return @contact.custom_attributes.merge(contact_params[:custom_attributes]) if contact_params[:custom_attributes]
+    return @contact.custom_attributes.merge(permitted_params[:custom_attributes]) if permitted_params[:custom_attributes]
 
     @contact.custom_attributes
   end
 
   def contact_update_params
     # we want the merged custom attributes not the original one
-    contact_params.except(:custom_attributes).merge({ custom_attributes: contact_custom_attributes })
+    permitted_params.except(:custom_attributes, :avatar_url).merge({ custom_attributes: contact_custom_attributes })
   end
 
   def set_include_contact_inboxes
@@ -158,6 +165,16 @@ class Api::V1::Accounts::ContactsController < Api::V1::Accounts::BaseController
     @contact = Current.account.contacts.includes(contact_inboxes: [:inbox]).find(params[:id])
   end
 
+  def process_avatar
+    if permitted_params[:avatar].blank? && permitted_params[:avatar_url].present?
+      ::ContactAvatarJob.perform_later(@contact, params[:avatar_url])
+    elsif permitted_params[:avatar].blank? && permitted_params[:email].present?
+      hash = Digest::MD5.hexdigest(params[:email])
+      gravatar_url = "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/#{hash}?d=404"
+      ::ContactAvatarJob.perform_later(@contact, gravatar_url)
+    end
+  end
+
   def render_error(error, error_status)
     render json: error, status: error_status
   end
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/api/contacts.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/api/contacts.js
index 8bea5f74b..3599961e1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/api/contacts.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/api/contacts.js
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ class ContactAPI extends ApiClient {
       custom_attributes: customAttributes,
     });
   }
+
+  destroyAvatar(contactId) {
+    return axios.delete(`${this.url}/${contactId}/avatar`);
+  }
 }
 
 export default new ContactAPI();
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/api/specs/contacts.spec.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/api/specs/contacts.spec.js
index dfdc3a48b..dc034480a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/api/specs/contacts.spec.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/api/specs/contacts.spec.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ describe('#ContactsAPI', () => {
     expect(contactAPI).toHaveProperty('delete');
     expect(contactAPI).toHaveProperty('getConversations');
     expect(contactAPI).toHaveProperty('filter');
+    expect(contactAPI).toHaveProperty('destroyAvatar');
   });
 
   describeWithAPIMock('API calls', context => {
@@ -100,6 +101,13 @@ describe('#ContactsAPI', () => {
         queryPayload
       );
     });
+
+    it('#destroyAvatar', () => {
+      contactAPI.destroyAvatar(1);
+      expect(context.axiosMock.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        '/api/v1/contacts/1/avatar'
+      );
+    });
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/ui/WootButton.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/ui/WootButton.vue
index e87c12e90..16cb240be 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/ui/WootButton.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/ui/WootButton.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <button
     class="button"
+    :type="type"
     :class="buttonClasses"
     :disabled="isDisabled || isLoading"
     @click="handleClick"
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ export default {
   name: 'WootButton',
   components: { EmojiOrIcon, Spinner },
   props: {
+    type: {
+      type: String,
+      default: 'submit',
+    },
     variant: {
       type: String,
       default: '',
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/forms/AvatarUploader.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/forms/AvatarUploader.vue
index 5d1a325ea..ef74d3918 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/forms/AvatarUploader.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/forms/AvatarUploader.vue
@@ -3,12 +3,18 @@
     <label>
       <span v-if="label">{{ label }}</span>
     </label>
-    <woot-thumbnail v-if="src" size="80px" :src="src" />
+    <woot-thumbnail
+      v-if="src"
+      size="80px"
+      :src="src"
+      :username="usernameAvatar"
+    />
     <div v-if="src && deleteAvatar" class="avatar-delete-btn">
       <woot-button
         color-scheme="alert"
         variant="hollow"
         size="tiny"
+        type="button"
         @click="onAvatarDelete"
       >
         {{ this.$t('INBOX_MGMT.DELETE.AVATAR_DELETE_BUTTON_TEXT') }}
@@ -38,6 +44,10 @@ export default {
       type: String,
       default: '',
     },
+    usernameAvatar: {
+      type: String,
+      default: '',
+    },
     deleteAvatar: {
       type: Boolean,
       default: false,
@@ -50,7 +60,7 @@ export default {
 
       this.$emit('change', {
         file,
-        url: URL.createObjectURL(file),
+        url: file ? URL.createObjectURL(file) : null,
       });
     },
     onAvatarDelete() {
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json b/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json
index fa6bb6ce7..2833e37d8 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "DELETE_AVATAR": {
+      "API": {
+        "SUCCESS_MESSAGE": "Contact avatar deleted successfully",
+        "ERROR_MESSAGE": "Could not delete the contact avatar. Please try again later."
+      }
+    },
     "SUCCESS_MESSAGE": "Contact saved successfully",
     "ERROR_MESSAGE": "There was an error, please try again"
   },
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/conversation/contact/ContactForm.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/conversation/contact/ContactForm.vue
index 44b0f442c..d3a45a629 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/conversation/contact/ContactForm.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/conversation/contact/ContactForm.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 <template>
   <form class="contact--form" @submit.prevent="handleSubmit">
+    <div class="row">
+      <div class="columns">
+        <woot-avatar-uploader
+          :label="$t('CONTACT_FORM.FORM.AVATAR.LABEL')"
+          :src="avatarUrl"
+          :username-avatar="name"
+          :delete-avatar="!!avatarUrl"
+          class="settings-item"
+          @change="handleImageUpload"
+          @onAvatarDelete="handleAvatarDelete"
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
     <div class="row">
       <div class="columns">
         <label :class="{ error: $v.name.$error }">
@@ -129,6 +142,8 @@ export default {
       email: '',
       name: '',
       phoneNumber: '',
+      avatarFile: null,
+      avatarUrl: '',
       socialProfileUserNames: {
         facebook: '',
         twitter: '',
@@ -186,6 +201,7 @@ export default {
       this.phoneNumber = phoneNumber || '';
       this.companyName = additionalAttributes.company_name || '';
       this.description = additionalAttributes.description || '';
+      this.avatarUrl = this.contact.thumbnail || '';
       const {
         social_profiles: socialProfiles = {},
         screen_name: twitterScreenName,
@@ -198,7 +214,7 @@ export default {
       };
     },
     getContactObject() {
-      return {
+      const contactObject = {
         id: this.contact.id,
         name: this.name,
         email: this.email,
@@ -210,6 +226,11 @@ export default {
           social_profiles: this.socialProfileUserNames,
         },
       };
+      if (this.avatarFile) {
+        contactObject.avatar = this.avatarFile;
+        contactObject.isFormData = true;
+      }
+      return contactObject;
     },
     async handleSubmit() {
       this.$v.$touch();
@@ -237,6 +258,28 @@ export default {
         }
       }
     },
+    handleImageUpload({ file, url }) {
+      this.avatarFile = file;
+      this.avatarUrl = url;
+    },
+    async handleAvatarDelete() {
+      try {
+        if (this.contact && this.contact.id) {
+          await this.$store.dispatch('contacts/deleteAvatar', this.contact.id);
+          this.showAlert(
+            this.$t('CONTACT_FORM.DELETE_AVATAR.API.SUCCESS_MESSAGE')
+          );
+        }
+        this.avatarFile = null;
+        this.avatarUrl = '';
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.showAlert(
+          error.message
+            ? error.message
+            : this.$t('CONTACT_FORM.DELETE_AVATAR.API.ERROR_MESSAGE')
+        );
+      }
+    },
   },
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/contacts/actions.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/contacts/actions.js
index 0e9961834..ad0c735ec 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/contacts/actions.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/contacts/actions.js
@@ -6,6 +6,33 @@ import types from '../../mutation-types';
 import ContactAPI from '../../../api/contacts';
 import AccountActionsAPI from '../../../api/accountActions';
 
+const buildContactFormData = contactParams => {
+  const formData = new FormData();
+  const { additional_attributes = {}, ...contactProperties } = contactParams;
+  Object.keys(contactProperties).forEach(key => {
+    if (contactProperties[key]) {
+      formData.append(key, contactProperties[key]);
+    }
+  });
+  const {
+    social_profiles,
+    ...additionalAttributesProperties
+  } = additional_attributes;
+  Object.keys(additionalAttributesProperties).forEach(key => {
+    formData.append(
+      `additional_attributes[${key}]`,
+      additionalAttributesProperties[key]
+    );
+  });
+  Object.keys(social_profiles).forEach(key => {
+    formData.append(
+      `additional_attributes[social_profiles][${key}]`,
+      social_profiles[key]
+    );
+  });
+  return formData;
+};
+
 export const actions = {
   search: async ({ commit }, { search, page, sortAttr, label }) => {
     commit(types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isFetching: true });
@@ -52,10 +79,13 @@ export const actions = {
     }
   },
 
-  update: async ({ commit }, { id, ...updateObj }) => {
+  update: async ({ commit }, { id, isFormData = false, ...contactParams }) => {
     commit(types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isUpdating: true });
     try {
-      const response = await ContactAPI.update(id, updateObj);
+      const response = await ContactAPI.update(
+        id,
+        isFormData ? buildContactFormData(contactParams) : contactParams
+      );
       commit(types.EDIT_CONTACT, response.data.payload);
       commit(types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isUpdating: false });
     } catch (error) {
@@ -68,10 +98,12 @@ export const actions = {
     }
   },
 
-  create: async ({ commit }, userObject) => {
+  create: async ({ commit }, { isFormData = false, ...contactParams }) => {
     commit(types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isCreating: true });
     try {
-      const response = await ContactAPI.create(userObject);
+      const response = await ContactAPI.create(
+        isFormData ? buildContactFormData(contactParams) : contactParams
+      );
       commit(types.SET_CONTACT_ITEM, response.data.payload.contact);
       commit(types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isCreating: false });
     } catch (error) {
@@ -83,6 +115,7 @@ export const actions = {
       }
     }
   },
+
   import: async ({ commit }, file) => {
     commit(types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isCreating: true });
     try {
@@ -95,6 +128,7 @@ export const actions = {
       }
     }
   },
+
   delete: async ({ commit }, id) => {
     commit(types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isDeleting: true });
     try {
@@ -122,6 +156,15 @@ export const actions = {
     }
   },
 
+  deleteAvatar: async ({ commit }, id) => {
+    try {
+      const response = await ContactAPI.destroyAvatar(id);
+      commit(types.EDIT_CONTACT, response.data.payload);
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Error(error);
+    }
+  },
+
   fetchContactableInbox: async ({ commit }, id) => {
     commit(types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isFetchingInboxes: true });
     try {
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/specs/contacts/actions.spec.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/specs/contacts/actions.spec.js
index b435318e3..cec9db143 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/specs/contacts/actions.spec.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/specs/contacts/actions.spec.js
@@ -73,7 +73,13 @@ describe('#actions', () => {
   describe('#update', () => {
     it('sends correct mutations if API is success', async () => {
       axios.patch.mockResolvedValue({ data: { payload: contactList[0] } });
-      await actions.update({ commit }, contactList[0]);
+      await actions.update(
+        { commit },
+        {
+          id: contactList[0].id,
+          contactParams: contactList[0],
+        }
+      );
       expect(commit.mock.calls).toEqual([
         [types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isUpdating: true }],
         [types.EDIT_CONTACT, contactList[0]],
@@ -101,9 +107,15 @@ describe('#actions', () => {
           },
         },
       });
-      await expect(actions.update({ commit }, contactList[0])).rejects.toThrow(
-        DuplicateContactException
-      );
+      await expect(
+        actions.update(
+          { commit },
+          {
+            id: contactList[0].id,
+            contactParams: contactList[0],
+          }
+        )
+      ).rejects.toThrow(DuplicateContactException);
       expect(commit.mock.calls).toEqual([
         [types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isUpdating: true }],
         [types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isUpdating: false }],
@@ -116,7 +128,12 @@ describe('#actions', () => {
       axios.post.mockResolvedValue({
         data: { payload: { contact: contactList[0] } },
       });
-      await actions.create({ commit }, contactList[0]);
+      await actions.create(
+        { commit },
+        {
+          contactParams: contactList[0],
+        }
+      );
       expect(commit.mock.calls).toEqual([
         [types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isCreating: true }],
         [types.SET_CONTACT_ITEM, contactList[0]],
@@ -142,9 +159,14 @@ describe('#actions', () => {
           },
         },
       });
-      await expect(actions.create({ commit }, contactList[0])).rejects.toThrow(
-        ExceptionWithMessage
-      );
+      await expect(
+        actions.create(
+          { commit },
+          {
+            contactParams: contactList[0],
+          }
+        )
+      ).rejects.toThrow(ExceptionWithMessage);
       expect(commit.mock.calls).toEqual([
         [types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isCreating: true }],
         [types.SET_CONTACT_UI_FLAG, { isCreating: false }],
@@ -299,4 +321,18 @@ describe('#actions', () => {
       expect(commit.mock.calls).toEqual([[types.CLEAR_CONTACT_FILTERS]]);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('#deleteAvatar', () => {
+    it('sends correct mutations if API is success', async () => {
+      axios.delete.mockResolvedValue({ data: { payload: contactList[0] } });
+      await actions.deleteAvatar({ commit }, contactList[0].id);
+      expect(commit.mock.calls).toEqual([[types.EDIT_CONTACT, contactList[0]]]);
+    });
+    it('sends correct actions if API is error', async () => {
+      axios.delete.mockRejectedValue({ message: 'Incorrect header' });
+      await expect(
+        actions.deleteAvatar({ commit }, contactList[0].id)
+      ).rejects.toThrow(Error);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/app/jobs/contact_avatar_job.rb b/app/jobs/contact_avatar_job.rb
index 13725f562..5f07f5f24 100644
--- a/app/jobs/contact_avatar_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/contact_avatar_job.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ class ContactAvatarJob < ApplicationJob
       max_size: 15 * 1024 * 1024
     )
     contact.avatar.attach(io: avatar_file, filename: avatar_file.original_filename, content_type: avatar_file.content_type)
+  rescue Down::NotFound
+    contact.avatar.attachment.destroy! if contact.avatar.attached?
   rescue Down::Error => e
     Rails.logger.error "Exception: invalid avatar url #{avatar_url} : #{e.message}"
   end
diff --git a/app/policies/contact_policy.rb b/app/policies/contact_policy.rb
index 46dbd1fdd..71a967c6f 100644
--- a/app/policies/contact_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/contact_policy.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ class ContactPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
     true
   end
 
+  def avatar?
+    true
+  end
+
   def destroy?
     @account_user.administrator?
   end
diff --git a/app/views/api/v1/accounts/contacts/avatar.json.jbuilder b/app/views/api/v1/accounts/contacts/avatar.json.jbuilder
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cdf48e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/api/v1/accounts/contacts/avatar.json.jbuilder
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+json.payload do
+  json.partial! 'api/v1/models/contact.json.jbuilder', resource: @contact, with_contact_inboxes: false
+end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 4ff36aba8..6e31c4835 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
             member do
               get :contactable_inboxes
               post :destroy_custom_attributes
+              delete :avatar
             end
             scope module: :contacts do
               resources :conversations, only: [:index]
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller_spec.rb
index 44e47dab7..800d36e14 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/contacts_controller_spec.rb
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'Contacts API', type: :request do
 
   describe 'POST /api/v1/accounts/{account.id}/contacts' do
     let(:custom_attributes) { { test: 'test', test1: 'test1' } }
-    let(:valid_params) { { contact: { name: 'test', custom_attributes: custom_attributes } } }
+    let(:valid_params) { { name: 'test', custom_attributes: custom_attributes } }
 
     context 'when it is an unauthenticated user' do
       it 'returns unauthorized' do
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'Contacts API', type: :request do
       end
 
       it 'does not create the contact' do
-        valid_params[:contact][:name] = 'test' * 999
+        valid_params[:name] = 'test' * 999
 
         post "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/contacts", headers: admin.create_new_auth_token,
                                                         params: valid_params
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'Contacts API', type: :request do
   describe 'PATCH /api/v1/accounts/{account.id}/contacts/:id' do
     let(:custom_attributes) { { test: 'test', test1: 'test1' } }
     let!(:contact) { create(:contact, account: account, custom_attributes: custom_attributes) }
-    let(:valid_params) { { contact: { name: 'Test Blub', custom_attributes: { test: 'new test', test2: 'test2' } } } }
+    let(:valid_params) { { name: 'Test Blub', custom_attributes: { test: 'new test', test2: 'test2' } } }
 
     context 'when it is an unauthenticated user' do
       it 'returns unauthorized' do
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'Contacts API', type: :request do
 
         patch "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/contacts/#{contact.id}",
               headers: admin.create_new_auth_token,
-              params: valid_params[:contact].merge({ email: other_contact.email }),
+              params: valid_params.merge({ email: other_contact.email }),
               as: :json
 
         expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
@@ -468,12 +468,25 @@ RSpec.describe 'Contacts API', type: :request do
 
         patch "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/contacts/#{contact.id}",
               headers: admin.create_new_auth_token,
-              params: valid_params[:contact].merge({ phone_number: other_contact.phone_number }),
+              params: valid_params.merge({ phone_number: other_contact.phone_number }),
               as: :json
 
         expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
         expect(JSON.parse(response.body)['attributes']).to include('phone_number')
       end
+
+      it 'updates avatar' do
+        # no avatar before upload
+        expect(contact.avatar.attached?).to eq(false)
+        file = fixture_file_upload(Rails.root.join('spec/assets/avatar.png'), 'image/png')
+        patch "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/contacts/#{contact.id}",
+              params: valid_params.merge(avatar: file),
+              headers: admin.create_new_auth_token
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
+        contact.reload
+        expect(contact.avatar.attached?).to eq(true)
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -554,4 +567,33 @@ RSpec.describe 'Contacts API', type: :request do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'DELETE /api/v1/accounts/{account.id}/contacts/:id/avatar' do
+    let(:contact) { create(:contact, account: account) }
+    let(:agent) { create(:user, account: account, role: :agent) }
+
+    context 'when it is an unauthenticated user' do
+      it 'returns unauthorized' do
+        delete "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/contacts/#{contact.id}/avatar"
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:unauthorized)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when it is an authenticated user' do
+      before do
+        create(:contact, account: account)
+        contact.avatar.attach(io: File.open(Rails.root.join('spec/assets/avatar.png')), filename: 'avatar.png', content_type: 'image/png')
+      end
+
+      it 'delete contact avatar' do
+        delete "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/contacts/#{contact.id}/avatar",
+               headers: agent.create_new_auth_token,
+               as: :json
+
+        expect { contact.avatar.attachment.reload }.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/factories/contacts.rb b/spec/factories/contacts.rb
index 14da11a67..5867c3ffd 100644
--- a/spec/factories/contacts.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/contacts.rb
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :contact do
     sequence(:name) { |n| "Contact #{n}" }
-    avatar { fixture_file_upload(Rails.root.join('spec/assets/avatar.png'), 'image/png') }
     account
 
+    trait :with_avatar do
+      avatar { fixture_file_upload(Rails.root.join('spec/assets/avatar.png'), 'image/png') }
+    end
+
     trait :with_email do
       sequence(:email) { |n| "contact-#{n}@example.com" }
     end
diff --git a/swagger/definitions/request/contact/create.yml b/swagger/definitions/request/contact/create.yml
index 068dda9ae..62e967fd6 100644
--- a/swagger/definitions/request/contact/create.yml
+++ b/swagger/definitions/request/contact/create.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ properties:
   phone_number:
     type: string
     description: phone number of the contact
+  avatar:
+    type: string <binary>
+    description: Send the form data with the avatar image binary or use the avatar_url
+  avatar_url:
+    type: string
+    description: The url to a jpeg, png file for the contact avatar
   identifier:
     type: string
     description: A unique identifier for the contact in external system
diff --git a/swagger/definitions/request/contact/update.yml b/swagger/definitions/request/contact/update.yml
index c1baac66e..c6a94308f 100644
--- a/swagger/definitions/request/contact/update.yml
+++ b/swagger/definitions/request/contact/update.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ properties:
   phone_number:
     type: string
     description: phone number of the contact
-  identifier: 
+  avatar:
+    type: string <binary>
+    description: Send the form data with the avatar image binary or use the avatar_url
+  avatar_url:
+    type: string
+    description: The url to a jpeg, png file for the contact avatar
+  identifier:
     type: string
     description: A unique identifier for the contact in external system
   custom_attributes:
diff --git a/swagger/swagger.json b/swagger/swagger.json
index f4b173b54..877fe352d 100644
--- a/swagger/swagger.json
+++ b/swagger/swagger.json
@@ -5583,6 +5583,14 @@
           "type": "string",
           "description": "phone number of the contact"
         },
+        "avatar": {
+          "type": "string <binary>",
+          "description": "Send the form data with the avatar image binary or use the avatar_url"
+        },
+        "avatar_url": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "The url to a jpeg, png file for the contact avatar"
+        },
         "identifier": {
           "type": "string",
           "description": "A unique identifier for the contact in external system"
@@ -5608,6 +5616,14 @@
           "type": "string",
           "description": "phone number of the contact"
         },
+        "avatar": {
+          "type": "string <binary>",
+          "description": "Send the form data with the avatar image binary or use the avatar_url"
+        },
+        "avatar_url": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "The url to a jpeg, png file for the contact avatar"
+        },
         "identifier": {
           "type": "string",
           "description": "A unique identifier for the contact in external system"