diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.js b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.js
index f702afcf..b07bafe8 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import ChoiceSetting from '../helpers/choice_setting.vue'
 import IntegerSetting from '../helpers/integer_setting.vue'
 import StringSetting from '../helpers/string_setting.vue'
 import GroupSetting from '../helpers/group_setting.vue'
+import AttachmentSetting from '../helpers/attachment_setting.vue'
 
 import SharedComputedObject from '../helpers/shared_computed_object.js'
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const InstanceTab = {
     ChoiceSetting,
     IntegerSetting,
     StringSetting,
+    AttachmentSetting,
     GroupSetting
   },
   computed: {
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue
index 535e4132..e519e135 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/admin_tabs/instance_tab.vue
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
           </StringSetting>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <StringSetting path=":pleroma.:instance.:instance_thumbnail">
+          <AttachmentSetting path=":pleroma.:instance.:instance_thumbnail">
             INSTANCE THUMBNAIL
-          </StringSetting>
+          </AttachmentSetting>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <StringSetting path=":pleroma.:instance.:background_image">
+          <AttachmentSetting path=":pleroma.:instance.:background_image">
             BACKGROUND IMAGE
-          </StringSetting>
+          </AttachmentSetting>
         </li>
       </ul>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/attachment_setting.js b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/attachment_setting.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0a12ead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/attachment_setting.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import Setting from './setting.js'
+import { fileTypeExt } from 'src/services/file_type/file_type.service.js'
+import MediaUpload from 'src/components/media_upload/media_upload.vue'
+import Attachment from 'src/components/attachment/attachment.vue'
+
+export default {
+  ...Setting,
+  props: {
+    ...Setting.props,
+    type: {
+      type: Array,
+      required: false,
+      default: []
+    }
+  },
+  components: {
+    ...Setting.components,
+    MediaUpload,
+    Attachment
+  },
+  computed: {
+    ...Setting.computed,
+    attachment () {
+      const path = this.realDraftMode ? this.draft : this.state
+      const url = path.includes('://') ? path : this.$store.state.instance.server + path
+      return {
+        mimetype: fileTypeExt(url),
+        url
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  methods: {
+    ...Setting.methods,
+    setMediaFile (fileInfo) {
+      if (this.realDraftMode) {
+        this.draft = fileInfo.url
+      } else {
+        this.configSink(this.path, fileInfo.url)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/attachment_setting.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/attachment_setting.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a933511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/attachment_setting.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<template>
+  <span
+    v-if="matchesExpertLevel"
+    class="AttachmentSetting"
+  >
+    <label :for="path" :class="{ 'faint': shouldBeDisabled }">
+      <template v-if="backendDescriptionLabel">
+        {{ backendDescriptionLabel + ' ' }}
+      </template>
+      <template v-else>
+        <slot />
+      </template>
+
+    </label>
+    <p
+      v-if="backendDescriptionDescription"
+      class="setting-description"
+      :class="{ 'faint': shouldBeDisabled }"
+    >
+      {{ backendDescriptionDescription + ' ' }}
+    </p>
+    <div class="attachment-input">
+      <Attachment
+        class="attachment"
+        :compact="compact"
+        :attachment="attachment"
+        size="small"
+        hide-description
+        @setMedia="onMedia"
+        @naturalSizeLoad="onNaturalSizeLoad"
+      />
+      <div class="controls">
+        <media-upload
+          normal-button
+          ref="mediaUpload"
+          class="media-upload-icon"
+          :drop-files="dropFiles"
+          @uploaded="setMediaFile"
+          @upload-failed="uploadFailed"
+        />
+        <input
+          :id="path"
+          class="string-input"
+          :disabled="shouldBeDisabled"
+          :value="realDraftMode ? draft : state"
+          @change="update"
+        >
+        {{ ' ' }}
+        <ModifiedIndicator
+          :changed="isChanged"
+          :onclick="reset"
+        />
+        <ProfileSettingIndicator :is-profile="isProfileSetting" />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <DraftButtons />
+  </span>
+</template>
+
+<script src="./attachment_setting.js"></script>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+.AttachmentSetting {
+  .attachment {
+    display: block;
+    width: 20em;
+    height: 15em;
+  }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue
index 7e70b82f..84d0a9d6 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/helpers/string_setting.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     <input
       :id="path"
       class="string-input"
-      step="1"
       :disabled="shouldBeDisabled"
       :value="realDraftMode ? draft : state"
       @change="update"
diff --git a/src/services/file_type/file_type.service.js b/src/services/file_type/file_type.service.js
index 5182ecd1..b92c6c64 100644
--- a/src/services/file_type/file_type.service.js
+++ b/src/services/file_type/file_type.service.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // TODO this func might as well take the entire file and use its mimetype
 // or the entire service could be just mimetype service that only operates
 // on mimetypes and not files. Currently the naming is confusing.
-const fileType = mimetype => {
+export const fileType = mimetype => {
   if (mimetype.match(/flash/)) {
     return 'flash'
   }
@@ -25,11 +25,25 @@ const fileType = mimetype => {
   return 'unknown'
 }
 
-const fileMatchesSomeType = (types, file) =>
+export const fileTypeExt = url => {
+  if (url.match(/\.(png|jpe?g|gif|webp|avif)$/)) {
+    return 'image'
+  }
+  if (url.match(/\.(ogv|mp4|webm|mov)$/)) {
+    return 'video'
+  }
+  if (url.match(/\.(it|s3m|mod|umx|mp3|aac|m4a|flac|alac|ogg|oga|opus|wav|ape|midi?)$/)) {
+    return 'audio'
+  }
+  return 'unknown'
+}
+
+export const fileMatchesSomeType = (types, file) =>
   types.some(type => fileType(file.mimetype) === type)
 
 const fileTypeService = {
   fileType,
+  fileTypeExt,
   fileMatchesSomeType
 }