diff --git a/backend/src/db/factories.js b/backend/src/db/factories.js
index 7ea82f661..ca637a01c 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/factories.js
+++ b/backend/src/db/factories.js
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ Factory.define('badge')
 
 Factory.define('image')
   .attr('url', faker.image.unsplash.imageUrl)
-  .attr('aspectRatio', 1)
+  .attr('aspectRatio', 1.0)
   .attr('alt', faker.lorem.sentence)
+  .attr('type', 'image/jpeg')
   .after((buildObject, options) => {
     const { url: imageUrl } = buildObject
     if (imageUrl) buildObject.url = uniqueImageUrl(imageUrl)
diff --git a/backend/src/models/Image.js b/backend/src/models/Image.js
index 19824b493..b46342c18 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/Image.js
+++ b/backend/src/models/Image.js
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ export default {
   alt: { type: 'string' },
   sensitive: { type: 'boolean', default: false },
   aspectRatio: { type: 'float', default: 1.0 },
+  type: { type: 'string' },
   createdAt: { type: 'string', isoDate: true, default: () => new Date().toISOString() },
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/images.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/images.js
index 8b3f4a3e8..111f84888 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/images.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/images.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Resolver from './helpers/Resolver'
 export default {
   Image: {
     ...Resolver('Image', {
-      undefinedToNull: ['sensitive', 'alt', 'aspectRatio'],
+      undefinedToNull: ['sensitive', 'alt', 'aspectRatio', 'type'],
     }),
   },
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/images/images.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/images/images.js
index 9b57579c4..656ae114a 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/images/images.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/images/images.js
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ export async function mergeImage(resource, relationshipType, imageInput, opts =
   if (!(existingImage || upload)) throw new UserInputError('Cannot find image for given resource')
   if (existingImage && upload) deleteImageFile(existingImage, deleteCallback)
   const url = await uploadImageFile(upload, uploadCallback)
-  const { alt, sensitive, aspectRatio } = imageInput
-  const image = { alt, sensitive, aspectRatio, url }
+  const { alt, sensitive, aspectRatio, type } = imageInput
+  const image = { alt, sensitive, aspectRatio, url, type }
   txResult = await transaction.run(
     `
     MATCH (resource {id: $resource.id})
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Image.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Image.gql
index 41cc11eef..f171a4b77 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Image.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Image.gql
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type Image {
   alt: String,
   sensitive: Boolean,
   aspectRatio: Float,
+  type: String,
 }
 
 input ImageInput {
@@ -15,4 +16,5 @@ input ImageInput {
   upload: Upload,
   sensitive: Boolean,
   aspectRatio: Float,
+  type: String,
 }