diff --git a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
index 8a9298619..caeeafdf6 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ import ContributionForm from './index.vue'
 import Styleguide from '@human-connection/styleguide'
 import Vuex from 'vuex'
 import PostMutations from '~/graphql/PostMutations.js'
+import Filters from '~/plugins/vue-filters'
+import TeaserImage from '~/components/TeaserImage/TeaserImage'
 
 const localVue = createLocalVue()
 
 localVue.use(Vuex)
 localVue.use(Styleguide)
+localVue.use(Filters)
 
 config.stubs['no-ssr'] = '<span><slot /></span>'
 
@@ -21,6 +24,10 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
   let propsData
   const postTitle = 'this is a title for a post'
   const postContent = 'this is a post'
+  const imageUpload = {
+    file: { filename: 'avataar.svg', previewElement: '' },
+    url: 'someUrlToImage',
+  }
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     mocks = {
@@ -97,9 +104,6 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
       })
 
       describe('valid form submission', () => {
-        const imageUpload = [
-          { file: { filename: 'avataar.svg', previewElement: '' }, url: 'someUrlToImage' },
-        ]
         beforeEach(async () => {
           expectedParams = {
             mutation: PostMutations().CreatePost,
@@ -134,8 +138,8 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
         })
 
         it('supports adding a teaser image', async () => {
-          expectedParams.variables.imageUpload = imageUpload[0]
-          wrapper.vm.addTeaserImage(imageUpload)
+          expectedParams.variables.imageUpload = imageUpload
+          wrapper.find(TeaserImage).vm.$emit('addTeaserImage', imageUpload)
           await wrapper.find('form').trigger('submit')
           expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(expectedParams))
         })
@@ -173,25 +177,6 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
           await mocks.$apollo.mutate
           expect(mocks.$toast.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Not Authorised!')
         })
-
-        const message = 'File upload failed'
-        const fileError = { status: 'error' }
-
-        it('defaults to error false', () => {
-          expect(wrapper.vm.error).toEqual(false)
-        })
-
-        it('shows an error toaster when verror is called', () => {
-          wrapper.vm.verror(fileError, message)
-          expect(mocks.$toast.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(fileError.status, message)
-        })
-
-        it('changes error status from false to true to false', () => {
-          wrapper.vm.verror(fileError, message)
-          expect(wrapper.vm.error).toEqual(true)
-          jest.runAllTimers()
-          expect(wrapper.vm.error).toEqual(false)
-        })
       })
     })
 
@@ -204,6 +189,7 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
             title: 'dies ist ein Post',
             content: 'auf Deutsch geschrieben',
             language: 'de',
+            imageUpload,
           },
         }
         wrapper = Wrapper()
@@ -225,10 +211,6 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
         expect(wrapper.vm.form.content).toEqual(propsData.contribution.content)
       })
 
-      it('sets language equal to contribution language', () => {
-        expect(wrapper.vm.form.language).toEqual({ value: propsData.contribution.language })
-      })
-
       it('calls the UpdatePost apollo mutation', async () => {
         expectedParams = {
           mutation: PostMutations().UpdatePost,
@@ -237,6 +219,7 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
             content: postContent,
             language: propsData.contribution.language,
             id: propsData.contribution.id,
+            imageUpload,
           },
         }
         postTitleInput = wrapper.find('.ds-input')
diff --git a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/index.vue b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/index.vue
index b4bf48048..57eb105be 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/index.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/index.vue
@@ -2,33 +2,13 @@
   <ds-form ref="contributionForm" v-model="form" :schema="formSchema" @submit="submit">
     <template slot-scope="{ errors }">
       <ds-card>
-        <vue-dropzone
-          :options="dropzoneOptions"
-          ref="el"
-          id="postdropzone"
-          :use-custom-slot="true"
-          @vdropzone-thumbnail="thumbnail"
-          @vdropzone-error="verror"
-        >
-          <div class="dz-message">
-            <div
-              :class="{
-                'hc-attachments-upload-area-post': createAndUpdate,
-                'hc-attachments-upload-area-update-post': contribution,
-              }"
-            >
-              <slot></slot>
-              <div
-                :class="{
-                  'hc-drag-marker-post': createAndUpdate,
-                  'hc-drag-marker-update-post': contribution,
-                }"
-              >
-                <ds-icon name="image" size="xxx-large" />
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </vue-dropzone>
+        <hc-teaser-image :contribution="contribution" @addTeaserImage="addTeaserImage">
+          <img
+            v-if="contribution"
+            class="contribution-image"
+            :src="contribution.image | proxyApiUrl"
+          />
+        </hc-teaser-image>
         <ds-input model="title" class="post-title" placeholder="Title" name="title" autofocus />
         <no-ssr>
           <hc-editor :users="users" :value="form.content" @input="updateEditorContent" />
@@ -74,16 +54,16 @@
 
 <script>
 import gql from 'graphql-tag'
-import vueDropzone from 'nuxt-dropzone'
 import HcEditor from '~/components/Editor'
 import orderBy from 'lodash/orderBy'
 import locales from '~/locales'
 import PostMutations from '~/graphql/PostMutations.js'
+import HcTeaserImage from '~/components/TeaserImage/TeaserImage'
 
 export default {
   components: {
     HcEditor,
-    vueDropzone,
+    HcTeaserImage,
   },
   props: {
     contribution: { type: Object, default: () => {} },
@@ -106,13 +86,6 @@ export default {
       disabled: false,
       slug: null,
       users: [],
-      dropzoneOptions: {
-        url: this.addTeaserImage,
-        maxFilesize: 5.0,
-        previewTemplate: this.template(),
-      },
-      error: false,
-      createAndUpdate: true,
     }
   },
   watch: {
@@ -127,15 +100,8 @@ export default {
         this.form.content = contribution.content
         this.form.title = contribution.title
         this.form.teaserImage = contribution.imageUpload
-        this.form.language = { value: contribution.language }
       },
     },
-    error() {
-      let that = this
-      setTimeout(function() {
-        that.error = false
-      }, 2000)
-    },
   },
   computed: {
     locale() {
@@ -151,7 +117,15 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     submit() {
-      const { title, content, language, teaserImage } = this.form
+      const { title, content, teaserImage } = this.form
+      let language
+      if (this.form.language) {
+        language = this.form.language.value
+      } else if (this.contribution && this.contribution.language) {
+        language = this.contribution.language
+      } else {
+        language = this.$i18n.locale()
+      }
       this.loading = true
       this.$apollo
         .mutate({
@@ -160,7 +134,7 @@ export default {
             id: this.id,
             title,
             content,
-            language: language ? language.value : this.$i18n.locale(),
+            language,
             imageUpload: teaserImage,
           },
         })
@@ -186,41 +160,13 @@ export default {
       // this.form.content = value
       this.$refs.contributionForm.update('content', value)
     },
-    template() {
-      return `<div class="dz-preview dz-file-preview">
-                <div class="dz-image">
-                  <div data-dz-thumbnail-bg></div>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-      `
-    },
-    verror(file, message) {
-      this.error = true
-      this.$toast.error(file.status, message)
-    },
     availableLocales() {
       orderBy(locales, 'name').map(locale => {
         this.form.languageOptions.push({ label: locale.name, value: locale.code })
       })
     },
     addTeaserImage(file) {
-      this.form.teaserImage = file[0]
-      return ''
-    },
-    thumbnail: (file, dataUrl) => {
-      let thumbnailElement, contributionImage, uploadArea
-      if (file.previewElement) {
-        thumbnailElement = document.querySelectorAll('#postdropzone')[0]
-        contributionImage = document.querySelectorAll('.contribution-image')[0]
-        if (contributionImage) {
-          uploadArea = document.querySelectorAll('.hc-attachments-upload-area-update-post')[0]
-          uploadArea.removeChild(contributionImage)
-          uploadArea.classList.remove('hc-attachments-upload-area-update-post')
-        }
-        thumbnailElement.classList.add('image-preview')
-        thumbnailElement.alt = file.name
-        thumbnailElement.style.backgroundImage = 'url("' + dataUrl + '")'
-      }
+      this.form.teaserImage = file
     },
   },
   apollo: {
@@ -254,104 +200,4 @@ export default {
     padding-right: 0;
   }
 }
-
-#postdropzone {
-  width: 100%;
-  min-height: 300px;
-  background-color: $background-color-softest;
-}
-
-#postdropzone.image-preview {
-  background-repeat: no-repeat;
-  background-size: cover;
-  background-position: center;
-  height: auto;
-  transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
-
-  width: 100%;
-}
-
-@media only screen and (max-width: 400px) {
-  #postdropzone.image-preview {
-    height: 200px;
-  }
-}
-
-@media only screen and (min-width: 401px) and (max-width: 960px) {
-  #postdropzone.image-preview {
-    height: 300px;
-  }
-}
-
-.hc-attachments-upload-area-post {
-  position: relative;
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: center;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.hc-attachments-upload-area-update-post {
-  background-color: $background-color-base;
-  align-items: center;
-}
-
-.hc-attachments-upload-area-update-post:hover {
-  opacity: 0.7;
-}
-
-.hc-drag-marker-post {
-  position: absolute;
-  width: 122px;
-  height: 122px;
-  border-radius: 100%;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  color: hsl(0, 0%, 25%);
-  transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
-  font-size: 60px;
-  margin: 80px 5px;
-
-  background-color: $background-color-softest;
-  opacity: 0.65;
-
-  &:before {
-    position: absolute;
-    content: '';
-    top: 0;
-    left: 0;
-    bottom: 0;
-    right: 0;
-    border-radius: 100%;
-    border: 20px solid $text-color-base;
-    visibility: hidden;
-  }
-
-  &:after {
-    position: absolute;
-    content: '';
-    top: 10px;
-    left: 10px;
-    bottom: 10px;
-    right: 10px;
-    border-radius: 100%;
-    border: $border-size-base dashed $text-color-base;
-  }
-
-  .hc-attachments-upload-area-post:hover & {
-    opacity: 1;
-  }
-}
-
-.hc-drag-marker-update-post {
-  opacity: 0;
-}
-
-.contribution-form-footer {
-  border-top: $border-size-base solid $border-color-softest;
-}
-
-.contribution-image {
-  max-height: 300px;
-}
 </style>
diff --git a/webapp/components/TeaserImage/TeaserImage.spec.js b/webapp/components/TeaserImage/TeaserImage.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07b17e16b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/components/TeaserImage/TeaserImage.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { mount, createLocalVue } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import TeaserImage from './TeaserImage.vue'
+import Styleguide from '@human-connection/styleguide'
+
+const localVue = createLocalVue()
+
+localVue.use(Styleguide)
+
+describe('TeaserImage.vue', () => {
+  let wrapper
+  let mocks
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mocks = {
+      $toast: {
+        error: jest.fn(),
+      },
+    }
+  })
+  describe('mount', () => {
+    const Wrapper = () => {
+      return mount(TeaserImage, { mocks, localVue })
+    }
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      wrapper = Wrapper()
+    })
+
+    describe('File upload', () => {
+      const imageUpload = [
+        { file: { filename: 'avataar.svg', previewElement: '' }, url: 'someUrlToImage' },
+      ]
+
+      it('supports adding a teaser image', () => {
+        wrapper.vm.addTeaserImage(imageUpload)
+        expect(wrapper.emitted().addTeaserImage[0]).toEqual(imageUpload)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('handles errors', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => jest.useFakeTimers())
+      const message = 'File upload failed'
+      const fileError = { status: 'error' }
+
+      it('defaults to error false', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.vm.error).toEqual(false)
+      })
+
+      it('shows an error toaster when verror is called', () => {
+        wrapper.vm.verror(fileError, message)
+        expect(mocks.$toast.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(fileError.status, message)
+      })
+
+      it('changes error status from false to true to false', () => {
+        wrapper.vm.verror(fileError, message)
+        expect(wrapper.vm.error).toEqual(true)
+        jest.runAllTimers()
+        expect(wrapper.vm.error).toEqual(false)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/webapp/components/TeaserImage/TeaserImage.vue b/webapp/components/TeaserImage/TeaserImage.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb657fe9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/components/TeaserImage/TeaserImage.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+<template>
+  <vue-dropzone
+    :options="dropzoneOptions"
+    ref="el"
+    id="postdropzone"
+    :use-custom-slot="true"
+    @vdropzone-thumbnail="thumbnail"
+    @vdropzone-error="verror"
+  >
+    <div class="dz-message">
+      <div
+        :class="{
+          'hc-attachments-upload-area-post': createAndUpdate,
+          'hc-attachments-upload-area-update-post': contribution,
+        }"
+      >
+        <slot></slot>
+        <div
+          :class="{
+            'hc-drag-marker-post': createAndUpdate,
+            'hc-drag-marker-update-post': contribution,
+          }"
+        >
+          <ds-icon name="image" size="xxx-large" />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </vue-dropzone>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import vueDropzone from 'nuxt-dropzone'
+
+export default {
+  components: {
+    vueDropzone,
+  },
+  props: {
+    contribution: { type: Object, default: () => {} },
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      dropzoneOptions: {
+        url: this.addTeaserImage,
+        maxFilesize: 5.0,
+        previewTemplate: this.template(),
+      },
+      error: false,
+      createAndUpdate: true,
+    }
+  },
+  watch: {
+    error() {
+      let that = this
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        that.error = false
+      }, 2000)
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    template() {
+      return `<div class="dz-preview dz-file-preview">
+                <div class="dz-image">
+                  <div data-dz-thumbnail-bg></div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+      `
+    },
+    verror(file, message) {
+      this.error = true
+      this.$toast.error(file.status, message)
+    },
+    addTeaserImage(file) {
+      this.$emit('addTeaserImage', file[0])
+      return ''
+    },
+    thumbnail: (file, dataUrl) => {
+      let thumbnailElement, contributionImage, uploadArea
+      if (file.previewElement) {
+        thumbnailElement = document.querySelectorAll('#postdropzone')[0]
+        contributionImage = document.querySelectorAll('.contribution-image')[0]
+        if (contributionImage) {
+          uploadArea = document.querySelectorAll('.hc-attachments-upload-area-update-post')[0]
+          uploadArea.removeChild(contributionImage)
+          uploadArea.classList.remove('hc-attachments-upload-area-update-post')
+        }
+        thumbnailElement.classList.add('image-preview')
+        thumbnailElement.alt = file.name
+        thumbnailElement.style.backgroundImage = 'url("' + dataUrl + '")'
+      }
+    },
+  },
+}
+</script>
+<style lang="scss">
+#postdropzone {
+  width: 100%;
+  min-height: 300px;
+  background-color: $background-color-softest;
+}
+
+#postdropzone.image-preview {
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-size: cover;
+  background-position: center;
+  height: auto;
+  transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
+
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+@media only screen and (max-width: 400px) {
+  #postdropzone.image-preview {
+    height: 200px;
+  }
+}
+
+@media only screen and (min-width: 401px) and (max-width: 960px) {
+  #postdropzone.image-preview {
+    height: 300px;
+  }
+}
+
+.hc-attachments-upload-area-post {
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.hc-attachments-upload-area-update-post img {
+  object-fit: cover;
+  object-position: center;
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.hc-attachments-upload-area-update-post:hover {
+  opacity: 0.7;
+}
+
+.hc-drag-marker-post {
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 122px;
+  height: 122px;
+  border-radius: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  color: hsl(0, 0%, 25%);
+  transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
+  font-size: 60px;
+  margin: 80px 5px;
+
+  background-color: $background-color-softest;
+  opacity: 0.65;
+
+  &:before {
+    position: absolute;
+    content: '';
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    border-radius: 100%;
+    border: 20px solid $text-color-base;
+    visibility: hidden;
+  }
+
+  &:after {
+    position: absolute;
+    content: '';
+    top: 10px;
+    left: 10px;
+    bottom: 10px;
+    right: 10px;
+    border-radius: 100%;
+    border: $border-size-base dashed $text-color-base;
+  }
+
+  .hc-attachments-upload-area-post:hover & {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
+.hc-drag-marker-update-post {
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+
+.contribution-form-footer {
+  border-top: $border-size-base solid $border-color-softest;
+}
+
+.contribution-image {
+  max-height: 300px;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/webapp/pages/post/edit/_id.vue b/webapp/pages/post/edit/_id.vue
index 873b45939..150087ce2 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/post/edit/_id.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/post/edit/_id.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <ds-flex :width="{ base: '100%' }" gutter="base">
     <ds-flex-item :width="{ base: '100%', md: 3 }">
-      <hc-contribution-form :contribution="contribution">
-        <img class="contribution-image" :src="contribution.image | proxyApiUrl" />
-      </hc-contribution-form>
+      <hc-contribution-form :contribution="contribution" />
     </ds-flex-item>
     <ds-flex-item :width="{ base: '100%', md: 1 }">&nbsp;</ds-flex-item>
   </ds-flex>