diff --git a/webapp/components/ImageUploader/ImageUploader.vue b/webapp/components/ImageUploader/ImageUploader.vue
index bce3a9837..d885782f3 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ImageUploader/ImageUploader.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/ImageUploader/ImageUploader.vue
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 <template>
   <div class="image-uploader">
     <vue-dropzone
-      v-show="!showCropper"
+      v-show="!showCropper && !hasImage"
       id="postdropzone"
       :options="dropzoneOptions"
       :use-custom-slot="true"
-      @vdropzone-error="onDropzoneError"
       @vdropzone-file-added="fileAdded"
     >
       <loading-spinner v-if="isLoadingImage" />
       <base-icon v-else-if="!hasImage" name="image" />
+      <div v-if="!hasImage" class="supported-formats">
+        {{ $t('contribution.teaserImage.supportedFormats') }}
+      </div>
+    </vue-dropzone>
+    <div v-show="!showCropper && hasImage">
       <base-button
-        v-if="hasImage"
+        class="delete-image-button"
         icon="trash"
         circle
         danger
@@ -20,10 +24,7 @@
         :title="$t('actions.delete')"
         @click.stop="deleteImage"
       />
-      <div v-if="!hasImage" class="supported-formats">
-        {{ $t('contribution.teaserImage.supportedFormats') }}
-      </div>
-    </vue-dropzone>
+    </div>
     <div v-show="!showCropper && imageCanBeCropped" class="crop-overlay">
       <base-button class="crop-confirm" filled @click="initCropper">
         {{ $t('contribution.teaserImage.cropImage') }}
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ import Cropper from 'cropperjs'
 import LoadingSpinner from '~/components/_new/generic/LoadingSpinner/LoadingSpinner'
 import 'cropperjs/dist/cropper.css'
 
+const minAspectRatio = 0.3
+
 export default {
   components: {
     LoadingSpinner,
@@ -80,12 +83,8 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   methods: {
-    onDropzoneError(file, message) {
-      this.$toast.error(file.status, message)
-    },
-
-    onUnSupportedFormat(status, message) {
-      this.$toast.error(status, message)
+    onUnSupportedFormat(message) {
+      this.$toast.error(message)
     },
     addImageProcess(src) {
       return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -96,46 +95,45 @@ export default {
       })
     },
     async fileAdded(file) {
+      const supportedFormats = ['image/jpg', 'image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/gif']
+      if (supportedFormats.indexOf(file.type) < 0) {
+        this.onUnSupportedFormat(this.$t('contribution.teaserImage.errors.unSupported-file-format'))
+        this.$nextTick((this.isLoadingImage = false))
+        return null
+      }
       const imageURL = URL.createObjectURL(file)
       const image = await this.addImageProcess(imageURL)
-      this.$emit('addImageAspectRatio', image.width / image.height || 1.0)
-      this.$emit('addHeroImage', file)
-      this.$emit('addImageType', file.type)
+      const aspectRatio = image.width / image.height
+      if (aspectRatio < minAspectRatio) {
+        this.aspectRatioError()
+        return null
+      }
+      this.saveImage(aspectRatio, file, file.type)
       this.file = file
       if (this.file.type === 'image/jpeg') this.imageCanBeCropped = true
       this.$nextTick((this.isLoadingImage = false))
     },
     initCropper() {
-      const supportedFormats = ['image/jpg', 'image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/gif']
-
-      if (supportedFormats.indexOf(this.file.type) < 0) {
-        this.onUnSupportedFormat(
-          'error',
-          this.$t('contribution.teaserImage.errors.unSupported-file-format'),
-        )
-        return
-      }
       this.showCropper = true
-
       const imageElement = document.querySelector('#cropping-image')
       imageElement.src = URL.createObjectURL(this.file)
       this.cropper = new Cropper(imageElement, { zoomable: false, autoCropArea: 0.9 })
     },
     cropImage() {
       this.isLoadingImage = true
-
       const onCropComplete = (aspectRatio, imageFile, imageType) => {
-        this.$emit('addImageAspectRatio', aspectRatio)
-        this.$emit('addHeroImage', imageFile)
-        this.$emit('addImageType', imageType)
+        this.saveImage(aspectRatio, imageFile, imageType)
         this.$nextTick((this.isLoadingImage = false))
         this.closeCropper()
       }
-
       if (this.file.type === 'image/jpeg') {
         const canvas = this.cropper.getCroppedCanvas()
         canvas.toBlob((blob) => {
           const imageAspectRatio = canvas.width / canvas.height
+          if (imageAspectRatio < minAspectRatio) {
+            this.aspectRatioError()
+            return
+          }
           const croppedImageFile = new File([blob], this.file.name, { type: this.file.type })
           onCropComplete(imageAspectRatio, croppedImageFile, 'image/jpeg')
         }, 'image/jpeg')
@@ -149,6 +147,14 @@ export default {
       this.showCropper = false
       this.cropper.destroy()
     },
+    aspectRatioError() {
+      this.$toast.error(this.$t('contribution.teaserImage.errors.aspect-ratio-too-small'))
+    },
+    saveImage(aspectRatio = 1.0, file, fileType) {
+      this.$emit('addImageAspectRatio', aspectRatio)
+      this.$emit('addHeroImage', file)
+      this.$emit('addImageType', fileType)
+    },
     deleteImage() {
       this.$emit('addHeroImage', null)
       this.$emit('addImageAspectRatio', null)
@@ -161,7 +167,6 @@ export default {
 .image-uploader {
   position: relative;
   min-height: $size-image-uploader-min-height;
-  cursor: pointer;
 
   .image + & {
     position: absolute;
@@ -206,6 +211,14 @@ export default {
     }
   }
 
+  .delete-image-button {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: $space-small;
+    right: $space-small;
+    z-index: $z-index-surface;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+
   .dz-message {
     position: absolute;
     display: flex;
@@ -214,6 +227,7 @@ export default {
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
     z-index: $z-index-surface;
+    cursor: pointer;
 
     &:hover {
       > .base-icon {
diff --git a/webapp/locales/de.json b/webapp/locales/de.json
index 706b53177..4d34757d8 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/de.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/de.json
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
       "cropImage": "Bild zuschneiden",
       "cropperConfirm": "Bestätigen",
       "errors": {
+        "aspect-ratio-too-small": "Dieses Bild ist zu hoch.",
         "unSupported-file-format": "Bitte lade ein Bild in den folgenden Formaten hoch: JPG, JPEG, PNG or GIF!"
       },
       "supportedFormats": "Füge ein Bild im Dateiformat JPG, PNG oder GIF ein"
diff --git a/webapp/locales/en.json b/webapp/locales/en.json
index 402cea016..afb767c14 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/en.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/en.json
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
       "cropImage": "Crop image",
       "cropperConfirm": "Confirm",
       "errors": {
+        "aspect-ratio-too-small": "This image is too high.",
         "unSupported-file-format": "Please upload an image of file format: JPG, JPEG, PNG or GIF!"
       },
       "supportedFormats": "Insert a picture of file format JPG, PNG or GIF"
diff --git a/webapp/pages/post/_id/_slug/index.vue b/webapp/pages/post/_id/_slug/index.vue
index be3fef61f..f4ff56264 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/post/_id/_slug/index.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/post/_id/_slug/index.vue
@@ -180,11 +180,9 @@ export default {
       if (!this.post.image || typeof this.post.image.aspectRatio !== 'number') return false
       /*  Return the aspect ratio as a css variable. Later to be used when calculating
           the height with respect to the width.
-          Why is this correction necessary?
       */
       return {
         '--hero-image-aspect-ratio': 1.0 / this.post.image.aspectRatio,
-        '--hero-image-correction': 1.0 / this.post.image.aspectRatio * 48.0 + 'px',
       }
     },
   },
@@ -261,7 +259,7 @@ export default {
         the autoscroll works correctly when following a comment link. 
     */
 
-    padding-top: calc(var(--hero-image-aspect-ratio) * 100% + var(--hero-image-correction));
+    padding-top: calc(var(--hero-image-aspect-ratio) * (100% + 48px));
     /*  Letting the image fill the container, since the container
         is the one determining height
     */