diff --git a/webapp/components/_new/generic/UserProfileHeader/UserProfileHeader.vue b/webapp/components/_new/generic/UserProfileHeader/UserProfileHeader.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6f8be41f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/components/_new/generic/UserProfileHeader/UserProfileHeader.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="profile-header">
+    <vue-dropzone
+      v-if="user && this.editable"
+      id="profileHeaderDropzone"
+      :key="profileHeaderUrl"
+      ref="el"
+      :use-custom-slot="true"
+      :options="dropzoneOptions"
+      @vdropzone-error="verror"
+    >
+      <div class="dz-message" @mouseover="hover = true" @mouseleave="hover = false">
+        <img
+          v-if="user && user.profileHeader"
+          :src="user.profileHeader | proxyApiUrl"
+          @error="$event.target.style.display = 'none'"
+          class="profile-header-image"
+          :alt="imageAlt"
+        />
+        <div class="profileHeader-attachments-upload-area">
+          <div class="profileHeader-drag-marker">
+            <base-icon v-if="hover" name="image" />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </vue-dropzone>
+    <div v-else>
+      <img
+        v-if="user && user.profileHeader"
+        :src="user.profileHeader | proxyApiUrl"
+        @error="$event.target.style.display = 'none'"
+        class="profile-header-image"
+        :alt="imageAlt"
+      />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import vueDropzone from 'nuxt-dropzone'
+import { updateUserMutation } from '~/graphql/User.js'
+
+export default {
+  name: 'UserProfileHeader',
+  components: {
+    vueDropzone,
+  },
+  props: {
+    user: {
+      type: Object,
+      default: null,
+    },
+    editable: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false,
+    },
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      dropzoneOptions: {
+        url: this.vddrop,
+        maxFilesize: 5.0,
+        previewTemplate: this.template(),
+      },
+      error: false,
+      hover: false,
+    }
+  },
+  computed: {
+    imageAlt() {
+      if (!this.user && !this.user.name) return 'Profile header image'
+      return 'Profile header image of ' + this.user.name
+    },
+    profileHeaderUrl() {
+      const { profileHeader } = this.user
+      return profileHeader && profileHeader.url
+    },
+  },
+  watch: {
+    error() {
+      const 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>
+      `
+    },
+    vddrop(file) {
+      const profileHeaderUpload = file[0]
+      this.$apollo
+        .mutate({
+          mutation: updateUserMutation(),
+          variables: {
+            profileHeader: {
+              upload: profileHeaderUpload,
+            },
+            id: this.user.id,
+          },
+        })
+        .then(() => {
+          this.$toast.success(this.$t('user.profileHeader.submitted'))
+        })
+        .catch((error) => this.$toast.error(error.message))
+    },
+    verror(file, message) {
+      if (file.status === 'error') {
+        this.error = true
+        this.$toast.error(file.status, message)
+      }
+    },
+  },
+}
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+.profile-header {
+  height: 100%;
+  position: relative;
+  background-color: DarkGrey; /* Fallback color */
+}
+
+.profile-header-image {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+#profileHeaderDropzone {
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.dz-message {
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+#profileHeaderDropzone .dz-preview {
+  transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
+  width: 160px;
+  display: flex;
+}
+
+#profileHeaderDropzone .dz-preview .dz-image {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  object-fit: contain;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+#profileHeaderDropzone .dz-preview .dz-image > div {
+  width: inherit;
+  height: inherit;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background-size: cover;
+}
+
+#profileHeaderDropzone .dz-preview .dz-image > img {
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.profileHeader-attachments-upload-area {
+  height: 100%;
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.profileHeader-attachments-upload-button {
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.profileHeader-drag-marker {
+  position: relative;
+  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;
+
+  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
+  opacity: 0.1;
+
+  &:before {
+    position: absolute;
+    content: '';
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    border-radius: 100%;
+    border: 20px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
+    visibility: hidden;
+  }
+
+  &:after {
+    position: absolute;
+    content: '';
+    top: 10px;
+    left: 10px;
+    bottom: 10px;
+    right: 10px;
+    border-radius: 100%;
+    border: 1px dashed hsl(0, 0%, 25%);
+  }
+  .profileHeader-attachments-upload-area:hover & {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/webapp/components/_new/generic/UserProfileHeader/userProfileHeader.spec.js b/webapp/components/_new/generic/UserProfileHeader/userProfileHeader.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b4c96e41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/components/_new/generic/UserProfileHeader/userProfileHeader.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+import { mount, shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import UserProfileHeader from './UserProfileHeader.vue'
+import vueDropzone from 'nuxt-dropzone'
+import Vue from 'vue'
+
+const localVue = global.localVue
+
+describe('UserProfileHeader.vue', () => {
+  let propsData, wrapper, mocks
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    propsData = {}
+    wrapper = Wrapper()
+  })
+
+  const Wrapper = () => {
+    return mount(UserProfileHeader, { propsData, localVue })
+  }
+
+  it('renders no image', () => {
+    expect(wrapper.contains('img')).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('renders no dropzone', () => {
+    expect(wrapper.contains(vueDropzone)).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  describe('given a user', () => {
+    describe('with no header image', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        propsData = {
+          user: {
+            name: 'Matt Rider',
+          },
+        }
+        wrapper = Wrapper()
+      })
+
+      it('renders no img tag', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.contains('img')).toBe(false)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('with a header image', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        propsData = {
+          user: {
+            name: 'Matt Rider',
+            profileHeader: {
+              url: 'https://source.unsplash.com/640x480',
+            },
+          },
+        }
+        wrapper = Wrapper()
+      })
+
+      it('renders an image', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.contains('img')).toBe(true)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('with a relative avatar url', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        propsData = {
+          user: {
+            name: 'Not Anonymous',
+            profileHeader: {
+              url: '/profileHeader.jpg',
+            },
+          },
+        }
+        wrapper = Wrapper()
+      })
+
+      it('adds a prefix to load the image from the uploads service', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.find('img').attributes('src')).toBe('/api/profileHeader.jpg')
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('with an absolute avatar url', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        propsData = {
+          user: {
+            name: 'Not Anonymous',
+            profileHeader: {
+              url: 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/uifaces/faces/twitter/sawalazar/128.jpg',
+            },
+          },
+        }
+        wrapper = Wrapper()
+      })
+
+      it('keeps the avatar URL as is', () => {
+        // e.g. our seeds have absolute image URLs
+        expect(wrapper.find('img').attributes('src')).toBe(
+          'https://s3.amazonaws.com/uifaces/faces/twitter/sawalazar/128.jpg',
+        )
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('on his own userpage', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        propsData = {
+          editable: true,
+          user: {
+            name: 'Not Anonymous',
+            profileHeader: {
+              url: 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/uifaces/faces/twitter/sawalazar/128.jpg',
+            },
+          },
+        }
+        wrapper = Wrapper()
+      })
+
+      it('a dropzone is present', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.contains(vueDropzone)).toBe(true)
+      })
+
+      describe('uploading and image', () => {
+        beforeAll(() => {
+          propsData = {
+            user: {
+              profileHeader: { url: '/api/profileHeader.jpg' },
+            },
+          }
+          mocks = {
+            $apollo: {
+              mutate: jest
+                .fn()
+                .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+                  data: {
+                    UpdateUser: {
+                      id: 'upload1',
+                      profileHeader: { url: '/upload/profileHeader.jpg' },
+                    },
+                  },
+                })
+                .mockRejectedValue({
+                  message: 'File upload unsuccessful!',
+                }),
+            },
+            $toast: {
+              success: jest.fn(),
+              error: jest.fn(),
+            },
+            $t: jest.fn(),
+          }
+        })
+
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          jest.useFakeTimers()
+          wrapper = shallowMount(UserProfileHeader, { localVue, propsData, mocks })
+        })
+
+        afterEach(() => {
+          jest.clearAllMocks()
+        })
+
+        it('sends a UpdateUser mutation when vddrop is called', () => {
+          wrapper.vm.vddrop([{ filename: 'profileHeader.jpg' }])
+          expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+        })
+
+        describe('error handling', () => {
+          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.$toast.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(fileError.status, message)
+          })
+
+          it('changes error status from false to true to false', async () => {
+            wrapper.vm.verror(fileError, message)
+            await Vue.nextTick()
+            expect(wrapper.vm.error).toEqual(true)
+            jest.runAllTimers()
+            expect(wrapper.vm.error).toEqual(false)
+          })
+
+          it('shows an error toaster when the apollo mutation rejects', async () => {
+            // calls vddrop twice because of how mockResolvedValueOnce works in jest
+            // the first time the mock function is called it will resolve, calling it a
+            // second time will cause it to fail(with this implementation)
+            // https://jestjs.io/docs/en/mock-function-api.html#mockfnmockresolvedvalueoncevalue
+            await wrapper.vm.vddrop([{ filename: 'profileHeader.jpg' }])
+            await wrapper.vm.vddrop([{ filename: 'profileHeader.jpg' }])
+            expect(mocks.$toast.error).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+          })
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe("on a different user's userpage", () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        propsData = {
+          editable: false,
+          user: {
+            name: 'Not Anonymous',
+            profileHeader: {
+              url: 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/uifaces/faces/twitter/sawalazar/128.jpg',
+            },
+          },
+        }
+        wrapper = Wrapper()
+      })
+
+      it('no dropzone is present', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.contains(vueDropzone)).toBe(false)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/webapp/graphql/User.js b/webapp/graphql/User.js
index daf586284..ffd7ed705 100644
--- a/webapp/graphql/User.js
+++ b/webapp/graphql/User.js
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ export default (i18n) => {
         ...userCounts
         ...locationAndBadges
         about
+        profileHeader {
+          url
+        }
         locationName
         createdAt
         followedByCurrentUser
@@ -226,6 +229,7 @@ export const updateUserMutation = () => {
       $showShoutsPublicly: Boolean
       $termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: String
       $avatar: ImageInput
+      $profileHeader: ImageInput
     ) {
       UpdateUser(
         id: $id
@@ -237,6 +241,7 @@ export const updateUserMutation = () => {
         showShoutsPublicly: $showShoutsPublicly
         termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: $termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion
         avatar: $avatar
+        profileHeader: $profileHeader
       ) {
         id
         slug
@@ -250,6 +255,9 @@ export const updateUserMutation = () => {
         avatar {
           url
         }
+        profileHeader {
+          url
+        }
       }
     }
   `
diff --git a/webapp/locales/de.json b/webapp/locales/de.json
index d53e32a2b..59e3cbcb3 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/de.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/de.json
@@ -830,6 +830,9 @@
   "user": {
     "avatar": {
       "submitted": "Erfolgreich hochgeladen!"
+    },
+    "profileHeader": {
+      "submitted": "Erfolgreich hochgeladen!"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/webapp/locales/en.json b/webapp/locales/en.json
index e91f5c37a..98c1f41e4 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/en.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/en.json
@@ -830,6 +830,9 @@
   "user": {
     "avatar": {
       "submitted": "Upload successful!"
+    },
+    "profileHeader": {
+      "submitted": "Upload successful!"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/webapp/locales/es.json b/webapp/locales/es.json
index 0925687fc..d3de2228c 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/es.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/es.json
@@ -827,6 +827,9 @@
   "user": {
     "avatar": {
       "submitted": "Carga con éxito"
+    },
+    "profileHeader": {
+      "submitted": "Carga con éxito!"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/webapp/locales/fr.json b/webapp/locales/fr.json
index e0bcf14e1..c3e2b7c2e 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/fr.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/fr.json
@@ -791,6 +791,9 @@
   "user": {
     "avatar": {
       "submitted": "Téléchargement réussi"
+    },
+    "profileHeader": {
+      "submitted": "Téléchargement réussi"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/webapp/locales/it.json b/webapp/locales/it.json
index b53b863cc..5f535b8c1 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/it.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/it.json
@@ -734,6 +734,9 @@
   "user": {
     "avatar": {
       "submitted": ""
+    },
+    "profileHeader": {
+      "submitted": "Caricamento eseguito correttamente!"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/webapp/locales/nl.json b/webapp/locales/nl.json
index 64643133c..d1151bb3e 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/nl.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/nl.json
@@ -172,5 +172,10 @@
     "taxident": "Identificatienummer voor de belasting over de toegevoegde waarde overeenkomstig § 27 a Wet op de belasting over de toegevoegde waarde (Duitsland).",
     "termsAc": "Gebruiksvoorwaarden",
     "tribunal": "registerrechtbank"
+  },
+  "user": {
+    "profileHeader": {
+      "submitted": "Uploaden geslaagd!"
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/webapp/locales/pl.json b/webapp/locales/pl.json
index 0c7dd2f59..4015c55de 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/pl.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/pl.json
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@
   "user": {
     "avatar": {
       "submitted": "Przesłano pomyślnie"
+    },
+    "profileHeader": {
+      "submitted": "Przesłano pomyślnie"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/webapp/locales/pt.json b/webapp/locales/pt.json
index 1a3efeb44..956b2bf1a 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/pt.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/pt.json
@@ -722,6 +722,9 @@
   "user": {
     "avatar": {
       "submitted": "Carregado com sucesso!"
+    },
+    "profileHeader": {
+      "submitted": "Carregado com sucesso!"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/webapp/locales/ru.json b/webapp/locales/ru.json
index 59928a2c5..f8097f48a 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/ru.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/ru.json
@@ -823,6 +823,9 @@
   "user": {
     "avatar": {
       "submitted": "Успешная загрузка!"
+    },
+    "profileHeader": {
+      "submitted": "Успешная загрузка!"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/webapp/pages/profile/_id/_slug.vue b/webapp/pages/profile/_id/_slug.vue
index 1a43da14b..c292f7315 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/profile/_id/_slug.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/profile/_id/_slug.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 <template>
   <div>
-    <ds-space />
     <ds-flex v-if="user" :width="{ base: '100%' }" gutter="base">
+      <ds-flex-item width="100%">
+        <base-card class="profile-header">
+          <user-profile-header :user="user" :editable="myProfile"></user-profile-header>
+        </base-card>
+      </ds-flex-item>
       <ds-flex-item :width="{ base: '100%', sm: 2, md: 2, lg: 1 }">
         <base-card
           :class="{ 'disabled-content': user.disabled }"
@@ -242,6 +246,7 @@ import { muteUser, unmuteUser } from '~/graphql/settings/MutedUsers'
 import { blockUser, unblockUser } from '~/graphql/settings/BlockedUsers'
 import PostMutations from '~/graphql/PostMutations'
 import UpdateQuery from '~/components/utils/UpdateQuery'
+import UserProfileHeader from '~/components/_new/generic/UserProfileHeader/UserProfileHeader'
 
 const tabToFilterMapping = ({ tab, id }) => {
   return {
@@ -264,6 +269,7 @@ export default {
     MasonryGrid,
     MasonryGridItem,
     FollowList,
+    UserProfileHeader,
   },
   transition: {
     name: 'slide-up',
@@ -543,4 +549,9 @@ export default {
     margin-bottom: $space-x-small;
   }
 }
+
+.profile-header {
+  padding: 0px; /* Overwrite default card padding to 0. */
+  height: 250px;
+}
 </style>