diff --git a/mobile/drift_schemas/main/drift_schema_v5.json b/mobile/drift_schemas/main/drift_schema_v5.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce29eaabd
Binary files /dev/null and b/mobile/drift_schemas/main/drift_schema_v5.json differ
diff --git a/mobile/lib/domain/models/user.model.dart b/mobile/lib/domain/models/user.model.dart
index 1e83fa498..b0a66f7d7 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/domain/models/user.model.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/domain/models/user.model.dart
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class UserDto {
   final bool isAdmin;
   final DateTime updatedAt;
 
-  final String? profileImagePath;
   final AvatarColor avatarColor;
 
   final bool memoryEnabled;
@@ -25,18 +24,22 @@ class UserDto {
 
   bool get hasQuota => quotaSizeInBytes > 0;
 
+  final bool hasProfileImage;
+  final DateTime profileChangedAt;
+
   const UserDto({
     required this.id,
     required this.email,
     required this.name,
     required this.isAdmin,
     required this.updatedAt,
-    this.profileImagePath,
+    required this.profileChangedAt,
     this.avatarColor = AvatarColor.primary,
     this.memoryEnabled = true,
     this.inTimeline = false,
     this.isPartnerSharedBy = false,
     this.isPartnerSharedWith = false,
+    this.hasProfileImage = false,
     this.quotaUsageInBytes = 0,
     this.quotaSizeInBytes = 0,
   });
@@ -49,14 +52,13 @@ email: $email,
 name: $name,
 isAdmin: $isAdmin,
 updatedAt: $updatedAt,
-profileImagePath: ${profileImagePath ?? '<NA>'},
 avatarColor: $avatarColor,
 memoryEnabled: $memoryEnabled,
 inTimeline: $inTimeline,
 isPartnerSharedBy: $isPartnerSharedBy,
 isPartnerSharedWith: $isPartnerSharedWith,
-quotaUsageInBytes: $quotaUsageInBytes,
-quotaSizeInBytes: $quotaSizeInBytes,
+hasProfileImage: $hasProfileImage
+profileChangedAt: $profileChangedAt
 }''';
   }
 
@@ -66,28 +68,26 @@ quotaSizeInBytes: $quotaSizeInBytes,
     String? name,
     bool? isAdmin,
     DateTime? updatedAt,
-    String? profileImagePath,
     AvatarColor? avatarColor,
     bool? memoryEnabled,
     bool? inTimeline,
     bool? isPartnerSharedBy,
     bool? isPartnerSharedWith,
-    int? quotaUsageInBytes,
-    int? quotaSizeInBytes,
+    bool? hasProfileImage,
+    DateTime? profileChangedAt,
   }) => UserDto(
     id: id ?? this.id,
     email: email ?? this.email,
     name: name ?? this.name,
     isAdmin: isAdmin ?? this.isAdmin,
     updatedAt: updatedAt ?? this.updatedAt,
-    profileImagePath: profileImagePath ?? this.profileImagePath,
     avatarColor: avatarColor ?? this.avatarColor,
     memoryEnabled: memoryEnabled ?? this.memoryEnabled,
     inTimeline: inTimeline ?? this.inTimeline,
     isPartnerSharedBy: isPartnerSharedBy ?? this.isPartnerSharedBy,
     isPartnerSharedWith: isPartnerSharedWith ?? this.isPartnerSharedWith,
-    quotaUsageInBytes: quotaUsageInBytes ?? this.quotaUsageInBytes,
-    quotaSizeInBytes: quotaSizeInBytes ?? this.quotaSizeInBytes,
+    hasProfileImage: hasProfileImage ?? this.hasProfileImage,
+    profileChangedAt: profileChangedAt ?? this.profileChangedAt,
   );
 
   @override
@@ -101,12 +101,11 @@ quotaSizeInBytes: $quotaSizeInBytes,
         other.name == name &&
         other.isPartnerSharedBy == isPartnerSharedBy &&
         other.isPartnerSharedWith == isPartnerSharedWith &&
-        other.profileImagePath == profileImagePath &&
         other.isAdmin == isAdmin &&
         other.memoryEnabled == memoryEnabled &&
         other.inTimeline == inTimeline &&
-        other.quotaUsageInBytes == quotaUsageInBytes &&
-        other.quotaSizeInBytes == quotaSizeInBytes;
+        other.hasProfileImage == hasProfileImage &&
+        other.profileChangedAt.isAtSameMomentAs(profileChangedAt);
   }
 
   @override
@@ -116,14 +115,13 @@ quotaSizeInBytes: $quotaSizeInBytes,
       email.hashCode ^
       updatedAt.hashCode ^
       isAdmin.hashCode ^
-      profileImagePath.hashCode ^
       avatarColor.hashCode ^
       memoryEnabled.hashCode ^
       inTimeline.hashCode ^
       isPartnerSharedBy.hashCode ^
       isPartnerSharedWith.hashCode ^
-      quotaUsageInBytes.hashCode ^
-      quotaSizeInBytes.hashCode;
+      hasProfileImage.hashCode ^
+      profileChangedAt.hashCode;
 }
 
 class PartnerUserDto {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/domain/services/user.service.dart b/mobile/lib/domain/services/user.service.dart
index 3e948fe0f..d347d8aa4 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/domain/services/user.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/domain/services/user.service.dart
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class UserService {
   Future<String?> createProfileImage(String name, Uint8List image) async {
     try {
       final path = await _userApiRepository.createProfileImage(name: name, data: image);
-      final updatedUser = getMyUser().copyWith(profileImagePath: path);
+      final updatedUser = getMyUser();
       await _storeService.put(StoreKey.currentUser, updatedUser);
       await _isarUserRepository.update(updatedUser);
       return path;
diff --git a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/entities/user.entity.dart b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/entities/user.entity.dart
index ab5b9a562..78fc76b45 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/entities/user.entity.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/entities/user.entity.dart
@@ -50,12 +50,10 @@ class User {
     isAdmin: dto.isAdmin,
     isPartnerSharedBy: dto.isPartnerSharedBy,
     isPartnerSharedWith: dto.isPartnerSharedWith,
-    profileImagePath: dto.profileImagePath ?? "",
+    profileImagePath: dto.hasProfileImage ? "HAS_PROFILE_IMAGE" : "",
     avatarColor: dto.avatarColor,
     memoryEnabled: dto.memoryEnabled,
     inTimeline: dto.inTimeline,
-    quotaUsageInBytes: dto.quotaUsageInBytes,
-    quotaSizeInBytes: dto.quotaSizeInBytes,
   );
 
   UserDto toDto() => UserDto(
@@ -64,12 +62,13 @@ class User {
     name: name,
     isAdmin: isAdmin,
     updatedAt: updatedAt,
-    profileImagePath: profileImagePath.isEmpty ? null : profileImagePath,
     avatarColor: avatarColor,
     memoryEnabled: memoryEnabled,
     inTimeline: inTimeline,
     isPartnerSharedBy: isPartnerSharedBy,
     isPartnerSharedWith: isPartnerSharedWith,
+    hasProfileImage: profileImagePath.isNotEmpty,
+    profileChangedAt: updatedAt,
     quotaUsageInBytes: quotaUsageInBytes,
     quotaSizeInBytes: quotaSizeInBytes,
   );
@@ -82,11 +81,11 @@ class UserEntity extends Table with DriftDefaultsMixin {
   TextColumn get name => text()();
   BoolColumn get isAdmin => boolean().withDefault(const Constant(false))();
   TextColumn get email => text()();
-  TextColumn get profileImagePath => text().nullable()();
+
+  BoolColumn get hasProfileImage => boolean().withDefault(const Constant(false))();
+  DateTimeColumn get profileChangedAt => dateTime().withDefault(currentDateAndTime)();
+
   DateTimeColumn get updatedAt => dateTime().withDefault(currentDateAndTime)();
-  // Quota
-  IntColumn get quotaSizeInBytes => integer().nullable()();
-  IntColumn get quotaUsageInBytes => integer().withDefault(const Constant(0))();
 
   @override
   Set<Column> get primaryKey => {id};
diff --git a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/entities/user.entity.drift.dart b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/entities/user.entity.drift.dart
index 2c3c8a1f9..dbfddab4a 100644
Binary files a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/entities/user.entity.drift.dart and b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/entities/user.entity.drift.dart differ
diff --git a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/db.repository.dart b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/db.repository.dart
index 6e574afa8..353cabf31 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/db.repository.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/db.repository.dart
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Drift extends $Drift implements IDatabaseRepository {
     : super(executor ?? driftDatabase(name: 'immich', native: const DriftNativeOptions(shareAcrossIsolates: true)));
 
   @override
-  int get schemaVersion => 4;
+  int get schemaVersion => 5;
 
   @override
   MigrationStrategy get migration => MigrationStrategy(
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ class Drift extends $Drift implements IDatabaseRepository {
             // asset_face_entity is added
             await m.create(v4.assetFaceEntity);
           },
+          from4To5: (m, v5) async {
+            await m.alterTable(
+              TableMigration(
+                v5.userEntity,
+                newColumns: [v5.userEntity.hasProfileImage, v5.userEntity.profileChangedAt],
+                columnTransformer: {v5.userEntity.profileChangedAt: currentDateAndTime},
+              ),
+            );
+          },
         ),
       );
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/db.repository.steps.dart b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/db.repository.steps.dart
index 5bf20780f..8129bba00 100644
Binary files a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/db.repository.steps.dart and b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/db.repository.steps.dart differ
diff --git a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/remote_album.repository.dart b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/remote_album.repository.dart
index 79f3d78fd..6bc6a7066 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/remote_album.repository.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/remote_album.repository.dart
@@ -173,15 +173,14 @@ class DriftRemoteAlbumRepository extends DriftDatabaseRepository {
             id: user.id,
             email: user.email,
             name: user.name,
-            profileImagePath: user.profileImagePath?.isEmpty == true ? null : user.profileImagePath,
             isAdmin: user.isAdmin,
             updatedAt: user.updatedAt,
-            quotaSizeInBytes: user.quotaSizeInBytes ?? 0,
-            quotaUsageInBytes: user.quotaUsageInBytes,
             memoryEnabled: true,
             inTimeline: false,
             isPartnerSharedBy: false,
             isPartnerSharedWith: false,
+            profileChangedAt: user.profileChangedAt,
+            hasProfileImage: user.hasProfileImage,
           ),
         )
         .get();
diff --git a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/sync_stream.repository.dart b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/sync_stream.repository.dart
index 64b0661e1..2eefa298f 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/sync_stream.repository.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/sync_stream.repository.dart
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ class SyncStreamRepository extends DriftDatabaseRepository {
     try {
       await _db.batch((batch) {
         for (final user in data) {
-          final companion = UserEntityCompanion(name: Value(user.name), email: Value(user.email));
+          final companion = UserEntityCompanion(
+            name: Value(user.name),
+            email: Value(user.email),
+            hasProfileImage: Value(user.hasProfileImage),
+            profileChangedAt: Value(user.profileChangedAt),
+          );
 
           batch.insert(_db.userEntity, companion.copyWith(id: Value(user.id)), onConflict: DoUpdate((_) => companion));
         }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/utils/user.converter.dart b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/utils/user.converter.dart
index 19958beab..dc107e6fb 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/utils/user.converter.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/utils/user.converter.dart
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ abstract final class UserConverter {
     name: dto.name,
     isAdmin: false,
     updatedAt: DateTime.now(),
-    profileImagePath: dto.profileImagePath,
+    hasProfileImage: dto.profileImagePath.isNotEmpty,
+    profileChangedAt: dto.profileChangedAt,
     avatarColor: dto.avatarColor.toAvatarColor(),
   );
 
@@ -21,14 +22,13 @@ abstract final class UserConverter {
     name: adminDto.name,
     isAdmin: adminDto.isAdmin,
     updatedAt: adminDto.updatedAt,
-    profileImagePath: adminDto.profileImagePath,
     avatarColor: adminDto.avatarColor.toAvatarColor(),
     memoryEnabled: preferenceDto?.memories.enabled ?? true,
     inTimeline: false,
     isPartnerSharedBy: false,
     isPartnerSharedWith: false,
-    quotaUsageInBytes: adminDto.quotaUsageInBytes ?? 0,
-    quotaSizeInBytes: adminDto.quotaSizeInBytes ?? 0,
+    profileChangedAt: adminDto.profileChangedAt,
+    hasProfileImage: adminDto.profileImagePath.isNotEmpty,
   );
 
   static UserDto fromPartnerDto(PartnerResponseDto dto) => UserDto(
@@ -37,14 +37,13 @@ abstract final class UserConverter {
     name: dto.name,
     isAdmin: false,
     updatedAt: DateTime.now(),
-    profileImagePath: dto.profileImagePath,
     avatarColor: dto.avatarColor.toAvatarColor(),
     memoryEnabled: false,
     inTimeline: dto.inTimeline ?? false,
     isPartnerSharedBy: false,
     isPartnerSharedWith: false,
-    quotaUsageInBytes: 0,
-    quotaSizeInBytes: 0,
+    profileChangedAt: dto.profileChangedAt,
+    hasProfileImage: dto.profileImagePath.isNotEmpty,
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/drift_user_selection.page.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/drift_user_selection.page.dart
index e8835e714..5bd32aaf8 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/drift_user_selection.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/pages/drift_user_selection.page.dart
@@ -27,15 +27,14 @@ final driftUsersProvider = FutureProvider.autoDispose<List<UserDto>>((ref) async
           name: entity.name,
           email: entity.email,
           isAdmin: entity.isAdmin,
-          profileImagePath: entity.profileImagePath,
           updatedAt: entity.updatedAt,
-          quotaSizeInBytes: entity.quotaSizeInBytes ?? 0,
-          quotaUsageInBytes: entity.quotaUsageInBytes,
           isPartnerSharedBy: false,
           isPartnerSharedWith: false,
           avatarColor: AvatarColor.primary,
           memoryEnabled: true,
           inTimeline: true,
+          profileChangedAt: entity.profileChangedAt,
+          hasProfileImage: entity.hasProfileImage,
         ),
       )
       .toList();
diff --git a/mobile/lib/providers/auth.provider.dart b/mobile/lib/providers/auth.provider.dart
index fc3e08472..02f7920d6 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/providers/auth.provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/providers/auth.provider.dart
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ class AuthNotifier extends StateNotifier<AuthState> {
       isAuthenticated: true,
       name: user.name,
       isAdmin: user.isAdmin,
-      profileImagePath: user.profileImagePath,
     );
 
     return true;
diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/openapi_patching.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/openapi_patching.dart
index efbcf1c13..3e4539019 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/openapi_patching.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/openapi_patching.dart
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ dynamic upgradeDto(dynamic value, String targetType) {
         addDefault(value, 'isOnboarded', false);
       }
       break;
+    case 'SyncUserV1':
+      if (value is Map) {
+        addDefault(value, 'profileChangedAt', DateTime.now().toIso8601String());
+        addDefault(value, 'hasProfileImage', false);
+      }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/widgets/common/user_circle_avatar.dart b/mobile/lib/widgets/common/user_circle_avatar.dart
index 8be71e9b2..1fbfce6c5 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/widgets/common/user_circle_avatar.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/widgets/common/user_circle_avatar.dart
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class UserCircleAvatar extends ConsumerWidget {
       ),
       child: Text(user.name[0].toUpperCase()),
     );
+
     return Tooltip(
       message: user.name,
       child: Container(
@@ -42,13 +43,12 @@ class UserCircleAvatar extends ConsumerWidget {
         child: CircleAvatar(
           backgroundColor: userAvatarColor,
           radius: radius,
-          child: user.profileImagePath == null
-              ? textIcon
-              : ClipRRect(
+          child: user.hasProfileImage
+              ? ClipRRect(
                   borderRadius: const BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(50)),
                   child: CachedNetworkImage(
                     fit: BoxFit.cover,
-                    cacheKey: user.profileImagePath,
+                    cacheKey: user.profileChangedAt.toIso8601String(),
                     width: size,
                     height: size,
                     placeholder: (_, __) => Image.memory(kTransparentImage),
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ class UserCircleAvatar extends ConsumerWidget {
                     fadeInDuration: const Duration(milliseconds: 300),
                     errorWidget: (context, error, stackTrace) => textIcon,
                   ),
-                ),
+                )
+              : textIcon,
         ),
       ),
     );
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_user_v1.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_user_v1.dart
index c01ddcc9f..b9fad5ae8 100644
Binary files a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_user_v1.dart and b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/sync_user_v1.dart differ
diff --git a/mobile/test/domain/services/user_service_test.dart b/mobile/test/domain/services/user_service_test.dart
index b3d967154..395f38a20 100644
--- a/mobile/test/domain/services/user_service_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/domain/services/user_service_test.dart
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void main() {
   group('createProfileImage', () {
     test('should return profile image path', () async {
       const profileImagePath = 'profile.jpg';
-      final updatedUser = UserStub.admin.copyWith(profileImagePath: profileImagePath);
+      final updatedUser = UserStub.admin;
 
       when(
         () => mockUserApiRepo.createProfileImage(name: profileImagePath, data: Uint8List(0)),
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void main() {
 
     test('should return null if profile image creation fails', () async {
       const profileImagePath = 'profile.jpg';
-      final updatedUser = UserStub.admin.copyWith(profileImagePath: profileImagePath);
+      final updatedUser = UserStub.admin;
 
       when(
         () => mockUserApiRepo.createProfileImage(name: profileImagePath, data: Uint8List(0)),
diff --git a/mobile/test/drift/main/generated/schema.dart b/mobile/test/drift/main/generated/schema.dart
index 22131b11b..c42542afb 100644
Binary files a/mobile/test/drift/main/generated/schema.dart and b/mobile/test/drift/main/generated/schema.dart differ
diff --git a/mobile/test/drift/main/generated/schema_v5.dart b/mobile/test/drift/main/generated/schema_v5.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c94ff26c
Binary files /dev/null and b/mobile/test/drift/main/generated/schema_v5.dart differ
diff --git a/mobile/test/fixtures/sync_stream.stub.dart b/mobile/test/fixtures/sync_stream.stub.dart
index a89be5ad2..23c750d6d 100644
--- a/mobile/test/fixtures/sync_stream.stub.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/fixtures/sync_stream.stub.dart
@@ -4,12 +4,28 @@ import 'package:openapi/api.dart';
 abstract final class SyncStreamStub {
   static final userV1Admin = SyncEvent(
     type: SyncEntityType.userV1,
-    data: SyncUserV1(deletedAt: DateTime(2020), email: "admin@admin", id: "1", name: "Admin", avatarColor: null),
+    data: SyncUserV1(
+      deletedAt: DateTime(2020),
+      email: "admin@admin",
+      id: "1",
+      name: "Admin",
+      avatarColor: null,
+      hasProfileImage: false,
+      profileChangedAt: DateTime(2025),
+    ),
     ack: "1",
   );
   static final userV1User = SyncEvent(
     type: SyncEntityType.userV1,
-    data: SyncUserV1(deletedAt: DateTime(2021), email: "user@user", id: "5", name: "User", avatarColor: null),
+    data: SyncUserV1(
+      deletedAt: DateTime(2021),
+      email: "user@user",
+      id: "5",
+      name: "User",
+      avatarColor: null,
+      hasProfileImage: false,
+      profileChangedAt: DateTime(2025),
+    ),
     ack: "5",
   );
   static final userDeleteV1 = SyncEvent(
diff --git a/mobile/test/fixtures/user.stub.dart b/mobile/test/fixtures/user.stub.dart
index 764342520..369e62440 100644
--- a/mobile/test/fixtures/user.stub.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/fixtures/user.stub.dart
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ abstract final class UserStub {
     name: "admin",
     isAdmin: true,
     updatedAt: DateTime(2021),
-    profileImagePath: null,
+    profileChangedAt: DateTime(2021),
     avatarColor: AvatarColor.green,
   );
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ abstract final class UserStub {
     name: "user1",
     isAdmin: false,
     updatedAt: DateTime(2022),
-    profileImagePath: null,
+    profileChangedAt: DateTime(2022),
     avatarColor: AvatarColor.red,
   );
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ abstract final class UserStub {
     name: "user2",
     isAdmin: false,
     updatedAt: DateTime(2023),
-    profileImagePath: null,
+    profileChangedAt: DateTime(2023),
     avatarColor: AvatarColor.primary,
   );
 }
diff --git a/mobile/test/modules/shared/sync_service_test.dart b/mobile/test/modules/shared/sync_service_test.dart
index b51a4d67f..22fd3cacf 100644
--- a/mobile/test/modules/shared/sync_service_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/modules/shared/sync_service_test.dart
@@ -66,7 +66,14 @@ void main() {
     final MockPartnerRepository partnerRepository = MockPartnerRepository();
     final MockUserService userService = MockUserService();
 
-    final owner = UserDto(id: "1", updatedAt: DateTime.now(), email: "a@b.c", name: "first last", isAdmin: false);
+    final owner = UserDto(
+      id: "1",
+      updatedAt: DateTime.now(),
+      email: "a@b.c",
+      name: "first last",
+      isAdmin: false,
+      profileChangedAt: DateTime(2021),
+    );
     late SyncService s;
     setUpAll(() async {
       WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
diff --git a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
index 1e9fddf79..8c491ca47 100644
--- a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
+++ b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
@@ -15124,19 +15124,28 @@
           "email": {
             "type": "string"
           },
+          "hasProfileImage": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
           "id": {
             "type": "string"
           },
           "name": {
             "type": "string"
+          },
+          "profileChangedAt": {
+            "format": "date-time",
+            "type": "string"
           }
         },
         "required": [
           "avatarColor",
           "deletedAt",
           "email",
+          "hasProfileImage",
           "id",
-          "name"
+          "name",
+          "profileChangedAt"
         ],
         "type": "object"
       },
diff --git a/server/src/database.ts b/server/src/database.ts
index 44bdefa08..052955636 100644
--- a/server/src/database.ts
+++ b/server/src/database.ts
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ export const columns = {
   ],
   syncAlbumUser: ['album_user.albumsId as albumId', 'album_user.usersId as userId', 'album_user.role'],
   syncStack: ['stack.id', 'stack.createdAt', 'stack.updatedAt', 'stack.primaryAssetId', 'stack.ownerId'],
-  syncUser: ['id', 'name', 'email', 'avatarColor', 'deletedAt', 'updateId'],
+  syncUser: ['id', 'name', 'email', 'avatarColor', 'deletedAt', 'updateId', 'profileImagePath', 'profileChangedAt'],
   stack: ['stack.id', 'stack.primaryAssetId', 'ownerId'],
   syncAssetExif: [
     'asset_exif.assetId',
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/sync.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/sync.dto.ts
index 92aea8f5e..66061e7bb 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/sync.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/sync.dto.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ export class SyncUserV1 {
   @ValidateEnum({ enum: UserAvatarColor, name: 'UserAvatarColor', nullable: true })
   avatarColor!: UserAvatarColor | null;
   deletedAt!: Date | null;
+  hasProfileImage!: boolean;
+  profileChangedAt!: Date;
 }
 
 @ExtraModel()
@@ -74,8 +76,6 @@ export class SyncAuthUserV1 extends SyncUserV1 {
   quotaSizeInBytes!: number | null;
   @ApiProperty({ type: 'integer' })
   quotaUsageInBytes!: number;
-  hasProfileImage!: boolean;
-  profileChangedAt!: Date;
 }
 
 @ExtraModel()
diff --git a/server/src/queries/sync.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/sync.repository.sql
index 7c7774a02..5c8046015 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/sync.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/sync.repository.sql
@@ -452,14 +452,14 @@ select
   "avatarColor",
   "deletedAt",
   "updateId",
+  "profileImagePath",
+  "profileChangedAt",
   "isAdmin",
   "pinCode",
   "oauthId",
   "storageLabel",
   "quotaSizeInBytes",
-  "quotaUsageInBytes",
-  "profileImagePath",
-  "profileChangedAt"
+  "quotaUsageInBytes"
 from
   "user"
 where
@@ -896,7 +896,9 @@ select
   "email",
   "avatarColor",
   "deletedAt",
-  "updateId"
+  "updateId",
+  "profileImagePath",
+  "profileChangedAt"
 from
   "user"
 where
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/sync.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/sync.repository.ts
index 486984118..d72ddcfc4 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/sync.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/sync.repository.ts
@@ -375,16 +375,7 @@ class AuthUserSync extends BaseSync {
     return this.db
       .selectFrom('user')
       .select(columns.syncUser)
-      .select([
-        'isAdmin',
-        'pinCode',
-        'oauthId',
-        'storageLabel',
-        'quotaSizeInBytes',
-        'quotaUsageInBytes',
-        'profileImagePath',
-        'profileChangedAt',
-      ])
+      .select(['isAdmin', 'pinCode', 'oauthId', 'storageLabel', 'quotaSizeInBytes', 'quotaUsageInBytes'])
       .$call(this.upsertTableFilters(ack))
       .stream();
   }
diff --git a/server/src/schema/migrations/1753800911775-ProfileImageCheckpointRemoval.ts b/server/src/schema/migrations/1753800911775-ProfileImageCheckpointRemoval.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f741f211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/schema/migrations/1753800911775-ProfileImageCheckpointRemoval.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { Kysely, sql } from 'kysely';
+
+export async function up(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`DELETE FROM session_sync_checkpoint
+  WHERE type IN (
+    'UserV1',
+    'AssetV1',
+    'PartnerAssetV1',
+    'PartnerAssetBackfillV1',
+    'AlbumAssetV1',
+    'AlbumAssetBackfillV1'
+  )`.execute(db);
+}
+
+export async function down(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`DELETE FROM session_sync_checkpoint
+  WHERE type IN (
+    'UserV1',
+    'AssetV1',
+    'PartnerAssetV1',
+    'PartnerAssetBackfillV1',
+    'AlbumAssetV1',
+    'AlbumAssetBackfillV1'
+  )`.execute(db);
+}
diff --git a/server/src/services/sync.service.ts b/server/src/services/sync.service.ts
index 57b953f12..fee77f35b 100644
--- a/server/src/services/sync.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/sync.service.ts
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ export class SyncService extends BaseService {
 
     const upsertType = SyncEntityType.UserV1;
     const upserts = this.syncRepository.user.getUpserts(checkpointMap[upsertType]);
-    for await (const { updateId, ...data } of upserts) {
-      send(response, { type: upsertType, ids: [updateId], data });
+    for await (const { updateId, profileImagePath, ...data } of upserts) {
+      send(response, { type: upsertType, ids: [updateId], data: { ...data, hasProfileImage: !!profileImagePath } });
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/server/test/medium/specs/sync/sync-user.spec.ts b/server/test/medium/specs/sync/sync-user.spec.ts
index 72661e119..c5d572d7d 100644
--- a/server/test/medium/specs/sync/sync-user.spec.ts
+++ b/server/test/medium/specs/sync/sync-user.spec.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ describe(SyncEntityType.UserV1, () => {
         data: {
           deletedAt: user.deletedAt,
           email: user.email,
+          hasProfileImage: user.profileImagePath !== '',
           id: user.id,
           name: user.name,
           avatarColor: user.avatarColor,
+          profileChangedAt: user.profileChangedAt.toISOString(),
         },
         type: 'UserV1',
       },