diff --git a/changelog.d/profile-image-descriptions.skip b/changelog.d/profile-image-descriptions.skip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index 8d329cb9b6..3f8e4d7d83 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -1659,16 +1659,23 @@ defp get_actor_url(url) when is_list(url) do
 
   defp get_actor_url(_url), do: nil
 
-  defp normalize_image(%{"url" => url}) do
+  defp normalize_image(%{"url" => url} = data) do
     %{
       "type" => "Image",
       "url" => [%{"href" => url}]
     }
+    |> maybe_put_description(data)
   end
 
   defp normalize_image(urls) when is_list(urls), do: urls |> List.first() |> normalize_image()
   defp normalize_image(_), do: nil
 
+  defp maybe_put_description(map, %{"name" => description}) when is_binary(description) do
+    Map.put(map, "name", description)
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_put_description(map, _), do: map
+
   defp object_to_user_data(data, additional) do
     fields =
       data
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
index 1334aeb210..9c4f98f9c3 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
@@ -234,12 +234,14 @@ test "works for bridgy actors" do
 
       assert user.avatar == %{
                "type" => "Image",
-               "url" => [%{"href" => "https://jk.nipponalba.scot/images/profile.jpg"}]
+               "url" => [%{"href" => "https://jk.nipponalba.scot/images/profile.jpg"}],
+               "name" => "profile picture"
              }
 
       assert user.banner == %{
                "type" => "Image",
-               "url" => [%{"href" => "https://jk.nipponalba.scot/images/profile.jpg"}]
+               "url" => [%{"href" => "https://jk.nipponalba.scot/images/profile.jpg"}],
+               "name" => "profile picture"
              }
     end
 
@@ -454,6 +456,35 @@ test "fetches user location information from misskey" do
 
       assert user.location == "Poland"
     end
+
+    test "fetches avatar description" do
+      user_id = "https://example.com/users/marcin"
+
+      user_data =
+        "test/fixtures/users_mock/user.json"
+        |> File.read!()
+        |> String.replace("{{nickname}}", "marcin")
+        |> Jason.decode!()
+        |> Map.delete("featured")
+        |> Map.update("icon", %{}, fn image -> Map.put(image, "name", "image description") end)
+        |> Jason.encode!()
+
+      Tesla.Mock.mock(fn
+        %{
+          method: :get,
+          url: ^user_id
+        } ->
+          %Tesla.Env{
+            status: 200,
+            body: user_data,
+            headers: [{"content-type", "application/activity+json"}]
+          }
+      end)
+
+      {:ok, user} = ActivityPub.make_user_from_ap_id(user_id)
+
+      assert user.avatar["name"] == "image description"
+    end
   end
 
   test "it fetches the appropriate tag-restricted posts" do
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view_test.exs
index 1b11a5f41e..a32e728296 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/views/user_view_test.exs
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ test "Avatar has a description if the user set one" do
       insert(:user,
         avatar: %{
           "url" => [%{"href" => "https://someurl"}],
-          "name" => "pleroma-tan using pleroma groups"
+          "name" => "a drawing of pleroma-tan using pleroma groups"
         }
       )
 
     result = UserView.render("user.json", %{user: user})
 
-    assert result["icon"]["name"] == "pleroma-tan using pleroma groups"
+    assert result["icon"]["name"] == "a drawing of pleroma-tan using pleroma groups"
   end
 
   test "renders an invisible user with the invisible property set to true" do