diff --git a/extensions/suspend/src/Access/UserPolicy.php b/extensions/suspend/src/Access/UserPolicy.php
index 69823772c..311bbbcf5 100644
--- a/extensions/suspend/src/Access/UserPolicy.php
+++ b/extensions/suspend/src/Access/UserPolicy.php
@@ -25,4 +25,11 @@ class UserPolicy extends AbstractPolicy
             return $this->deny();
         }
     }
+
+    public function uploadAvatar(User $actor, User $user)
+    {
+        if ($actor->suspended_until && $actor->suspended_until->isFuture()) {
+            return $this->deny();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/suspend/tests/fixtures/avatar.png b/extensions/suspend/tests/fixtures/avatar.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d3bea752
Binary files /dev/null and b/extensions/suspend/tests/fixtures/avatar.png differ
diff --git a/extensions/suspend/tests/integration/api/users/UploadAvatarTest.php b/extensions/suspend/tests/integration/api/users/UploadAvatarTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7620c2de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/suspend/tests/integration/api/users/UploadAvatarTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Flarum.
+ *
+ * For detailed copyright and license information, please view the
+ * LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Flarum\Suspend\Tests\integration\api\users;
+
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Flarum\Testing\integration\RetrievesAuthorizedUsers;
+use Flarum\Testing\integration\TestCase;
+use Laminas\Diactoros\UploadedFile;
+use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
+
+class UploadAvatarTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RetrievesAuthorizedUsers;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->extension('flarum-suspend');
+
+        $this->prepareDatabase([
+            'users' => [
+                ['id' => 1, 'username' => 'Muralf', 'email' => 'muralf@machine.local', 'is_email_confirmed' => 1],
+                $this->normalUser(),
+                ['id' => 3, 'username' => 'acme', 'email' => 'acme@machine.local', 'is_email_confirmed' => 1, 'suspended_until' => Carbon::now()->addDay(), 'suspend_message' => 'You have been suspended.', 'suspend_reason' => 'Suspended for acme reasons.'],
+                ['id' => 4, 'username' => 'acme4', 'email' => 'acme4@machine.local', 'is_email_confirmed' => 1],
+                ['id' => 5, 'username' => 'acme5', 'email' => 'acme5@machine.local', 'is_email_confirmed' => 1, 'suspended_until' => Carbon::now()->subDay(), 'suspend_message' => 'You have been suspended.', 'suspend_reason' => 'Suspended for acme reasons.'],
+            ],
+            'groups' => [
+                ['id' => 5, 'name_singular' => 'can_edit_users', 'name_plural' => 'can_edit_users', 'is_hidden' => 0]
+            ],
+            'group_user' => [
+                ['user_id' => 2, 'group_id' => 5]
+            ],
+            'group_permission' => [
+                ['permission' => 'user.edit', 'group_id' => 5],
+            ]
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider allowedToUploadAvatar
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function can_suspend_user_if_allowed(?int $authenticatedAs, int $targetUserId, string $message)
+    {
+        $response = $this->sendUploadAvatarRequest($authenticatedAs, $targetUserId);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode(), $response->getBody()->getContents());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider unallowedToUploadAvatar
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function cannot_suspend_user_if_not_allowed(?int $authenticatedAs, int $targetUserId, string $message)
+    {
+        $response = $this->sendUploadAvatarRequest($authenticatedAs, $targetUserId);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(403, $response->getStatusCode(), $response->getBody()->getContents());
+    }
+
+    public function allowedToUploadAvatar(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            [1, 2, 'Admin can upload avatar for any user'],
+            [2, 3, 'User with permission can upload avatar for suspended user'],
+            [2, 2, 'User with permission can upload avatar for self'],
+            [2, 4, 'User with permission can upload avatar for other user'],
+            [1, 1, 'Admin can upload avatar for self'],
+            [5, 5, 'Suspended user can upload avatar for self if suspension expired'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function unallowedToUploadAvatar(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            [3, 3, 'Suspended user cannot upload avatar for self'],
+            [3, 2, 'Suspended user cannot upload avatar for other user'],
+            [4, 3, 'User without permission cannot upload avatar for suspended user'],
+            [4, 2, 'User without permission cannot upload avatar for other user'],
+            [5, 2, 'Suspended user cannot upload avatar for other user if suspension expired'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    protected function sendUploadAvatarRequest(?int $authenticatedAs, int $targetUserId): ResponseInterface
+    {
+        return $this->send(
+            $this->request('POST', "/api/users/$targetUserId/avatar", [
+                'authenticatedAs' => $authenticatedAs,
+            ])->withHeader('Content-Type', 'multipart/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW')->withUploadedFiles([
+                'avatar' => new UploadedFile(__DIR__.'/../../../fixtures/avatar.png', 0, UPLOAD_ERR_OK, 'avatar.png', 'image/png')
+            ])
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/framework/core/src/User/Access/UserPolicy.php b/framework/core/src/User/Access/UserPolicy.php
index 274c9aaa5..9b97da6ed 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/User/Access/UserPolicy.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/User/Access/UserPolicy.php
@@ -39,4 +39,15 @@ class UserPolicy extends AbstractPolicy
             return $this->allow();
         }
     }
+
+    public function uploadAvatar(User $actor, User $user)
+    {
+        if ($actor->id === $user->id) {
+            return $this->allow();
+        }
+
+        if ($actor->id !== $user->id) {
+            return $actor->can('edit', $user);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/framework/core/src/User/Command/UploadAvatarHandler.php b/framework/core/src/User/Command/UploadAvatarHandler.php
index ae8844230..b7bd39a2c 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/User/Command/UploadAvatarHandler.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/User/Command/UploadAvatarHandler.php
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ class UploadAvatarHandler
 
         $user = $this->users->findOrFail($command->userId);
 
-        if ($actor->id !== $user->id) {
-            $actor->assertCan('edit', $user);
-        }
+        $actor->assertCan('uploadAvatar', $user);
 
         $this->validator->assertValid(['avatar' => $command->file]);