diff --git a/protocol/communities/manager.go b/protocol/communities/manager.go
index 11a815c2b..892def486 100644
--- a/protocol/communities/manager.go
+++ b/protocol/communities/manager.go
@@ -4003,7 +4003,7 @@ func (m *Manager) ImageToBase64(uri string) string {
 	return base64img
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) AddCommunityToken(token *CommunityToken) (*CommunityToken, error) {
+func (m *Manager) AddCommunityToken(token *CommunityToken, croppedImage *images.CroppedImage) (*CommunityToken, error) {
 
 	community, err := m.GetByIDString(token.CommunityID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -4013,7 +4013,20 @@ func (m *Manager) AddCommunityToken(token *CommunityToken) (*CommunityToken, err
 		return nil, ErrOrgNotFound
 	}
 
-	token.Base64Image = m.ImageToBase64(token.Base64Image)
+	if croppedImage != nil && croppedImage.ImagePath != "" {
+		bytes, err := images.OpenAndAdjustImage(*croppedImage, true)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		base64img, err := images.GetPayloadDataURI(bytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		token.Base64Image = base64img
+	} else {
+		token.Base64Image = m.ImageToBase64(token.Base64Image)
+	}
 
 	tokenMetadata := &protobuf.CommunityTokenMetadata{
 		ContractAddresses: map[uint64]string{uint64(token.ChainID): token.Address},
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_communities.go b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
index 815b691aa..fb1602648 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_communities.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
@@ -3778,8 +3778,8 @@ func (m *Messenger) GetAllCommunityTokens() ([]*communities.CommunityToken, erro
 	return m.communitiesManager.GetAllCommunityTokens()
 }
 
-func (m *Messenger) AddCommunityToken(token *communities.CommunityToken) (*communities.CommunityToken, error) {
-	return m.communitiesManager.AddCommunityToken(token)
+func (m *Messenger) AddCommunityToken(token *communities.CommunityToken, croppedImage *images.CroppedImage) (*communities.CommunityToken, error) {
+	return m.communitiesManager.AddCommunityToken(token, croppedImage)
 }
 
 func (m *Messenger) UpdateCommunityTokenState(chainID int, contractAddress string, deployState communities.DeployState) error {
diff --git a/services/ext/api.go b/services/ext/api.go
index 82d43b8ba..a6cfcbffb 100644
--- a/services/ext/api.go
+++ b/services/ext/api.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	ethcommon "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/eth-node/crypto"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/eth-node/types"
+	"github.com/status-im/status-go/images"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/mailserver"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/multiaccounts/settings"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/protocol"
@@ -1305,8 +1306,8 @@ func (api *PublicAPI) GetAllCommunityTokens() ([]*communities.CommunityToken, er
 	return api.service.messenger.GetAllCommunityTokens()
 }
 
-func (api *PublicAPI) AddCommunityToken(token *communities.CommunityToken) (*communities.CommunityToken, error) {
-	return api.service.messenger.AddCommunityToken(token)
+func (api *PublicAPI) AddCommunityToken(token *communities.CommunityToken, croppedImage *images.CroppedImage) (*communities.CommunityToken, error) {
+	return api.service.messenger.AddCommunityToken(token, croppedImage)
 }
 
 func (api *PublicAPI) UpdateCommunityTokenState(chainID int, contractAddress string, deployState communities.DeployState) error {