diff --git a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadFaviconController.php b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadFaviconController.php
index 35c3d1ad17..1892b6ce1c 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadFaviconController.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadFaviconController.php
@@ -9,13 +9,8 @@
 
 namespace Flarum\Api\Controller;
 
-use Flarum\Api\JsonApi;
-use Flarum\Foundation\ValidationException;
-use Flarum\Locale\TranslatorInterface;
-use Flarum\Settings\SettingsRepositoryInterface;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Filesystem\Factory;
-use Intervention\Image\ImageManager;
 use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\EncodedImageInterface;
+use Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface;
 
 class UploadFaviconController extends UploadImageController
@@ -23,28 +18,12 @@ class UploadFaviconController extends UploadImageController
     protected string $filePathSettingKey = 'favicon_path';
     protected string $filenamePrefix = 'favicon';
 
-    public function __construct(
-        JsonApi $api,
-        SettingsRepositoryInterface $settings,
-        Factory $filesystemFactory,
-        protected TranslatorInterface $translator,
-        protected ImageManager $imageManager
-    ) {
-        parent::__construct($api, $settings, $filesystemFactory);
-    }
-
-    protected function makeImage(UploadedFileInterface $file): EncodedImageInterface
+    protected function makeImage(UploadedFileInterface $file): EncodedImageInterface|StreamInterface
     {
         $this->fileExtension = pathinfo($file->getClientFilename(), PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
 
         if ($this->fileExtension === 'ico') {
-            // @todo remove in 2.0
-            throw new ValidationException([
-                'message' => strtr($this->translator->trans('validation.mimes'), [
-                    ':attribute' => 'favicon',
-                    ':values' => 'jpeg,png,gif,webp',
-                ])
-            ]);
+            return $file->getStream();
         }
 
         $encodedImage = $this->imageManager->read($file->getStream()->getMetadata('uri'))
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadImageController.php b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadImageController.php
index ac760f1648..0d712e6efa 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadImageController.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadImageController.php
@@ -11,14 +11,17 @@
 
 use Flarum\Api\JsonApi;
 use Flarum\Http\RequestUtil;
+use Flarum\Locale\TranslatorInterface;
 use Flarum\Settings\SettingsRepositoryInterface;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Filesystem\Factory;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Intervention\Image\ImageManager;
 use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\EncodedImageInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
+use Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface;
 
 abstract class UploadImageController extends ShowForumController
@@ -31,6 +34,8 @@ abstract class UploadImageController extends ShowForumController
     public function __construct(
         JsonApi $api,
         protected SettingsRepositoryInterface $settings,
+        protected ImageManager $imageManager,
+        protected TranslatorInterface $translator,
         Factory $filesystemFactory
     ) {
         parent::__construct($api);
@@ -42,22 +47,45 @@ public function handle(ServerRequestInterface $request): ResponseInterface
     {
         RequestUtil::getActor($request)->assertAdmin();
 
-        $file = Arr::get($request->getUploadedFiles(), $this->filenamePrefix);
+        $filenamePrefix = $this->filenamePrefix($request);
+
+        $file = Arr::get($request->getUploadedFiles(), $filenamePrefix);
 
         $encodedImage = $this->makeImage($file);
 
-        if (($path = $this->settings->get($this->filePathSettingKey)) && $this->uploadDir->exists($path)) {
+        $filePathSettingKey = $this->filePathSettingKey($request, $file);
+
+        if (($path = $this->settings->get($filePathSettingKey)) && $this->uploadDir->exists($path)) {
             $this->uploadDir->delete($path);
         }
 
-        $uploadName = $this->filenamePrefix.'-'.Str::lower(Str::random(8)).'.'.$this->fileExtension;
+        $uploadName = $filenamePrefix.'-'.Str::lower(Str::random(8)).'.'.$this->fileExtension($request, $file);
 
         $this->uploadDir->put($uploadName, $encodedImage);
 
-        $this->settings->set($this->filePathSettingKey, $uploadName);
+        $this->settings->set($filePathSettingKey, $uploadName);
+
+        return parent::handle(
+            // The parent controller expects a show forum request.
+            // `GET /api/forum`
+            $request->withMethod('GET')->withUri($request->getUri()->withPath('/api/forum'))
+        );
+    }
+
+    abstract protected function makeImage(UploadedFileInterface $file): EncodedImageInterface|StreamInterface;
 
-        return parent::handle($request);
+    protected function fileExtension(ServerRequestInterface $request, UploadedFileInterface $file): string
+    {
+        return $this->fileExtension;
     }
 
-    abstract protected function makeImage(UploadedFileInterface $file): EncodedImageInterface;
+    protected function filePathSettingKey(ServerRequestInterface $request, UploadedFileInterface $file): string
+    {
+        return $this->filePathSettingKey;
+    }
+
+    protected function filenamePrefix(ServerRequestInterface $request): string
+    {
+        return $this->filenamePrefix;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadLogoController.php b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadLogoController.php
index 396e14acbf..894b11e4c6 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadLogoController.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Api/Controller/UploadLogoController.php
@@ -21,21 +21,10 @@ class UploadLogoController extends UploadImageController
     protected string $filePathSettingKey = 'logo_path';
     protected string $filenamePrefix = 'logo';
 
-    public function __construct(
-        JsonApi $api,
-        SettingsRepositoryInterface $settings,
-        Factory $filesystemFactory,
-        protected ImageManager $imageManager
-    ) {
-        parent::__construct($api, $settings, $filesystemFactory);
-    }
-
     protected function makeImage(UploadedFileInterface $file): EncodedImageInterface
     {
-        $encodedImage = $this->imageManager->read($file->getStream()->getMetadata('uri'))
+        return $this->imageManager->read($file->getStream()->getMetadata('uri'))
             ->scale(height: 60)
             ->toPng();
-
-        return $encodedImage;
     }
 }