diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3adabce5..ba26f4db 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "version": "0.8.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
+        "cropperjs": "1.6.1",
         "form-data": "4.0.0",
         "i18next": "22.4.15",
         "i18next-icu": "2.3.0",
@@ -7530,6 +7531,11 @@
       "dev": true,
       "peer": true
     },
+    "node_modules/cropperjs": {
+      "version": "1.6.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cropperjs/-/cropperjs-1.6.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-F4wsi+XkDHCOMrHMYjrTEE4QBOrsHHN5/2VsVAaRq8P7E5z7xQpT75S+f/9WikmBEailas3+yo+6zPIomW+NOA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/cross-env": {
       "version": "7.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-env/-/cross-env-7.0.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 15dc67df..f7d5ac4b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "typecheck:watch": "tsc --noEmit --watch"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "cropperjs": "1.6.1",
     "form-data": "4.0.0",
     "i18next": "22.4.15",
     "i18next-icu": "2.3.0",
diff --git a/public/locales/en/translation.json b/public/locales/en/translation.json
index bfcc71cb..0bdd9653 100644
--- a/public/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/public/locales/en/translation.json
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
   "Create gallery": "Create gallery",
   "Create post": "Create post",
   "Create video": "Create video",
+  "Crop image": "Crop image",
   "Culture": "Culture",
   "Date of Birth": "Date of Birth",
   "Decline": "Decline",
diff --git a/public/locales/ru/translation.json b/public/locales/ru/translation.json
index 33067ba4..60151706 100644
--- a/public/locales/ru/translation.json
+++ b/public/locales/ru/translation.json
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
   "Create gallery": "Создать галерею",
   "Create post": "Создать публикацию",
   "Create video": "Создать видео",
+  "Crop image": "Кадрировать изображение",
   "Culture": "Культура",
   "Date of Birth": "Дата рождения",
   "Decline": "Отмена",
diff --git a/src/components/ProfileSettings/ProfileSettings.tsx b/src/components/ProfileSettings/ProfileSettings.tsx
index 1cc18e4d..176a7fa8 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfileSettings/ProfileSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfileSettings/ProfileSettings.tsx
@@ -14,13 +14,18 @@ import { getImageUrl } from '../../utils/getImageUrl'
 import { handleImageUpload } from '../../utils/handleImageUpload'
 import { profileSocialLinks } from '../../utils/profileSocialLinks'
 import { validateUrl } from '../../utils/validateUrl'
+
+import { Modal } from '../Nav/Modal'
 import { Button } from '../_shared/Button'
 import { Icon } from '../_shared/Icon'
 import { Loading } from '../_shared/Loading'
 import { Popover } from '../_shared/Popover'
 import { SocialNetworkInput } from '../_shared/SocialNetworkInput'
+import { ImageCropper } from '../_shared/ImageCropper'
 import { ProfileSettingsNavigation } from '../Nav/ProfileSettingsNavigation'
 
+import { showModal, hideModal } from '../../stores/ui'
+
 import styles from '../../pages/profile/Settings.module.scss'
 
 const SimplifiedEditor = lazy(() => import('../../components/Editor/SimplifiedEditor'))
@@ -28,12 +33,14 @@ const GrowingTextarea = lazy(() => import('../../components/_shared/GrowingTexta
 
 export const ProfileSettings = () => {
   const { t } = useLocalize()
+
   const [prevForm, setPrevForm] = createStore({})
   const [isFormInitialized, setIsFormInitialized] = createSignal(false)
   const [social, setSocial] = createSignal([])
   const [addLinkForm, setAddLinkForm] = createSignal<boolean>(false)
   const [incorrectUrl, setIncorrectUrl] = createSignal<boolean>(false)
   const [isUserpicUpdating, setIsUserpicUpdating] = createSignal(false)
+  const [userpicFile, setUserpicFile] = createSignal<any | null>(null)
   const [uploadError, setUploadError] = createSignal(false)
   const [isFloatingPanelVisible, setIsFloatingPanelVisible] = createSignal(false)
   const [hostname, setHostname] = createSignal<string | null>(null)
@@ -115,23 +122,32 @@ export const ProfileSettings = () => {
     }
   }
 
-  const { selectFiles } = createFileUploader({ multiple: false, accept: 'image/*' })
+  const handleCropAvatar = () => {
+    const { selectFiles } = createFileUploader({ multiple: false, accept: 'image/*' })
 
-  const handleUploadAvatar = async () => {
-    selectFiles(async ([uploadFile]) => {
-      try {
-        setUploadError(false)
-        setIsUserpicUpdating(true)
-        const result = await handleImageUpload(uploadFile)
-        updateFormField('userpic', result.url)
-        setIsUserpicUpdating(false)
-      } catch (error) {
-        setUploadError(true)
-        console.error('[upload avatar] error', error)
-      }
+    selectFiles(([uploadFile]) => {
+      setUserpicFile(uploadFile)
+
+      showModal('cropImage')
     })
   }
 
+  const handleUploadAvatar = async (uploadFile) => {
+    try {
+      setUploadError(false)
+      setIsUserpicUpdating(true)
+
+      const result = await handleImageUpload(uploadFile)
+      updateFormField('userpic', result.url)
+
+      setUserpicFile(null)
+      setIsUserpicUpdating(false)
+    } catch (error) {
+      setUploadError(true)
+      console.error('[upload avatar] error', error)
+    }
+  }
+
   onMount(() => {
     setHostname(window?.location.host)
 
@@ -178,7 +194,7 @@ export const ProfileSettings = () => {
                     <div class="pretty-form__item">
                       <div
                         class={clsx(styles.userpic, { [styles.hasControls]: form.userpic })}
-                        onClick={!form.userpic && handleUploadAvatar}
+                        onClick={handleCropAvatar}
                       >
                         <Switch>
                           <Match when={isUserpicUpdating()}>
@@ -206,17 +222,19 @@ export const ProfileSettings = () => {
                                   </button>
                                 )}
                               </Popover>
-                              <Popover content={t('Upload userpic')}>
+
+                              {/* @@TODO inspect popover below. onClick causes page refreshing */}
+                              {/* <Popover content={t('Upload userpic')}>
                                 {(triggerRef: (el) => void) => (
                                   <button
                                     ref={triggerRef}
                                     class={styles.control}
-                                    onClick={handleUploadAvatar}
+                                    onClick={() => handleCropAvatar()}
                                   >
                                     <Icon name="user-image-black" />
                                   </button>
                                 )}
-                              </Popover>
+                              </Popover> */}
                             </div>
                           </Match>
                           <Match when={!form.userpic}>
@@ -365,6 +383,21 @@ export const ProfileSettings = () => {
             </div>
           </div>
         </Show>
+        <Modal variant="medium" name="cropImage" onClose={() => setUserpicFile(null)}>
+          <h2>{t('Crop image')}</h2>
+
+          <Show when={userpicFile()}>
+            <ImageCropper
+              uploadFile={userpicFile()}
+              onSave={(data) => {
+                handleUploadAvatar(data)
+
+                hideModal()
+              }}
+              onDecline={() => hideModal()}
+            />
+          </Show>
+        </Modal>
       </>
     </Show>
   )
diff --git a/src/components/_shared/ImageCropper/ImageCropper.module.scss b/src/components/_shared/ImageCropper/ImageCropper.module.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51e4dd01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/_shared/ImageCropper/ImageCropper.module.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+.cropperContainer {
+  max-height: 55vh;
+}
+
+.cropperControls {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+
+  margin-top: 2rem;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/_shared/ImageCropper/ImageCropper.tsx b/src/components/_shared/ImageCropper/ImageCropper.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e2646f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/_shared/ImageCropper/ImageCropper.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import 'cropperjs/dist/cropper.css'
+
+import { createSignal, onMount, Show } from 'solid-js'
+import Cropper from 'cropperjs'
+import { UploadFile } from '@solid-primitives/upload'
+
+import { useLocalize } from '../../../context/localize'
+
+import { Button } from '../Button'
+
+import styles from './ImageCropper.module.scss'
+
+interface CropperProps {
+  uploadFile: UploadFile
+  onSave: (any) => void
+  onDecline?: () => void
+}
+
+export const ImageCropper = (props: CropperProps) => {
+  const { t } = useLocalize()
+
+  const imageTagRef: { current: HTMLImageElement } = {
+    current: null,
+  }
+
+  const [cropper, setCropper] = createSignal(null)
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    if (imageTagRef.current) {
+      setCropper(
+        new Cropper(imageTagRef.current, {
+          viewMode: 1,
+          aspectRatio: 1,
+          guides: false,
+          background: false,
+          rotatable: false,
+          autoCropArea: 1,
+          modal: true,
+        }),
+      )
+    }
+  })
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <div class={styles.cropperContainer}>
+        <img
+          ref={(el) => (imageTagRef.current = el)}
+          src={props.uploadFile.source}
+          alt="image crop panel"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      <div class={styles.cropperControls}>
+        <Show when={props.onDecline}>
+          <Button variant="secondary" onClick={props.onDecline} value={t('Decline')} />
+        </Show>
+
+        <Button
+          variant="primary"
+          onClick={() => {
+            cropper()
+              .getCroppedCanvas()
+              .toBlob((blob) => {
+                const formData = new FormData()
+                formData.append('media', blob, props.uploadFile.file.name)
+
+                props.onSave({
+                  ...props.uploadFile,
+                  file: formData.get('media'),
+                })
+              })
+          }}
+          value={t('Save')}
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/components/_shared/ImageCropper/index.tsx b/src/components/_shared/ImageCropper/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08e025d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/_shared/ImageCropper/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { ImageCropper } from './ImageCropper'
diff --git a/src/stores/ui.ts b/src/stores/ui.ts
index 14982c53..7201f915 100644
--- a/src/stores/ui.ts
+++ b/src/stores/ui.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export type ModalType =
   | 'search'
   | 'inviteCoAuthors'
   | 'share'
+  | 'cropImage'
 
 export const MODALS: Record<ModalType, ModalType> = {
   auth: 'auth',
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export const MODALS: Record<ModalType, ModalType> = {
   search: 'search',
   inviteCoAuthors: 'inviteCoAuthors',
   share: 'share',
+  cropImage: 'cropImage',
 }
 
 const [modal, setModal] = createSignal<ModalType>(null)
diff --git a/src/styles/app.scss b/src/styles/app.scss
index 3380f5b5..0fb518ce 100644
--- a/src/styles/app.scss
+++ b/src/styles/app.scss
@@ -1074,3 +1074,31 @@ iframe {
 .img-align-column {
   clear: both;
 }
+
+.cropper-modal {
+  background-color: #fff !important;
+}
+
+.cropper-canvas {
+  filter: blur(2px);
+}
+
+.cropper-view-box,
+.cropper-crop-box,
+.cropper-line,
+.cropper-point {
+  box-shadow: none !important;
+  outline: none !important;
+  border: none !important;
+  background-color: transparent !important;
+}
+
+.cropper-crop-box {
+  border: 2px solid #000 !important;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+}
+
+.cropper-view-box,
+.cropper-face {
+  border-radius: 50%;
+}