diff --git a/src/components/dialog_modal/dialog_modal.vue b/src/components/dialog_modal/dialog_modal.vue
index 939655f65..2b9c7a5d8 100644
--- a/src/components/dialog_modal/dialog_modal.vue
+++ b/src/components/dialog_modal/dialog_modal.vue
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
   inset: 0;
   justify-content: center;
   place-items: center center;
+  overflow: auto;
 }
 
 .dialog-modal.panel {
-  max-height: 80vh;
   max-width: 90vw;
   z-index: 2001;
   cursor: default;
diff --git a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
index 26a2e2db0..303413b55 100644
--- a/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
+++ b/src/components/post_status_form/post_status_form.vue
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
           v-if="!$store.state.users.currentUser.locked && newStatus.visibility == 'private' && !disableLockWarning"
           keypath="post_status.account_not_locked_warning"
           tag="p"
-          class="alert neutral"
+          class="visibility-notice"
           scope="global"
         >
           <button
@@ -25,52 +25,52 @@
         </i18n-t>
         <p
           v-if="!hideScopeNotice && newStatus.visibility === 'public'"
-          class="alert neutral notice-dismissible"
+          class="visibility-notice notice-dismissible"
         >
           <span>{{ $t('post_status.scope_notice.public') }}</span>
-          <button
-            class="fa-scale-110 button-unstyled fa-old-padding dismiss"
+          <a
+            class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding dismiss"
             :title="$t('post_status.scope_notice_dismiss')"
             role="button"
             tabindex="0"
             @click.prevent="dismissScopeNotice()"
           >
             <FAIcon icon="times" />
-          </button>
+          </a>
         </p>
         <p
           v-else-if="!hideScopeNotice && newStatus.visibility === 'unlisted'"
-          class="alert neutral notice-dismissible"
+          class="visibility-notice notice-dismissible"
         >
           <span>{{ $t('post_status.scope_notice.unlisted') }}</span>
-          <button
-            class="fa-scale-110 button-unstyled fa-old-padding dismiss"
+          <a
+            class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding dismiss"
             :title="$t('post_status.scope_notice_dismiss')"
             role="button"
             tabindex="0"
             @click.prevent="dismissScopeNotice()"
           >
             <FAIcon icon="times" />
-          </button>
+          </a>
         </p>
         <p
           v-else-if="!hideScopeNotice && newStatus.visibility === 'private' && $store.state.users.currentUser.locked"
-          class="alert neutral notice-dismissible"
+          class="visibility-notice notice-dismissible"
         >
           <span>{{ $t('post_status.scope_notice.private') }}</span>
-          <button
-            class="fa-scale-110 button-unstyled fa-old-padding dismiss"
+          <a
+            class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding dismiss"
             :title="$t('post_status.scope_notice_dismiss')"
             role="button"
             tabindex="0"
             @click.prevent="dismissScopeNotice()"
           >
             <FAIcon icon="times" />
-          </button>
+          </a>
         </p>
         <p
           v-else-if="newStatus.visibility === 'direct'"
-          class="alert neutral"
+          class="visibility-notice"
         >
           <span v-if="safeDMEnabled">{{ $t('post_status.direct_warning_to_first_only') }}</span>
           <span v-else>{{ $t('post_status.direct_warning_to_all') }}</span>
diff --git a/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.vue b/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.vue
index 7dd6ff28f..eda60a96a 100644
--- a/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.vue
+++ b/src/components/side_drawer/side_drawer.vue
@@ -412,6 +412,10 @@
   display: flex;
   padding: 0;
   margin: 0;
+
+  .user-info {
+    margin: 1em;
+  }
 }
 
 .side-drawer ul {
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
index 159d09e36..7daee4b76 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
@@ -186,14 +186,6 @@ export default {
     relationship () {
       return this.$store.getters.relationship(this.userId)
     },
-    style () {
-      return {
-        backgroundImage: [
-          'linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--profileTint), var(--profileTint))',
-          `url(${this.bannerImgSrc})`
-        ].join(', ')
-      }
-    },
     isOtherUser () {
       return this.user.id !== this.$store.state.users.currentUser.id
     },
@@ -290,12 +282,14 @@ export default {
     // Editable stuff
     avatarImgSrc () {
       const currentUrl = this.user.profile_image_url_original || this.defaultAvatar
-      const newUrl = this.newAvatar === '' ? this.defaultAvatar : this.newAvatar
+      if (!this.editable) return currentUrl
+      const newUrl = this.newAvatar === null ? this.defaultAvatar : this.newAvatar
       return (this.newAvatar === null) ? currentUrl : newUrl
     },
     bannerImgSrc () {
       const currentUrl = this.user.cover_photo || this.defaultBanner
-      const newUrl = this.newBanner === '' ? this.defaultBanner : this.newBanner
+      if (!this.editable) return currentUrl
+      const newUrl = this.newBanner === null ? this.defaultBanner : this.newBanner
       return (this.newBanner === null) ? currentUrl : newUrl
     },
     defaultAvatar () {
@@ -419,11 +413,11 @@ export default {
     },
     resetImage () {
       if (this.editImage === 'avatar') {
-        this.newAvatar = ''
-        this.newAvatarFile = ''
+        this.newAvatar = null
+        this.newAvatarFile = null
       } else {
-        this.newBanner = ''
-        this.newBannerFile = ''
+        this.newBanner = null
+        this.newBannerFile = null
       }
       this.editImage = false
     },
@@ -438,6 +432,9 @@ export default {
     propsToNative (props) {
       return propsToNative(props)
     },
+    cancelImageText () {
+      return
+    },
     resetState () {
       const user = this.$store.state.users.currentUser
 
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.scss b/src/components/user_card/user_card.scss
index ce26fdfe7..0d117182d 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.scss
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.scss
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@
     }
   }
 
-  .background-image {
+  .banner-overlay,
+  .banner-image {
     position: absolute;
     inset: 0;
     right: -1.2em;
@@ -119,11 +120,24 @@
     top: -1.4em;
     padding: 0;
     mask: linear-gradient(to top, transparent 0, white 5em) bottom no-repeat;
-    background-size: cover;
-    background-color: var(--profileBg);
     border-top-left-radius: calc(var(--roundness) - 1px);
     border-top-right-radius: calc(var(--roundness) - 1px);
+  }
+
+  .banner-image {
     z-index: -2;
+
+    img {
+      object-fit: cover;
+      height: 100%;
+      width: 100%;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .banner-overlay {
+    background-color: var(--profileTint);
+    pointer-events: none; // let user copy bg url
+    z-index: -1;
   }
 
   .bottom-buttons {
@@ -491,6 +505,8 @@
 .edit-image {
   .panel-body {
     text-align: center;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
   }
 
   .current-avatar {
@@ -499,9 +515,19 @@
 
   .image-container {
     display: flex;
-    margin: 0 1em 0.5em;
+    align-self: center;
+    margin: 0 0 1em;
+    max-height: 30em;
+    max-width: 100%;
+    flex: 1 0 20em;
+    aspect-ratio: 1;
     gap: 0.5em;
 
+    &.-banner {
+      aspect-ratio: 3;
+      max-width: 100%;
+    }
+
     .new-image {
       display: flex;
       flex-direction: column;
@@ -509,6 +535,7 @@
 
     .cropper {
       flex: 1;
+      overflow-x: auto;
     }
 
     > * {
@@ -546,4 +573,16 @@
       aspect-ratio: unset;
     }
   }
+
+  #modal.-mobile & {
+    #pick-image {
+      height: 3em;
+    }
+
+    .image-container {
+      &.-banner {
+        max-height: 10em;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
index a993a87a5..af3c56186 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@
     <div class="user-card-inner">
       <div class="user-info">
         <div class="user-identity">
+          <div class="banner-image">
+            <img
+              :src="bannerImgSrc"
+              :class="{ 'hide-bio': hideBio }"
+            >
+          </div>
           <div
+            class="banner-overlay"
             :class="{ 'hide-bio': hideBio }"
-            :style="style"
-            class="background-image"
           />
           <a
             v-if="avatarAction === 'zoom'"
@@ -222,74 +227,72 @@
           </div>
         </div>
         <div
-          v-if="loggedIn"
+          v-if="loggedIn && isOtherUser"
           class="user-interactions"
         >
-          <template v-if="isOtherUser">
-            <div class="btn-group">
-              <FollowButton
-                :relationship="relationship"
-                :user="user"
-              />
-              <template v-if="relationship.following">
-                <ProgressButton
-                  v-if="!relationship.notifying"
-                  class="btn button-default"
-                  :click="subscribeUser"
-                  :title="$t('user_card.subscribe')"
-                >
-                  <FAIcon icon="bell" />
-                </ProgressButton>
-                <ProgressButton
-                  v-else
-                  class="btn button-default toggled"
-                  :click="unsubscribeUser"
-                  :title="$t('user_card.unsubscribe')"
-                >
-                  <FALayers>
-                    <FAIcon
-                      icon="rss"
-                      transform="left-5 shrink-6 up-3 rotate-20"
-                      flip="horizontal"
-                    />
-                    <FAIcon
-                      icon="rss"
-                      transform="right-5 shrink-6 up-3 rotate-20"
-                    />
-                    <FAIcon icon="bell" />
-                  </FALayers>
-                </ProgressButton>
-              </template>
-            </div>
-            <button
-              v-if="relationship.muting"
-              class="btn button-default btn-mute toggled"
-              :disabled="user.deactivated"
-              @click="unmuteUser"
-            >
-              {{ $t('user_card.muted') }}
-            </button>
-            <button
-              v-else
-              class="btn button-default btn-mute"
-              :disabled="user.deactivated"
-              @click="muteUser"
-            >
-              {{ $t('user_card.mute') }}
-            </button>
-            <button
-              class="btn button-default btn-mention"
-              :disabled="user.deactivated"
-              @click="mentionUser"
-            >
-              {{ $t('user_card.mention') }}
-            </button>
-            <ModerationTools
-              v-if="showModerationMenu"
-              class="moderation-menu"
+          <div class="btn-group">
+            <FollowButton
+              :relationship="relationship"
               :user="user"
             />
-          </template>
+            <template v-if="relationship.following">
+              <ProgressButton
+                v-if="!relationship.notifying"
+                class="btn button-default"
+                :click="subscribeUser"
+                :title="$t('user_card.subscribe')"
+              >
+                <FAIcon icon="bell" />
+              </ProgressButton>
+              <ProgressButton
+                v-else
+                class="btn button-default toggled"
+                :click="unsubscribeUser"
+                :title="$t('user_card.unsubscribe')"
+              >
+                <FALayers>
+                  <FAIcon
+                    icon="rss"
+                    transform="left-5 shrink-6 up-3 rotate-20"
+                    flip="horizontal"
+                  />
+                  <FAIcon
+                    icon="rss"
+                    transform="right-5 shrink-6 up-3 rotate-20"
+                  />
+                  <FAIcon icon="bell" />
+                </FALayers>
+              </ProgressButton>
+            </template>
+          </div>
+          <button
+            v-if="relationship.muting"
+            class="btn button-default btn-mute toggled"
+            :disabled="user.deactivated"
+            @click="unmuteUser"
+          >
+            {{ $t('user_card.muted') }}
+          </button>
+          <button
+            v-else
+            class="btn button-default btn-mute"
+            :disabled="user.deactivated"
+            @click="muteUser"
+          >
+            {{ $t('user_card.mute') }}
+          </button>
+          <button
+            class="btn button-default btn-mention"
+            :disabled="user.deactivated"
+            @click="mentionUser"
+          >
+            {{ $t('user_card.mention') }}
+          </button>
+          <ModerationTools
+            v-if="showModerationMenu"
+            class="moderation-menu"
+            :user="user"
+          />
         </div>
         <div
           v-if="!loggedIn && user.is_local"
@@ -455,8 +458,7 @@
             >
               <template #default="inputProps">
                 <input
-                  v-model="newFields[i].name"
-                  :placeholder="$t('settings.profile_fields.name')"
+                  v-model="newFields[i].name" :placeholder="$t('settings.profile_fields.name')"
                   v-bind="propsToNative(inputProps)"
                   class="input"
                 >
@@ -653,7 +655,13 @@
         <template #header>
           {{ editImage === 'avatar' ? $t('settings.change_avatar') : $t('settings.change_banner') }}
         </template>
-        <div class="image-container">
+        <p>
+          {{ editImage === 'avatar' ? $t('settings.avatar_size_instruction') : $t('settings.banner_size_instruction' ) }}
+        </p>
+        <div
+          class="image-container"
+          :class="{ '-banner': editImage === 'banner' }"
+        >
           <image-cropper
             ref="cropper"
             class="cropper"
@@ -667,11 +675,8 @@
           type="button"
           @click="() => $refs.cropper.pickImage()"
         >
-          {{ $t('settings.upload_picture') }}
+          {{ $t('settings.select_picture') }}
         </button>
-        <p class="visibility-notice">
-          {{ editImage === 'avatar' ? $t('settings.avatar_size_instruction') : $t('settings.banner_size_instruction' ) }}
-        </p>
         <template #footer>
           <button
             class="button-default btn"
diff --git a/src/components/user_panel/user_panel.vue b/src/components/user_panel/user_panel.vue
index 14741fe00..3f6922c31 100644
--- a/src/components/user_panel/user_panel.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_panel/user_panel.vue
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   }
 
   .user-info {
-    margin: 0.6em;
+    margin: 0.6em 0.6em 0;
 
     .Avatar {
       width: 5em;
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@
     }
   }
 
+  .post-status-form {
+    form {
+      margin-top: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
   .signed-in {
     z-index: 10;
   }
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index c38d18c36..5363eda98 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@
     "type_domains_to_mute": "Search domains to mute",
     "upload_a_photo": "Upload a photo",
     "upload_picture": "Upload picture",
+    "select_picture": "Select picture",
     "user_settings": "User Settings",
     "values": {
       "false": "no",