diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20261027000000_upload_filter_exiftool_to_exif.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20261027000000_upload_filter_exiftool_to_exif.exs
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+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2026 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Repo.Migrations.UploadFilterExiftoolToExif do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  alias Pleroma.ConfigDB
+
+  @up %{
+    Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool => Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exif.StripLocation,
+    Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation => Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exif.StripLocation,
+    Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription => Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exif.ReadDescription
+  }
+
+  @down %{
+    Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exif.StripLocation => Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation,
+    Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exif.ReadDescription => Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription
+  }
+
+  def up, do: rename_filters(@up)
+
+  def down, do: rename_filters(@down)
+
+  defp rename_filters(renames) do
+    case ConfigDB.get_by_params(%{group: :pleroma, key: Pleroma.Upload}) do
+      %{value: value} ->
+        new_value =
+          Keyword.update(value, :filters, [], fn filters ->
+            filters
+            |> Enum.map(&Map.get(renames, &1, &1))
+            |> Enum.uniq()
+          end)
+
+        ConfigDB.update_or_create(%{group: :pleroma, key: Pleroma.Upload, value: new_value})
+
+      _ ->
+        nil
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/repo/migrations/upload_filter_exiftool_to_exif_test.exs b/test/pleroma/repo/migrations/upload_filter_exiftool_to_exif_test.exs
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+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2017-2026 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.Repo.Migrations.UploadFilterExiftoolToExifTest do
+  use Pleroma.DataCase
+  import Pleroma.Factory
+  import Pleroma.Tests.Helpers
+  alias Pleroma.ConfigDB
+
+  setup_all do: require_migration("20261027000000_upload_filter_exiftool_to_exif")
+
+  defp filters do
+    ConfigDB.get_by_params(%{group: :pleroma, key: Pleroma.Upload}).value[:filters]
+  end
+
+  test "up/0 renames the Exiftool filters", %{migration: migration} do
+    insert(:config,
+      group: :pleroma,
+      key: Pleroma.Upload,
+      value: [
+        filters: [
+          Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Dedupe,
+          Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool,
+          Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation,
+          Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription
+        ]
+      ]
+    )
+
+    migration.up()
+
+    assert filters() == [
+             Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Dedupe,
+             Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exif.StripLocation,
+             Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exif.ReadDescription
+           ]
+  end
+
+  test "down/0 restores the Exiftool filters", %{migration: migration} do
+    insert(:config,
+      group: :pleroma,
+      key: Pleroma.Upload,
+      value: [
+        filters: [
+          Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exif.StripLocation,
+          Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exif.ReadDescription
+        ]
+      ]
+    )
+
+    migration.down()
+
+    assert filters() == [
+             Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.StripLocation,
+             Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescription
+           ]
+  end
+
+  test "up/0 does nothing without a database config", %{migration: migration} do
+    assert migration.up() == nil
+    assert ConfigDB.get_by_params(%{group: :pleroma, key: Pleroma.Upload}) == nil
+  end
+end