diff --git a/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/stv/Student.php b/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/stv/Student.php
index 0cfd82c36..f2845572f 100644
--- a/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/stv/Student.php
+++ b/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/stv/Student.php
@@ -276,7 +276,17 @@ class Student extends FHCAPI_Controller
 		$update_person = array();
 		foreach ($array_allowed_props_person as $prop) {
 			$val = $this->input->post($prop);
-			if ($val !== null) {
+			if ($val === null)
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+			if($prop == 'foto')
+			{
+				$fotoval = ($val == '') ? null : str_replace('data:image/jpeg;base64,', '', $val);
+				$update_person[$prop] = $fotoval;
+			}
+			else
+			{
 				$update_person[$prop] = $val;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/public/js/components/DetailHeader/DetailHeader.js b/public/js/components/DetailHeader/DetailHeader.js
index 5c1573753..1088e3f63 100644
--- a/public/js/components/DetailHeader/DetailHeader.js
+++ b/public/js/components/DetailHeader/DetailHeader.js
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ export default {
 		redirectToLeitung(){
 			this.$emit('redirectToLeitung', {
 				person_id: this.leitungData.person_id});
+		},
+		getFotoSrc(foto) {
+			if(foto === null) {
+				return FHC_JS_DATA_STORAGE_OBJECT.app_root + 'skin/images/profilbild_dummy.jpg';
+			} else {
+				return 'data:image/jpeg;base64,' + foto;
+			}
 		}
 	},
 	template: `
@@ -116,7 +123,7 @@ export default {
 						<img
 						  class="d-block h-100 rounded"
 						  alt="Profilbild"
-						  :src="'data:image/jpeg;base64,' + person.foto"
+						  :src="getFotoSrc(person.foto)"
 						/>
 
 						<template v-if="person.foto_sperre">