diff --git a/upub/core/src/model/object.rs b/upub/core/src/model/object.rs
index f3348e8a..6085c28b 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/model/object.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/model/object.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use apb::{BaseMut, CollectionMut, ObjectMut, ObjectType};
+use apb::{BaseMut, CollectionMut, DocumentMut, ObjectMut, ObjectType};
 use sea_orm::{entity::prelude::*, QuerySelect, SelectColumns};
 
 use super::Audience;
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub struct Model {
 	pub name: Option<String>,
 	pub summary: Option<String>,
 	pub content: Option<String>,
+	pub image: Option<String>,
 	pub sensitive: bool,
 	pub in_reply_to: Option<String>,
 	pub url: Option<String>,
@@ -159,6 +160,11 @@ impl Model {
 			.set_name(self.name.as_deref())
 			.set_summary(self.summary.as_deref())
 			.set_content(self.content.as_deref())
+			.set_image(apb::Node::maybe_object(self.image.map(|x| 
+				apb::new()
+					.set_document_type(Some(apb::DocumentType::Image))
+					.set_url(apb::Node::link(x))
+			)))
 			.set_context(apb::Node::maybe_link(self.context.clone()))
 			.set_conversation(apb::Node::maybe_link(self.context.clone())) // duplicate context for mastodon
 			.set_in_reply_to(apb::Node::maybe_link(self.in_reply_to.clone()))
diff --git a/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs b/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs
index 53fd1c2b..37c1e440 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs
@@ -90,33 +90,6 @@ impl Normalizer for crate::Context {
 				.exec(tx)
 				.await?;
 		}
-		// lemmy sends us an image field in posts, treat it like an attachment i'd say
-		if let Some(img) = object.image().get() {
-			// TODO lemmy doesnt tell us the media type but we use it to display the thing...
-			let img_url = img.url().id().str().unwrap_or_default();
-			let media_type = if img_url.ends_with("png") {
-				Some("image/png".to_string())
-			} else if img_url.ends_with("webp") {
-				Some("image/webp".to_string())
-			} else if img_url.ends_with("jpeg") || img_url.ends_with("jpg") {
-				Some("image/jpeg".to_string())
-			} else {
-				None
-			};
-
-			let mut attachment_model = AP::attachment_q(img, object_model.internal, None)?;
-
-			// ugly fix for lemmy
-			if let Some(m) = media_type {
-				if img.media_type().ok().is_none() {
-					attachment_model.media_type = Set(m);
-				}
-			}
-
-			crate::model::attachment::Entity::insert(attachment_model)
-				.exec(tx)
-				.await?;
-		}
 
 		for tag in object.tag().flat() {
 			match tag {
@@ -279,6 +252,7 @@ impl AP {
 			name: object.name().str(),
 			summary: object.summary().str(),
 			content: object.content().str(),
+			image: object.image().get().and_then(|x| x.url().id().str()),
 			context: object.context().id().str(),
 			in_reply_to: object.in_reply_to().id().str(),
 			published: object.published().unwrap_or_else(|_| chrono::Utc::now()),
diff --git a/upub/migrations/src/lib.rs b/upub/migrations/src/lib.rs
index 2a36a724..57dffe40 100644
--- a/upub/migrations/src/lib.rs
+++ b/upub/migrations/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ mod m20240626_000001_add_notifications_table;
 mod m20240628_000001_add_followers_following_indexes;
 mod m20240628_000002_add_credentials_activated;
 mod m20240703_000001_add_audience_index;
+mod m20240703_000002_add_image_to_objects;
 
 pub struct Migrator;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ impl MigratorTrait for Migrator {
 			Box::new(m20240628_000001_add_followers_following_indexes::Migration),
 			Box::new(m20240628_000002_add_credentials_activated::Migration),
 			Box::new(m20240703_000001_add_audience_index::Migration),
+			Box::new(m20240703_000002_add_image_to_objects::Migration),
 		]
 	}
 }
diff --git a/upub/migrations/src/m20240524_000001_create_actor_activity_object_tables.rs b/upub/migrations/src/m20240524_000001_create_actor_activity_object_tables.rs
index 87b06850..3ae34845 100644
--- a/upub/migrations/src/m20240524_000001_create_actor_activity_object_tables.rs
+++ b/upub/migrations/src/m20240524_000001_create_actor_activity_object_tables.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ pub enum Objects {
 	Name,
 	Summary,
 	Content,
+	Image, // added with migration m20240703_000002
 	Sensitive,
 	Url,
 	Likes,
diff --git a/upub/migrations/src/m20240703_000002_add_image_to_objects.rs b/upub/migrations/src/m20240703_000002_add_image_to_objects.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..903c2508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upub/migrations/src/m20240703_000002_add_image_to_objects.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use sea_orm_migration::prelude::*;
+
+use crate::m20240524_000001_create_actor_activity_object_tables::Objects;
+
+#[derive(DeriveMigrationName)]
+pub struct Migration;
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl MigrationTrait for Migration {
+	async fn up(&self, manager: &SchemaManager) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
+		manager
+			.alter_table(
+				Table::alter()
+					.table(Objects::Table)
+					.add_column(ColumnDef::new(Objects::Image).string().null())
+					.to_owned()
+			)
+			.await?;
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	async fn down(&self, manager: &SchemaManager) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
+		manager
+			.alter_table(
+				Table::alter()
+					.table(Objects::Table)
+					.drop_column(Objects::Image)
+					.to_owned()
+			)
+			.await?;
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}