diff --git a/Classes/Controller/EditController.php b/Classes/Controller/EditController.php
index 9b9cf4e59..fc82137b7 100644
--- a/Classes/Controller/EditController.php
+++ b/Classes/Controller/EditController.php
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public function deleteAction(User $user)
      */
     protected function redirectIfNoChangesOnObject(User $user)
     {
-        if (!ObjectUtility::isDirtyObject($user)) {
+        if (!ObjectUtility::isDirtyObject($user, $this->request)) {
             $this->addFlashMessage(LocalizationUtility::translate('noChanges'), '', ContextualFeedbackSeverity::NOTICE);
             return $this->redirect('edit');
         }
diff --git a/Classes/Utility/ObjectUtility.php b/Classes/Utility/ObjectUtility.php
index d583556e2..bed5e9ddc 100644
--- a/Classes/Utility/ObjectUtility.php
+++ b/Classes/Utility/ObjectUtility.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Database\ConnectionPool;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Database\Query\QueryBuilder;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Mvc\RequestInterface;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Persistence\ObjectStorage;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Reflection\Exception\PropertyNotAccessibleException;
 use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Reflection\ObjectAccess;
@@ -34,9 +35,10 @@ public static function getContentObject(): ContentObjectRenderer
      * Checks if object was changed or not
      *
      * @param object $object
+     * @param RequestInterface $request
      * @codeCoverageIgnore
      */
-    public static function isDirtyObject($object): bool
+    public static function isDirtyObject($object, RequestInterface $request): bool
     {
         foreach (array_keys($object->_getProperties()) as $propertyName) {
             try {
@@ -63,6 +65,15 @@ public static function isDirtyObject($object): bool
                     return true;
                 }
             }
+
+            /** check if there is an uploaded image */
+            $uploadedFiles = $request->getUploadedFiles();
+            if (
+                count($uploadedFiles) > 0
+                && !empty($uploadedFiles['image'])
+            ) {
+                return true;
+            }
         }
         return false;
     }