diff --git a/cmd/admin_auth_ldap.go b/cmd/admin_auth_ldap.go
index e95e1d15c..517904957 100644
--- a/cmd/admin_auth_ldap.go
+++ b/cmd/admin_auth_ldap.go
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ var (
 			Name:  "skip-local-2fa",
 			Usage: "Set to true to skip local 2fa for users authenticated by this source",
 		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "avatar-attribute",
+			Usage: "The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s avatar.",
+		},
 	}
 
 	ldapBindDnCLIFlags = append(commonLdapCLIFlags,
@@ -234,6 +238,9 @@ func parseLdapConfig(c *cli.Context, config *ldap.Source) error {
 	if c.IsSet("public-ssh-key-attribute") {
 		config.AttributeSSHPublicKey = c.String("public-ssh-key-attribute")
 	}
+	if c.IsSet("avatar-attribute") {
+		config.AttributeAvatar = c.String("avatar-attribute")
+	}
 	if c.IsSet("page-size") {
 		config.SearchPageSize = uint32(c.Uint("page-size"))
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/admin_auth_ldap_test.go b/cmd/admin_auth_ldap_test.go
index c26cbdaf3..db1ba13bc 100644
--- a/cmd/admin_auth_ldap_test.go
+++ b/cmd/admin_auth_ldap_test.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func TestAddLdapBindDn(t *testing.T) {
 				"--surname-attribute", "sn-bind full",
 				"--email-attribute", "mail-bind full",
 				"--public-ssh-key-attribute", "publickey-bind full",
+				"--avatar-attribute", "avatar-bind full",
 				"--bind-dn", "cn=readonly,dc=full-domain-bind,dc=org",
 				"--bind-password", "secret-bind-full",
 				"--attributes-in-bind",
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ func TestAddLdapBindDn(t *testing.T) {
 					AttributeMail:         "mail-bind full",
 					AttributesInBind:      true,
 					AttributeSSHPublicKey: "publickey-bind full",
+					AttributeAvatar:       "avatar-bind full",
 					SearchPageSize:        99,
 					Filter:                "(memberOf=cn=user-group,ou=example,dc=full-domain-bind,dc=org)",
 					AdminFilter:           "(memberOf=cn=admin-group,ou=example,dc=full-domain-bind,dc=org)",
@@ -269,6 +271,7 @@ func TestAddLdapSimpleAuth(t *testing.T) {
 				"--surname-attribute", "sn-simple full",
 				"--email-attribute", "mail-simple full",
 				"--public-ssh-key-attribute", "publickey-simple full",
+				"--avatar-attribute", "avatar-simple full",
 				"--user-dn", "cn=%s,ou=Users,dc=full-domain-simple,dc=org",
 			},
 			loginSource: &login.Source{
@@ -288,6 +291,7 @@ func TestAddLdapSimpleAuth(t *testing.T) {
 					AttributeSurname:      "sn-simple full",
 					AttributeMail:         "mail-simple full",
 					AttributeSSHPublicKey: "publickey-simple full",
+					AttributeAvatar:       "avatar-simple full",
 					Filter:                "(&(objectClass=posixAccount)(full-simple-cn=%s))",
 					AdminFilter:           "(memberOf=cn=admin-group,ou=example,dc=full-domain-simple,dc=org)",
 					RestrictedFilter:      "(memberOf=cn=restricted-group,ou=example,dc=full-domain-simple,dc=org)",
@@ -501,6 +505,7 @@ func TestUpdateLdapBindDn(t *testing.T) {
 				"--surname-attribute", "sn-bind full",
 				"--email-attribute", "mail-bind full",
 				"--public-ssh-key-attribute", "publickey-bind full",
+				"--avatar-attribute", "avatar-bind full",
 				"--bind-dn", "cn=readonly,dc=full-domain-bind,dc=org",
 				"--bind-password", "secret-bind-full",
 				"--synchronize-users",
@@ -534,6 +539,7 @@ func TestUpdateLdapBindDn(t *testing.T) {
 					AttributeMail:         "mail-bind full",
 					AttributesInBind:      false,
 					AttributeSSHPublicKey: "publickey-bind full",
+					AttributeAvatar:       "avatar-bind full",
 					SearchPageSize:        99,
 					Filter:                "(memberOf=cn=user-group,ou=example,dc=full-domain-bind,dc=org)",
 					AdminFilter:           "(memberOf=cn=admin-group,ou=example,dc=full-domain-bind,dc=org)",
@@ -932,6 +938,7 @@ func TestUpdateLdapSimpleAuth(t *testing.T) {
 				"--surname-attribute", "sn-simple full",
 				"--email-attribute", "mail-simple full",
 				"--public-ssh-key-attribute", "publickey-simple full",
+				"--avatar-attribute", "avatar-simple full",
 				"--user-dn", "cn=%s,ou=Users,dc=full-domain-simple,dc=org",
 			},
 			id: 7,
@@ -952,6 +959,7 @@ func TestUpdateLdapSimpleAuth(t *testing.T) {
 					AttributeSurname:      "sn-simple full",
 					AttributeMail:         "mail-simple full",
 					AttributeSSHPublicKey: "publickey-simple full",
+					AttributeAvatar:       "avatar-simple full",
 					Filter:                "(&(objectClass=posixAccount)(full-simple-cn=%s))",
 					AdminFilter:           "(memberOf=cn=admin-group,ou=example,dc=full-domain-simple,dc=org)",
 					RestrictedFilter:      "(memberOf=cn=restricted-group,ou=example,dc=full-domain-simple,dc=org)",
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/usage/command-line.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/usage/command-line.en-us.md
index 0bc8d70fd..b12400c57 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/usage/command-line.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/usage/command-line.en-us.md
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ Admin operations:
         - `--surname-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s surname.
         - `--email-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s email address. Required.
         - `--public-ssh-key-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s public ssh key.
+        - `--avatar-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s avatar.
         - `--bind-dn value`: The DN to bind to the LDAP server with when searching for the user.
         - `--bind-password value`: The password for the Bind DN, if any.
         - `--attributes-in-bind`: Fetch attributes in bind DN context.
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ Admin operations:
         - `--surname-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s surname.
         - `--email-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s email address.
         - `--public-ssh-key-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s public ssh key.
+        - `--avatar-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s avatar.
         - `--bind-dn value`: The DN to bind to the LDAP server with when searching for the user.
         - `--bind-password value`: The password for the Bind DN, if any.
         - `--attributes-in-bind`: Fetch attributes in bind DN context.
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ Admin operations:
         - `--surname-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s surname.
         - `--email-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s email address. Required.
         - `--public-ssh-key-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s public ssh key.
+        - `--avatar-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s avatar.
         - `--user-dn value`: The user’s DN. Required.
       - Examples:
         - `gitea admin auth add-ldap-simple --name ldap --security-protocol unencrypted --host mydomain.org --port 389 --user-dn "cn=%s,ou=Users,dc=mydomain,dc=org" --user-filter "(&(objectClass=posixAccount)(cn=%s))" --email-attribute mail`
@@ -223,6 +226,7 @@ Admin operations:
         - `--surname-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s surname.
         - `--email-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s email address.
         - `--public-ssh-key-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s public ssh key.
+        - `--avatar-attribute value`: The attribute of the user’s LDAP record containing the user’s avatar.
         - `--user-dn value`: The user’s DN.
       - Examples:
         - `gitea admin auth update-ldap-simple --id 1 --name "my ldap auth source"`
diff --git a/models/user_avatar.go b/models/user_avatar.go
index 65e59eb32..a7ca1c915 100644
--- a/models/user_avatar.go
+++ b/models/user_avatar.go
@@ -153,6 +153,15 @@ func (u *User) UploadAvatar(data []byte) error {
 	return sess.Commit()
 }
 
+// IsUploadAvatarChanged returns true if the current user's avatar would be changed with the provided data
+func (u *User) IsUploadAvatarChanged(data []byte) bool {
+	if !u.UseCustomAvatar || len(u.Avatar) == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+	avatarID := fmt.Sprintf("%x", md5.Sum([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%d-%x", u.ID, md5.Sum(data)))))
+	return u.Avatar != avatarID
+}
+
 // DeleteAvatar deletes the user's custom avatar.
 func (u *User) DeleteAvatar() error {
 	aPath := u.CustomAvatarRelativePath()
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index 2ee0f5b56..3d43b99c3 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -2421,6 +2421,7 @@ auths.attribute_name = First Name Attribute
 auths.attribute_surname = Surname Attribute
 auths.attribute_mail = Email Attribute
 auths.attribute_ssh_public_key = Public SSH Key Attribute
+auths.attribute_avatar = Avatar Attribute
 auths.attributes_in_bind = Fetch Attributes in Bind DN Context
 auths.allow_deactivate_all = Allow an empty search result to deactivate all users
 auths.use_paged_search = Use Paged Search
diff --git a/routers/web/admin/auths.go b/routers/web/admin/auths.go
index a394b4fdc..803dcafa2 100644
--- a/routers/web/admin/auths.go
+++ b/routers/web/admin/auths.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ func parseLDAPConfig(form forms.AuthenticationForm) *ldap.Source {
 		AttributeMail:         form.AttributeMail,
 		AttributesInBind:      form.AttributesInBind,
 		AttributeSSHPublicKey: form.AttributeSSHPublicKey,
+		AttributeAvatar:       form.AttributeAvatar,
 		SearchPageSize:        pageSize,
 		Filter:                form.Filter,
 		GroupsEnabled:         form.GroupsEnabled,
diff --git a/services/auth/source/ldap/source.go b/services/auth/source/ldap/source.go
index 3d02be4dc..3e751f512 100644
--- a/services/auth/source/ldap/source.go
+++ b/services/auth/source/ldap/source.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type Source struct {
 	AttributeMail         string // E-mail attribute
 	AttributesInBind      bool   // fetch attributes in bind context (not user)
 	AttributeSSHPublicKey string // LDAP SSH Public Key attribute
+	AttributeAvatar       string
 	SearchPageSize        uint32 // Search with paging page size
 	Filter                string // Query filter to validate entry
 	AdminFilter           string // Query filter to check if user is admin
diff --git a/services/auth/source/ldap/source_authenticate.go b/services/auth/source/ldap/source_authenticate.go
index f302a9d58..2719b5b71 100644
--- a/services/auth/source/ldap/source_authenticate.go
+++ b/services/auth/source/ldap/source_authenticate.go
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ func (source *Source) Authenticate(user *models.User, userName, password string)
 		err = models.RewriteAllPublicKeys()
 	}
 
+	if err == nil && len(source.AttributeAvatar) > 0 {
+		_ = user.UploadAvatar(sr.Avatar)
+	}
+
 	return user, err
 }
 
diff --git a/services/auth/source/ldap/source_search.go b/services/auth/source/ldap/source_search.go
index 9fe244376..1f1cca270 100644
--- a/services/auth/source/ldap/source_search.go
+++ b/services/auth/source/ldap/source_search.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type SearchResult struct {
 	IsAdmin      bool     // if user is administrator
 	IsRestricted bool     // if user is restricted
 	LowerName    string   // Lowername
+	Avatar       []byte
 }
 
 func (ls *Source) sanitizedUserQuery(username string) (string, bool) {
@@ -266,7 +267,8 @@ func (ls *Source) SearchEntry(name, passwd string, directBind bool) *SearchResul
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	var isAttributeSSHPublicKeySet = len(strings.TrimSpace(ls.AttributeSSHPublicKey)) > 0
+	isAttributeSSHPublicKeySet := len(strings.TrimSpace(ls.AttributeSSHPublicKey)) > 0
+	isAtributeAvatarSet := len(strings.TrimSpace(ls.AttributeAvatar)) > 0
 
 	attribs := []string{ls.AttributeUsername, ls.AttributeName, ls.AttributeSurname, ls.AttributeMail}
 	if len(strings.TrimSpace(ls.UserUID)) > 0 {
@@ -275,8 +277,11 @@ func (ls *Source) SearchEntry(name, passwd string, directBind bool) *SearchResul
 	if isAttributeSSHPublicKeySet {
 		attribs = append(attribs, ls.AttributeSSHPublicKey)
 	}
+	if isAtributeAvatarSet {
+		attribs = append(attribs, ls.AttributeAvatar)
+	}
 
-	log.Trace("Fetching attributes '%v', '%v', '%v', '%v', '%v', '%v' with filter '%s' and base '%s'", ls.AttributeUsername, ls.AttributeName, ls.AttributeSurname, ls.AttributeMail, ls.AttributeSSHPublicKey, ls.UserUID, userFilter, userDN)
+	log.Trace("Fetching attributes '%v', '%v', '%v', '%v', '%v', '%v', '%v' with filter '%s' and base '%s'", ls.AttributeUsername, ls.AttributeName, ls.AttributeSurname, ls.AttributeMail, ls.AttributeSSHPublicKey, ls.AttributeAvatar, ls.UserUID, userFilter, userDN)
 	search := ldap.NewSearchRequest(
 		userDN, ldap.ScopeWholeSubtree, ldap.NeverDerefAliases, 0, 0, false, userFilter,
 		attribs, nil)
@@ -296,6 +301,7 @@ func (ls *Source) SearchEntry(name, passwd string, directBind bool) *SearchResul
 	}
 
 	var sshPublicKey []string
+	var Avatar []byte
 
 	username := sr.Entries[0].GetAttributeValue(ls.AttributeUsername)
 	firstname := sr.Entries[0].GetAttributeValue(ls.AttributeName)
@@ -363,6 +369,10 @@ func (ls *Source) SearchEntry(name, passwd string, directBind bool) *SearchResul
 		}
 	}
 
+	if isAtributeAvatarSet {
+		Avatar = sr.Entries[0].GetRawAttributeValue(ls.AttributeAvatar)
+	}
+
 	return &SearchResult{
 		LowerName:    strings.ToLower(username),
 		Username:     username,
@@ -372,6 +382,7 @@ func (ls *Source) SearchEntry(name, passwd string, directBind bool) *SearchResul
 		SSHPublicKey: sshPublicKey,
 		IsAdmin:      isAdmin,
 		IsRestricted: isRestricted,
+		Avatar:       Avatar,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -403,14 +414,18 @@ func (ls *Source) SearchEntries() ([]*SearchResult, error) {
 
 	userFilter := fmt.Sprintf(ls.Filter, "*")
 
-	var isAttributeSSHPublicKeySet = len(strings.TrimSpace(ls.AttributeSSHPublicKey)) > 0
+	isAttributeSSHPublicKeySet := len(strings.TrimSpace(ls.AttributeSSHPublicKey)) > 0
+	isAtributeAvatarSet := len(strings.TrimSpace(ls.AttributeAvatar)) > 0
 
 	attribs := []string{ls.AttributeUsername, ls.AttributeName, ls.AttributeSurname, ls.AttributeMail}
 	if isAttributeSSHPublicKeySet {
 		attribs = append(attribs, ls.AttributeSSHPublicKey)
 	}
+	if isAtributeAvatarSet {
+		attribs = append(attribs, ls.AttributeAvatar)
+	}
 
-	log.Trace("Fetching attributes '%v', '%v', '%v', '%v', '%v' with filter %s and base %s", ls.AttributeUsername, ls.AttributeName, ls.AttributeSurname, ls.AttributeMail, ls.AttributeSSHPublicKey, userFilter, ls.UserBase)
+	log.Trace("Fetching attributes '%v', '%v', '%v', '%v', '%v', '%v' with filter %s and base %s", ls.AttributeUsername, ls.AttributeName, ls.AttributeSurname, ls.AttributeMail, ls.AttributeSSHPublicKey, ls.AttributeAvatar, userFilter, ls.UserBase)
 	search := ldap.NewSearchRequest(
 		ls.UserBase, ldap.ScopeWholeSubtree, ldap.NeverDerefAliases, 0, 0, false, userFilter,
 		attribs, nil)
@@ -442,8 +457,10 @@ func (ls *Source) SearchEntries() ([]*SearchResult, error) {
 		if isAttributeSSHPublicKeySet {
 			result[i].SSHPublicKey = v.GetAttributeValues(ls.AttributeSSHPublicKey)
 		}
+		if isAtributeAvatarSet {
+			result[i].Avatar = v.GetRawAttributeValue(ls.AttributeAvatar)
+		}
 		result[i].LowerName = strings.ToLower(result[i].Username)
-
 	}
 
 	return result, nil
diff --git a/services/auth/source/ldap/source_sync.go b/services/auth/source/ldap/source_sync.go
index f03e29f92..2df97aabd 100644
--- a/services/auth/source/ldap/source_sync.go
+++ b/services/auth/source/ldap/source_sync.go
@@ -112,12 +112,18 @@ func (source *Source) Sync(ctx context.Context, updateExisting bool) error {
 
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("SyncExternalUsers[%s]: Error creating user %s: %v", source.loginSource.Name, su.Username, err)
-			} else if isAttributeSSHPublicKeySet {
+			}
+
+			if err == nil && isAttributeSSHPublicKeySet {
 				log.Trace("SyncExternalUsers[%s]: Adding LDAP Public SSH Keys for user %s", source.loginSource.Name, usr.Name)
 				if models.AddPublicKeysBySource(usr, source.loginSource, su.SSHPublicKey) {
 					sshKeysNeedUpdate = true
 				}
 			}
+
+			if err == nil && len(source.AttributeAvatar) > 0 {
+				_ = usr.UploadAvatar(su.Avatar)
+			}
 		} else if updateExisting {
 			// Synchronize SSH Public Key if that attribute is set
 			if isAttributeSSHPublicKeySet && models.SynchronizePublicKeys(usr, source.loginSource, su.SSHPublicKey) {
@@ -150,6 +156,13 @@ func (source *Source) Sync(ctx context.Context, updateExisting bool) error {
 					log.Error("SyncExternalUsers[%s]: Error updating user %s: %v", source.loginSource.Name, usr.Name, err)
 				}
 			}
+
+			if usr.IsUploadAvatarChanged(su.Avatar) {
+				if err == nil && len(source.AttributeAvatar) > 0 {
+					_ = usr.UploadAvatar(su.Avatar)
+				}
+
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/services/forms/auth_form.go b/services/forms/auth_form.go
index 229728cf7..2c6966d26 100644
--- a/services/forms/auth_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/auth_form.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type AuthenticationForm struct {
 	AttributeSurname              string
 	AttributeMail                 string
 	AttributeSSHPublicKey         string
+	AttributeAvatar               string
 	AttributesInBind              bool
 	UsePagedSearch                bool
 	SearchPageSize                int
diff --git a/templates/admin/auth/edit.tmpl b/templates/admin/auth/edit.tmpl
index 142c537b1..2f77e9bd8 100644
--- a/templates/admin/auth/edit.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/auth/edit.tmpl
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@
 						<label for="attribute_ssh_public_key">{{.i18n.Tr "admin.auths.attribute_ssh_public_key"}}</label>
 						<input id="attribute_ssh_public_key" name="attribute_ssh_public_key" value="{{$cfg.AttributeSSHPublicKey}}" placeholder="e.g. SshPublicKey">
 					</div>
+					<div class="field">
+						<label for="attribute_avatar">{{.i18n.Tr "admin.auths.attribute_avatar"}}</label>
+						<input id="attribute_avatar" name="attribute_avatar" value="{{$cfg.AttributeAvatar}}" placeholder="e.g. jpegPhoto">
+					</div>
 					<div class="inline field">
 						<div class="ui checkbox">
 							<label for="groups_enabled"><strong>{{.i18n.Tr "admin.auths.verify_group_membership"}}</strong></label>
diff --git a/templates/admin/auth/source/ldap.tmpl b/templates/admin/auth/source/ldap.tmpl
index b8018f5b5..b553502b9 100644
--- a/templates/admin/auth/source/ldap.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/auth/source/ldap.tmpl
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@
 		<label for="attribute_ssh_public_key">{{.i18n.Tr "admin.auths.attribute_ssh_public_key"}}</label>
 		<input id="attribute_ssh_public_key" name="attribute_ssh_public_key" value="{{.attribute_ssh_public_key}}" placeholder="e.g. SshPublicKey">
 	</div>
+	<div class="field">
+		<label for="attribute_avatar">{{.i18n.Tr "admin.auths.attribute_avatar"}}</label>
+		<input id="attribute_avatar" name="attribute_avatar" value="{{.attribute_avatar}}" placeholder="e.g. jpegPhoto">
+	</div>
 	<div class="inline field">
 		<div class="ui checkbox">
 			<label for="groups_enabled"><strong>{{.i18n.Tr "admin.auths.verify_group_membership"}}</strong></label>