diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a3e07b24e..14fffe0f5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 - refactorings #3437
 
 ### Fixes
+- mark "group image changed" as system message on receiver side #3517
 
 
 ## 1.90.0
diff --git a/python/tests/test_1_online.py b/python/tests/test_1_online.py
index d7e86e61a..263a4aeaf 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_1_online.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_1_online.py
@@ -1581,8 +1581,9 @@ def test_set_get_group_image(acfactory, data, lp):
 
     lp.sec("ac2: wait for receiving message from ac1")
     msg1 = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
+    assert msg1.is_system_message()  # Member added
     msg2 = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
-    assert msg1.text == "hi" or msg2.text == "hi"
+    assert msg2.text == "hi"
     assert msg1.chat.id == msg2.chat.id
 
     lp.sec("ac2: see if chat now has got the profile image")
@@ -1596,6 +1597,8 @@ def test_set_get_group_image(acfactory, data, lp):
     lp.sec("ac2: delete profile image from chat")
     msg1.chat.remove_profile_image()
     msg_back = ac1._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
+    assert msg_back.text == "Group image deleted by {}.".format(ac2.get_config("addr"))
+    assert msg_back.is_system_message()
     assert msg_back.chat == chat
     assert chat.get_profile_image() is None
 
diff --git a/src/mimeparser.rs b/src/mimeparser.rs
index ee7ab5365..11fba8f6c 100644
--- a/src/mimeparser.rs
+++ b/src/mimeparser.rs
@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@ impl MimeMessage {
                 self.is_system_message = SystemMessage::ChatProtectionEnabled;
             } else if value == "protection-disabled" {
                 self.is_system_message = SystemMessage::ChatProtectionDisabled;
+            } else if value == "group-avatar-changed" {
+                self.is_system_message = SystemMessage::GroupImageChanged;
             }
         } else if self.get_header(HeaderDef::ChatGroupMemberRemoved).is_some() {
             self.is_system_message = SystemMessage::MemberRemovedFromGroup;
@@ -424,10 +426,6 @@ impl MimeMessage {
             self.is_system_message = SystemMessage::MemberAddedToGroup;
         } else if self.get_header(HeaderDef::ChatGroupNameChanged).is_some() {
             self.is_system_message = SystemMessage::GroupNameChanged;
-        } else if let Some(value) = self.get_header(HeaderDef::ChatContent) {
-            if value == "group-avatar-changed" {
-                self.is_system_message = SystemMessage::GroupImageChanged;
-            }
         }
     }