diff --git a/node/test/test.mjs b/node/test/test.mjs
index a7ae73727..11e4703ad 100644
--- a/node/test/test.mjs
+++ b/node/test/test.mjs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { EventId2EventName, C } from '../dist/constants.js'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { statSync } from 'fs'
 import { Context } from '../dist/context.js'
-import {fileURLToPath} from 'url';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 
 const __dirname = fileURLToPath(new URL('.', import.meta.url));
 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ describe('Offline Tests with unconfigured account', function () {
     context.setChatProfileImage(chatId, imagePath)
     const blobPath = context.getChat(chatId).getProfileImage()
     expect(blobPath.startsWith(blobs)).to.be.true
-    expect(blobPath.includes('image')).to.be.true
+    expect(blobPath.includes('image')).to.be.false
     expect(blobPath.endsWith('.jpeg')).to.be.true
 
     context.setChatProfileImage(chatId, null)
diff --git a/src/blob.rs b/src/blob.rs
index ff1b13459..30e0e24dc 100644
--- a/src/blob.rs
+++ b/src/blob.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::iter::FusedIterator;
 use std::mem;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-use anyhow::{format_err, Context as _, Result};
+use anyhow::{ensure, format_err, Context as _, Result};
 use base64::Engine as _;
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use image::codecs::jpeg::JpegEncoder;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {
             let src_in_blobdir: &Path;
             let blobdir = context.get_blobdir();
 
-            if src.starts_with(blobdir) || src.starts_with("$BLOBDIR/") {
+            if src.starts_with(blobdir) {
                 src_in_blobdir = src;
             } else {
                 info!(
@@ -678,6 +678,10 @@ impl<'a> BlobObject<'a> {
 }
 
 fn file_hash(src: &Path) -> Result<blake3::Hash> {
+    ensure!(
+        !src.starts_with("$BLOBDIR/"),
+        "Use `get_abs_path()` to get the absolute path of the blobfile"
+    );
     let mut hasher = blake3::Hasher::new();
     let mut src_file = std::fs::File::open(src)
         .with_context(|| format!("Failed to open file {}", src.display()))?;
@@ -1221,7 +1225,7 @@ mod tests {
         let avatar_src = t.dir.path().join("avatar.png");
         let avatar_bytes = include_bytes!("../test-data/image/avatar64x64.png");
         fs::write(&avatar_src, avatar_bytes).await.unwrap();
-        let avatar_blob = t.get_blobdir().join("avatar.png");
+        let avatar_blob = t.get_blobdir().join("e9b6c7a78aa2e4f415644f55a553e73.png");
         assert!(!avatar_blob.exists());
         t.set_config(Config::Selfavatar, Some(avatar_src.to_str().unwrap()))
             .await
diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 5a6ca0b6f..13fcb4956 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -4170,7 +4170,11 @@ pub async fn set_chat_profile_image(
         msg.param.remove(Param::Arg);
         msg.text = stock_str::msg_grp_img_deleted(context, ContactId::SELF).await;
     } else {
-        let mut image_blob = BlobObject::new_from_path(context, Path::new(new_image)).await?;
+        let mut image_blob = BlobObject::create_and_deduplicate(
+            context,
+            Path::new(new_image),
+            Path::new(new_image),
+        )?;
         image_blob.recode_to_avatar_size(context).await?;
         chat.param.set(Param::ProfileImage, image_blob.as_name());
         msg.param.set(Param::Arg, image_blob.as_name());
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 37c7eabbb..8ac186be7 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -764,7 +764,8 @@ impl Context {
                     .await?;
                 match value {
                     Some(path) => {
-                        let mut blob = BlobObject::new_from_path(self, path.as_ref()).await?;
+                        let path = get_abs_path(self, Path::new(path));
+                        let mut blob = BlobObject::create_and_deduplicate(self, &path, &path)?;
                         blob.recode_to_avatar_size(self).await?;
                         self.sql
                             .set_raw_config(key.as_ref(), Some(blob.as_name()))
diff --git a/src/webxdc/integration.rs b/src/webxdc/integration.rs
index fad7d2096..47120c5ac 100644
--- a/src/webxdc/integration.rs
+++ b/src/webxdc/integration.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
 use crate::chat::{send_msg, ChatId};
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::contact::ContactId;
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ impl Context {
     pub async fn set_webxdc_integration(&self, file: &str) -> Result<()> {
         let chat_id = ChatId::create_for_contact(self, ContactId::SELF).await?;
         let mut msg = Message::new(Viewtype::Webxdc);
-        msg.set_file(file, None);
+        msg.set_file_and_deduplicate(self, Path::new(&file), None, None)?;
         msg.hidden = true;
         msg.param.set_int(Param::WebxdcIntegration, 1);
         msg.param.set_int(Param::GuaranteeE2ee, 1); // needed to pass `internet_access` requirements