diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
index 35557f941..72e98a9c1 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
@@ -716,10 +716,8 @@ impl From<deltachat::ephemeral::Timer> for EphemeralTimer {
 #[derive(Deserialize, TypeDef, schemars::JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct LateFilingMediaSize {
-    // The new width to store in the message object. None if you don't want to change the width.
-    pub width: Option<u32>,
-    // The new height to store in the message object. None if you don't want to change the height.
-    pub height: Option<u32>,
+    // The new width and height to store in the message object. None if you don't want to change the dimensions.
+    pub wh: Option<(u32, u32)>,
     // The new duration to store in the message object. None if you don't want to change it.
     pub duration: Option<u32>,
 }
@@ -731,22 +729,20 @@ impl LateFilingMediaSize {
         message_id: MsgId,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let mut message = deltachat::message::Message::load_from_db(context, message_id).await?;
+        let (width, height) = match self.wh {
+            Some((w, h)) => (
+                w.to_i32().context("conversion to i32 failed")?,
+                h.to_i32().context("conversion to i32 failed")?,
+            ),
+            None => (0, 0),
+        };
+        let duration = self
+            .duration
+            .unwrap_or(0)
+            .to_i32()
+            .context("conversion to i32 failed")?;
         message
-            .latefiling_mediasize(
-                context,
-                self.width
-                    .unwrap_or(0)
-                    .to_i32()
-                    .context("conversion to i32 failed")?,
-                self.height
-                    .unwrap_or(0)
-                    .to_i32()
-                    .context("conversion to i32 failed")?,
-                self.duration
-                    .unwrap_or(0)
-                    .to_i32()
-                    .context("conversion to i32 failed")?,
-            )
+            .latefiling_mediasize(context, width, height, duration)
             .await?;
         Ok(())
     }