diff --git a/src/app/(marketing)/create-profile/(onboarding)/_components/StartProfile.tsx b/src/app/(marketing)/create-profile/(onboarding)/_components/StartProfile.tsx
index f0ea1569d4..b50a9e33e6 100644
--- a/src/app/(marketing)/create-profile/(onboarding)/_components/StartProfile.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(marketing)/create-profile/(onboarding)/_components/StartProfile.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import FarcasterImage from "@/../static/socialIcons/farcaster.svg"
 import { ConnectFarcasterButton } from "@/components/Account/components/AccountModal/components/FarcasterProfile"
-import {} from "@/components/ui/Avatar"
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/Button"
 import {
   FormControl,
@@ -12,15 +11,15 @@ import {
   FormLabel,
 } from "@/components/ui/Form"
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/Input"
+import { uploadImageUrlToPinata } from "@/lib/uploadImageUrlToPinata"
 import { EditProfilePicture } from "@app/(marketing)/profile/_components/EditProfile/EditProfilePicture"
 import { Schemas, schemas } from "@guildxyz/types"
 import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod"
-import {} from "@phosphor-icons/react"
 import { ArrowRight } from "@phosphor-icons/react/dist/ssr"
 import useUser from "components/[guild]/hooks/useUser"
 import usePinata from "hooks/usePinata"
 import useSubmitWithUpload from "hooks/useSubmitWithUpload"
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react"
 import { FormProvider, useForm } from "react-hook-form"
 import { useCreateProfile } from "../_hooks/useCreateProfile"
 import { CreateProfileStep } from "../types"
@@ -37,19 +36,6 @@ export const StartProfile: CreateProfileStep = ({ data: chainData }) => {
     farcasterProfile ? CreateMethod.FillByFarcaster : undefined
   )
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!farcasterProfile) return
-    setMethod(CreateMethod.FillByFarcaster)
-    form.setValue(
-      "name",
-      farcasterProfile.username ?? form.getValues()?.name ?? "",
-      { shouldValidate: true }
-    )
-    form.setValue("profileImageUrl", farcasterProfile.avatar, {
-      shouldValidate: true,
-    })
-  }, [farcasterProfile])
-
   const form = useForm<Schemas["ProfileCreation"]>({
     resolver: zodResolver(
       schemas.ProfileCreationSchema.omit({ referrerUserId: true })
@@ -84,6 +70,23 @@ export const StartProfile: CreateProfileStep = ({ data: chainData }) => {
     control: form.control,
     fieldToSetOnSuccess: "profileImageUrl",
   })
+  const isFarcasterAvatarUploaded = useRef(false)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!farcasterProfile) return
+    setMethod(CreateMethod.FillByFarcaster)
+    form.setValue(
+      "name",
+      farcasterProfile.username ?? form.getValues()?.name ?? "",
+      { shouldValidate: true }
+    )
+    if (!farcasterProfile.avatar || isFarcasterAvatarUploaded.current) return
+    uploadImageUrlToPinata({
+      onUpload: profilePicUploader.onUpload,
+      image: new URL(farcasterProfile.avatar),
+    })
+    isFarcasterAvatarUploaded.current = true
+  }, [farcasterProfile, profilePicUploader.onUpload, form.setValue, form.getValues])
 
   const { handleSubmit, isUploadingShown, uploadLoadingText } = useSubmitWithUpload(
     form.handleSubmit(onSubmit),
diff --git a/src/app/(marketing)/profile/_components/EditProfile/EditProfile.tsx b/src/app/(marketing)/profile/_components/EditProfile/EditProfile.tsx
index a333ee3fd8..1ad732f88a 100644
--- a/src/app/(marketing)/profile/_components/EditProfile/EditProfile.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(marketing)/profile/_components/EditProfile/EditProfile.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
   DialogTitle,
   DialogTrigger,
 } from "@/components/ui/Dialog"
-import {} from "@/components/ui/DropdownMenu"
 import {
   FormControl,
   FormErrorMessage,
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ export const EditProfile = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<any>) => {
                 uploader={profilePicUploader}
                 className="-bottom-2 absolute left-4 translate-y-1/2 bg-muted"
               />
-              <EditProfileDropdown />
+              <EditProfileDropdown uploader={profilePicUploader} />
             </div>
 
             <FormField
diff --git a/src/app/(marketing)/profile/_components/EditProfile/EditProfileDropdown.tsx b/src/app/(marketing)/profile/_components/EditProfile/EditProfileDropdown.tsx
index 2bcbc117a4..fe47758315 100644
--- a/src/app/(marketing)/profile/_components/EditProfile/EditProfileDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(marketing)/profile/_components/EditProfile/EditProfileDropdown.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   DropdownMenuSeparator,
   DropdownMenuTrigger,
 } from "@/components/ui/DropdownMenu"
+import { uploadImageUrlToPinata } from "@/lib/uploadImageUrlToPinata"
 import {
   ArrowsClockwise,
   DotsThreeVertical,
@@ -13,14 +14,17 @@ import {
   TrashSimple,
 } from "@phosphor-icons/react"
 import useUser from "components/[guild]/hooks/useUser"
+import { Uploader } from "hooks/usePinata/usePinata"
+import { FunctionComponent } from "react"
 import { useFormContext } from "react-hook-form"
 import { useDeleteProfile } from "../../_hooks/useDeleteProfile"
 
-export const EditProfileDropdown = () => {
+export const EditProfileDropdown: FunctionComponent<{ uploader: Uploader }> = ({
+  uploader,
+}) => {
   const { farcasterProfiles } = useUser()
   const farcasterProfile = farcasterProfiles?.at(0)
   const { setValue } = useFormContext()
-
   const deleteProfile = useDeleteProfile()
 
   return (
@@ -38,16 +42,16 @@ export const EditProfileDropdown = () => {
           <DropdownMenuItem
             className="flex gap-2 px-4 py-6 font-semibold"
             onClick={() => {
-              if (farcasterProfile.avatar) {
-                setValue("profileImageUrl", farcasterProfile.avatar, {
-                  shouldValidate: true,
-                })
-              }
               if (farcasterProfile.username) {
                 setValue("name", farcasterProfile.username, {
                   shouldValidate: true,
                 })
               }
+              if (!farcasterProfile.avatar) return
+              uploadImageUrlToPinata({
+                onUpload: uploader.onUpload,
+                image: new URL(farcasterProfile.avatar),
+              })
             }}
           >
             <ArrowsClockwise weight="bold" /> Fill data by Farcaster
diff --git a/src/app/(marketing)/profile/_components/EditProfile/EditProfilePicture.tsx b/src/app/(marketing)/profile/_components/EditProfile/EditProfilePicture.tsx
index beb18a1cd1..1f7d08d2e3 100644
--- a/src/app/(marketing)/profile/_components/EditProfile/EditProfilePicture.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(marketing)/profile/_components/EditProfile/EditProfilePicture.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/Button"
 import { FormField } from "@/components/ui/Form"
 import { toast } from "@/components/ui/hooks/useToast"
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
-import { Image, UploadSimple, User } from "@phosphor-icons/react"
+import { Image, Spinner, UploadSimple, User } from "@phosphor-icons/react"
 import { AvatarImage } from "@radix-ui/react-avatar"
 import useDropzone from "hooks/useDropzone"
 import { Uploader } from "hooks/usePinata/usePinata"
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ export const EditProfilePicture = ({
             )}
           >
             {isUploading ? (
-              <p>{(uploadProgress * 100).toFixed(0)}%</p>
+              uploadProgress ? (
+                <p>{(uploadProgress * 100).toFixed(0)}%</p>
+              ) : (
+                <Spinner weight="bold" size={24} className="animate-spin" />
+              )
             ) : isDragActive ? (
               <UploadSimple weight="bold" size={24} className="animate-wiggle" />
             ) : (
diff --git a/src/v2/lib/uploadImageUrlToPinata.ts b/src/v2/lib/uploadImageUrlToPinata.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf59940e31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/v2/lib/uploadImageUrlToPinata.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { Uploader } from "hooks/usePinata/usePinata"
+
+export const uploadImageUrlToPinata = async ({
+  image,
+  onUpload,
+}: { image: URL; onUpload: Uploader["onUpload"] }) => {
+  const data = await (await fetch(image)).blob()
+  const fileName = image.pathname.split("/").at(-1) || "unknown"
+  onUpload({
+    data: [new File([data], fileName)],
+    fileNames: [fileName],
+  })
+}