diff --git a/lib/pages/create_post/create_post_store.dart b/lib/pages/create_post/create_post_store.dart
index 93e7e50..687360b 100644
--- a/lib/pages/create_post/create_post_store.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/create_post/create_post_store.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import 'package:lemmy_api_client/pictrs.dart';
 import 'package:lemmy_api_client/v3.dart';
 import 'package:mobx/mobx.dart';
 
 import '../../util/async_store.dart';
+import '../../util/pictrs.dart';
 
 part 'create_post_store.g.dart';
 
@@ -37,6 +39,14 @@ abstract class _CreatePostStore with Store {
 
   final submitState = AsyncStore<PostView>();
   final searchCommunitiesState = AsyncStore<List<CommunityView>>();
+  final imageUploadState = AsyncStore<PictrsUploadFile>();
+
+  @computed
+  bool get hasUploadedImage => imageUploadState.map(
+        loading: () => false,
+        error: (_) => false,
+        data: (_) => true,
+      );
 
   @action
   Future<List<CommunityView>?> searchCommunities(
@@ -90,6 +100,39 @@ abstract class _CreatePostStore with Store {
             ),
     );
   }
+
+  @action
+  Future<void> uploadImage(String filePath, Jwt token) async {
+    final instanceHost = this.instanceHost;
+
+    final upload = await imageUploadState.run(
+      () => PictrsApi(instanceHost)
+          .upload(
+            filePath: filePath,
+            auth: token.raw,
+          )
+          .then((value) => value.files.single),
+    );
+
+    if (upload != null) {
+      url = pathToPictrs(instanceHost, upload.file);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @action
+  void removeImage() {
+    final pictrsFile = imageUploadState.map<PictrsUploadFile?>(
+      data: (data) => data,
+      loading: () => null,
+      error: (_) => null,
+    );
+    if (pictrsFile == null) return;
+
+    PictrsApi(instanceHost).delete(pictrsFile).catchError((_) {});
+
+    imageUploadState.reset();
+    url = '';
+  }
 }
 
 class SearchCommunities implements LemmyApiQuery<List<CommunityView>> {
diff --git a/lib/pages/create_post/create_post_store.g.dart b/lib/pages/create_post/create_post_store.g.dart
index 3c4c81e..6c26729 100644
--- a/lib/pages/create_post/create_post_store.g.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/create_post/create_post_store.g.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ part of 'create_post_store.dart';
 // ignore_for_file: non_constant_identifier_names, unnecessary_brace_in_string_interps, unnecessary_lambdas, prefer_expression_function_bodies, lines_longer_than_80_chars, avoid_as, avoid_annotating_with_dynamic
 
 mixin _$CreatePostStore on _CreatePostStore, Store {
+  Computed<bool>? _$hasUploadedImageComputed;
+
+  @override
+  bool get hasUploadedImage => (_$hasUploadedImageComputed ??= Computed<bool>(
+          () => super.hasUploadedImage,
+          name: '_CreatePostStore.hasUploadedImage'))
+      .value;
+
   final _$showFancyAtom = Atom(name: '_CreatePostStore.showFancy');
 
   @override
@@ -122,6 +130,40 @@ mixin _$CreatePostStore on _CreatePostStore, Store {
     return _$submitAsyncAction.run(() => super.submit(token));
   }
 
+  final _$uploadImageAsyncAction = AsyncAction('_CreatePostStore.uploadImage');
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> uploadImage(String filePath, Jwt token) {
+    return _$uploadImageAsyncAction
+        .run(() => super.uploadImage(filePath, token));
+  }
+
+  final _$_CreatePostStoreActionController =
+      ActionController(name: '_CreatePostStore');
+
+  @override
+  Future<List<CommunityView>?> searchCommunities(
+      String searchTerm, Jwt? token) {
+    final _$actionInfo = _$_CreatePostStoreActionController.startAction(
+        name: '_CreatePostStore.searchCommunities');
+    try {
+      return super.searchCommunities(searchTerm, token);
+    } finally {
+      _$_CreatePostStoreActionController.endAction(_$actionInfo);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void removeImage() {
+    final _$actionInfo = _$_CreatePostStoreActionController.startAction(
+        name: '_CreatePostStore.removeImage');
+    try {
+      return super.removeImage();
+    } finally {
+      _$_CreatePostStoreActionController.endAction(_$actionInfo);
+    }
+  }
+
   @override
   String toString() {
     return '''
@@ -131,7 +173,8 @@ selectedCommunity: ${selectedCommunity},
 url: ${url},
 title: ${title},
 body: ${body},
-nsfw: ${nsfw}
+nsfw: ${nsfw},
+hasUploadedImage: ${hasUploadedImage}
     ''';
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/pages/create_post/create_post_url_field.dart b/lib/pages/create_post/create_post_url_field.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef5bf0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pages/create_post/create_post_url_field.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart';
+import 'package:lemmy_api_client/v3.dart';
+
+import '../../hooks/logged_in_action.dart';
+import '../../hooks/stores.dart';
+import '../../l10n/l10n.dart';
+import '../../util/files.dart';
+import '../../util/observer_consumers.dart';
+import 'create_post_store.dart';
+
+class CreatePostUrlField extends HookWidget {
+  final FocusNode titleFocusNode;
+
+  const CreatePostUrlField(this.titleFocusNode);
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final controller = useTextEditingController(
+      text: context.read<CreatePostStore>().url,
+    );
+    final loggedInAction = useLoggedInAction(
+      useStore((CreatePostStore store) => store.instanceHost),
+    );
+
+    uploadImage(Jwt token) async {
+      final pic = await pickImage();
+
+      // pic is null when the picker was cancelled
+      if (pic != null) {
+        await context.read<CreatePostStore>().uploadImage(pic.path, token);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return ObserverConsumer<CreatePostStore>(
+      listener: (context, store) {
+        // needed since flutter's TextFields cannot work as dumb widgets
+        if (controller.text != store.url) {
+          controller.text = store.url;
+        }
+      },
+      builder: (context, store) => Row(
+        children: [
+          Expanded(
+            child: TextFormField(
+              controller: controller,
+              enabled: !store.hasUploadedImage,
+              autofillHints:
+                  !store.hasUploadedImage ? const [AutofillHints.url] : null,
+              keyboardType: TextInputType.url,
+              textInputAction: TextInputAction.next,
+              onFieldSubmitted: (_) => titleFocusNode.requestFocus(),
+              onChanged: (url) => store.url = url,
+              decoration: InputDecoration(
+                labelText: L10n.of(context).url,
+                suffixIcon: const Icon(Icons.link),
+              ),
+            ),
+          ),
+          const SizedBox(width: 5),
+          IconButton(
+            icon: store.imageUploadState.isLoading
+                ? const CircularProgressIndicator.adaptive()
+                : Icon(
+                    store.hasUploadedImage
+                        ? Icons.close
+                        : Icons.add_photo_alternate,
+                  ),
+            onPressed: store.hasUploadedImage
+                ? () => store.removeImage()
+                : loggedInAction(uploadImage),
+          ),
+        ],
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/util/async_store.dart b/lib/util/async_store.dart
index 01b2a54..fd69e22 100644
--- a/lib/util/async_store.dart
+++ b/lib/util/async_store.dart
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ abstract class _AsyncStore<T> with Store {
   @action
   void setData(T data) => asyncState = AsyncState.data(data);
 
+  /// reset an asyncState to its initial one
+  @action
+  void reset() => asyncState = AsyncState<T>.initial();
+
   /// runs some async action and reflects the progress in [asyncState].
   /// If successful, the result is returned, otherwise null is returned.
   /// If this [AsyncStore] is already running some action, it will exit immediately and do nothing
diff --git a/lib/util/async_store.g.dart b/lib/util/async_store.g.dart
index 12e373e..b99b9a5 100644
--- a/lib/util/async_store.g.dart
+++ b/lib/util/async_store.g.dart
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ mixin _$AsyncStore<T> on _AsyncStore<T>, Store {
     }
   }
 
+  @override
+  void reset() {
+    final _$actionInfo =
+        _$_AsyncStoreActionController.startAction(name: '_AsyncStore.reset');
+    try {
+      return super.reset();
+    } finally {
+      _$_AsyncStoreActionController.endAction(_$actionInfo);
+    }
+  }
+
   @override
   String toString() {
     return '''