diff --git a/config/users.php b/config/users.php
index e04b07b3f58..39fbf8769ab 100644
--- a/config/users.php
+++ b/config/users.php
@@ -87,6 +87,19 @@
 
     'registration_form_honeypot_field' => null,
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Delete replaced profile form assets
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | When uploading replacement assets through the user:profile_form
+    | should existing assets be deleted from the container. If false
+    | they will be unlinked from the user but left in the container.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'delete_replaced_profile_form_assets' => false,
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | User Wizard Invitation Email
diff --git a/src/Auth/UserTags.php b/src/Auth/UserTags.php
index 61f34cd36b0..5cc1ab41899 100644
--- a/src/Auth/UserTags.php
+++ b/src/Auth/UserTags.php
@@ -731,9 +731,7 @@ protected function getProfileTabs()
                         'display' => $section->display(),
                         'instructions' => $section->instructions(),
                         'fields' => $section->fields()->addValues($values)->preProcess()->all()
-                            ->reject(fn ($field) => in_array($field->handle(), ['password', 'password_confirmation', 'roles', 'groups'])
-                                    || $field->fieldtype()->handle() === 'assets'
-                            )
+                            ->reject(fn ($field) => in_array($field->handle(), ['password', 'password_confirmation', 'roles', 'groups']))
                             ->map(fn ($field) => $this->getRenderableField($field, 'user.profile'))
                             ->values()
                             ->all(),
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/User/ProfileController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/User/ProfileController.php
index 656d1226df9..67469e1583b 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/User/ProfileController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/User/ProfileController.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Statamic\Http\Controllers\User;
 
+use Statamic\Facades\Asset;
 use Statamic\Facades\User;
 use Statamic\Http\Requests\UserProfileRequest;
 
@@ -19,6 +20,23 @@ public function __invoke(UserProfileRequest $request)
             $user->set($key, $value);
         }
 
+        $processedAssets = $request->processedAssets();
+        if (config('statamic.users.delete_replaced_profile_form_assets')) {
+            User::blueprint()
+                ->fields()
+                ->addValues($user->data()->all())
+                ->only($processedAssets->keys())
+                ->preProcess()
+                ->values()
+                ->flatten()
+                ->map(fn ($id) => Asset::findById($id))
+                ->filter()
+                ->each->delete();
+        }
+        foreach ($processedAssets as $key => $value) {
+            $user->set($key, $value);
+        }
+
         $user->save();
 
         return $this->successfulResponse();
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/User/RegisterController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/User/RegisterController.php
index 36114fd0443..2a30d70e6bc 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/User/RegisterController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/User/RegisterController.php
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ public function __invoke(UserRegisterRequest $request)
         $user = User::make()
             ->email($request->email)
             ->password($request->password)
-            ->data($request->processedValues());
+            ->data(array_merge(
+                $request->processedValues()->all(),
+                $request->processedAssets()->all(),
+            ));
 
         if ($roles = config('statamic.users.new_user_roles')) {
             $user->explicitRoles($roles);
diff --git a/src/Http/Requests/UserProfileRequest.php b/src/Http/Requests/UserProfileRequest.php
index 555cf1235f1..e88b06c64e8 100644
--- a/src/Http/Requests/UserProfileRequest.php
+++ b/src/Http/Requests/UserProfileRequest.php
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use Statamic\Facades\Site;
 use Statamic\Facades\User;
+use Statamic\Forms\Uploaders\AssetsUploader;
+use Statamic\Rules\AllowedFile;
 use Statamic\Rules\UniqueUserValue;
+use Statamic\Support\Arr;
 
 class UserProfileRequest extends FormRequest
 {
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ class UserProfileRequest extends FormRequest
 
     public $blueprintFields;
     public $submittedValues;
+    public $submittedAssets;
 
     public function authorize(): bool
     {
@@ -49,24 +53,44 @@ protected function failedValidation(Validator $validator)
 
     public function processedValues()
     {
-        return $this->blueprintFields->process()->values()
+        return $this->blueprintFields
+            ->addValues($this->submittedValues)
+            ->process()
+            ->values()
             ->only(array_keys($this->submittedValues))
             ->except(['email', 'password', 'groups', 'roles', 'super']);
     }
 
+    public function processedAssets()
+    {
+        return $this->blueprintFields
+            ->addValues($this->uploadAssetFiles($this->blueprintFields))
+            ->process()
+            ->values()
+            ->only(array_keys($this->submittedAssets));
+    }
+
     public function validator()
     {
         $blueprint = User::blueprint();
 
         $fields = $blueprint->fields();
         $this->submittedValues = $this->valuesWithoutAssetFields($fields);
-        $this->blueprintFields = $fields->addValues($this->submittedValues);
+        $this->submittedAssets = $this->normalizeAssetsValues($fields);
+        $this->blueprintFields = $fields;
 
         $userId = User::current()->id();
 
-        return $this->blueprintFields
+        return $fields
+            ->addValues(array_merge(
+                $this->submittedValues,
+                $this->submittedAssets,
+            ))
             ->validator()
-            ->withRules(['email' => ['required', 'email', new UniqueUserValue(except: $userId)]])
+            ->withRules(array_merge(
+                ['email' => ['required', 'email', new UniqueUserValue(except: $userId)]],
+                $this->extraRules($fields),
+            ))
             ->withReplacements(['id' => $userId])
             ->validator();
     }
@@ -86,4 +110,30 @@ private function valuesWithoutAssetFields($fields)
 
         return $this->except($assets);
     }
+
+    private function normalizeAssetsValues($fields)
+    {
+        return $fields->all()
+            ->filter(fn ($field) => $field->fieldtype()->handle() === 'assets' && $this->hasFile($field->handle()))
+            ->map(fn ($field) => Arr::wrap($this->file($field->handle())))
+            ->all();
+    }
+
+    protected function uploadAssetFiles($fields)
+    {
+        return $fields->all()
+            ->filter(fn ($field) => $field->fieldtype()->handle() === 'assets' && $this->hasFile($field->handle()))
+            ->map(fn ($field) => AssetsUploader::field($field)->upload($this->file($field->handle())))
+            ->all();
+    }
+
+    private function extraRules($fields)
+    {
+        return $fields->all()
+            ->filter(fn ($field) => $field->fieldtype()->handle() === 'assets')
+            ->mapWithKeys(function ($field) {
+                return [$field->handle().'.*' => ['file', new AllowedFile]];
+            })
+            ->all();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Http/Requests/UserRegisterRequest.php b/src/Http/Requests/UserRegisterRequest.php
index bbf9ff3572a..7d70689da4a 100644
--- a/src/Http/Requests/UserRegisterRequest.php
+++ b/src/Http/Requests/UserRegisterRequest.php
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use Statamic\Facades\Site;
 use Statamic\Facades\User;
+use Statamic\Forms\Uploaders\AssetsUploader;
+use Statamic\Rules\AllowedFile;
 use Statamic\Rules\UniqueUserValue;
+use Statamic\Support\Arr;
 
 class UserRegisterRequest extends FormRequest
 {
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ class UserRegisterRequest extends FormRequest
 
     public $blueprintFields;
     public $submittedValues;
+    public $submittedAssets;
 
     public function authorize(): bool
     {
@@ -50,11 +54,23 @@ protected function failedValidation(Validator $validator)
 
     public function processedValues()
     {
-        return $this->blueprintFields->process()->values()
+        return $this->blueprintFields
+            ->addValues($this->submittedValues)
+            ->process()
+            ->values()
             ->only(array_keys($this->submittedValues))
             ->except(['email', 'groups', 'roles', 'super', 'password_confirmation']);
     }
 
+    public function processedAssets()
+    {
+        return $this->blueprintFields
+            ->addValues($this->uploadAssetFiles($this->blueprintFields))
+            ->process()
+            ->values()
+            ->only(array_keys($this->submittedAssets));
+    }
+
     public function validator()
     {
         $blueprint = User::blueprint();
@@ -63,14 +79,19 @@ public function validator()
 
         $fields = $blueprint->fields();
         $this->submittedValues = $this->valuesWithoutAssetFields($fields);
-        $this->blueprintFields = $fields->addValues($this->submittedValues);
-
-        return $this->blueprintFields
+        $this->submittedAssets = $this->normalizeAssetsValues($fields);
+        $this->blueprintFields = $fields;
+
+        return $fields
+            ->addValues(array_merge(
+                $this->submittedValues,
+                $this->submittedAssets,
+            ))
             ->validator()
-            ->withRules([
+            ->withRules(array_merge([
                 'email' => ['required', 'email', new UniqueUserValue],
                 'password' => ['required', 'confirmed', Password::default()],
-            ])
+            ], $this->extraRules($fields)))
             ->validator();
     }
 
@@ -89,4 +110,30 @@ private function valuesWithoutAssetFields($fields)
 
         return $this->except($assets);
     }
+
+    private function normalizeAssetsValues($fields)
+    {
+        return $fields->all()
+            ->filter(fn ($field) => $field->fieldtype()->handle() === 'assets' && $this->hasFile($field->handle()))
+            ->map(fn ($field) => Arr::wrap($this->file($field->handle())))
+            ->all();
+    }
+
+    protected function uploadAssetFiles($fields)
+    {
+        return $fields->all()
+            ->filter(fn ($field) => $field->fieldtype()->handle() === 'assets' && $this->hasFile($field->handle()))
+            ->map(fn ($field) => AssetsUploader::field($field)->upload($this->file($field->handle())))
+            ->all();
+    }
+
+    private function extraRules($fields)
+    {
+        return $fields->all()
+            ->filter(fn ($field) => $field->fieldtype()->handle() === 'assets')
+            ->mapWithKeys(function ($field) {
+                return [$field->handle().'.*' => ['file', new AllowedFile]];
+            })
+            ->all();
+    }
 }