diff --git a/server/src/rate_limit/mod.rs b/server/src/rate_limit/mod.rs
index 4bccca890..5a3ae9266 100644
--- a/server/src/rate_limit/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/rate_limit/mod.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ impl RateLimit {
     self.kind(RateLimitType::Register)
   }
 
+  pub fn image(&self) -> RateLimited {
+    self.kind(RateLimitType::Image)
+  }
+
   fn kind(&self, type_: RateLimitType) -> RateLimited {
     RateLimited {
       rate_limiter: self.rate_limiter.clone(),
diff --git a/server/src/routes/images.rs b/server/src/routes/images.rs
index aeb600041..8c94535a2 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/images.rs
+++ b/server/src/routes/images.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub fn config(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig, rate_limit: &RateLimit) {
     .data(client)
     .service(
       web::resource("/pictrs/image")
-        .wrap(rate_limit.message())
+        .wrap(rate_limit.image())
         .route(web::post().to(upload)),
     )
     .service(web::resource("/pictrs/image/{filename}").route(web::get().to(full_res)))