diff --git a/public/language/en_GB/error.json b/public/language/en_GB/error.json
index 7644960602..48b6c0ccab 100644
--- a/public/language/en_GB/error.json
+++ b/public/language/en_GB/error.json
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 	"topic-locked": "Topic Locked",
 	"post-edit-duration-expired": "You are only allowed to edit posts for %1 second(s) after posting",
 
-	"still-uploading": "Please wait for uploads to complete.",
 	"content-too-short": "Please enter a longer post. Posts should contain at least %1 character(s).",
 	"content-too-long": "Please enter a shorter post. Posts can't be longer than %1 character(s).",
 	"title-too-short": "Please enter a longer title. Titles should contain at least %1 character(s).",
@@ -60,7 +59,9 @@
 	"not-enough-tags": "Not enough tags. Topics must have at least %1 tag(s)",
 	"too-many-tags": "Too many tags. Topics can't have more than %1 tag(s)",
 
+	"still-uploading": "Please wait for uploads to complete.",
 	"file-too-big": "Maximum allowed file size is %1 kB - please upload a smaller file",
+	"guest-upload-disabled": "Guest uploading has been disabled",
 
 	"already-favourited": "You have already favourited this post",
 	"already-unfavourited": "You have already unfavourited this post",
diff --git a/src/controllers/uploads.js b/src/controllers/uploads.js
index dd269b7a85..4bc4f33eb4 100644
--- a/src/controllers/uploads.js
+++ b/src/controllers/uploads.js
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ var uploadsController = {};
 uploadsController.upload = function(req, res, filesIterator, next) {
 	var files = req.files.files;
 
-	if (!req.user) {
+	if (!req.user && meta.config.allowGuestUploads !== '1') {
 		deleteTempFiles(files);
-		return res.status(403).json('not allowed');
+		return res.status(403).json('[[error:guest-upload-disabled]]');
 	}
 
 	if (!Array.isArray(files)) {
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ uploadsController.uploadPost = function(req, res, next) {
 					return next(err);
 				}
 
-				uploadImage(req.user.uid, uploadedFile, next);
+				uploadImage(req.user ? req.user.uid : 0, uploadedFile, next);
 			});
 		} else {
-			uploadFile(req.user.uid, uploadedFile, next);
+			uploadFile(req.user ? req.user.uid : 0, uploadedFile, next);
 		}
 	}, next);
 };
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ uploadsController.uploadThumb = function(req, res, next) {
 					if (err) {
 						return next(err);
 					}
-					uploadImage(req.user.uid, uploadedFile, next);
+					uploadImage(req.user ? req.user.uid : 0, uploadedFile, next);
 				});
 			} else {
 				next(new Error('[[error:invalid-file]]'));
diff --git a/src/views/admin/partials/menu.tpl b/src/views/admin/partials/menu.tpl
index 183adbb3e3..c69d7a3a5f 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/partials/menu.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/partials/menu.tpl
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 			<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/user">User</a></li>
 			<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/group">Group</a></li>
 			<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/guest">Guests</a></li>
+			<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/uploads">Uploads</a></li>
 			<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/post">Post</a></li>
 			<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/chat">Chat</a></li>
 			<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/pagination">Pagination</a></li>
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@
 					<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/user">User</a></li>
 					<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/group">Group</a></li>
 					<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/guest">Guests</a></li>
+					<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/uploads">Uploads</a></li>
 					<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/post">Post</a></li>
 					<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/chat">Chat</a></li>
 					<li><a href="{relative_path}/admin/settings/pagination">Pagination</a></li>
diff --git a/src/views/admin/settings/post.tpl b/src/views/admin/settings/post.tpl
index dbb13f2714..ee7653d3ae 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/settings/post.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/settings/post.tpl
@@ -122,53 +122,6 @@
 	</div>
 </div>
 
-<div class="row">
-	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">Upload Settings</div>
-	<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-12">
-		<form>
-			<div class="checkbox">
-				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
-					<input class="mdl-switch__input" type="checkbox" data-field="allowFileUploads">
-					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>Allow users to upload regular files</strong></span>
-				</label>
-			</div>
-
-			<div class="checkbox">
-				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
-					<input class="mdl-switch__input" type="checkbox" data-field="privateUploads">
-					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>Make uploaded files private</strong></span>
-				</label>
-			</div>
-			
-			<div class="form-group">
-				<label for="maximumFileSize">Maximum File Size</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="2048" data-field="maximumFileSize">
-			</div>
-
-			<div class="checkbox">
-				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
-					<input class="mdl-switch__input" type="checkbox" data-field="allowTopicsThumbnail">
-					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>Allow users to upload topic thumbnails</strong></span>
-				</label>
-			</div>
-
-			<div class="form-group">
-				<label for="topicThumbSize">Topic Thumb Size</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="120" data-field="topicThumbSize"> 
-			</div>
-
-			<div class="form-group">
-				<label for="allowedFileExtensions">Allowed File Extensions</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="" data-field="allowedFileExtensions" />
-				<p class="help-block">
-					Enter comma-separated list of file extensions here (e.g. <code>pdf,xls,doc</code>).
-					An empty list means all extensions are allowed.
-				</p>
-			</div>
-		</form>
-	</div>
-</div>
-
 <div class="row">
 	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">Composer Settings</div>
 	<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-12">
diff --git a/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl b/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76b053332b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+<!-- IMPORT admin/settings/header.tpl -->
+
+<div class="row">
+	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">
+		Posts
+	</div>
+	<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-12">
+		<form>
+			<div class="checkbox">
+				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
+					<input class="mdl-switch__input" type="checkbox" data-field="allowFileUploads">
+					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>Allow users to upload regular files</strong></span>
+				</label>
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="checkbox">
+				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
+					<input class="mdl-switch__input" type="checkbox" data-field="privateUploads">
+					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>Make uploaded files private</strong></span>
+				</label>
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="checkbox">
+				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
+					<input class="mdl-switch__input" type="checkbox" data-field="allowGuestUploads">
+					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>Allow Guests to Upload Files</strong></span>
+				</label>
+			</div>
+			
+			<div class="form-group">
+				<label for="maximumFileSize">Maximum File Size</label>
+				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="2048" data-field="maximumFileSize">
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="checkbox">
+				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
+					<input class="mdl-switch__input" type="checkbox" data-field="allowTopicsThumbnail">
+					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>Allow users to upload topic thumbnails</strong></span>
+				</label>
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="form-group">
+				<label for="topicThumbSize">Topic Thumb Size</label>
+				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="120" data-field="topicThumbSize"> 
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="form-group">
+				<label for="allowedFileExtensions">Allowed File Extensions</label>
+				<input type="text" class="form-control" value="" data-field="allowedFileExtensions" />
+				<p class="help-block">
+					Enter comma-separated list of file extensions here (e.g. <code>pdf,xls,doc</code>).
+					An empty list means all extensions are allowed.
+				</p>
+			</div>
+		</form>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+<!-- IMPORT admin/settings/header.tpl -->
+
+<div class="row">
+	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">
+		Profile Avatars
+	</div>
+	<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-12">
+		<form>
+			<div class="checkbox">
+				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
+					<input class="mdl-switch__input" type="checkbox" data-field="allowProfileImageUploads">
+					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>Allow users to upload profile images</strong></span>
+				</label>
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="checkbox">
+				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
+					<input class="mdl-switch__input" type="checkbox" data-field="profile:convertProfileImageToPNG">
+					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>Convert profile image uploads to PNG</strong></span>
+				</label>
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="form-group">
+				<label>Custom Default Avatar</label>
+				<div class="input-group">
+					<input id="defaultAvatar" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="A custom image to use instead of user icons" data-field="defaultAvatar" />
+					<span class="input-group-btn">
+						<input data-action="upload" data-target="defaultAvatar" data-route="{config.relative_path}/api/admin/uploadDefaultAvatar" type="button" class="btn btn-default" value="Upload"></input>
+					</span>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="form-group">
+				<label for="profileImageDimension">Profile Image Dimension</label>
+				<input id="profileImageDimension" type="text" class="form-control" data-field="profileImageDimension" placeholder="128" />
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="form-group">
+				<label>Maximum Profile Image File Size</label>
+				<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Maximum size of uploaded user images in kilobytes" data-field="maximumProfileImageSize" />
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="form-group">
+				<label>Maximum Cover Image File Size</label>
+				<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Maximum size of uploaded cover images in kilobytes" data-field="maximumCoverImageSize" />
+			</div>
+		</form>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="row">
+	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">Profile Covers</div>
+	<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-12">
+		<form>
+			<label for="profile:defaultCovers"><strong>Default Cover Images</strong></label>
+			<p class="help-block">
+				Add comma-separated default cover images for accounts that don't have an uploaded cover image
+			</p>
+			<input type="text" class="form-control input-lg" id="profile:defaultCovers" data-field="profile:defaultCovers" value="{config.relative_path}/images/cover-default.png" placeholder="https://example.com/group1.png, https://example.com/group2.png" />
+		</form>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+<!-- IMPORT admin/settings/footer.tpl -->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/views/admin/settings/user.tpl b/src/views/admin/settings/user.tpl
index b02fe3f982..9852b133e2 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/settings/user.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/settings/user.tpl
@@ -88,65 +88,6 @@
 	</div>
 </div>
 
-<div class="row">
-	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">Avatars</div>
-	<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-12">
-		<form>
-			<div class="checkbox">
-				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
-					<input class="mdl-switch__input" type="checkbox" data-field="allowProfileImageUploads">
-					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>Allow users to upload profile images</strong></span>
-				</label>
-			</div>
-
-			<div class="checkbox">
-				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
-					<input class="mdl-switch__input" type="checkbox" data-field="profile:convertProfileImageToPNG">
-					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>Convert profile image uploads to PNG</strong></span>
-				</label>
-			</div>
-
-			<div class="form-group">
-				<label>Custom Default Avatar</label>
-				<div class="input-group">
-					<input id="defaultAvatar" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="A custom image to use instead of user icons" data-field="defaultAvatar" />
-					<span class="input-group-btn">
-						<input data-action="upload" data-target="defaultAvatar" data-route="{config.relative_path}/api/admin/uploadDefaultAvatar" type="button" class="btn btn-default" value="Upload"></input>
-					</span>
-				</div>
-			</div>
-
-			<div class="form-group">
-				<label for="profileImageDimension">Profile Image Dimension</label>
-				<input id="profileImageDimension" type="text" class="form-control" data-field="profileImageDimension" placeholder="128" />
-			</div>
-
-			<div class="form-group">
-				<label>Maximum Profile Image File Size</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Maximum size of uploaded user images in kilobytes" data-field="maximumProfileImageSize" />
-			</div>
-
-			<div class="form-group">
-				<label>Maximum Cover Image File Size</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Maximum size of uploaded cover images in kilobytes" data-field="maximumCoverImageSize" />
-			</div>
-		</form>
-	</div>
-</div>
-
-<div class="row">
-	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">Profile Cover Image</div>
-	<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-12">
-		<form>
-			<label for="profile:defaultCovers"><strong>Default Cover Images</strong></label>
-			<p class="help-block">
-				Add comma-separated default cover images for accounts that don't have an uploaded cover image
-			</p>
-			<input type="text" class="form-control input-lg" id="profile:defaultCovers" data-field="profile:defaultCovers" value="{config.relative_path}/images/cover-default.png" placeholder="https://example.com/group1.png, https://example.com/group2.png" />
-		</form>
-	</div>
-</div>
-
 <div class="row">
 	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">Themes</div>
 	<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-12">