diff --git a/public/src/modules/composer.js b/public/src/modules/composer.js
index 017edbbdb9..52a2c363c2 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/composer.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/composer.js
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ define(['taskbar'], function(taskbar) {
 			textarea.val(currentText.replace(imgText, linkStart + '[' + data.name + '](' + data.url + ')'));
 
 			composer.posts[post_uuid].uploadsInProgress.pop();
+			textarea.focus();
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index 7bd44f72d1..8dcb1d5d1f 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 	Posts.uploadPostImage = function(image, callback) {
 
 		if(plugins.hasListeners('filter:uploadImage')) {
-			plugins.fireHook('filter:uploadImage', image, callback);
+			plugins.fireHook('filter:uploadImage', {base64: image.data, name: image.name}, callback);
 		} else {
 
 			if (meta.config.allowFileUploads) {
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 	Posts.uploadPostFile = function(file, callback) {
 
 		if(plugins.hasListeners('filter:uploadFile')) {
-			plugins.fireHook('filter:uploadFile', file, callback);
+			plugins.fireHook('filter:uploadFile', {base64: file.data, name: file.name}, callback);
 		} else {
 
 			if(!meta.config.allowFileUploads) {
diff --git a/src/routes/admin.js b/src/routes/admin.js
index 90d734e5d4..c98ad0a4ac 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin.js
+++ b/src/routes/admin.js
@@ -195,13 +195,7 @@ var nconf = require('nconf'),
 			}
 
 			if(plugins.hasListeners('filter:uploadImage')) {
-				image.convertImageToBase64(req.files.userPhoto.path, function(err, image64) {
-					if(err) {
-						return done(err);
-					}
-
-					plugins.fireHook('filter:uploadImage', {data:image64, name:filename}, done);
-				});
+				plugins.fireHook('filter:uploadImage', {file: req.files.userPhoto.path, name:filename}, done);
 			} else {
 				saveFileToLocal(filename, req, done);
 			}
diff --git a/src/routes/user.js b/src/routes/user.js
index 147fff2ef1..61dc5a26af 100644
--- a/src/routes/user.js
+++ b/src/routes/user.js
@@ -172,9 +172,7 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 					}
 
 					if(plugins.hasListeners('filter:uploadImage')) {
-						image.convertImageToBase64(req.files.userPhoto.path, function(err, image64) {
-							plugins.fireHook('filter:uploadImage', {data:image64, name:filename}, done);
-						});
+						plugins.fireHook('filter:uploadImage', {file: req.files.userPhoto.path, name: filename}, done);
 					} else {
 
 						user.getUserField(req.user.uid, 'uploadedpicture', function (err, oldpicture) {