diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py
index 9b53c3298e77e5b488c30f1c9265d6ef6e4adbb7..351e1ac79a14808ee7d40f4d63a530b0b21dd543 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/serializers.py
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ class ActorSerializer(jsonld.JsonLdSerializer):
                     "mediaType": "application/rss+xml",
                 },
             ]
+            include_image(ret, channel.artist.attachment_cover, "icon")
         else:
             ret["url"] = [
                 {
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ class ActorSerializer(jsonld.JsonLdSerializer):
                     "mediaType": "text/html",
                 }
             ]
+            include_image(ret, instance.attachment_icon, "icon")
 
         ret["@context"] = jsonld.get_default_context()
         if instance.public_key:
@@ -226,8 +228,6 @@ class ActorSerializer(jsonld.JsonLdSerializer):
             }
         ret["endpoints"] = {}
 
-        include_image(ret, instance.attachment_icon, "icon")
-
         if instance.shared_inbox_url:
             ret["endpoints"]["sharedInbox"] = instance.shared_inbox_url
         return ret
diff --git a/api/tests/federation/test_serializers.py b/api/tests/federation/test_serializers.py
index c6f7eb0601771753d6c7712624e1f7176c1e5c72..1d0ba37d95341aa631a67ab0db5261f52165c1f7 100644
--- a/api/tests/federation/test_serializers.py
+++ b/api/tests/federation/test_serializers.py
@@ -1210,7 +1210,8 @@ def test_track_serializer_update_license(factories):
 
 
 def test_channel_actor_serializer(factories):
-    channel = factories["audio.Channel"]()
+    channel = factories["audio.Channel"](actor__attachment_icon=None)
+
     serializer = serializers.ActorSerializer(channel.actor)
     expected_url = [
         {
@@ -1224,8 +1225,13 @@ def test_channel_actor_serializer(factories):
             "mediaType": "application/rss+xml",
         },
     ]
-
+    expected_icon = {
+        "type": "Image",
+        "mediaType": channel.artist.attachment_cover.mimetype,
+        "url": channel.artist.attachment_cover.download_url_original,
+    }
     assert serializer.data["url"] == expected_url
+    assert serializer.data["icon"] == expected_icon
 
 
 def test_channel_actor_outbox_serializer(factories):