diff --git a/Client/src/Components/ProgressBars/index.css b/Client/src/Components/ProgressBars/index.css
index 37317228f..8bd3fc966 100644
--- a/Client/src/Components/ProgressBars/index.css
+++ b/Client/src/Components/ProgressBars/index.css
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.progress-bar-container{
-    background-color: #fafafa;
-    padding: var(--env-var-spacing-1-plus);
+.progress-bar-container {
+  background-color: #fafafa;
+  padding: var(--env-var-spacing-1-plus);
 }
 .progress-bar-container h2.MuiTypography-root,
 .progress-bar-container p.MuiTypography-root {
@@ -10,9 +10,22 @@
 .progress-bar-container p.MuiTypography-root {
   opacity: 0.6;
 }
-.progress-bar-container p.MuiTypography-root:has(span){
-    font-size: 12px;
+.progress-bar-container p.MuiTypography-root:has(span) {
+  font-size: 12px;
 }
 .progress-bar-container p.MuiTypography-root span {
-    padding-left: 2px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  padding-left: 2px;
+}
+.progress-bar-container:has(p.input-error){
+  border-color: var(--env-var-color-24);
+  padding: 8px var(--env-var-spacing-1-plus);
+}
+.progress-bar-container p.input-error{
+  color: var(--env-var-color-24);
+  opacity: 0.8;
+}
+.progress-bar-container:has(p.input-error)>.MuiStack-root>svg{
+  fill: var(--env-var-color-24);
+  width: 20px;
+  height: 20px;
+}
diff --git a/Client/src/Components/ProgressBars/index.jsx b/Client/src/Components/ProgressBars/index.jsx
index 211777080..2d60683ef 100644
--- a/Client/src/Components/ProgressBars/index.jsx
+++ b/Client/src/Components/ProgressBars/index.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   Typography,
 } from "@mui/material";
 import CloseIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Close";
+import ErrorOutlineOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/ErrorOutlineOutlined";
 import "./index.css";
 
 /**
@@ -18,10 +19,18 @@ import "./index.css";
  * @param {string} props.size - The size information for the progress item.
  * @param {number} props.progress - The current progress value (0-100).
  * @param {function} props.onClick - The function to handle click events on the remove button.
+ * @param {string} props.error - Error message to display if there's an error (optional).
  * @returns {JSX.Element} The rendered component.
  */
 
-const ProgressUpload = ({ icon, label, size, progress = 0, onClick }) => {
+const ProgressUpload = ({
+  icon,
+  label,
+  size,
+  progress = 0,
+  onClick,
+  error,
+}) => {
   const theme = useTheme();
   return (
     <Box
@@ -34,8 +43,15 @@ const ProgressUpload = ({ icon, label, size, progress = 0, onClick }) => {
         border: `solid 1px ${theme.palette.otherColors.graishWhite}`,
       }}
     >
-      <Stack direction="row" mb="10px" gap="10px" alignItems="flex-end">
-        {icon ? (
+      <Stack
+        direction="row"
+        mb={error ? "0" : "10px"}
+        gap="10px"
+        alignItems={error ? "center" : "flex-end"}
+      >
+        {error ? (
+          <ErrorOutlineOutlinedIcon />
+        ) : icon ? (
           <IconButton
             sx={{
               backgroundColor: theme.palette.otherColors.white,
@@ -50,26 +66,36 @@ const ProgressUpload = ({ icon, label, size, progress = 0, onClick }) => {
         ) : (
           ""
         )}
-        <Box>
-          <Typography variant="h4" component="h2" mb="5px">
-            {label}
+        {error ? (
+          <Typography component="p" className="input-error">
+            {error}
           </Typography>
-          <Typography variant="h4" component="p">
-            {size}
-          </Typography>
-        </Box>
+        ) : (
+          <Box>
+            <Typography component="h2" mb="5px">
+              {error ? error : label}
+            </Typography>
+            <Typography component="p">{!error && size}</Typography>
+          </Box>
+        )}
         <IconButton
           onClick={onClick}
-          sx={{
-            alignSelf: "flex-start",
-            ml: "auto",
-            mr: "-5px",
-            mt: "-5px",
-            padding: "5px",
-            "&:focus": {
-              outline: "none",
-            },
-          }}
+          sx={
+            !error
+              ? {
+                  alignSelf: "flex-start",
+                  ml: "auto",
+                  mr: "-5px",
+                  mt: "-5px",
+                  padding: "5px",
+                  "&:focus": {
+                    outline: "none",
+                  },
+                }
+              : {
+                  ml: "auto",
+                }
+          }
         >
           <CloseIcon
             sx={{
@@ -78,25 +104,29 @@ const ProgressUpload = ({ icon, label, size, progress = 0, onClick }) => {
           />
         </IconButton>
       </Stack>
-      <Stack direction="row" alignItems="center">
-        <Box sx={{ width: "100%", mr: "10px" }}>
-          <LinearProgress
-            variant="determinate"
-            value={progress}
-            sx={{
-              width: "100%",
-              height: "10px",
-              borderRadius: theme.shape.borderRadius,
-              maxWidth: "500px",
-              backgroundColor: theme.palette.otherColors.graishWhite,
-            }}
-          />
-        </Box>
-        <Typography variant="h4" component="p" sx={{ minWidth: "max-content" }}>
-          {progress}
-          <span>%</span>
-        </Typography>
-      </Stack>
+      {!error ? (
+        <Stack direction="row" alignItems="center">
+          <Box sx={{ width: "100%", mr: "10px" }}>
+            <LinearProgress
+              variant="determinate"
+              value={progress}
+              sx={{
+                width: "100%",
+                height: "10px",
+                borderRadius: `${theme.shape.borderRadius}px`,
+                maxWidth: "500px",
+                backgroundColor: theme.palette.otherColors.graishWhite,
+              }}
+            />
+          </Box>
+          <Typography component="p" sx={{ minWidth: "max-content" }}>
+            {progress}
+            <span>%</span>
+          </Typography>
+        </Stack>
+      ) : (
+        ""
+      )}
     </Box>
   );
 };
@@ -107,6 +137,7 @@ ProgressUpload.propTypes = {
   size: PropTypes.string.isRequired, // Size information for the progress item
   progress: PropTypes.number.isRequired, // Current progress value (0-100)
   onClick: PropTypes.func.isRequired, // Function to handle click events on the remove button
+  error: PropTypes.string, // Error message to display if there's an error (optional)
 };
 
 export default ProgressUpload;
diff --git a/Client/src/Components/TabPanels/Account/ProfilePanel.jsx b/Client/src/Components/TabPanels/Account/ProfilePanel.jsx
index dd6398911..2208fd646 100644
--- a/Client/src/Components/TabPanels/Account/ProfilePanel.jsx
+++ b/Client/src/Components/TabPanels/Account/ProfilePanel.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import Button from "../../Button";
 import EmailTextField from "../../TextFields/Email/EmailTextField";
 import StringTextField from "../../TextFields/Text/TextField";
 import Avatar from "../../Avatar";
-import { editProfileValidation } from "../../../Validation/validation";
+import {
+  editProfileValidation,
+  imageValidation,
+} from "../../../Validation/validation";
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import { update } from "../../../Features/Auth/authSlice";
 import ImageField from "../../TextFields/Image";
@@ -76,12 +79,30 @@ const ProfilePanel = () => {
   const [uploadProgress, setUploadProgress] = useState(0);
   const [isUploading, setIsUploading] = useState(false);
   const handlePicture = (event) => {
+    clearError("picture");
     const pic = event.target.files[0];
     console.log(pic);
     //TODO - add setPicture state to localData
     setPicture({ name: pic.name, type: pic.type, size: formatBytes(pic.size) });
     setIsUploading(true);
 
+    const { error } = imageValidation.validate(
+      {
+        type: pic.type,
+        size: pic.size,
+      },
+      { abortEarly: false }
+    );
+
+    if (error) {
+      setErrors((prev) => {
+        const updatedErrors = { ...prev };
+        updatedErrors["picture"] = error.details[0].message;
+        return updatedErrors;
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
     setTimeout(() => {
       //TODO - add setPicture state to localData
       setPicture((prev) => ({ ...prev, src: URL.createObjectURL(pic) }));
@@ -98,20 +119,28 @@ const ProfilePanel = () => {
   };
   const formatBytes = (bytes) => {
     if (bytes === 0) return "0 Bytes";
-    const k = 1024;
-    const i = Math.floor(Math.log(bytes) / Math.log(k));
-    return parseFloat((bytes / Math.pow(k, i)).toFixed(2)) + " MB";
+    const megabytes = bytes / (1024 * 1024);
+    return megabytes.toFixed(2) + " MB";
+  };
+  const clearError = (err) => {
+    setErrors((prev) => {
+      const updatedErrors = { ...prev };
+      if (updatedErrors[err]) delete updatedErrors[err];
+      return updatedErrors;
+    });
   };
   const handleCancelUpload = () => {
     //TODO - add setPicture state to localData
-    setPicture(null);
+    setPicture();
     setUploadProgress(0);
     setIsUploading(false);
+    clearError("picture");
   };
   const handleClosePictureModal = () => {
     setIsOpen("");
     setUploadProgress(0);
     setIsUploading(false);
+    clearError("picture");
   };
 
   //TODO - revisit once localData is set up properly
@@ -353,7 +382,6 @@ const ProfilePanel = () => {
         aria-describedby="update-profile-picture"
         open={isModalOpen("picture")}
         onClose={handleClosePictureModal}
-        disablePortal
       >
         <Stack
           sx={{
@@ -387,6 +415,7 @@ const ProfilePanel = () => {
               size={picture?.size}
               progress={uploadProgress}
               onClick={handleCancelUpload}
+              error={errors["picture"]}
             />
           ) : (
             ""
diff --git a/Client/src/Components/TextFields/Image/index.css b/Client/src/Components/TextFields/Image/index.css
index 48b1a82ff..96a730bf0 100644
--- a/Client/src/Components/TextFields/Image/index.css
+++ b/Client/src/Components/TextFields/Image/index.css
@@ -1,13 +1,27 @@
 .image-field-wrapper h2.MuiTypography-root,
-.image-field-wrapper p.MuiTypography-root {
+.image-field-wrapper p.MuiTypography-root,
+.image-field-wrapper + p.MuiTypography-root,
+.MuiStack-root:has(#modal-update-picture) h1.MuiTypography-root {
   color: var(--env-var-color-2);
+}
+.MuiStack-root:has(#modal-update-picture) h1.MuiTypography-root {
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+.image-field-wrapper h2.MuiTypography-root,
+.MuiStack-root:has(#modal-update-picture) button,
+.MuiStack-root:has(#modal-update-picture) h1.MuiTypography-root {
   font-size: var(--env-var-font-size-medium);
 }
 .image-field-wrapper h2.MuiTypography-root {
   margin-top: 10px;
 }
+.image-field-wrapper + p.MuiTypography-root {
+  margin-top: 8px;
+}
+.image-field-wrapper + p.MuiTypography-root,
 .image-field-wrapper p.MuiTypography-root {
-  opacity: 0.8;
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  font-size: var(--env-var-font-size-small-plus);
 }
 .image-field-wrapper h2.MuiTypography-root span {
   color: var(--env-var-color-3);
diff --git a/Client/src/Components/TextFields/Image/index.jsx b/Client/src/Components/TextFields/Image/index.jsx
index 5a3a35089..ae0a50c7d 100644
--- a/Client/src/Components/TextFields/Image/index.jsx
+++ b/Client/src/Components/TextFields/Image/index.jsx
@@ -27,77 +27,78 @@ const ImageField = ({ id, picture, onChange }) => {
   return (
     <>
       {!picture ? (
-        <Box
-          className="image-field-wrapper"
-          mt="20px"
-          sx={{
-            position: "relative",
-            height: "fit-content",
-            border: "dashed",
-            borderRadius: `${theme.shape.borderRadius}px`,
-            borderColor: isDragging
-              ? theme.palette.primary.main
-              : theme.palette.otherColors.graishWhite,
-            borderWidth: "2px",
-            transition: "0.2s",
-            "&:hover": {
-              borderColor: theme.palette.primary.main,
-              backgroundColor: "hsl(215, 87%, 51%, 0.05)",
-            },
-          }}
-          onDragEnter={handleDragEnter}
-          onDragLeave={handleDragLeave}
-          onDrop={handleDragLeave}
-        >
-          <TextField
-            id={id}
-            type="file"
-            onChange={onChange}
+        <>
+          <Box
+            className="image-field-wrapper"
+            mt="20px"
             sx={{
-              width: "100%",
-              "& .MuiInputBase-input[type='file']": {
-                opacity: 0,
-                cursor: "pointer",
-                maxWidth: "500px",
-                minHeight: "175px"
-              },
-              "& fieldset": {
-                padding: 0,
-                border: "none",
+              position: "relative",
+              height: "fit-content",
+              border: "dashed",
+              borderRadius: `${theme.shape.borderRadius}px`,
+              borderColor: isDragging
+                ? theme.palette.primary.main
+                : theme.palette.otherColors.graishWhite,
+              borderWidth: "2px",
+              transition: "0.2s",
+              "&:hover": {
+                borderColor: theme.palette.primary.main,
+                backgroundColor: "hsl(215, 87%, 51%, 0.05)",
               },
             }}
-          />
-          <Stack
-            className="custom-file-text"
-            alignItems="center"
-            gap="10px"
-            sx={{
-              position: "absolute",
-              top: "50%",
-              left: "50%",
-              transform: "translate(-50%, -50%)",
-              zIndex: "-1",
-              width: "100%",
-            }}
+            onDragEnter={handleDragEnter}
+            onDragLeave={handleDragLeave}
+            onDrop={handleDragLeave}
           >
-            <IconButton
+            <TextField
+              id={id}
+              type="file"
+              onChange={onChange}
               sx={{
-                pointerEvents: "none",
-                borderRadius: `${theme.shape.borderRadius}px`,
-                border: `solid ${theme.shape.borderThick}px ${theme.palette.otherColors.graishWhite}`,
-                boxShadow: theme.shape.boxShadow,
+                width: "100%",
+                "& .MuiInputBase-input[type='file']": {
+                  opacity: 0,
+                  cursor: "pointer",
+                  maxWidth: "500px",
+                  minHeight: "175px",
+                },
+                "& fieldset": {
+                  padding: 0,
+                  border: "none",
+                },
+              }}
+            />
+            <Stack
+              className="custom-file-text"
+              alignItems="center"
+              gap="4px"
+              sx={{
+                position: "absolute",
+                top: "50%",
+                left: "50%",
+                transform: "translate(-50%, -50%)",
+                zIndex: "-1",
+                width: "100%",
               }}
             >
-              <CloudUploadIcon />
-            </IconButton>
-            <Typography variant="h4" component="h2">
-              <span>Click to upload</span> or drag and drop
-            </Typography>
-            <Typography variant="h4" component="p">
-              (max. 800x400px)
-            </Typography>
-          </Stack>
-        </Box>
+              <IconButton
+                sx={{
+                  pointerEvents: "none",
+                  borderRadius: `${theme.shape.borderRadius}px`,
+                  border: `solid ${theme.shape.borderThick}px ${theme.palette.otherColors.graishWhite}`,
+                  boxShadow: theme.shape.boxShadow,
+                }}
+              >
+                <CloudUploadIcon />
+              </IconButton>
+              <Typography component="h2">
+                <span>Click to upload</span> or drag and drop
+              </Typography>
+              <Typography component="p">(maximum size: 3MB)</Typography>
+            </Stack>
+          </Box>
+          <Typography component="p">Supported formats: JPG, PNG</Typography>
+        </>
       ) : (
         <Stack direction="row" justifyContent="center">
           <Box
@@ -107,10 +108,9 @@ const ImageField = ({ id, picture, onChange }) => {
               borderRadius: "50%",
               overflow: "hidden",
               backgroundImage: `url(${picture})`,
-              backgroundSize: "cover"
+              backgroundSize: "cover",
             }}
-          >
-          </Box>
+          ></Box>
         </Stack>
       )}
     </>
diff --git a/Client/src/Validation/validation.js b/Client/src/Validation/validation.js
index 4aea7e48e..00903fdb7 100644
--- a/Client/src/Validation/validation.js
+++ b/Client/src/Validation/validation.js
@@ -150,7 +150,23 @@ const createMonitorValidation = joi.object({
   }),
 });
 
+const imageValidation = joi.object({
+  type: joi.string().valid("image/jpeg", "image/png").messages({
+    "any.only": "Invalid file format.",
+    "string.empty": "File type required.",
+  }),
+  size: joi
+    .number()
+    .max(3 * 1024 * 1024)
+    .messages({
+      "number.base": "File size must be a number.",
+      "number.max": "File size must be less than 3 MB.",
+      "number.empty": "File size required.",
+    }),
+});
+
 export {
+  imageValidation,
   createMonitorValidation,
   registerValidation,
   loginValidation,