diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index a3c2bcd2ca..1f6d47eeb3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use Carbon\Carbon;
 use DB;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
+use App\Http\Requests\ImageUploadRequest;
 use Input;
 use Paginator;
 use Slack;
@@ -404,11 +405,11 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
      * Accepts a POST request to create a new asset
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
-     * @param Request $request
+     * @param \App\Http\Requests\ImageUploadRequest $request
      * @since [v4.0]
      * @return JsonResponse
      */
-    public function store(Request $request)
+    public function store(ImageUploadRequest $request)
     {
         $this->authorize('create', Asset::class);
 
@@ -452,6 +453,8 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
             $asset->image = $saved_image_path;
         }
 
+        $asset = $request->handleImages($asset);
+
         // Update custom fields in the database.
         // Validation for these fields is handled through the AssetRequest form request
         $model = AssetModel::find($request->get('model_id'));
@@ -513,11 +516,11 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
      * Accepts a POST request to update an asset
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
-     * @param Request $request
+     * @param \App\Http\Requests\ImageUploadRequest $request
      * @since [v4.0]
      * @return JsonResponse
      */
-    public function update(Request $request, $id)
+    public function update(ImageUploadRequest $request, $id)
     {
         $this->authorize('update', Asset::class);
 
@@ -556,6 +559,8 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
                 }
             }
 
+            $asset = $request->handleImages($asset); 
+            
             // Update custom fields
             if (($model = AssetModel::find($asset->model_id)) && (isset($model->fieldset))) {
                 foreach ($model->fieldset->fields as $field) {