diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/drive-file.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/drive-file.ts
index 2321f20d4c..18b139caff 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/drive-file.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/drive-file.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ export const DriveFileRepository = db.getRepository(DriveFile).extend({
 			md5: file.md5,
 			size: file.size,
 			isSensitive: file.isSensitive,
+			usageHint: file.usageHint,
 			blurhash: file.blurhash,
 			properties: opts.self ? file.properties : this.getPublicProperties(file),
 			url: opts.self ? file.url : this.getPublicUrl(file, false),
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ export const DriveFileRepository = db.getRepository(DriveFile).extend({
 			md5: file.md5,
 			size: file.size,
 			isSensitive: file.isSensitive,
+			usageHint: file.usageHint,
 			blurhash: file.blurhash,
 			properties: opts.self ? file.properties : this.getPublicProperties(file),
 			url: opts.self ? file.url : this.getPublicUrl(file, false),
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/schema/drive-file.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/schema/drive-file.ts
index 30db9e7d48..929dbb472e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/schema/drive-file.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/schema/drive-file.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ export const packedDriveFileSchema = {
 			optional: false,
 			nullable: false,
 		},
+		usageHint: {
+			type: "string",
+			optional: false,
+			nullable: true,
+			enum: ["userAvatar", "userBanner"],
+		},
 		blurhash: {
 			type: "string",
 			optional: false,