diff --git a/lib/private/repair.php b/lib/private/repair.php
index b62ba20b49..098d4e7eb9 100644
--- a/lib/private/repair.php
+++ b/lib/private/repair.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace OC;
 use OC\Hooks\BasicEmitter;
 use OC\Hooks\Emitter;
 use OC\Repair\AssetCache;
+use OC\Repair\AvatarPermissions;
 use OC\Repair\CleanTags;
 use OC\Repair\Collation;
 use OC\Repair\CopyRewriteBaseToConfig;
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ class Repair extends BasicEmitter {
 			new RemoveGetETagEntries(\OC::$server->getDatabaseConnection()),
 			new UpdateOutdatedOcsIds(\OC::$server->getConfig()),
 			new RepairInvalidShares(\OC::$server->getConfig(), \OC::$server->getDatabaseConnection()),
+			new AvatarPermissions(\OC::$server->getDatabaseConnection()),
 		];
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/private/repair/avatarpermissions.php b/lib/private/repair/avatarpermissions.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2618e279fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/private/repair/avatarpermissions.php
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @author Roeland Jago Douma <rullzer@owncloud.com>
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2016, ownCloud, Inc.
+ * @license AGPL-3.0
+ *
+ * This code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ *
+ */
+namespace OC\Repair;
+
+use OC\Hooks\BasicEmitter;
+use OCP\IDBConnection;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\OraclePlatform;
+
+/**
+ * Class AvatarPermissions
+ *
+ * @package OC\Repair
+ */
+class AvatarPermissions extends BasicEmitter implements \OC\RepairStep {
+	/** @var IDBConnection */
+	private $connection;
+
+	/**
+	 * AvatarPermissions constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @param IDBConnection $connection
+	 */
+	public function __construct(IDBConnection $connection) {
+		$this->connection = $connection;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getName() {
+		return 'Fix permissions so avatars can be stored again';
+	}
+
+	public function run() {
+		$this->fixUserRootPermissions();
+		$this->fixAvatarPermissions();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Make sure all user roots have permissions 23 (all but share)
+	 */
+	protected function fixUserRootPermissions() {
+		$qb = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
+		$qb2 = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
+
+		$qb->select('numeric_id')
+			->from('storages')
+			->where($qb->expr()->like('id', $qb2->createParameter('like')));
+
+		if ($this->connection->getDatabasePlatform() instanceof OraclePlatform) {
+			// '' is null on oracle
+			$path = $qb2->expr()->isNull('path');
+		} else {
+			$path = $qb2->expr()->eq('path', $qb2->createNamedParameter(''));
+		}
+
+		$qb2->update('filecache')
+			->set('permissions', $qb2->createNamedParameter(23))
+			->where($path)
+			->andWhere($qb2->expr()->in('storage', $qb2->createFunction($qb->getSQL())))
+			->andWhere($qb2->expr()->neq('permissions', $qb2->createNamedParameter(23)))
+			->setParameter('like', 'home::%');
+
+
+		$qb2->execute();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Make sure all avatar files in the user roots have permission 27
+	 */
+	protected function fixAvatarPermissions() {
+		$qb = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
+		$qb2 = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
+
+		$qb->select('numeric_id')
+			->from('storages')
+			->where($qb->expr()->like('id', $qb2->createParameter('like')));
+
+		$qb2->update('filecache')
+			->set('permissions', $qb2->createNamedParameter(27))
+			->where($qb2->expr()->like('path', $qb2->createNamedParameter('avatar.%')))
+			->andWhere($qb2->expr()->in('storage', $qb2->createFunction($qb->getSQL())))
+			->andWhere($qb2->expr()->neq('permissions', $qb2->createNamedParameter(27)))
+			->setParameter('like', 'home::%');
+
+		$qb2->execute();
+	}
+
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/lib/repair/avatarpermissions.php b/tests/lib/repair/avatarpermissions.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3f582dc51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/repair/avatarpermissions.php
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @author Roeland Jago Douma <rullzer@owncloud.com>
+ *
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2016, ownCloud, Inc.
+ * @license AGPL-3.0
+ *
+ * This code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ *
+ */
+namespace Test\Repair;
+
+/**
+ * Test for fixing the userRoot and avatar permissions
+ *
+ * @group DB
+ *
+ * @see \OC\Repair\AvatarPermissionsTest
+ */
+class AvatarPermissionsTest extends \Test\TestCase {
+
+	/** @var \OC\Repair\AvatarPermissions */
+	protected $repair;
+
+	/** @var \OCP\IDBConnection */
+	protected $connection;
+
+	protected function setUp() {
+		parent::setUp();
+
+		$this->connection = \OC::$server->getDatabaseConnection();
+		$this->repair = new \OC\Repair\AvatarPermissions($this->connection);
+		$this->cleanUpTables();
+	}
+
+	protected function tearDown() {
+		$this->cleanUpTables();
+
+		parent::tearDown();
+	}
+
+	protected function cleanUpTables() {
+		$qb = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
+		$qb->delete('filecache')->execute();
+		$qb->delete('storages')->execute();
+	}
+
+	public function dataFixUserRootPermissions() {
+		return [
+			['home::user', '', 0, 23],
+			['home::user', 'foo', 0, 0],
+			['home::user', 'avatar.jpg', 0, 0],
+			['ABC::user', '', 0, 0],
+			['ABC::user', 'foo', 0, 0],
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @dataProvider dataFixUserRootPermissions
+	 *
+	 * @param string $storageId
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @param int $permissionsBefore
+	 * @param int $permissionsAfter
+	 */
+	public function testFixUserRootPermissions($storageId, $path, $permissionsBefore, $permissionsAfter) {
+		$userStorage = $this->addStorage($storageId);
+		$userHome = $this->addFileCacheEntry($userStorage, $path, $permissionsBefore);
+
+		$this->invokePrivate($this->repair, 'fixUserRootPermissions', []);
+
+		$this->verifyPermissions($userHome, $permissionsAfter);
+	}
+
+	public function dataFixAvatarPermissions() {
+		return [
+			['home::user', '', 0, 0],
+			['home::user', 'avatar.jpg', 0, 27],
+			['home::user', 'avatar.png', 0, 27],
+			['home::user', 'avatar.32.png', 0, 27],
+			['home::user', 'mine.txt', 0, 0],
+			['ABC::user', '', 0, 0],
+			['ABC::user', 'avatar.jpg', 0, 0],
+			['ABC::user', 'avatar.png', 0, 0],
+			['ABC::user', 'avatar.32.png', 0, 0],
+			['ABC::user', 'mine.txt', 0, 0],
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @dataProvider dataFixAvatarPermissions
+	 *
+	 * @param string $storageId
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @param int $permissionsBefore
+	 * @param int $permissionsAfter
+	 */
+	public function testFixAvatarPermissions($storageId, $path, $permissionsBefore, $permissionsAfter) {
+		$userStorage = $this->addStorage($storageId);
+		$userHome = $this->addFileCacheEntry($userStorage, $path, $permissionsBefore);
+
+		$this->invokePrivate($this->repair, 'fixAvatarPermissions', []);
+
+		$this->verifyPermissions($userHome, $permissionsAfter);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add a new storage
+	 *
+	 * @param string $id
+	 * @return int The numeric id
+	 */
+	protected function addStorage($id) {
+		$qb = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
+
+		$qb->insert('storages')
+			->values([
+				'id' => $qb->createNamedParameter($id)
+			]);
+
+		$qb->execute();
+
+		return $qb->getLastInsertId();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add a filecache entry
+	 *
+	 * @param int $storage
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @param int $permissions
+	 *
+	 * @return int The fileid
+	 */
+	protected function addFileCacheEntry($storage, $path, $permissions) {
+		$qb = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
+
+		$qb->insert('filecache')
+			->values([
+				'path' => $qb->createNamedParameter($path),
+				'path_hash' => $qb->createNamedParameter(md5($path)),
+				'parent' => $qb->createNamedParameter(42),
+				'mimetype' => $qb->createNamedParameter(23),
+				'mimepart' => $qb->createNamedParameter(32),
+				'size' => $qb->createNamedParameter(16),
+				'mtime' => $qb->createNamedParameter(1),
+				'storage_mtime' => $qb->createNamedParameter(2),
+				'encrypted' => $qb->createNamedParameter(0),
+				'unencrypted_size' => $qb->createNamedParameter(0),
+				'storage' => $qb->createNamedParameter($storage),
+				'permissions' => $qb->createNamedParameter($permissions),
+			]);
+
+		$qb->execute();
+
+		return $qb->getLastInsertId();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param int $fileId
+	 * @param int $permissions
+	 */
+	protected function verifyPermissions($fileId, $permissions) {
+		$qb = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
+
+		$qb->select('permissions')
+			->from('filecache')
+			->where($qb->expr()->eq('fileid', $qb->createNamedParameter($fileId)));
+
+		$cursor = $qb->execute();
+
+		$data = $cursor->fetch();
+		$cursor->closeCursor();
+
+		$this->assertSame($permissions, (int)$data['permissions']);
+	}
+
+
+}