diff --git a/mod/wall_attach.php b/mod/wall_attach.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 289c024df9..0000000000
--- a/mod/wall_attach.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2022, the Friendica project
- *
- * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
- * License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * 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
- * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- */
-
-use Friendica\App;
-use Friendica\Core\Logger;
-use Friendica\Core\System;
-use Friendica\Database\DBA;
-use Friendica\DI;
-use Friendica\Model\Attach;
-use Friendica\Model\User;
-use Friendica\Util\Strings;
-
-function wall_attach_post(App $a)
-{
-	$isJson = (!empty($_GET['response']) && $_GET['response'] == 'json');
-
-	if (DI::args()->getArgc() > 1) {
-		$nick  = DI::args()->getArgv()[1];
-		$owner = User::getOwnerDataByNick($nick);
-		if (!DBA::isResult($owner)) {
-			Logger::warning('owner is not a valid record:', ['owner' => $owner, 'nick' => $nick]);
-			if ($isJson) {
-				System::jsonExit(['error' => DI::l10n()->t('Invalid request.')]);
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-	} else {
-		Logger::warning('Argument count is zero or one (invalid)');
-		if ($isJson) {
-			System::jsonExit(['error' => DI::l10n()->t('Invalid request.')]);
-		}
-
-		return;
-	}
-
-	$can_post = false;
-
-	$page_owner_uid = $owner['uid'];
-	$page_owner_cid = $owner['id'];
-	$community_page = $owner['page-flags'] == User::PAGE_FLAGS_COMMUNITY;
-
-	if (DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId() && (DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId() == $page_owner_uid)) {
-		$can_post = true;
-	} elseif ($community_page && !empty(DI::userSession()->getRemoteContactID($page_owner_uid))) {
-		$contact_id = DI::userSession()->getRemoteContactID($page_owner_uid);
-		$can_post   = DBA::exists('contact', ['blocked' => false, 'pending' => false, 'id' => $contact_id, 'uid' => $page_owner_uid]);
-	}
-
-	if (!$can_post) {
-		Logger::warning('User does not have required permissions', ['contact_id' => $contact_id, 'page_owner_uid' => $page_owner_uid]);
-		if ($isJson) {
-			System::jsonExit(['error' => DI::l10n()->t('Permission denied.')]);
-		}
-		DI::sysmsg()->addNotice(DI::l10n()->t('Permission denied.'));
-		System::exit();
-	}
-
-	if (empty($_FILES['userfile'])) {
-		Logger::warning('No file uploaded (empty userfile)');
-		if ($isJson) {
-			System::jsonExit(['error' => DI::l10n()->t('Invalid request.')]);
-		}
-		System::exit();
-	}
-
-	$tempFileName = $_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'];
-	$fileName     = basename($_FILES['userfile']['name']);
-	$fileSize     = intval($_FILES['userfile']['size']);
-	$maxFileSize  = DI::config()->get('system', 'maxfilesize');
-
-	/*
-	 * Found html code written in text field of form, when trying to upload a
-	 * file with filesize greater than upload_max_filesize. Cause is unknown.
-	 * Then Filesize gets <= 0.
-	 */
-	if ($fileSize <= 0) {
-		$msg = DI::l10n()->t('Sorry, maybe your upload is bigger than the PHP configuration allows') . '<br />' . DI::l10n()->t('Or - did you try to upload an empty file?');
-		Logger::warning($msg, ['fileSize' => $fileSize]);
-		@unlink($tempFileName);
-		if ($isJson) {
-			System::jsonExit(['error' => $msg]);
-		} else {
-			DI::sysmsg()->addNotice($msg);
-		}
-		System::exit();
-	}
-
-	if ($maxFileSize && $fileSize > $maxFileSize) {
-		$msg = DI::l10n()->t('File exceeds size limit of %s', Strings::formatBytes($maxFileSize));
-		Logger::warning($msg, ['fileSize' => $fileSize]);
-		@unlink($tempFileName);
-		if ($isJson) {
-			System::jsonExit(['error' => $msg]);
-		} else {
-			echo $msg . '<br />';
-		}
-		System::exit();
-	}
-
-	$newid = Attach::storeFile($tempFileName, $page_owner_uid, $fileName, '<' . $page_owner_cid . '>');
-
-	@unlink($tempFileName);
-
-	if ($newid === false) {
-		$msg = DI::l10n()->t('File upload failed.');
-		Logger::warning($msg);
-		if ($isJson) {
-			System::jsonExit(['error' => $msg]);
-		} else {
-			echo $msg . '<br />';
-		}
-		System::exit();
-	}
-
-	if ($isJson) {
-		System::jsonExit(['ok' => true, 'id' => $newid]);
-	}
-
-	$lf = "\n";
-
-	echo  $lf . $lf . '[attachment]' . $newid . '[/attachment]' . $lf;
-	System::exit();
-	// NOTREACHED
-}
diff --git a/src/Module/Profile/Attachment/Upload.php b/src/Module/Profile/Attachment/Upload.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0624ea5a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Module/Profile/Attachment/Upload.php
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2022, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * 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
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Module\Profile\Attachment;
+
+use Friendica\App;
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
+use Friendica\Core\L10n;
+use Friendica\Core\Session\Capability\IHandleUserSessions;
+use Friendica\Database\Database;
+use Friendica\Model\Attach;
+use Friendica\Model\User;
+use Friendica\Module\Response;
+use Friendica\Navigation\SystemMessages;
+use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException;
+use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
+use Friendica\Util\Strings;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Asynchronous attachment upload module
+ *
+ * Only used as the target action of the AjaxUpload Javascript library
+ */
+class Upload extends \Friendica\BaseModule
+{
+	/** @var Database */
+	private $database;
+
+	/** @var IHandleUserSessions */
+	private $userSession;
+
+	/** @var IManageConfigValues */
+	private $config;
+
+	/** @var SystemMessages */
+	private $systemMessages;
+
+	/** @var bool */
+	private $isJson;
+
+	public function __construct(SystemMessages $systemMessages, IManageConfigValues $config, IHandleUserSessions $userSession, Database $database, L10n $l10n, App\BaseURL $baseUrl, App\Arguments $args, LoggerInterface $logger, Profiler $profiler, Response $response, array $server, array $parameters = [])
+	{
+		parent::__construct($l10n, $baseUrl, $args, $logger, $profiler, $response, $server, $parameters);
+
+		$this->database       = $database;
+		$this->userSession    = $userSession;
+		$this->config         = $config;
+		$this->systemMessages = $systemMessages;
+	}
+
+	protected function post(array $request = [])
+	{
+		if ($this->isJson = !empty($request['response']) && $request['response'] == 'json') {
+			$this->response->setType(Response::TYPE_JSON, 'application/json');
+		}
+
+		$nick  = $this->parameters['nickname'];
+		$owner = User::getOwnerDataByNick($nick);
+		if (!$owner) {
+			$this->logger->warning('owner is not a valid record:', ['owner' => $owner, 'nick' => $nick]);
+			return $this->return(401, $this->t('Invalid request.'));
+		}
+
+		$can_post       = false;
+		$contact_id     = 0;
+		$page_owner_uid = $owner['uid'];
+		$community_page = $owner['page-flags'] == User::PAGE_FLAGS_COMMUNITY;
+
+		if ($this->userSession->getLocalUserId() && $this->userSession->getLocalUserId() == $page_owner_uid) {
+			$can_post = true;
+		} elseif ($community_page && !empty($this->userSession->getRemoteContactID($page_owner_uid))) {
+			$contact_id = $this->userSession->getRemoteContactID($page_owner_uid);
+			$can_post   = $this->database->exists('contact', ['blocked' => false, 'pending' => false, 'id' => $contact_id, 'uid' => $page_owner_uid]);
+		}
+
+		if (!$can_post) {
+			$this->logger->warning('User does not have required permissions', ['contact_id' => $contact_id, 'page_owner_uid' => $page_owner_uid]);
+			return $this->return(403, $this->t('Permission denied.'), true);
+		}
+
+		if (empty($_FILES['userfile'])) {
+			$this->logger->warning('No file uploaded (empty userfile)');
+			return $this->return(401, $this->t('Invalid request.'), true);
+		}
+
+		$tempFileName = $_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'];
+		$fileName     = basename($_FILES['userfile']['name']);
+		$fileSize     = intval($_FILES['userfile']['size']);
+		$maxFileSize  = $this->config->get('system', 'maxfilesize');
+
+		/*
+		 * Found html code written in text field of form, when trying to upload a
+		 * file with filesize greater than upload_max_filesize. Cause is unknown.
+		 * Then Filesize gets <= 0.
+		 */
+		if ($fileSize <= 0) {
+			@unlink($tempFileName);
+			$msg = $this->t('Sorry, maybe your upload is bigger than the PHP configuration allows') . '<br />' . $this->t('Or - did you try to upload an empty file?');
+			$this->logger->warning($msg, ['fileSize' => $fileSize]);
+			return $this->return(401, $msg, true);
+		}
+
+		if ($maxFileSize && $fileSize > $maxFileSize) {
+			@unlink($tempFileName);
+			$msg = $this->t('File exceeds size limit of %s', Strings::formatBytes($maxFileSize));
+			$this->logger->warning($msg, ['fileSize' => $fileSize]);
+			return $this->return(401, $msg);
+		}
+
+		$newid = Attach::storeFile($tempFileName, $page_owner_uid, $fileName, '<' . $owner['id'] . '>');
+
+		@unlink($tempFileName);
+
+		if ($newid === false) {
+			$msg = $this->t('File upload failed.');
+			$this->logger->warning($msg);
+			return $this->return(500, $msg);
+		}
+
+		if ($this->isJson) {
+			$content = json_encode(['ok' => true, 'id' => $newid], JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
+		} else {
+			$content = "\n\n" . '[attachment]' . $newid . '[/attachment]' . "\n";
+		}
+
+		return $this->response->addContent($content);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param int    $httpCode
+	 * @param string $message
+	 * @param bool   $systemMessage
+	 * @return void
+	 * @throws InternalServerErrorException
+	 */
+	private function return(int $httpCode, string $message, bool $systemMessage = false): void
+	{
+		$this->response->setStatus($httpCode, $message);
+
+		if ($this->isJson) {
+			$this->response->addContent(json_encode(['error' => $message], JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_PRETTY_PRINT));
+		} else {
+			if ($systemMessage) {
+				$this->systemMessages->addNotice($message);
+			}
+
+			$this->response->addContent($message);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/static/routes.config.php b/static/routes.config.php
index b27a70c694..1b0f68026a 100644
--- a/static/routes.config.php
+++ b/static/routes.config.php
@@ -31,15 +31,16 @@ use Friendica\App\Router as R;
 use Friendica\Module;
 
 $profileRoutes = [
-	''                                         => [Module\Profile\Index::class,         [R::GET]],
-	'/profile'                                 => [Module\Profile\Profile::class,       [R::GET]],
-	'/schedule'                                => [Module\Profile\Schedule::class,      [R::GET, R::POST]],
-	'/contacts/common'                         => [Module\Profile\Common::class,        [R::GET]],
-	'/contacts[/{type}]'                       => [Module\Profile\Contacts::class,      [R::GET]],
-	'/status[/{category}[/{date1}[/{date2}]]]' => [Module\Profile\Status::class,        [R::GET]],
-	'/media'                                   => [Module\Profile\Media::class,         [R::GET]],
-	'/unkmail'                                 => [Module\Profile\UnkMail::class,       [R::GET, R::POST]],
-	'/photos/upload'                           => [Module\Profile\Photos\Upload::class, [        R::POST]],
+	''                                         => [Module\Profile\Index::class,             [R::GET]],
+	'/attachment/upload'                       => [Module\Profile\Attachment\Upload::class, [        R::POST]],
+	'/profile'                                 => [Module\Profile\Profile::class,           [R::GET]],
+	'/schedule'                                => [Module\Profile\Schedule::class,          [R::GET, R::POST]],
+	'/contacts/common'                         => [Module\Profile\Common::class,            [R::GET]],
+	'/contacts[/{type}]'                       => [Module\Profile\Contacts::class,          [R::GET]],
+	'/status[/{category}[/{date1}[/{date2}]]]' => [Module\Profile\Status::class,            [R::GET]],
+	'/media'                                   => [Module\Profile\Media::class,             [R::GET]],
+	'/unkmail'                                 => [Module\Profile\UnkMail::class,           [R::GET, R::POST]],
+	'/photos/upload'                           => [Module\Profile\Photos\Upload::class,     [        R::POST]],
 ];
 
 $apiRoutes = [
diff --git a/view/js/filebrowser.js b/view/js/filebrowser.js
index 33d06e708a..e5bd2730c4 100644
--- a/view/js/filebrowser.js
+++ b/view/js/filebrowser.js
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ var FileBrowser = {
 		if ($("#upload-file").length)
 			var file_uploader = new window.AjaxUpload(
 				'upload-file',
-				{ action: 'wall_attach/'+FileBrowser.nickname+'?response=json',
+				{ action: 'profile/' + FileBrowser.nickname + '/attachment/upload?response=json',
 					name: 'userfile',
+					responseType: 'json',
 					onSubmit: function(file,ext) { $('#profile-rotator').show(); $(".error").addClass('hidden'); },
 					onComplete: function(file,response) {
 						if (response['error']!= undefined) {
diff --git a/view/lang/C/messages.po b/view/lang/C/messages.po
index d263d22e03..9c561f1616 100644
--- a/view/lang/C/messages.po
+++ b/view/lang/C/messages.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: 2022.12-dev\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2022-10-30 14:22-0400\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2022-10-31 14:54-0400\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -124,24 +124,23 @@ msgstr ""
 #: mod/photos.php:159 mod/photos.php:886 mod/repair_ostatus.php:31
 #: mod/settings.php:40 mod/settings.php:50 mod/settings.php:156
 #: mod/suggest.php:34 mod/uimport.php:33 mod/unfollow.php:35
-#: mod/unfollow.php:50 mod/unfollow.php:82 mod/wall_attach.php:70
-#: mod/wall_attach.php:72 src/Module/Attach.php:56 src/Module/BaseApi.php:94
-#: src/Module/BaseNotifications.php:98 src/Module/Contact/Advanced.php:60
-#: src/Module/Delegation.php:118 src/Module/FollowConfirm.php:38
-#: src/Module/FriendSuggest.php:57 src/Module/Group.php:40
-#: src/Module/Group.php:83 src/Module/Invite.php:42 src/Module/Invite.php:131
-#: src/Module/Notifications/Notification.php:76
+#: mod/unfollow.php:50 mod/unfollow.php:82 src/Module/Attach.php:56
+#: src/Module/BaseApi.php:94 src/Module/BaseNotifications.php:98
+#: src/Module/Contact/Advanced.php:60 src/Module/Delegation.php:118
+#: src/Module/FollowConfirm.php:38 src/Module/FriendSuggest.php:57
+#: src/Module/Group.php:40 src/Module/Group.php:83 src/Module/Invite.php:42
+#: src/Module/Invite.php:131 src/Module/Notifications/Notification.php:76
 #: src/Module/Notifications/Notification.php:107
-#: src/Module/Profile/Common.php:55 src/Module/Profile/Contacts.php:55
-#: src/Module/Profile/Photos/Upload.php:108 src/Module/Profile/Schedule.php:39
-#: src/Module/Profile/Schedule.php:56 src/Module/Profile/UnkMail.php:69
-#: src/Module/Profile/UnkMail.php:121 src/Module/Profile/UnkMail.php:132
-#: src/Module/Register.php:77 src/Module/Register.php:90
-#: src/Module/Register.php:206 src/Module/Register.php:245
-#: src/Module/Search/Directory.php:37 src/Module/Settings/Account.php:50
-#: src/Module/Settings/Account.php:410 src/Module/Settings/Delegation.php:41
-#: src/Module/Settings/Delegation.php:69 src/Module/Settings/Display.php:41
-#: src/Module/Settings/Display.php:119
+#: src/Module/Profile/Attachment/Upload.php:97 src/Module/Profile/Common.php:55
+#: src/Module/Profile/Contacts.php:55 src/Module/Profile/Photos/Upload.php:108
+#: src/Module/Profile/Schedule.php:39 src/Module/Profile/Schedule.php:56
+#: src/Module/Profile/UnkMail.php:69 src/Module/Profile/UnkMail.php:121
+#: src/Module/Profile/UnkMail.php:132 src/Module/Register.php:77
+#: src/Module/Register.php:90 src/Module/Register.php:206
+#: src/Module/Register.php:245 src/Module/Search/Directory.php:37
+#: src/Module/Settings/Account.php:50 src/Module/Settings/Account.php:410
+#: src/Module/Settings/Delegation.php:41 src/Module/Settings/Delegation.php:69
+#: src/Module/Settings/Display.php:41 src/Module/Settings/Display.php:119
 #: src/Module/Settings/Profile/Photo/Crop.php:165
 #: src/Module/Settings/Profile/Photo/Index.php:111
 #: src/Module/Settings/UserExport.php:84 src/Module/Settings/UserExport.php:118
@@ -1504,29 +1503,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Unable to unfollow this contact, please contact your administrator"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mod/wall_attach.php:41 mod/wall_attach.php:48 mod/wall_attach.php:79
-#: src/Module/Profile/Photos/Upload.php:113
-#: src/Module/Profile/Photos/Upload.php:162
-msgid "Invalid request."
-msgstr ""
-
-#: mod/wall_attach.php:95
-msgid "Sorry, maybe your upload is bigger than the PHP configuration allows"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: mod/wall_attach.php:95
-msgid "Or - did you try to upload an empty file?"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: mod/wall_attach.php:107
-#, php-format
-msgid "File exceeds size limit of %s"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: mod/wall_attach.php:123
-msgid "File upload failed."
-msgstr ""
-
 #: src/App.php:490
 msgid "No system theme config value set."
 msgstr ""
@@ -8314,6 +8290,30 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Invalid photo with id %s."
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/Module/Profile/Attachment/Upload.php:80
+#: src/Module/Profile/Attachment/Upload.php:102
+#: src/Module/Profile/Photos/Upload.php:113
+#: src/Module/Profile/Photos/Upload.php:162
+msgid "Invalid request."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/Module/Profile/Attachment/Upload.php:117
+msgid "Sorry, maybe your upload is bigger than the PHP configuration allows"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/Module/Profile/Attachment/Upload.php:117
+msgid "Or - did you try to upload an empty file?"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/Module/Profile/Attachment/Upload.php:124
+#, php-format
+msgid "File exceeds size limit of %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/Module/Profile/Attachment/Upload.php:134
+msgid "File upload failed."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/Module/Profile/Contacts.php:119
 msgid "No contacts."
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/js/filebrowser.js b/view/theme/frio/js/filebrowser.js
index 3cdd03e1af..67d3b7923e 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/js/filebrowser.js
+++ b/view/theme/frio/js/filebrowser.js
@@ -203,8 +203,9 @@ var FileBrowser = {
 		if ($("#upload-file").length) {
 			//AjaxUpload for files
 			var file_uploader = new window.AjaxUpload("upload-file", {
-				action: "wall_attach/" + FileBrowser.nickname + "?response=json",
+				action: "profile/" + FileBrowser.nickname + "/attachment/upload?response=json",
 				name: "userfile",
+				responseType: "json",
 				onSubmit: function (file, ext) {
 					$(".fbrowser-content").hide();
 					$(".fbrowser .profile-rotator-wrapper").show();
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ var FileBrowser = {
 					if (response["error"] != undefined) {
 						$(".error span").html(response["error"]);
 						$(".error").removeClass("hidden");
-						$("#profile-rotator").hide();
+						$(".fbrowser .profile-rotator-wrapper").hide();
 						$(".fbrowser-content").show();
 						return;
 					}
diff --git a/view/theme/smoothly/templates/jot-header.tpl b/view/theme/smoothly/templates/jot-header.tpl
index 71b8771796..cfd21035d0 100644
--- a/view/theme/smoothly/templates/jot-header.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/smoothly/templates/jot-header.tpl
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function enableOnUser(){
 
 		var file_uploader = new window.AjaxUpload(
 			'wall-file-upload',
-			{ action: 'wall_attach/{{$nickname}}',
+			{ action: 'profile/{{$nickname}}/attachment/upload',
 				name: 'userfile',
 				onSubmit: function(file,ext) { $('#profile-rotator').show(); },
 				onComplete: function(file,response) {