diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 2557d41adb..2984a0793a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Changelog
 6.3.1 (xx.xx.20xx) - IN DEVELOPMENT
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
- * ...
+ * Fix: Restore ability to upload profile picture through account settings (Sage Abdullah)
 
 
 6.3 LTS (01.11.2024)
diff --git a/docs/releases/6.3.1.md b/docs/releases/6.3.1.md
index d5278767dc..231cc92cc9 100644
--- a/docs/releases/6.3.1.md
+++ b/docs/releases/6.3.1.md
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ depth: 1
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
- * ...
+ * Restore ability to upload profile picture through account settings (Sage Abdullah)
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/generic/form.html b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/generic/form.html
index de771c684b..19fad6c8e9 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/generic/form.html
+++ b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/generic/form.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         action="{{ action_url }}"
         method="POST"
         novalidate
-        {% if form.is_multipart %} enctype="multipart/form-data"{% endif %}
+        {% if form_is_multipart or form.is_multipart %} enctype="multipart/form-data"{% endif %}
         data-edit-form
         data-controller="w-unsaved"
         data-action="w-unsaved#submit beforeunload@window->w-unsaved#confirm change->w-unsaved#check keyup->w-unsaved#check"
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/tests/test_account_management.py b/wagtail/admin/tests/test_account_management.py
index 4a1061bf7a..cefc0c4d15 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/tests/test_account_management.py
+++ b/wagtail/admin/tests/test_account_management.py
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ class TestAccountSection(WagtailTestUtils, TestCase, TestAccountSectionUtilsMixi
         # Form media should be included on the page
         self.assertContains(response, "vendor/colorpicker.js")
 
+        # Form should use the multipart/form-data encoding type
+        self.assertContains(response, 'enctype="multipart/form-data"')
+
         # Check if the default title exists
         self.assertContains(response, "Name and Email")
 
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/views/account.py b/wagtail/admin/views/account.py
index 223a0363f3..5d017fac38 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/views/account.py
+++ b/wagtail/admin/views/account.py
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ class AccountView(WagtailAdminTemplateMixin, TemplateView):
         context["panels_by_tab"] = self.get_panels_by_tab(panels)
         context["menu_items"] = self.get_menu_items()
         context["media"] = self.get_media(panels)
+        context["form_is_multipart"] = True
         context["user"] = self.request.user
         # Remove these when this view is refactored to a generic.EditView subclass.
         # Avoid defining new translatable strings.