diff --git a/components/contacts/__tests__/contact-form.test.tsx b/components/contacts/__tests__/contact-form.test.tsx
index 530c086a..75f4375b 100644
--- a/components/contacts/__tests__/contact-form.test.tsx
+++ b/components/contacts/__tests__/contact-form.test.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,27 @@ describe('ContactForm', () => {
     expect(phoneAfter.length).toBe(phoneBefore.length + 1);
   });
 
+  it('sends media: null when an existing photo is removed', async () => {
+    const onSave = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const contactWithPhoto: ContactCard = {
+      ...existingContact,
+      media: {
+        photo: { kind: 'photo', uri: 'data:image/png;base64,AAAA', mediaType: 'image/png' },
+      },
+    };
+    render(<ContactForm contact={contactWithPhoto} onSave={onSave} onCancel={vi.fn()} />);
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('remove_photo'));
+    fireEvent.submit(screen.getByText('save').closest('form')!);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(onSave).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    });
+
+    const savedData = onSave.mock.calls[0][0];
+    expect(savedData.media).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it('submits form data correctly', async () => {
     const onSave = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
     render(<ContactForm onSave={onSave} onCancel={vi.fn()} />);
diff --git a/components/contacts/contact-form.tsx b/components/contacts/contact-form.tsx
index ebf6fe1c..697e9cc0 100644
--- a/components/contacts/contact-form.tsx
+++ b/components/contacts/contact-form.tsx
@@ -525,6 +525,11 @@ export function ContactForm({ contact, addressBooks, allKeywords, defaultAddress
       mediaMap[photoKey] = { kind: "photo", uri: photoUri, mediaType: photoMediaType };
     }
 
+    // Set mediaVluae to null if we are removing media, so the server removes it
+    const hadMedia = !!contact?.media && Object.keys(contact.media).length > 0;
+    const mediaValue: Record<string, ContactMedia> | null | undefined =
+      Object.keys(mediaMap).length > 0 ? mediaMap : (hadMedia ? null : undefined);
+
     const data: Partial<ContactCard> = {
       name: { components: nameComponents, isOrdered: true },
       nicknames: nickname.trim() ? { n0: { name: nickname.trim() } } : undefined,
@@ -551,7 +556,7 @@ export function ContactForm({ contact, addressBooks, allKeywords, defaultAddress
       calendarUri: calendarUri.trim() || undefined,
       schedulingUri: schedulingUri.trim() || undefined,
       freeBusyUri: freeBusyUri.trim() || undefined,
-      media: Object.keys(mediaMap).length > 0 ? mediaMap : undefined,
+      media: mediaValue as Record<string, ContactMedia> | undefined,
       ...(selectedBookId ? { addressBookIds: { [selectedBookId]: true } } : {}),
     };