diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ac93820b6..850188f1b5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Fixed custom emoji not working in profile field names
 - Fixed pinned statuses not appearing in user profiles
 - Fixed some elements not being keyboard navigation friendly
+- Fixed error handling when updating various profile images
 - Fixed your latest chat messages disappearing when closing chat view and opening it again during the same session
 - Fixed custom emoji not showing in poll options before voting
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Errors when fetching are now shown with popup errors instead of "Error fetching updates" in panel headers
 - Made reply/fav/repeat etc buttons easier to hit
 - Adjusted timeline menu clickable area to match the visible button
+- Moved external source link from status heading to the ellipsis menu
 - Disabled horizontal textarea resize
 
 
diff --git a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js
index 1a8eef7295..b5b29e8a5a 100644
--- a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js
+++ b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import {
   faBookmark,
   faEyeSlash,
   faThumbtack,
-  faShareAlt
+  faShareAlt,
+  faExternalLinkAlt
 } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
 import {
   faBookmark as faBookmarkReg
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ library.add(
   faBookmarkReg,
   faEyeSlash,
   faThumbtack,
-  faShareAlt
+  faShareAlt,
+  faExternalLinkAlt
 )
 
 const ExtraButtons = {
diff --git a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue
index e687d48735..dc790cad7e 100644
--- a/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue
+++ b/src/components/extra_buttons/extra_buttons.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <Popover
+    class="ExtraButtons"
     trigger="click"
     placement="top"
     :offset="{ y: 5 }"
@@ -96,11 +97,23 @@
             icon="share-alt"
           /><span>{{ $t("status.copy_link") }}</span>
         </button>
+        <a
+          v-if="!status.is_local"
+          class="button-default dropdown-item dropdown-item-icon"
+          title="Source"
+          :href="status.external_url"
+          target="_blank"
+        >
+          <FAIcon
+            fixed-width
+            icon="external-link-alt"
+          /><span>{{ $t("status.external_source") }}</span>
+        </a>
       </div>
     </div>
     <span
       slot="trigger"
-      class="ExtraButtons"
+      class="popover-trigger"
     >
       <FAIcon
         class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
@@ -116,13 +129,15 @@
 @import '../../_variables.scss';
 
 .ExtraButtons {
-  position: static;
-  padding: 10px;
-  margin: -10px;
+  .popover-trigger {
+    position: static;
+    padding: 10px;
+    margin: -10px;
 
-  &:hover .svg-inline--fa {
-    color: $fallback--text;
-    color: var(--text, $fallback--text);
+    &:hover .svg-inline--fa {
+      color: $fallback--text;
+      color: var(--text, $fallback--text);
+    }
   }
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/global_notice_list/global_notice_list.vue b/src/components/global_notice_list/global_notice_list.vue
index 8a33b9eb71..049e23dbb0 100644
--- a/src/components/global_notice_list/global_notice_list.vue
+++ b/src/components/global_notice_list/global_notice_list.vue
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@
       <div class="notice-message">
         {{ $t(notice.messageKey, notice.messageArgs) }}
       </div>
-      <FAIcon
-        class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
-        icon="times"
+      <button
+        class="button-unstyled close-notice"
         @click="closeNotice(notice)"
-      />
+      >
+        <FAIcon
+          class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
+          icon="times"
+        />
+      </button>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@
   .global-error {
     background-color: var(--alertPopupError, $fallback--cRed);
     color: var(--alertPopupErrorText, $fallback--text);
-    i {
+    .svg-inline--fa {
       color: var(--alertPopupErrorText, $fallback--text);
     }
   }
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@
   .global-warning {
     background-color: var(--alertPopupWarning, $fallback--cOrange);
     color: var(--alertPopupWarningText, $fallback--text);
-    i {
+    .svg-inline--fa {
       color: var(--alertPopupWarningText, $fallback--text);
     }
   }
@@ -70,9 +74,16 @@
   .global-info {
     background-color: var(--alertPopupNeutral, $fallback--fg);
     color: var(--alertPopupNeutralText, $fallback--text);
-    i {
+    .svg-inline--fa {
       color: var(--alertPopupNeutralText, $fallback--text);
     }
   }
+
+  .close-notice {
+    padding-right: 0.2em;
+    .svg-inline--fa:hover {
+      opacity: 0.6;
+    }
+  }
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.js b/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.js
index 59e4d07ef5..e8d5ec6de8 100644
--- a/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.js
+++ b/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.js
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ import Cropper from 'cropperjs'
 import 'cropperjs/dist/cropper.css'
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
 import {
-  faTimes,
   faCircleNotch
 } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
 
 library.add(
-  faTimes,
   faCircleNotch
 )
 
@@ -53,8 +51,7 @@ const ImageCropper = {
       cropper: undefined,
       dataUrl: undefined,
       filename: undefined,
-      submitting: false,
-      submitError: null
+      submitting: false
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -66,9 +63,6 @@ const ImageCropper = {
     },
     cancelText () {
       return this.cancelButtonLabel || this.$t('image_cropper.cancel')
-    },
-    submitErrorMsg () {
-      return this.submitError && this.submitError instanceof Error ? this.submitError.toString() : this.submitError
     }
   },
   methods: {
@@ -82,12 +76,8 @@ const ImageCropper = {
     },
     submit (cropping = true) {
       this.submitting = true
-      this.avatarUploadError = null
       this.submitHandler(cropping && this.cropper, this.file)
         .then(() => this.destroy())
-        .catch((err) => {
-          this.submitError = err
-        })
         .finally(() => {
           this.submitting = false
         })
@@ -113,9 +103,6 @@ const ImageCropper = {
         reader.readAsDataURL(this.file)
         this.$emit('changed', this.file, reader)
       }
-    },
-    clearError () {
-      this.submitError = null
     }
   },
   mounted () {
diff --git a/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.vue b/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.vue
index 448461b4d4..8c48a38767 100644
--- a/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.vue
+++ b/src/components/image_cropper/image_cropper.vue
@@ -37,17 +37,6 @@
           icon="circle-notch"
         />
       </div>
-      <div
-        v-if="submitError"
-        class="alert error"
-      >
-        {{ submitErrorMsg }}
-        <FAIcon
-          class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
-          icon="times"
-          @click="clearError"
-        />
-      </div>
     </div>
     <input
       ref="input"
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover.vue b/src/components/popover/popover.vue
index 020eab0557..2252c68f37 100644
--- a/src/components/popover/popover.vue
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover.vue
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
     box-shadow: none;
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
 
     --btnText: var(--popoverText, $fallback--text);
 
diff --git a/src/components/remote_follow/remote_follow.vue b/src/components/remote_follow/remote_follow.vue
index cb1c2a1bb5..be8274001c 100644
--- a/src/components/remote_follow/remote_follow.vue
+++ b/src/components/remote_follow/remote_follow.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       >
       <button
         click="submit"
-        class="remote-button"
+        class="button-default remote-button"
       >
         {{ $t('user_card.remote_follow') }}
       </button>
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/profile_tab.js b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/profile_tab.js
index a4fed6294f..9709424c9e 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/profile_tab.js
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/profile_tab.js
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ const ProfileTab = {
       banner: null,
       bannerPreview: null,
       background: null,
-      backgroundPreview: null,
-      bannerUploadError: null,
-      backgroundUploadError: null
+      backgroundPreview: null
     }
   },
   components: {
@@ -162,18 +160,18 @@ const ProfileTab = {
       if (file.size > this.$store.state.instance[slot + 'limit']) {
         const filesize = fileSizeFormatService.fileSizeFormat(file.size)
         const allowedsize = fileSizeFormatService.fileSizeFormat(this.$store.state.instance[slot + 'limit'])
-        this[slot + 'UploadError'] = [
-          this.$t('upload.error.base'),
-          this.$t(
-            'upload.error.file_too_big',
-            {
+        this.$store.dispatch('pushGlobalNotice', {
+          messageKey: 'upload.error.message',
+          messageArgs: [
+            this.$t('upload.error.file_too_big', {
               filesize: filesize.num,
               filesizeunit: filesize.unit,
               allowedsize: allowedsize.num,
               allowedsizeunit: allowedsize.unit
-            }
-          )
-        ].join(' ')
+            })
+          ],
+          level: 'error'
+        })
         return
       }
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
@@ -213,8 +211,9 @@ const ProfileTab = {
               that.$store.commit('setCurrentUser', user)
               resolve()
             })
-            .catch((err) => {
-              reject(new Error(that.$t('upload.error.base') + ' ' + err.message))
+            .catch((error) => {
+              that.displayUploadError(error)
+              reject(error)
             })
         }
 
@@ -235,24 +234,27 @@ const ProfileTab = {
           this.$store.commit('setCurrentUser', user)
           this.bannerPreview = null
         })
-        .catch((err) => {
-          this.bannerUploadError = this.$t('upload.error.base') + ' ' + err.message
-        })
-        .then(() => { this.bannerUploading = false })
+        .catch(this.displayUploadError)
+        .finally(() => { this.bannerUploading = false })
     },
     submitBackground (background) {
       if (!this.backgroundPreview && background !== '') { return }
 
       this.backgroundUploading = true
-      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.updateProfileImages({ background }).then((data) => {
-        if (!data.error) {
+      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.updateProfileImages({ background })
+        .then((data) => {
           this.$store.commit('addNewUsers', [data])
           this.$store.commit('setCurrentUser', data)
           this.backgroundPreview = null
-        } else {
-          this.backgroundUploadError = this.$t('upload.error.base') + data.error
-        }
-        this.backgroundUploading = false
+        })
+        .catch(this.displayUploadError)
+        .finally(() => { this.backgroundUploading = false })
+    },
+    displayUploadError (error) {
+      this.$store.dispatch('pushGlobalNotice', {
+        messageKey: 'upload.error.message',
+        messageArgs: [error.message],
+        level: 'error'
       })
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/profile_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/profile_tab.vue
index 66275fccb1..b7ef21d77a 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/profile_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/profile_tab.vue
@@ -229,17 +229,6 @@
       >
         {{ $t('general.submit') }}
       </button>
-      <div
-        v-if="bannerUploadError"
-        class="alert error"
-      >
-        Error: {{ bannerUploadError }}
-        <FAIcon
-          class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
-          icon="times"
-          @click="clearUploadError('banner')"
-        />
-      </div>
     </div>
     <div class="setting-item">
       <h2>{{ $t('settings.profile_background') }}</h2>
@@ -279,18 +268,6 @@
       >
         {{ $t('general.submit') }}
       </button>
-      <div
-        v-if="backgroundUploadError"
-        class="alert error"
-      >
-        Error: {{ backgroundUploadError }}
-        <FAIcon
-          size="lg"
-          class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
-          icon="times"
-          @click="clearUploadError('background')"
-        />
-      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index 142e1fc638..f9c710ab7d 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import {
   faTimes,
   faRetweet,
   faReply,
-  faExternalLinkSquareAlt,
   faPlusSquare,
   faSmileBeam,
   faEllipsisH,
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ library.add(
   faTimes,
   faRetweet,
   faReply,
-  faExternalLinkSquareAlt,
   faPlusSquare,
   faStar,
   faSmileBeam,
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.scss b/src/components/status/status.scss
index 70c6d03d6a..58b55bc81b 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.scss
+++ b/src/components/status/status.scss
@@ -139,6 +139,20 @@ $status-margin: 0.75em;
   .heading-right {
     display: flex;
     flex-shrink: 0;
+
+    .button-unstyled {
+      padding: 5px;
+      margin: -5px;
+
+      &:hover svg {
+        color: $fallback--lightText;
+        color: var(--lightText, $fallback--lightText);
+      }
+    }
+
+    .svg-inline--fa {
+      margin-left: 0.25em;
+    }
   }
 
   .timeago {
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index 896635ee08..6ee8117f2a 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -184,30 +184,20 @@
                   :title="status.visibility | capitalize"
                 >
                   <FAIcon
-                    class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
+                    fixed-width
+                    class="fa-scale-110"
                     :icon="visibilityIcon(status.visibility)"
                   />
                 </span>
-                <a
-                  v-if="!status.is_local && !isPreview"
-                  :href="status.external_url"
-                  target="_blank"
-                  class="source_url"
-                  title="Source"
-                >
-                  <FAIcon
-                    class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
-                    icon="external-link-square-alt"
-                  />
-                </a>
                 <button
                   v-if="expandable && !isPreview"
                   class="button-unstyled"
-                  title="Expand"
+                  :title="$t('status.expand')"
                   @click.prevent="toggleExpanded"
                 >
                   <FAIcon
-                    class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
+                    fixed-width
+                    class="fa-scale-110"
                     icon="plus-square"
                   />
                 </button>
@@ -217,8 +207,9 @@
                   @click.prevent="toggleMute"
                 >
                   <FAIcon
+                    fixed-width
                     icon="eye-slash"
-                    class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding"
+                    class="fa-scale-110"
                   />
                 </button>
               </span>
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index c42126fca6..f345021747 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@
     "unmute_conversation": "Unmute conversation",
     "status_unavailable": "Status unavailable",
     "copy_link": "Copy link to status",
+    "external_source": "External source",
     "thread_muted": "Thread muted",
     "thread_muted_and_words": ", has words:",
     "show_full_subject": "Show full subject",
@@ -669,7 +670,8 @@
     "show_content": "Show content",
     "hide_content": "Hide content",
     "status_deleted": "This post was deleted",
-    "nsfw": "NSFW"
+    "nsfw": "NSFW",
+    "expand": "Expand"
   },
   "user_card": {
     "approve": "Approve",
@@ -759,6 +761,7 @@
   "upload": {
     "error": {
       "base": "Upload failed.",
+      "message": "Upload failed: {0}",
       "file_too_big": "File too big [{filesize}{filesizeunit} / {allowedsize}{allowedsizeunit}]",
       "default": "Try again later"
     },
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index 8da933c41c..f448314905 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -162,7 +162,12 @@ const updateProfileImages = ({ credentials, avatar = null, banner = null, backgr
     body: form
   })
     .then((data) => data.json())
-    .then((data) => parseUser(data))
+    .then((data) => {
+      if (data.error) {
+        throw new Error(data.error)
+      }
+      return parseUser(data)
+    })
 }
 
 const updateProfile = ({ credentials, params }) => {