diff --git a/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipeLastMade.vue b/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipeLastMade.vue
index 4b054e43d..56b5d9541 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipeLastMade.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipeLastMade.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         v-model="madeThisDialog"
         :icon="$globals.icons.chefHat"
         :title="$tc('recipe.made-this')"
-        :submit-text="$tc('general.save')"
+        :submit-text="$tc('recipe.add-to-timeline')"
         @submit="createTimelineEvent"
         >
         <v-card-text>
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
                 <v-spacer />
                 <v-col cols="auto" align-self="center">
                   <AppButtonUpload
+                    v-if="!newTimelineEventImage"
                     class="ml-auto"
                     url="none"
                     file-name="image"
@@ -58,6 +59,24 @@
                     :post="false"
                     @uploaded="uploadImage"
                   />
+                  <v-btn
+                    v-if="!!newTimelineEventImage"
+                    color="error"
+                    @click="clearImage"
+                  >
+                    <v-icon left>{{ $globals.icons.close }}</v-icon>
+                    {{ $i18n.tc('recipe.remove-image') }}
+                  </v-btn>
+                </v-col>
+              </v-row>
+              <v-row v-if="newTimelineEventImage && newTimelineEventImagePreviewUrl">
+                <v-col cols="12" align-self="center">
+                  <ImageCropper
+                    :img="newTimelineEventImagePreviewUrl"
+                    cropper-height="20vh"
+                    cropper-width="100%"
+                    @save="updateUploadedImage"
+                  />
                 </v-col>
               </v-row>
             </v-container>
@@ -120,7 +139,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
       timestamp: undefined,
       recipeId: props.recipe?.id || "",
     });
-    const newTimelineEventImage = ref<File>();
+    const newTimelineEventImage = ref<Blob | File>();
+    const newTimelineEventImageName = ref<string>("");
+    const newTimelineEventImagePreviewUrl = ref<string>();
     const newTimelineEventTimestamp = ref<string>();
 
     whenever(
@@ -133,8 +154,21 @@ export default defineComponent({
       }
     );
 
+    function clearImage() {
+      newTimelineEventImage.value = undefined;
+      newTimelineEventImageName.value = "";
+      newTimelineEventImagePreviewUrl.value = undefined;
+    }
+
     function uploadImage(fileObject: File) {
       newTimelineEventImage.value = fileObject;
+      newTimelineEventImageName.value = fileObject.name;
+      newTimelineEventImagePreviewUrl.value = URL.createObjectURL(fileObject);
+    }
+
+    function updateUploadedImage(fileObject: Blob) {
+      newTimelineEventImage.value = fileObject;
+      newTimelineEventImagePreviewUrl.value = URL.createObjectURL(fileObject);
     }
 
     const state = reactive({datePickerMenu: false});
@@ -166,7 +200,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
       // update the image, if provided
       if (newTimelineEventImage.value && newEvent) {
-        const imageResponse = await userApi.recipes.updateTimelineEventImage(newEvent.id, newTimelineEventImage.value);
+        const imageResponse = await userApi.recipes.updateTimelineEventImage(
+          newEvent.id,
+          newTimelineEventImage.value,
+          newTimelineEventImageName.value,
+        );
         if (imageResponse.data) {
           // @ts-ignore the image response data will always match a value of TimelineEventImage
           newEvent.image = imageResponse.data.image;
@@ -176,7 +214,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       // reset form
       newTimelineEvent.value.eventMessage = "";
       newTimelineEvent.value.timestamp = undefined;
-      newTimelineEventImage.value = undefined;
+      clearImage();
       madeThisDialog.value = false;
       domMadeThisForm.value?.reset();
 
@@ -189,9 +227,12 @@ export default defineComponent({
       madeThisDialog,
       newTimelineEvent,
       newTimelineEventImage,
+      newTimelineEventImagePreviewUrl,
       newTimelineEventTimestamp,
       createTimelineEvent,
+      clearImage,
       uploadImage,
+      updateUploadedImage,
     };
   },
 });
diff --git a/frontend/components/global/AppButtonUpload.vue b/frontend/components/global/AppButtonUpload.vue
index 77a9e7ebf..5ca87d22c 100644
--- a/frontend/components/global/AppButtonUpload.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/global/AppButtonUpload.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <v-form ref="file">
     <input ref="uploader" class="d-none" type="file" :accept="accept" @change="onFileChanged" />
     <slot v-bind="{ isSelecting, onButtonClick }">
-      <v-btn :loading="isSelecting" :small="small" color="info" :text="textBtn" @click="onButtonClick">
+      <v-btn :loading="isSelecting" :small="small" :color="color" :text="textBtn" :disabled="disabled" @click="onButtonClick">
         <v-icon left> {{ effIcon }}</v-icon>
         {{ text ? text : defaultText }}
       </v-btn>
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ export default defineComponent({
       type: String,
       default: "",
     },
+    color: {
+      type: String,
+      default: "info",
+    },
+    disabled: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false,
+    }
   },
   setup(props, context) {
     const file = ref<File | null>(null);
diff --git a/frontend/components/global/ImageCropper.vue b/frontend/components/global/ImageCropper.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b36e471b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/components/global/ImageCropper.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+<template>
+    <v-container class="pa-0">
+        <v-row no-gutters>
+            <v-col cols="2" align-self="center">
+                <v-container class="pa-0 mx-0">
+                    <v-row v-for="(row, keyRow) in controls" :key="keyRow">
+                        <v-col
+                            v-for="(control, keyControl) in row" :key="keyControl"
+                            :cols="12 / row.length"
+                            class="py-2 mx-0"
+                            style="display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;"
+                        >
+                            <v-btn icon :color="control.color" @click="control.callback()">
+                                <v-icon> {{ control.icon }} </v-icon>
+                            </v-btn>
+                        </v-col>
+                    </v-row>
+                </v-container>
+            </v-col>
+            <v-spacer />
+            <v-col cols="8" align-self="center">
+                <Cropper
+                    ref="cropper"
+                    class="cropper"
+                    :src="img"
+                    :default-size="defaultSize"
+                    :style="`height: ${cropperHeight}; width: ${cropperWidth};`"
+                />
+            </v-col>
+        </v-row>
+    </v-container>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import { defineComponent, ref, useContext } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
+
+import { Cropper } from "vue-advanced-cropper";
+import "vue-advanced-cropper/dist/style.css";
+
+export default defineComponent({
+	components: { Cropper },
+    props: {
+        img: {
+            type: String,
+            required: true,
+        },
+        cropperHeight: {
+            type: String,
+            default: undefined,
+        },
+        cropperWidth: {
+            type: String,
+            default: undefined,
+        }
+    },
+    setup(props, context) {
+        const cropper = ref<Cropper>();
+        const { $globals, $vuetify } = useContext();
+
+        interface Control {
+            color: string;
+            icon: string;
+            callback: CallableFunction;
+        }
+
+        const controls = ref<Control[][]>([
+            [
+                {
+                    color: "info",
+                    icon: $globals.icons.flipHorizontal,
+                    callback: () => flip(true, false),
+                },
+                {
+                    color: "info",
+                    icon: $globals.icons.flipVertical,
+                    callback: () => flip(false, true),
+                },
+            ],
+            [
+                {
+                    color: "info",
+                    icon: $globals.icons.rotateLeft,
+                    callback: () => rotate(-90),
+                },
+                {
+                    color: "info",
+                    icon: $globals.icons.rotateRight,
+                    callback: () => rotate(90),
+                },
+            ],
+            [
+                {
+                    color: "success",
+                    icon: $globals.icons.save,
+                    callback: () => save(),
+                },
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        function flip(hortizontal: boolean, vertical?: boolean) {
+            if (!cropper.value) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            cropper.value.flip(hortizontal, vertical);
+        }
+
+        function rotate(angle: number) {
+            if (!cropper.value) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            cropper.value.rotate(angle);
+        }
+
+        function save() {
+            if (!cropper.value) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const { canvas } = cropper.value.getResult();
+            if (!canvas) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            canvas.toBlob((blob) => {
+                if (blob) {
+                    context.emit("save", blob);
+                }
+            })
+        }
+
+        return {
+            cropper,
+            controls,
+            flip,
+            rotate,
+            save,
+        };
+    },
+
+	methods: {
+        // @ts-expect-error https://advanced-cropper.github.io/vue-advanced-cropper/guides/advanced-recipes.html
+        defaultSize({ imageSize, visibleArea }) {
+            return {
+                width: (visibleArea || imageSize).width,
+                height: (visibleArea || imageSize).height,
+            };
+        },
+    },
+});
+</script>
diff --git a/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json b/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
index 1b2f90fc8..e41cc45c0 100644
--- a/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
+++ b/frontend/lang/messages/en-US.json
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@
     "date-format-hint-yyyy-mm-dd": "YYYY-MM-DD format",
     "add-to-list": "Add to List",
     "add-to-plan": "Add to Plan",
+    "add-to-timeline": "Add to Timeline",
     "recipe-added-to-list": "Recipe added to list",
     "recipe-added-to-mealplan": "Recipe added to mealplan",
     "failed-to-add-recipe-to-mealplan": "Failed to add recipe to mealplan",
@@ -529,7 +530,8 @@
     "tree-view": "Tree View",
     "recipe-yield": "Recipe Yield",
     "unit": "Unit",
-    "upload-image": "Upload image"
+    "upload-image": "Upload image",
+    "remove-image": "Remove image"
   },
   "search": {
     "advanced-search": "Advanced Search",
diff --git a/frontend/lib/api/user/recipes/recipe.ts b/frontend/lib/api/user/recipes/recipe.ts
index eef097671..fadfb41ff 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/api/user/recipes/recipe.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/api/user/recipes/recipe.ts
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ export class RecipeAPI extends BaseCRUDAPI<CreateRecipe, Recipe, Recipe> {
     );
   }
 
-  async updateTimelineEventImage(eventId: string, fileObject: File) {
+  async updateTimelineEventImage(eventId: string, fileObject: Blob | File, fileName: string) {
     const formData = new FormData();
     formData.append("image", fileObject);
-    formData.append("extension", fileObject.name.split(".").pop() ?? "");
+    formData.append("extension", fileName.split(".").pop() ?? "");
 
     return await this.requests.put<UpdateImageResponse, FormData>(routes.recipesTimelineEventIdImage(eventId), formData);
   }
diff --git a/frontend/lib/icons/icons.ts b/frontend/lib/icons/icons.ts
index ffaec84d2..1b0d5e20c 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/icons/icons.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/icons/icons.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ import {
   mdiDockTop,
   mdiDockBottom,
   mdiCheckboxOutline,
+  mdiFlipHorizontal,
+  mdiFlipVertical,
+  mdiRotateLeft,
+  mdiRotateRight,
 } from "@mdi/js";
 
 export const icons = {
@@ -200,6 +204,8 @@ export const icons = {
   fileImage: mdiFileImage,
   filePDF: mdiFilePdfBox,
   filter: mdiFilter,
+  flipHorizontal: mdiFlipHorizontal,
+  flipVertical: mdiFlipVertical,
   folderOutline: mdiFolderOutline,
   food: mdiFood,
   formatColorFill: mdiFormatColorFill,
@@ -226,6 +232,8 @@ export const icons = {
   printerSettings: mdiPrinterPosCog,
   refreshCircle: mdiRefreshCircle,
   robot: mdiRobot,
+  rotateLeft: mdiRotateLeft,
+  rotateRight: mdiRotateRight,
   search: mdiMagnify,
   shareVariant: mdiShareVariant,
   shuffleVariant: mdiShuffleVariant,
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 3746039f0..fdb73b48e 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "isomorphic-dompurify": "^1.0.0",
     "nuxt": "^2.16.0",
     "v-jsoneditor": "^1.4.5",
+    "vue-advanced-cropper": "^1.11.6",
     "vuedraggable": "^2.24.3",
     "vuetify": "^2.6.13"
   },
diff --git a/frontend/types/components.d.ts b/frontend/types/components.d.ts
index 85725e4dd..8806e6da8 100644
--- a/frontend/types/components.d.ts
+++ b/frontend/types/components.d.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import DevDumpJson from "@/components/global/DevDumpJson.vue";
 import DocLink from "@/components/global/DocLink.vue";
 import DropZone from "@/components/global/DropZone.vue";
 import HelpIcon from "@/components/global/HelpIcon.vue";
+import ImageCropper from "@/components/global/ImageCropper.vue";
 import InputColor from "@/components/global/InputColor.vue";
 import InputLabelType from "@/components/global/InputLabelType.vue";
 import InputQuantity from "@/components/global/InputQuantity.vue";
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ declare module "vue" {
     DocLink: typeof DocLink;
     DropZone: typeof DropZone;
     HelpIcon: typeof HelpIcon;
+    ImageCropper: typeof ImageCropper;
     InputColor: typeof InputColor;
     InputLabelType: typeof InputLabelType;
     InputQuantity: typeof InputQuantity;
diff --git a/frontend/yarn.lock b/frontend/yarn.lock
index f3447ac77..883d9d358 100644
--- a/frontend/yarn.lock
+++ b/frontend/yarn.lock
@@ -3735,6 +3735,11 @@ class-utils@^0.3.5:
     isobject "^3.0.0"
     static-extend "^0.1.1"
 
+classnames@^2.2.6:
+  version "2.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/classnames/-/classnames-2.3.2.tgz#351d813bf0137fcc6a76a16b88208d2560a0d924"
+  integrity sha512-CSbhY4cFEJRe6/GQzIk5qXZ4Jeg5pcsP7b5peFSDpffpe1cqjASH/n9UTjBwOp6XpMSTwQ8Za2K5V02ueA7Tmw==
+
 clean-css@^4.2.1, clean-css@^4.2.3:
   version "4.2.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/clean-css/-/clean-css-4.2.4.tgz#733bf46eba4e607c6891ea57c24a989356831178"
@@ -4277,6 +4282,11 @@ de-indent@^1.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/de-indent/-/de-indent-1.0.2.tgz#b2038e846dc33baa5796128d0804b455b8c1e21d"
   integrity sha512-e/1zu3xH5MQryN2zdVaF0OrdNLUbvWxzMbi+iNA6Bky7l1RoP8a2fIbRocyHclXt/arDrrR6lL3TqFD9pMQTsg==
 
+debounce@^1.2.0:
+  version "1.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debounce/-/debounce-1.2.1.tgz#38881d8f4166a5c5848020c11827b834bcb3e0a5"
+  integrity sha512-XRRe6Glud4rd/ZGQfiV1ruXSfbvfJedlV9Y6zOlP+2K04vBYiJEte6stfFkCP03aMnY5tsipamumUjL14fofug==
+
 debug@2.6.9, debug@^2.2.0, debug@^2.3.3:
   version "2.6.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-2.6.9.tgz#5d128515df134ff327e90a4c93f4e077a536341f"
@@ -4584,6 +4594,11 @@ eastasianwidth@^0.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eastasianwidth/-/eastasianwidth-0.2.0.tgz#696ce2ec0aa0e6ea93a397ffcf24aa7840c827cb"
   integrity sha512-I88TYZWc9XiYHRQ4/3c5rjjfgkjhLyW2luGIheGERbNQ6OY7yTybanSpDXZa8y7VUP9YmDcYa+eyq4ca7iLqWA==
 
+easy-bem@^1.0.2:
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/easy-bem/-/easy-bem-1.1.1.tgz#1bfcc10425498090bcfddc0f9c000aba91399e03"
+  integrity sha512-GJRqdiy2h+EXy6a8E6R+ubmqUM08BK0FWNq41k24fup6045biQ8NXxoXimiwegMQvFFV3t1emADdGNL1TlS61A==
+
 ee-first@1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ee-first/-/ee-first-1.1.1.tgz#590c61156b0ae2f4f0255732a158b266bc56b21d"
@@ -11032,6 +11047,15 @@ vm-browserify@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vm-browserify/-/vm-browserify-1.1.2.tgz#78641c488b8e6ca91a75f511e7a3b32a86e5dda0"
   integrity sha512-2ham8XPWTONajOR0ohOKOHXkm3+gaBmGut3SRuu75xLd/RRaY6vqgh8NBYYk7+RW3u5AtzPQZG8F10LHkl0lAQ==
 
+vue-advanced-cropper@^1.11.6:
+  version "1.11.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vue-advanced-cropper/-/vue-advanced-cropper-1.11.6.tgz#38f824e515747d749168e20de6d5eeea1a8d508b"
+  integrity sha512-S/3VXfnvq/8C3Js6OaxfPN709l7mrWRqI4GRklGM08glyXF147Nl74EkfyVNv7zhuNLM4stPvaQB7XUvRH9/iA==
+  dependencies:
+    classnames "^2.2.6"
+    debounce "^1.2.0"
+    easy-bem "^1.0.2"
+
 vue-client-only@^2.1.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vue-client-only/-/vue-client-only-2.1.0.tgz#1a67a47b8ecacfa86d75830173fffee3bf8a4ee3"