diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a38ef34491..92cedc08da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -211,6 +211,15 @@ $ docker run -p 27017:27017 -d --name db mongo
 $ docker run -p 3000:3000 --link db:db_1 mean
 ```
 
+### Amazon S3 configuration
+
+To save the profile images to S3, simply set those environment variables:
+UPLOADS_STORAGE: s3
+S3_BUCKET: the name of the bucket where the images will be saved
+S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID: Your S3 access key
+S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: Your S3 access key password
+
+
 ## Getting Started With MEAN.JS
 You have your application running, but there is a lot of stuff to understand. We recommend you go over the [Official Documentation](http://meanjs.org/docs.html).
 In the docs we'll try to explain both general concepts of MEAN components and give you some guidelines to help you improve your development process. We tried covering as many aspects as possible, and will keep it updated by your request. You can also help us develop and improve the documentation by checking out the *gh-pages* branch of this repository.
diff --git a/config/env/default.js b/config/env/default.js
index 35d1948bd2..6da548b5a1 100644
--- a/config/env/default.js
+++ b/config/env/default.js
@@ -45,7 +45,16 @@ module.exports = {
   illegalUsernames: ['meanjs', 'administrator', 'password', 'admin', 'user',
     'unknown', 'anonymous', 'null', 'undefined', 'api'
   ],
+  aws: {
+    s3: {
+      accessKeyId: process.env.S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
+      secretAccessKey: process.env.S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
+      bucket: process.env.S3_BUCKET
+    }
+  },
   uploads: {
+    // Storage can be 'local' or 's3'
+    storage: process.env.UPLOADS_STORAGE || 'local',
     profile: {
       image: {
         dest: './modules/users/client/img/profile/uploads/',
diff --git a/modules/core/client/views/header.client.view.html b/modules/core/client/views/header.client.view.html
index d35f961dc5..c09e9770a8 100644
--- a/modules/core/client/views/header.client.view.html
+++ b/modules/core/client/views/header.client.view.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right" ng-show="vm.authentication.user">
       <li class="dropdown" uib-dropdown>
         <a class="dropdown-toggle user-header-dropdown-toggle" uib-dropdown-toggle role="button">
-          <img ng-src="/{{vm.authentication.user.profileImageURL}}" alt="{{vm.authentication.user.displayName}}" class="header-profile-image" />
+          <img ng-src="{{vm.authentication.user.profileImageURL}}" alt="{{vm.authentication.user.displayName}}" class="header-profile-image" />
           <span ng-bind="vm.authentication.user.displayName"></span> <b class="caret"></b>
         </a>
         <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
diff --git a/modules/users/client/views/settings/change-profile-picture.client.view.html b/modules/users/client/views/settings/change-profile-picture.client.view.html
index 42be55bb63..17939ab4dc 100644
--- a/modules/users/client/views/settings/change-profile-picture.client.view.html
+++ b/modules/users/client/views/settings/change-profile-picture.client.view.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <form class="signin form-horizontal">
       <fieldset>
         <div class="form-group text-center">
-          <img ngf-src="vm.fileSelected ? picFile : '/' + vm.user.profileImageURL" alt="{{vm.user.displayName}}" class="img-thumbnail user-profile-picture" ngf-drop>
+          <img ngf-src="vm.fileSelected ? picFile : vm.user.profileImageURL" alt="{{vm.user.displayName}}" class="img-thumbnail user-profile-picture" ngf-drop>
         </div>
         <div ng-show="vm.loading" class="form-group text-center">
           <img ng-src="/modules/core/client/img/loaders/loader.gif" height="50" width="50" alt="Loading image...">
diff --git a/modules/users/server/controllers/users/users.profile.server.controller.js b/modules/users/server/controllers/users/users.profile.server.controller.js
index 4e7962dd4f..9c19f329eb 100644
--- a/modules/users/server/controllers/users/users.profile.server.controller.js
+++ b/modules/users/server/controllers/users/users.profile.server.controller.js
@@ -9,12 +9,27 @@ var _ = require('lodash'),
   errorHandler = require(path.resolve('./modules/core/server/controllers/errors.server.controller')),
   mongoose = require('mongoose'),
   multer = require('multer'),
+  multerS3 = require('multer-s3'),
+  aws = require('aws-sdk'),
+  amazonS3URI = require('amazon-s3-uri'),
   config = require(path.resolve('./config/config')),
   User = mongoose.model('User'),
   validator = require('validator');
 
 var whitelistedFields = ['firstName', 'lastName', 'email', 'username'];
 
+var useS3Storage = config.uploads.storage === 's3' && config.aws.s3;
+var s3;
+
+if (useS3Storage) {
+  aws.config.update({
+    accessKeyId: config.aws.s3.accessKeyId,
+    secretAccessKey: config.aws.s3.secretAccessKey
+  });
+
+  s3 = new aws.S3();
+}
+
 /**
  * Update user details
  */
@@ -57,10 +72,24 @@ exports.update = function (req, res) {
 exports.changeProfilePicture = function (req, res) {
   var user = req.user;
   var existingImageUrl;
+  var multerConfig;
+
+
+  if (useS3Storage) {
+    multerConfig = {
+      storage: multerS3({
+        s3: s3,
+        bucket: config.aws.s3.bucket,
+        acl: 'public-read'
+      })
+    };
+  } else {
+    multerConfig = config.uploads.profile.image;
+  }
 
   // Filtering to upload only images
-  var multerConfig = config.uploads.profile.image;
   multerConfig.fileFilter = require(path.resolve('./config/lib/multer')).imageFileFilter;
+
   var upload = multer(multerConfig).single('newProfilePicture');
 
   if (user) {
@@ -95,7 +124,9 @@ exports.changeProfilePicture = function (req, res) {
 
   function updateUser() {
     return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
-      user.profileImageURL = config.uploads.profile.image.dest + req.file.filename;
+      user.profileImageURL = config.uploads.storage === 's3' && config.aws.s3 ?
+        req.file.location :
+        '/' + req.file.path;
       user.save(function (err, theuser) {
         if (err) {
           reject(err);
@@ -109,24 +140,47 @@ exports.changeProfilePicture = function (req, res) {
   function deleteOldImage() {
     return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
       if (existingImageUrl !== User.schema.path('profileImageURL').defaultValue) {
-        fs.unlink(existingImageUrl, function (unlinkError) {
-          if (unlinkError) {
-
-            // If file didn't exist, no need to reject promise
-            if (unlinkError.code === 'ENOENT') {
-              console.log('Removing profile image failed because file did not exist.');
-              return resolve();
-            }
-
-            console.error(unlinkError);
-
-            reject({
-              message: 'Error occurred while deleting old profile picture'
+        if (useS3Storage) {
+          try {
+            var { region, bucket, key } = amazonS3URI(existingImageUrl);
+            var params = {
+              Bucket: config.aws.s3.bucket,
+              Key: key
+            };
+
+            s3.deleteObject(params, function (err) {
+              if (err) {
+                console.log('Error occurred while deleting old profile picture.');
+                console.log('Check if you have sufficient permissions : ' + err);
+              }
+
+              resolve();
             });
-          } else {
-            resolve();
+          } catch (err) {
+            console.warn(`${existingImageUrl} is not a valid S3 uri`);
+
+            return resolve();
           }
-        });
+        } else {
+          fs.unlink(path.resolve('.' + existingImageUrl), function (unlinkError) {
+            if (unlinkError) {
+
+              // If file didn't exist, no need to reject promise
+              if (unlinkError.code === 'ENOENT') {
+                console.log('Removing profile image failed because file did not exist.');
+                return resolve();
+              }
+
+              console.error(unlinkError);
+
+              reject({
+                message: 'Error occurred while deleting old profile picture'
+              });
+            } else {
+              resolve();
+            }
+          });
+        }
       } else {
         resolve();
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e832b1df43..38e89b6225 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "acl": "~0.4.10",
+    "amazon-s3-uri": "0.0.3",
     "async": "~2.5.0",
+    "aws-sdk": "^2.104.0",
     "body-parser": "~1.17.1",
     "bower": "~1.8.0",
     "chalk": "~2.1.0",
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@
     "mongoose": "~4.11.3",
     "morgan": "~1.8.1",
     "multer": "~1.3.0",
+    "multer-s3": "^2.7.0",
     "nodemailer": "~4.0.1",
     "owasp-password-strength-test": "~1.3.0",
     "passport": "~0.3.2",