diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/api.js b/frontend/src/metadata/api.js
index 6c708b4eef..b065703355 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/api.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/api.js
@@ -369,6 +369,14 @@ class MetadataManagerAPI {
     return this.req.post(url, params);
   };
 
+  setPeoplePhoto = (repoID, peopleId, recordId) => {
+    const url = this.server + '/api/v2.1/repos/' + repoID + '/metadata/people-cover-photo/' + peopleId + '/';
+    const params = {
+      record_id: recordId
+    };
+    return this.req.put(url, params);
+  };
+
   // ocr
   openOCR = (repoID) => {
     const url = this.server + '/api/v2.1/repos/' + repoID + '/metadata/ocr/';
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/context.js b/frontend/src/metadata/context.js
index dfb7575a66..b201eeea1a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/context.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/context.js
@@ -179,6 +179,14 @@ class Context {
     return viewId === FACE_RECOGNITION_VIEW_ID;
   };
 
+  canSetPeoplePhoto = () => {
+    const viewId = this.getSetting('viewID');
+    if (this.permission === 'r' || viewId !== FACE_RECOGNITION_VIEW_ID) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  };
+
   restoreRows = () => {
     // todo
   };
@@ -282,6 +290,11 @@ class Context {
     return this.metadataAPI.removePeoplePhotos(repoID, recordId, photoIds);
   };
 
+  setPeoplePhoto = (recordId, photoId) => {
+    const repoID = this.settings['repoID'];
+    return this.metadataAPI.setPeoplePhoto(repoID, recordId, photoId);
+  };
+
   // file tag
   updateFileTags = (data) => {
     const repoID = this.settings['repoID'];
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/store/index.js b/frontend/src/metadata/store/index.js
index abbacc95aa..dd74cc0332 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/store/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/store/index.js
@@ -622,6 +622,14 @@ class Store {
     this.applyOperation(operation);
   };
 
+  setPeoplePhoto = (peopleId, selectedPhoto) => {
+    const type = OPERATION_TYPE.SET_PEOPLE_COVER_PHOTO;
+    const operation = this.createOperation({
+      type, repo_id: this.repoId, people_id: peopleId, selected_photo: selectedPhoto
+    });
+    this.applyOperation(operation);
+  };
+
   // tag
   updateFileTags = (data) => {
     const type = OPERATION_TYPE.UPDATE_FILE_TAGS;
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/store/operations/constants.js b/frontend/src/metadata/store/operations/constants.js
index da0f1f0d23..f1199a6b76 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/store/operations/constants.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/store/operations/constants.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const OPERATION_TYPE = {
   DELETE_PEOPLE_PHOTOS: 'delete_people_photos',
   REMOVE_PEOPLE_PHOTOS: 'remove_people_photos',
   ADD_PEOPLE_PHOTOS: 'add_people_photos',
+  SET_PEOPLE_COVER_PHOTO: 'set_people_cover_photo',
 
   // tag
   UPDATE_FILE_TAGS: 'update_file_tags',
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ export const OPERATION_ATTRIBUTES = {
   [OPERATION_TYPE.DELETE_PEOPLE_PHOTOS]: ['repo_id', 'people_id', 'deleted_photos'],
   [OPERATION_TYPE.REMOVE_PEOPLE_PHOTOS]: ['repo_id', 'people_id', 'removed_photos', 'success_callback'],
   [OPERATION_TYPE.ADD_PEOPLE_PHOTOS]: ['repo_id', 'people_id', 'old_people_id', 'added_photos', 'success_callback'],
+  [OPERATION_TYPE.SET_PEOPLE_COVER_PHOTO]: ['repo_id', 'people_id', 'selected_photo'],
 
   [OPERATION_TYPE.MODIFY_SETTINGS]: ['repo_id', 'view_id', 'settings'],
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/store/server-operator.js b/frontend/src/metadata/store/server-operator.js
index e9bebcbec0..3004aa0775 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/store/server-operator.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/store/server-operator.js
@@ -234,6 +234,15 @@ class ServerOperator {
         });
         break;
       }
+      case OPERATION_TYPE.SET_PEOPLE_COVER_PHOTO: {
+        const { people_id, selected_photo } = operation;
+        window.sfMetadataContext.setPeoplePhoto(people_id, selected_photo).then(res => {
+          callback({ operation });
+        }).catch(error => {
+          callback({ error: gettext('Failed to set people cover photo') });
+        });
+        break;
+      }
 
       // tags
       case OPERATION_TYPE.UPDATE_FILE_TAGS: {
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/views/face-recognition/index.js b/frontend/src/metadata/views/face-recognition/index.js
index a941d860ab..e00c740246 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/views/face-recognition/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/views/face-recognition/index.js
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ const FaceRecognition = () => {
     store.removePeoplePhotos(peopleId, peoplePhotos, { success_callback });
   }, [store]);
 
+  const onSetPeoplePhoto = useCallback((peopleId, peoplePhoto) => {
+    store.setPeoplePhoto(peopleId, peoplePhoto);
+  }, [store]);
+
   const openPeople = useCallback((people) => {
     peopleRef.current = people;
     const name = people._is_someone ? (people._name || gettext('Person image')) : gettext('Unknown people');
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ const FaceRecognition = () => {
           onAddPeoplePhotos={onAddPeoplePhotos}
           onRemovePeoplePhotos={onRemovePeoplePhotos}
           onDeletePeoplePhotos={onDeletePeoplePhotos}
+          onSetPeoplePhoto={onSetPeoplePhoto}
         />
       ) : (
         <Peoples peoples={peoples} onRename={onRename} onOpenPeople={openPeople} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/views/face-recognition/person-photos/index.js b/frontend/src/metadata/views/face-recognition/person-photos/index.js
index 1ff2b677e6..94c539bb7a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/views/face-recognition/person-photos/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/views/face-recognition/person-photos/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import '../../gallery/index.css';
 
 dayjs.extend(utc);
 
-const PeoplePhotos = ({ view, people, onClose, onDeletePeoplePhotos, onAddPeoplePhotos, onRemovePeoplePhotos }) => {
+const PeoplePhotos = ({ view, people, onClose, onDeletePeoplePhotos, onAddPeoplePhotos, onSetPeoplePhoto, onRemovePeoplePhotos }) => {
   const [isLoading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [isLoadingMore, setLoadingMore] = useState(false);
   const [metadata, setMetadata] = useState({ rows: [] });
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ const PeoplePhotos = ({ view, people, onClose, onDeletePeoplePhotos, onAddPeople
     });
   }, [people, onAddPeoplePhotos, deletedByIds]);
 
+  const handleSetPeoplePhoto = useCallback((selectedImage) => {
+    const { id } = selectedImage;
+    onSetPeoplePhoto(people._id, id);
+  }, [people, onSetPeoplePhoto]);
+
   const loadData = useCallback((view) => {
     setLoading(true);
     metadataAPI.getPeoplePhotos(repoID, people._id, 0, PER_LOAD_NUMBER).then(res => {
@@ -245,6 +250,7 @@ const PeoplePhotos = ({ view, people, onClose, onDeletePeoplePhotos, onAddPeople
         onDelete={handelDelete}
         onRemoveImage={people._is_someone ? handelRemove : null}
         onAddImage={!people._is_someone ? handelAdd : null}
+        onSetPeoplePhoto={handleSetPeoplePhoto}
       />
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/views/gallery/context-menu/index.js b/frontend/src/metadata/views/gallery/context-menu/index.js
index 65ff101b42..0509809363 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/views/gallery/context-menu/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/views/gallery/context-menu/index.js
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ const CONTEXT_MENU_KEY = {
   DELETE: 'delete',
   DUPLICATE: 'duplicate',
   REMOVE: 'remove',
+  SET_PEOPLE_PHOTO: 'set_people_photo',
   ADD_PHOTO_TO_GROUP: 'add_photo_to_group',
 };
 
-const GalleryContextMenu = ({ metadata, selectedImages, onDelete, onDuplicate, addFolder, onRemoveImage, onAddImage }) => {
+const GalleryContextMenu = ({ metadata, selectedImages, onDelete, onDuplicate, addFolder, onRemoveImage, onAddImage, onSetPeoplePhoto }) => {
   const [isZipDialogOpen, setIsZipDialogOpen] = useState(false);
   const [isCopyDialogOpen, setIsCopyDialogOpen] = useState(false);
   const [isPeoplesDialogShow, setPeoplesDialogShow] = useState(false);
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ const GalleryContextMenu = ({ metadata, selectedImages, onDelete, onDuplicate, a
   const canDuplicateRow = window.sfMetadataContext.canDuplicateRow();
   const canRemovePhotoFromPeople = window.sfMetadataContext.canRemovePhotoFromPeople();
   const canAddPhotoToPeople = window.sfMetadataContext.canAddPhotoToPeople();
+  const canSetPeoplePhoto = window.sfMetadataContext.canSetPeoplePhoto();
 
   const options = useMemo(() => {
     let validOptions = [{ value: CONTEXT_MENU_KEY.DOWNLOAD, label: gettext('Download') }];
@@ -46,8 +48,11 @@ const GalleryContextMenu = ({ metadata, selectedImages, onDelete, onDuplicate, a
     if (onAddImage && canAddPhotoToPeople) {
       validOptions.push({ value: CONTEXT_MENU_KEY.ADD_PHOTO_TO_GROUP, label: gettext('Add to group') });
     }
+    if (onSetPeoplePhoto && canSetPeoplePhoto) {
+      validOptions.push({ value: CONTEXT_MENU_KEY.SET_PEOPLE_PHOTO, label: gettext('Set as cover photo') });
+    }
     return validOptions;
-  }, [checkCanDeleteRow, canDuplicateRow, canRemovePhotoFromPeople, canAddPhotoToPeople, selectedImages, onDuplicate, onDelete, onRemoveImage, onAddImage]);
+  }, [checkCanDeleteRow, canDuplicateRow, canRemovePhotoFromPeople, canAddPhotoToPeople, selectedImages, onDuplicate, onDelete, onRemoveImage, onAddImage, canSetPeoplePhoto, onSetPeoplePhoto]);
 
   const closeZipDialog = () => {
     setIsZipDialogOpen(false);
@@ -104,8 +109,13 @@ const GalleryContextMenu = ({ metadata, selectedImages, onDelete, onDuplicate, a
       case CONTEXT_MENU_KEY.ADD_PHOTO_TO_GROUP:
         setPeoplesDialogShow(true);
         break;
+      case CONTEXT_MENU_KEY.SET_PEOPLE_PHOTO:
+        onSetPeoplePhoto(selectedImages[0]);
+        break;
+      default:
+        break;
     }
-  }, [handleDownload, onDelete, selectedImages, toggleCopyDialog, onRemoveImage]);
+  }, [handleDownload, onDelete, selectedImages, toggleCopyDialog, onRemoveImage, onSetPeoplePhoto]);
 
   const closePeoplesDialog = useCallback(() => {
     setPeoplesDialogShow(false);
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/views/gallery/main.js b/frontend/src/metadata/views/gallery/main.js
index 221ea1a622..6f3f8f9ea4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/views/gallery/main.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/views/gallery/main.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import './index.css';
 
 const OVER_SCAN_ROWS = 20;
 
-const Main = ({ isLoadingMore, metadata, onDelete, onLoadMore, duplicateRecord, onAddFolder, onRemoveImage, onAddImage }) => {
+const Main = ({ isLoadingMore, metadata, onDelete, onLoadMore, duplicateRecord, onAddFolder, onRemoveImage, onAddImage, onSetPeoplePhoto }) => {
   const [isFirstLoading, setFirstLoading] = useState(true);
   const [zoomGear, setZoomGear] = useState(0);
   const [containerWidth, setContainerWidth] = useState(0);
@@ -237,6 +237,13 @@ const Main = ({ isLoadingMore, metadata, onDelete, onLoadMore, duplicateRecord,
     });
   }, [onRemoveImage, updateCurrentDirent]);
 
+  const handleMakeSelectedAsCoverPhoto = useCallback((selectedImage) => {
+    onSetPeoplePhoto(selectedImage, () => {
+      updateCurrentDirent();
+      setSelectedImages([]);
+    });
+  }, [onSetPeoplePhoto, updateCurrentDirent]);
+
   const handleClickOutside = useCallback((event) => {
     const className = getEventClassName(event);
     const isClickInsideImage = className.includes('metadata-gallery-image-item') || className.includes('metadata-gallery-grid-image');
@@ -401,6 +408,7 @@ const Main = ({ isLoadingMore, metadata, onDelete, onLoadMore, duplicateRecord,
         addFolder={onAddFolder}
         onRemoveImage={onRemoveImage ? handelRemoveSelectedImages : null}
         onAddImage={onAddImage}
+        onSetPeoplePhoto={handleMakeSelectedAsCoverPhoto}
       />
       {isImagePopupOpen && (
         <ModalPortal>
diff --git a/seahub/repo_metadata/apis.py b/seahub/repo_metadata/apis.py
index b03eb905e2..a7d29c349f 100644
--- a/seahub/repo_metadata/apis.py
+++ b/seahub/repo_metadata/apis.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from seahub.repo_metadata.utils import add_init_metadata_task, gen_unique_id, in
     get_unmodifiable_columns, can_read_metadata, init_faces, \
     extract_file_details, get_table_by_name, remove_faces_table, FACES_SAVE_PATH, \
     init_tags, init_tag_self_link_columns, remove_tags_table, add_init_face_recognition_task, init_ocr, \
-    remove_ocr_column, get_update_record
+    remove_ocr_column, get_update_record, update_people_cover_photo
 from seahub.repo_metadata.metadata_server_api import MetadataServerAPI, list_metadata_view_records
 from seahub.utils.repo import is_repo_admin
 from seaserv import seafile_api
@@ -2633,3 +2633,68 @@ class MetadataMergeTags(APIView):
             return api_error(status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, 'Internal Server Error')
 
         return Response({'success': True})
+
+
+class PeopleCoverPhoto(APIView):
+    authentication_classes = (TokenAuthentication, SessionAuthentication)
+    permission_classes = (IsAuthenticated,)
+    throttle_classes = (UserRateThrottle,)
+
+    def put(self, request, repo_id, people_id):
+        record_id = request.data.get('record_id')
+        if not record_id:
+            error_msg = 'record_id invalid'
+            return api_error(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, error_msg)
+
+        metadata = RepoMetadata.objects.filter(repo_id=repo_id).first()
+        if (
+            not metadata
+            or not metadata.enabled
+            or not metadata.face_recognition_enabled
+        ):
+            error_msg = f'The face recognition is disabled for repo {repo_id}.'
+            return api_error(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, error_msg)
+
+        # resource check
+        repo = seafile_api.get_repo(repo_id)
+        if not repo:
+            error_msg = 'Library %s not found.' % repo_id
+            return api_error(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, error_msg)
+
+        if not is_repo_admin(request.user.username, repo_id):
+            error_msg = 'Permission denied.'
+            return api_error(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, error_msg)
+
+        metadata_server_api = MetadataServerAPI(repo_id, request.user.username)
+
+        from seafevents.repo_metadata.constants import METADATA_TABLE
+
+        sql = f'SELECT {METADATA_TABLE.columns.obj_id.name} FROM `{METADATA_TABLE.name}` WHERE `{METADATA_TABLE.columns.id.name}` = "{record_id}"'
+
+        try:
+            query_result = metadata_server_api.query_rows(sql)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(e)
+            error_msg = 'Internal Server Error'
+            return api_error(status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, error_msg)
+
+        obj_id = query_result.get('results', [dict()])[0].get(
+            METADATA_TABLE.columns.obj_id.name, ''
+        )
+        if not obj_id:
+            return api_error(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, 'obj_id not found')
+
+        params = {
+            'repo_id': repo_id,
+            'obj_id': obj_id,
+            'people_id': people_id,
+        }
+
+        try:
+            update_people_cover_photo(params)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(e)
+            error_msg = 'Internal Server Error'
+            return api_error(status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, error_msg)
+
+        return Response({'success': True})
diff --git a/seahub/repo_metadata/urls.py b/seahub/repo_metadata/urls.py
index b36d938b77..d3c9bec996 100644
--- a/seahub/repo_metadata/urls.py
+++ b/seahub/repo_metadata/urls.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from .apis import MetadataRecords, MetadataManage, MetadataColumns, MetadataReco
     MetadataFolders, MetadataViews, MetadataViewsMoveView, MetadataViewsDetailView, MetadataViewsDuplicateView, FacesRecords, \
     FaceRecognitionManage, FacesRecord, MetadataExtractFileDetails, PeoplePhotos, MetadataTagsStatusManage, MetadataTags, \
     MetadataTagsLinks, MetadataFileTags, MetadataTagFiles, MetadataMergeTags, MetadataTagsFiles, MetadataDetailsSettingsView, \
-    MetadataOCRManageView
+    MetadataOCRManageView, PeopleCoverPhoto
 
 urlpatterns = [
     re_path(r'^$', MetadataManage.as_view(), name='api-v2.1-metadata'),
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     re_path(r'^face-records/$', FacesRecords.as_view(), name='api-v2.1-metadata-face-records'),
     re_path(r'^people-photos/(?P<people_id>.+)/$', PeoplePhotos.as_view(), name='api-v2.1-metadata-people-photos'),
     re_path(r'^face-recognition/$', FaceRecognitionManage.as_view(), name='api-v2.1-metadata-face-recognition'),
+    re_path(r'^people-cover-photo/(?P<people_id>.+)/$', PeopleCoverPhoto.as_view(), name='api-v2.1-metadata-people-cover-photo'),
 
     re_path(r'^extract-file-details/$', MetadataExtractFileDetails.as_view(), name='api-v2.1-metadata-extract-file-details'),
 
diff --git a/seahub/repo_metadata/utils.py b/seahub/repo_metadata/utils.py
index 37afafcbdf..18583f510c 100644
--- a/seahub/repo_metadata/utils.py
+++ b/seahub/repo_metadata/utils.py
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ def extract_file_details(params):
     resp = requests.post(url, json=params, headers=headers, timeout=30)
     return json.loads(resp.content)['details']
 
+def update_people_cover_photo(params):
+    payload = {'exp': int(time.time()) + 300, }
+    token = jwt.encode(payload, SECRET_KEY, algorithm='HS256')
+    headers = {"Authorization": "Token %s" % token}
+    url = urljoin(SEAFEVENTS_SERVER_URL, '/update-people-cover-photo')
+    resp = requests.post(url, json=params, headers=headers, timeout=30)
+    return json.loads(resp.content)
 
 def generator_base64_code(length=4):
     possible = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789'