diff --git a/InvenTree/part/serializers.py b/InvenTree/part/serializers.py
index a77b0f1c3f..d460748468 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/serializers.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/serializers.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 JSON serializers for Part app
 """
+import imghdr
 
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
@@ -95,6 +96,15 @@ class PartThumbSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
 class PartThumbSerializerUpdate(InvenTreeModelSerializer):
     """ Serializer for updating Part thumbnail """
 
+    def validate_image(self, value):
+        """
+        Check that file is an image.
+        """
+        validate = imghdr.what(value)
+        if not validate:
+            raise serializers.ValidationError("File is not an image")
+        return value
+
     image = InvenTreeAttachmentSerializerField(required=True)
 
     class Meta: