diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index a23aeaba1..078b62bbe 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ before.
 
 ## Refactor
 
+* Removed the publisher from a user's photo stream due to various issues [#6851](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6851)
+
 ## Bug fixes
 
 ## Features
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
index 3d707370f..90ea5ed87 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ app.pages.Profile = app.views.Base.extend({
     });
     app.stream.fetch();
 
-    if( this.model.get("is_own_profile") ) {
+    if( this.model.get("is_own_profile") && route !== "personPhotos" ) {
       app.publisher = new app.views.Publisher({collection : app.stream.items});
     }
     app.shortcuts = app.shortcuts || new app.views.StreamShortcuts({el: $(document)});
diff --git a/app/views/people/show.html.haml b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
index 3f4ad5bbd..982f7c536 100644
--- a/app/views/people/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
       .stream_container
 
-        - if user_signed_in? && current_user.person.id == @person.id
+        - if user_signed_in? && current_user.person.id == @person.id && !current_page?(person_photos_path(@person))
           = render 'publisher/publisher', publisher_aspects_for(nil)
 
         .stream.clearfix#main_stream
diff --git a/spec/integration/profile_spec.rb b/spec/integration/profile_spec.rb
index 4884e530a..3c6a20793 100644
--- a/spec/integration/profile_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/profile_spec.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ describe PeopleController, type: :request do
       expect(response.body).not_to match(/a class="login"/)
       expect(response.body).to match(/div class='publisher-textarea-wrapper' id='publisher_textarea_wrapper'/)
     end
+
+    it "doesn't display the publisher for people photos path" do
+      get "/people/#{alice.person.guid}/photos"
+
+      expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+      # make sure we are signed in
+      expect(response.body).not_to match(/a class="login"/)
+      expect(response.body).not_to match(/div class='publisher-textarea-wrapper' id='publisher_textarea_wrapper'/)
+    end
   end
 
   context "for another user" do