diff --git a/docs/_entities/account_migration.md b/docs/_entities/account_migration.md
index a418c4c..7c61aab 100644
--- a/docs/_entities/account_migration.md
+++ b/docs/_entities/account_migration.md
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ This entity is sent when a person changes their diaspora* ID (e.g. when a user m
 
 ## Optional Properties
 
-| Property    | Type                         | Description                                                                          |
-| ----------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| `old_identity`    | [diaspora\* ID][diaspora-id] | The diaspora\* ID of the closed account. This field is mandatory if the author of the entity is the new identity. |
+| Property            | Type                         | Description                                                                          |
+| ------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `old_identity`      | [diaspora\* ID][diaspora-id] | The diaspora\* ID of the closed account. This field is mandatory if the author of the entity is the new identity. |
+| `remote_photo_path` | [URL][url]                   | The URL to the path (without filenames) of the migrated photos on the new pod.       |
 
 
 ### Signature
@@ -59,9 +60,11 @@ AccountMigration:old-diaspora-id@example.org:new-diaspora-id@example.com
     07b1OIY6sTUQwV5pbpgFK0uz6W4cu+oQnlg410Q4uISUOdNOlBdYqhZJm62VFhgvzt4TZXfiJgoupFkRjP0BsaVaZuP2zKMNvO3ngWOeJRf2oRK4Ub5cEA/g7yijkRc+7y8r1iLJ31MFb1czyeCsLxw9Ol8SvAJddogGiLHDhjE=
   </signature>
   <old_identity>alice@example.org</old_identity>
+  <remote_photo_path>https://newpod.example.net/uploads/images/</remote_photo_path>
 </account_migration>
 ~~~
 
 [diaspora-id]: {{ site.baseurl }}/federation/types.html#diaspora-id
 [profile]: {{ site.baseurl }}/entities/profile.html
 [signature]: {{ site.baseurl }}/federation/types.html#signature
+[url]: {{ site.baseurl }}/federation/types.html#url
diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/account_migration.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/account_migration.rb
index 82deed3..dc959b9 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/account_migration.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/account_migration.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ module DiasporaFederation
       #   @return [String] old identity
       property :old_identity, :string, default: nil
 
+      # @!attribute [r] remote_photo_path
+      #   The url to the path of the photos on the new pod. Can be empty if photos weren't migrated.
+      #   @return [String] remote photo path
+      property :remote_photo_path, :string, optional: true
+
       # Returns diaspora* ID of the old person identity.
       # @return [String] diaspora* ID of the old person identity
       def old_identity
diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/test/factories.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/test/factories.rb
index 38e8d99..f39aed9 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora_federation/test/factories.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora_federation/test/factories.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ module DiasporaFederation
         author { Fabricate.sequence(:diaspora_id) }
         profile {|attrs| Fabricate(:profile_entity, author: attrs[:author]) }
         old_identity { Fabricate.sequence(:diaspora_id) }
+        remote_photo_path "https://diaspora.example.tld/uploads/images/"
       end
 
       Fabricator(:person_entity, class_name: DiasporaFederation::Entities::Person) do
diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/account_migration_validator.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/account_migration_validator.rb
index 36c38be..aab6efa 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/account_migration_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/account_migration_validator.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ module DiasporaFederation
       rule :profile, :not_nil
 
       rule :old_identity, :diaspora_id
+
+      rule :remote_photo_path, URI: [:path]
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/account_migration_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/account_migration_spec.rb
index 37852df..4145aa7 100644
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/account_migration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/account_migration_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module DiasporaFederation
         properties = described_class.new(hash).send(:enriched_properties)
         hash[:signature] = properties[:signature]
         hash[:profile] = Entities::Profile.new(hash[:profile].to_h.tap {|profile| profile[:edited_at] = nil })
+        hash[:remote_photo_path] = "http://localhost:3000/uploads/images/"
       }
     }
     let(:signature_data) { "AccountMigration:#{old_diaspora_id}:#{new_diaspora_id}" }
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ module DiasporaFederation
   </profile>
   <signature>#{data[:signature]}</signature>
   <old_identity>#{data[:old_identity]}</old_identity>
+  <remote_photo_path>#{data[:remote_photo_path]}</remote_photo_path>
 </account_migration>
 XML
 
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ XML
   </profile>
   <signature>#{data[:signature]}</signature>
   <old_identity>#{data[:old_identity]}</old_identity>
+  <remote_photo_path>#{data[:remote_photo_path]}</remote_photo_path>
 </account_migration>
 XML
 
@@ -217,5 +220,31 @@ XML
         }.to raise_error Entity::ValidationError
       end
     end
+
+    context "optional values" do
+      let(:hash) {
+        {
+          author:  old_diaspora_id,
+          profile: Entities::Profile.new(author: new_diaspora_id)
+        }
+      }
+
+      it "uses default values when parsing" do
+        minimal_xml = <<-XML
+<account_migration>
+  <author>#{data[:author]}</author>
+  <profile>
+    <author>#{data[:profile].author}</author>
+  </profile>
+  <signature>#{data[:signature]}</signature>
+</account_migration>
+XML
+
+        parsed_xml = Nokogiri::XML(minimal_xml).root
+        parsed_instance = Entity.entity_class(parsed_xml.name).from_xml(parsed_xml)
+        expect(parsed_instance.old_identity).to eq(data[:author])
+        expect(parsed_instance.remote_photo_path).to be_nil
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/account_migration_validator_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/account_migration_validator_spec.rb
index e8c4ea5..5a21efd 100644
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/account_migration_validator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/account_migration_validator_spec.rb
@@ -21,5 +21,16 @@ module DiasporaFederation
         let(:property) { :old_identity }
       end
     end
+
+    describe "#remote_photo_path" do
+      let(:property) { :remote_photo_path }
+
+      it_behaves_like "a property with a value validation/restriction" do
+        let(:wrong_values) { [] }
+        let(:correct_values) { [nil] }
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like "a url path validator"
+    end
   end
 end