diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e10181e..95e76aa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tweries-app",
-  "version": "1.4.2",
+  "version": "1.5.1",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Tweries, a tweet-storm-helper app that breaks up a long paragraph into multiple tweets.",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/api/fetchTweetstorm.js b/src/api/fetchTweetstorm.js
index 927620d..e2263eb 100644
--- a/src/api/fetchTweetstorm.js
+++ b/src/api/fetchTweetstorm.js
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 import { BASE_URL } from '../constants';
 
-async function fetchTweetstorm({ inReplyToTweetUrl, items, userId }) {
+async function fetchTweetstorm({ cover, inReplyToTweetUrl, items, userId }) {
+  // CHECK: https://programmingwithmosh.com/javascript/react-file-upload-proper-server-side-nodejs-easy/
+
+  const formData = new FormData();
+
+  formData.append('cover', cover);
+  formData.append('inReplyToTweetUrl', inReplyToTweetUrl);
+  formData.append('items', JSON.stringify(items));
+  formData.append('userId', userId);
+
   const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/api/v2/tweetstorm`, {
-    body: JSON.stringify({ inReplyToTweetUrl, items, userId }),
-    headers: {
-      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-    },
+    body: formData,
     method: 'POST'
   });
   const json = await response.json();
diff --git a/src/constants.js b/src/constants.js
index 8ef268c..9e73e6a 100644
--- a/src/constants.js
+++ b/src/constants.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const BASE_URL =
 
 export const DANGER = 'danger';
 
+export const ADD_IMAGE_V1 = 'ADD_IMAGE_V1';
 export const FEATURE_V1 = 'FEATURE_V1';
 export const HIDE_TAGS_V1 = 'HIDE_TAGS_V1';
 export const SHOW_INFO_V1 = 'SHOW_INFO_V1';
diff --git a/src/containers/App/App.js b/src/containers/App/App.js
index 7f8a582..ef92ebe 100644
--- a/src/containers/App/App.js
+++ b/src/containers/App/App.js
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ import { faTwitter } from '@fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons';
 import { faInfo } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useReducer, useState } from 'react';
+import React, {
+  useCallback,
+  useEffect,
+  useReducer,
+  useRef,
+  useState
+} from 'react';
 import { version } from '../../../package.json';
 import fetchHealth from '../../api/fetchHealth';
 import fetchTweetstorm from '../../api/fetchTweetstorm';
@@ -16,6 +22,7 @@ import useLocalStorage from '../../hooks/useLocalStorage';
 import makeTweetstorm from '../../store/makeTweetstorm';
 import { types } from '../../store/makeReducer';
 import {
+  ADD_IMAGE_V1,
   DANGER,
   HIDE_TAGS_V1,
   MAX_LENGTH,
@@ -29,6 +36,7 @@ import TweetstormButton from './TweetstormButton';
 
 const copy = {
   '...': '...',
+  'Add an image': 'Add an image',
   'Edits can be made in the boxes below before publishing':
     'Edits can be made in the boxes below before publishing',
   'Log in': 'Log in',
@@ -36,6 +44,7 @@ const copy = {
     'Login is necessary in order for your series of Tweets to be sent through your Twitter account',
   'Start typing. To insert a break prior to reaching 280 characters, please use Newline(s)':
     'Start typing. To insert a break prior to reaching 280 characters, please use Newline(s)',
+  TODO: 'TODO',
   Tags: 'Tags',
   Tweet: 'Tweet',
   Tweries: 'Tweries',
@@ -112,7 +121,7 @@ function App({ initialState, reducer }) {
     if (notification) {
       const timer = setTimeout(() => {
         dispatch({ type: types.DISMISS_TOAST });
-      }, 3000);
+      }, 5000);
       return () => clearTimeout(timer);
     }
   }, [notification]);
@@ -121,6 +130,9 @@ function App({ initialState, reducer }) {
   const [inReplyToTweetUrl, setInReplyToTweetUrl] = useState('');
   const [waiting, setWaiting] = useState(false);
 
+  const [cover, setCover] = useState(null);
+  const inputEl = useRef(null);
+
   function disabled() {
     return (
       !isAuthenticated ||
@@ -172,6 +184,10 @@ function App({ initialState, reducer }) {
         type
       }
     });
+    if (feature.active(ADD_IMAGE_V1)) {
+      setCover(null);
+      inputEl.current.value = null; // to reset the input
+    }
     setHashtags('');
     setInReplyToTweetUrl('');
     setSource('');
@@ -182,6 +198,7 @@ function App({ initialState, reducer }) {
     setWaiting(true);
     try {
       const response = await fetchTweetstorm({
+        cover,
         inReplyToTweetUrl,
         items,
         userId
@@ -258,6 +275,24 @@ function App({ initialState, reducer }) {
             value={source}
           />
           <Counter length={source.length} />
+          {feature.active(ADD_IMAGE_V1) && (
+            <>
+              <label className="pb-1 pt-3 text-sm" htmlFor="cover">
+                {copy['Add an image']}
+              </label>
+              <input
+                className={classnames(
+                  'p-2 tweries-border tweries-background-color-blue-white'
+                )}
+                data-testid="cover"
+                name="cover"
+                onChange={({ target: { files } }) => setCover(files[0])}
+                ref={inputEl}
+                rows={1}
+                type="file"
+              />
+            </>
+          )}
           {!feature.active(HIDE_TAGS_V1) && (
             <>
               <label className="pb-1 text-sm" htmlFor="hashtags">
diff --git a/src/containers/App/__snapshots__/App.test.js.snap b/src/containers/App/__snapshots__/App.test.js.snap
index e0b5dc8..d9c6125 100644
--- a/src/containers/App/__snapshots__/App.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/containers/App/__snapshots__/App.test.js.snap
@@ -74,6 +74,19 @@ exports[`App generate tweetstorm and dismiss notification 1`] = `
       >
          
       </p>
+      <label
+        class="pb-1 pt-3 text-sm"
+        for="cover"
+      >
+        Add an image
+      </label>
+      <input
+        class="p-2 tweries-border tweries-background-color-blue-white"
+        data-testid="cover"
+        name="cover"
+        rows="1"
+        type="file"
+      />
       <label
         class="pb-1 text-sm"
         for="hashtags"
diff --git a/src/features.js b/src/features.js
index f490a3b..01dacda 100644
--- a/src/features.js
+++ b/src/features.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-import { FEATURE_V1, HIDE_TAGS_V1, SHOW_INFO_V1 } from './constants';
+import {
+  ADD_IMAGE_V1,
+  FEATURE_V1,
+  HIDE_TAGS_V1,
+  SHOW_INFO_V1
+} from './constants';
 
-const features = [FEATURE_V1, HIDE_TAGS_V1, SHOW_INFO_V1];
+const features = [ADD_IMAGE_V1, FEATURE_V1, HIDE_TAGS_V1, SHOW_INFO_V1];
 
 export default features;