diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/MusicCategoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/MusicCategoryController.php
index 7f3ac64..7715a75 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/MusicCategoryController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/MusicCategoryController.php
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 use App\Models\MusicPlaylist;
 use App\Models\MusicCategory;
+use App\Traits\HandlesImageUpload;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 class MusicCategoryController extends Controller
 {
+    use HandlesImageUpload;
+
     public function index()
     {
         $categories = MusicCategory::with(['image', 'playlists' => function($q) {
@@ -24,10 +27,14 @@ public function store(Request $request)
                 'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
                 'description' => 'nullable|string',
                 'image_id' => 'nullable|exists:images,id',
+                'image' => 'nullable|file|extensions:jpg,jpeg,png,gif,webp,bmp,svg|max:8192',
                 'order' => 'nullable|integer',
                 'is_active' => 'nullable|boolean',
             ]);
-            
+
+            // An uploaded image file takes precedence over a provided image_id.
+            $data['image_id'] = $this->uploadedImageId($request) ?? ($data['image_id'] ?? null);
+
             // Check for duplicate name
             $slug = Str::slug($data['name']);
             $existingCategory = MusicCategory::where('slug', $slug)->first();
@@ -132,14 +139,20 @@ public function update(Request $request, $id)
             'name' => 'sometimes|string|max:255',
             'description' => 'nullable|string',
             'image_id' => 'nullable|exists:images,id',
+            'image' => 'nullable|file|extensions:jpg,jpeg,png,gif,webp,bmp,svg|max:8192',
             'order' => 'nullable|integer',
             'is_active' => 'nullable|boolean',
         ]);
-        
+
         if (isset($data['name'])) {
             $data['slug'] = Str::slug($data['name']);
         }
-        
+
+        // An uploaded image file takes precedence over a provided image_id.
+        if (($uploadedImageId = $this->uploadedImageId($request)) !== null) {
+            $data['image_id'] = $uploadedImageId;
+        }
+
         $category->update($data);
         
         return response()->json([
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 5a70530..2ca7305 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@
     // Music Categories
     // Category with its sub-categories, each carrying its playlists.
     Route::get('music-categories/{id}/grouped', [MusicCategoryController::class, 'grouped']);
+    // Explicit POST update so an image can be uploaded (multipart can't ride a PUT).
+    Route::post('music-categories/{id}', [MusicCategoryController::class, 'update']);
     Route::apiResource('music-categories', MusicCategoryController::class);
     Route::get('public/music-categories', [MusicCategoryController::class, 'index']);