diff --git a/includes/core/um-actions-register.php b/includes/core/um-actions-register.php
index 8d8bf0c3..f125f156 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-actions-register.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-actions-register.php
@@ -295,4 +295,41 @@
 	function um_add_register_fields($args){
 		echo UM()->fields()->display( 'register', $args );
 
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Saving files to register a new user, if there are fields with files
+	 */
+	add_action( 'um_registration_set_extra_data', 'um_registration_save_files', 10, 2 );
+	function um_registration_save_files( $user_id, $args ) {
+		$files = array();
+
+		$fields = unserialize( $args['custom_fields'] );
+
+		// loop through fields
+		if ( isset( $fields ) && is_array( $fields ) ) {
+
+			foreach ( $fields as $key => $array ) {
+
+				if ( isset( $args['submitted'][$key] ) ) {
+
+					if ( isset( $fields[$key]['type'] ) && in_array( $fields[$key]['type'], array( 'image', 'file' ) ) &&
+						( um_is_temp_upload( $args['submitted'][$key] ) || $args['submitted'][$key] == 'empty_file' )
+					) {
+
+						$files[$key] = $args['submitted'][$key];
+
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		$files = apply_filters( 'um_user_pre_updating_files_array', $files );
+
+		if ( !empty( $files ) ) {
+			do_action( 'um_before_user_upload', $user_id, $files );
+			UM()->user()->update_files( $files );
+			do_action( 'um_after_user_upload', $user_id, $files );
+		}
 	}
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