diff --git a/packages/client/src/client.ts b/packages/client/src/client.ts
index 88ffb0fd..d2a5b5d4 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/client.ts
@@ -3096,6 +3096,8 @@ export interface TelegramClient extends BaseTelegramClient {
     /**
      * Set a new profile photo or video.
      *
+     * You can also pass a file ID or an InputPhoto to re-use existing photo.
+     *
      * @param type  Media type (photo or video)
      * @param media  Input media file
      * @param previewSec
@@ -3104,7 +3106,7 @@ export interface TelegramClient extends BaseTelegramClient {
      */
     setProfilePhoto(
         type: 'photo' | 'video',
-        media: InputFileLike,
+        media: InputFileLike | tl.TypeInputPhoto,
         previewSec?: number
     ): Promise<Photo>
     /**
diff --git a/packages/client/src/methods/users/set-profile-photo.ts b/packages/client/src/methods/users/set-profile-photo.ts
index e9a1cf0b..a228f62b 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/methods/users/set-profile-photo.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/methods/users/set-profile-photo.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { TelegramClient } from '../../client'
-import { InputFileLike, Photo } from '../../types'
+import { InputFileLike, MtCuteArgumentError, Photo } from '../../types'
 import { tl } from '@mtcute/tl'
+import { fileIdToInputPhoto, tdFileId } from '../../../../file-id/dist'
 
 /**
  * Set a new profile photo or video.
  *
+ * You can also pass a file ID or an InputPhoto to re-use existing photo.
+ *
  * @param type  Media type (photo or video)
  * @param media  Input media file
  * @param previewSec
@@ -15,9 +18,27 @@ import { tl } from '@mtcute/tl'
 export async function setProfilePhoto(
     this: TelegramClient,
     type: 'photo' | 'video',
-    media: InputFileLike,
+    media: InputFileLike | tl.TypeInputPhoto,
     previewSec?: number
 ): Promise<Photo> {
+    // try parsing media as file id or input photo
+    if (tdFileId.isFileIdLike(media) || typeof media === 'object' && tl.isAnyInputPhoto(media)) {
+        if (typeof media === 'string' && media.match(/^https?:\/\//)) {
+            throw new MtCuteArgumentError('Profile photo can\'t be set from URL.')
+        }
+
+        if (tdFileId.isFileIdLike(media)) {
+            media = fileIdToInputPhoto(media)
+        }
+
+        const res = await this.call({
+            _: 'photos.updateProfilePhoto',
+            id: media
+        })
+
+        return new Photo(this, res.photo as tl.RawPhoto)
+    }
+
     const res = await this.call({
         _: 'photos.uploadProfilePhoto',
         [type === 'photo' ? 'file' : 'video']: await this._normalizeInputFile(