diff --git a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
index afa7db257..1a3b05d81 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class RegistrationsController < Devise::RegistrationsController
       resource.registered = true
       resource.registered_at = Time.current
       resource.editor_version = "v2"
+      resource.remote_profile_image_url = Users::ProfileImageGenerator.call if resource.remote_profile_image_url.blank?
       check_allowed_email(resource) if resource.email.present?
       resource.save if resource.email.present?
       yield resource if block_given?
diff --git a/app/views/shared/authentication/_email_registration_form.html.erb b/app/views/shared/authentication/_email_registration_form.html.erb
index 0051fc2c9..4ea073d4d 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/authentication/_email_registration_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/authentication/_email_registration_form.html.erb
@@ -48,31 +48,46 @@
     <% end %>
     <div class="crayons-field mt-3">
       <%= f.label :profile_image, class: "crayons-field__label" %>
-      <%= f.file_field :profile_image, accept: "image/*", class: "crayons-card crayons-card--secondary p-3 flex items-center flex-1 w-100", required: true %>
+      <%= f.file_field :profile_image, accept: "image/*", class: "crayons-card crayons-card--secondary p-3 flex items-center flex-1 w-100" %>
     </div>
 
     <div class="crayons-field mt-2">
-      <%= f.label :name, class: "crayons-field__label" %>
+      <%= f.label :name, class: "crayons-field__label", aria: { label: "Name" } do %>
+        Name
+        <span class="crayons-field__required crayons-tooltip" data-tooltip="* - required">*</span>
+      <% end %>
       <%= f.text_field :name, class: "crayons-textfield", required: true %>
     </div>
 
     <div class="crayons-field mt-2">
-      <%= f.label :username, class: "crayons-field__label" %>
+      <%= f.label :username, class: "crayons-field__label", aria: { label: "Username" } do %>
+        Username
+        <span class="crayons-field__required crayons-tooltip" data-tooltip="* - required">*</span>
+      <% end %>
       <%= f.text_field :username, class: "crayons-textfield", required: true %>
     </div>
 
     <div class="crayons-field mt-2">
-      <%= f.label :email, class: "crayons-field__label" %>
+      <%= f.label :email, class: "crayons-field__label", aria: { label: "Email" } do %>
+        Email
+        <span class="crayons-field__required crayons-tooltip" data-tooltip="* - required">*</span>
+      <% end %>
       <%= f.email_field :email, autocomplete: "email", class: "crayons-textfield", required: true %>
     </div>
 
     <div class="crayons-field mt-2">
-      <%= f.label :password, class: "crayons-field__label" %>
+      <%= f.label :password, class: "crayons-field__label", aria: { label: "Password" } do %>
+        Password
+        <span class="crayons-field__required crayons-tooltip" data-tooltip="* - required">*</span>
+      <% end %>
       <%= f.password_field :password, autocomplete: "current-password", class: "crayons-textfield", required: true %>
     </div>
 
     <div class="crayons-field mt-2">
-      <%= f.label :password_confirmation, class: "crayons-field__label" %>
+      <%= f.label :password_confirmation, class: "crayons-field__label", aria: { label: "Password Confirmation" } do %>
+        Password Confirmation
+        <span class="crayons-field__required crayons-tooltip" data-tooltip="* - required">*</span>
+      <% end %>
       <%= f.password_field :password_confirmation, autocomplete: "current-password", class: "crayons-textfield", required: true %>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/cypress/integration/registrationFlows/emailRegistration.spec.js b/cypress/integration/registrationFlows/emailRegistration.spec.js
index 255356936..fa4712ce9 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/registrationFlows/emailRegistration.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/registrationFlows/emailRegistration.spec.js
@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@ describe('Sign up with email', () => {
     cy.findByRole('link', { name: /Sign up with Email/ }).click();
 
     cy.findByLabelText('Profile image').attachFile('images/admin-image.png');
-    cy.findByLabelText('Name').type('Sloan');
-    cy.findByLabelText('Username').type('s');
-    cy.findByLabelText('Email').type('sloan@example.com');
-    cy.findByLabelText('Password').type('password');
-    cy.findByLabelText('Password confirmation').type('password');
+    cy.findByLabelText('Name *').type('Sloan');
+    cy.findByLabelText('Username *').type('s');
+    cy.findByLabelText('Email *').type('sloan@example.com');
+    cy.findByLabelText('Password *').type('password');
+    cy.findByLabelText('Password Confirmation *').type('password');
     cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Sign up' }).click();
 
     // The validation failed but the user's data is not lost
     cy.get('li')
       .contains('Username is too short (minimum is 2 characters)')
       .should('be.visible');
-    cy.findByLabelText('Name').should('have.value', 'Sloan');
-    cy.findByLabelText('Username').should('have.value', 's');
-    cy.findByLabelText('Email').should('have.value', 'sloan@example.com');
+    cy.findByLabelText('Name *').should('have.value', 'Sloan');
+    cy.findByLabelText('Username *').should('have.value', 's');
+    cy.findByLabelText('Email *').should('have.value', 'sloan@example.com');
   });
 });
diff --git a/spec/requests/registrations_spec.rb b/spec/requests/registrations_spec.rb
index b5787c5bd..1535f5ba6 100644
--- a/spec/requests/registrations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/registrations_spec.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ RSpec.describe "Registrations", type: :request do
 
   describe "Create Account" do
     context "when email registration allowed" do
-      before { allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:allow_email_password_registration).and_return(true) }
+      before do
+        allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:allow_email_password_registration).and_return(true)
+        # rubocop:disable RSpec/AnyInstance
+        allow_any_instance_of(ProfileImageUploader).to receive(:download!)
+      end
 
       it "shows the sign in page with email option" do
         get sign_up_path, params: { state: "new-user" }
@@ -75,6 +79,21 @@ RSpec.describe "Registrations", type: :request do
 
         expect(response.body).to include("View more sign in options")
       end
+
+      it "creates a user with a random profile image if none was uploaded" do
+        name = "test"
+        post users_path, params: {
+          user: {
+            name: name,
+            username: "username",
+            email: "yo@whatup.com",
+            password: "password",
+            password_confirmation: "password"
+          }
+        }
+
+        expect(User.find_by(name: name).persisted?).to be true
+      end
     end
 
     context "when email registration not allowed" do
@@ -90,6 +109,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Registrations", type: :request do
 
     context "when email registration allowed and captcha required" do
       before do
+        allow_any_instance_of(ProfileImageUploader).to receive(:download!)
         allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:recaptcha_secret_key).and_return("someSecretKey")
         allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:recaptcha_site_key).and_return("someSiteKey")
         allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:allow_email_password_registration).and_return(true)
@@ -153,7 +173,6 @@ RSpec.describe "Registrations", type: :request do
 
   describe "POST /users" do
     def mock_recaptcha_verification
-      # rubocop:disable RSpec/AnyInstance
       allow_any_instance_of(RegistrationsController).to(
         receive(:recaptcha_verified?).and_return(true),
       )
@@ -173,8 +192,9 @@ RSpec.describe "Registrations", type: :request do
 
     context "when site is configured to accept email registration" do
       before do
-        allow(Settings::Authentication)
-          .to receive(:allow_email_password_registration).and_return(true)
+        allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:allow_email_password_registration).and_return(true)
+        # rubocop:disable RSpec/AnyInstance
+        allow_any_instance_of(ProfileImageUploader).to receive(:download!)
       end
 
       it "does not raise disallowed if community is set to allow email" do
@@ -230,6 +250,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Registrations", type: :request do
 
     context "when email registration allowed and email allow list empty" do
       before do
+        allow_any_instance_of(ProfileImageUploader).to receive(:download!)
         allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:allow_email_password_registration).and_return(true)
         allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:allowed_registration_email_domains).and_return([])
       end
@@ -247,6 +268,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Registrations", type: :request do
 
     context "when email registration allowed and email allow list present" do
       before do
+        allow_any_instance_of(ProfileImageUploader).to receive(:download!)
         allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:allow_email_password_registration).and_return(true)
         allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:allowed_registration_email_domains).and_return(["dev.to",
                                                                                                     "forem.com"])
@@ -275,6 +297,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Registrations", type: :request do
 
     context "when site configured to accept email registration AND require captcha" do
       before do
+        allow_any_instance_of(ProfileImageUploader).to receive(:download!)
         allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:recaptcha_secret_key).and_return("someSecretKey")
         allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:recaptcha_site_key).and_return("someSiteKey")
         allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:allow_email_password_registration).and_return(true)
@@ -309,6 +332,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Registrations", type: :request do
 
     context "when site is in waiting_on_first_user state" do
       before do
+        allow_any_instance_of(ProfileImageUploader).to receive(:download!)
         allow(SiteConfig).to receive(:waiting_on_first_user).and_return(true)
         ENV["FOREM_OWNER_SECRET"] = nil
       end
@@ -388,7 +412,9 @@ RSpec.describe "Registrations", type: :request do
 
     context "with the creator_onboarding feature flag" do
       before do
+        allow_any_instance_of(ProfileImageUploader).to receive(:download!)
         allow(FeatureFlag).to receive(:enabled?).with(:creator_onboarding).and_return(true)
+        allow(FeatureFlag).to receive(:enabled?).with(:runtime_banner).and_return(false)
         allow(SiteConfig).to receive(:waiting_on_first_user).and_return(true)
       end
 
@@ -417,3 +443,4 @@ RSpec.describe "Registrations", type: :request do
     end
   end
 end
+# rubocop:enable RSpec/AnyInstance
diff --git a/spec/system/authentication/user_logs_in_with_email_spec.rb b/spec/system/authentication/user_logs_in_with_email_spec.rb
index 5d49d8edc..a19a74dab 100644
--- a/spec/system/authentication/user_logs_in_with_email_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/authentication/user_logs_in_with_email_spec.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ RSpec.describe "Authenticating with Email" do
   before do
     allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:allow_email_password_registration).and_return(true)
     allow(Settings::Authentication).to receive(:allow_email_password_login).and_return(true)
+    # rubocop:disable RSpec/AnyInstance
+    allow_any_instance_of(ProfileImageUploader).to receive(:download!)
+    # rubocop:enable RSpec/AnyInstance
   end
 
   context "when a user is new" do