diff --git a/app/containers/MessageBox/index.js b/app/containers/MessageBox/index.js
index f5c16bf88..3afa274b8 100644
--- a/app/containers/MessageBox/index.js
+++ b/app/containers/MessageBox/index.js
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ import { sanitizeLikeString } from '../../lib/database/utils';
 const imagePickerConfig = {
 	cropping: true,
 	compressImageQuality: 0.8,
-	avoidEmptySpaceAroundImage: false
+	avoidEmptySpaceAroundImage: false,
+	freeStyleCropEnabled: true
 };
 
 const libraryPickerConfig = {
diff --git a/app/views/ProfileView/index.js b/app/views/ProfileView/index.js
index 9cd0be097..95555c4ee 100644
--- a/app/views/ProfileView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/ProfileView/index.js
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ class ProfileView extends React.Component {
 		const options = {
 			cropping: true,
 			compressImageQuality: 0.8,
+			freeStyleCropEnabled: true,
 			cropperAvoidEmptySpaceAroundImage: false,
 			cropperChooseText: I18n.t('Choose'),
 			cropperCancelText: I18n.t('Cancel'),