diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
index 234efc935..73e39ba36 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
@@ -45,13 +45,17 @@ public function update(ProfileUpdateRequest $request): RedirectResponse
 
         $user->fill($request->validated());
 
-        if ($user->isDirty('email')) {
-            $user->email_verified_at = null;
-        }
+        $emailChanged = $user->isDirty('email');
 
         $user->save();
 
-        if (! $user->is_uploaded_avatar) {
+        if ($emailChanged) {
+            $user->email_verified_at = null;
+            $user->save();
+            $user->sendEmailVerificationNotification();
+        }
+
+        if (! $user->is_uploaded_avatar && $emailChanged) {
             UpdateUserAvatar::dispatch($user);
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Jobs/UpdateUserAvatar.php b/app/Jobs/UpdateUserAvatar.php
index f7e3d694c..8200af8c5 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/UpdateUserAvatar.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/UpdateUserAvatar.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public function handle(): void
         Storage::disk('public')->put($avatar, $contents, 'public');
 
         $this->resizer()->read($disk->path($avatar))
-            ->resize(200, 200)
+            ->coverDown(200, 200)
             ->save();
 
         $this->user->update([
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Links/Create.php b/app/Livewire/Links/Create.php
index 38e8b5d4d..8417de506 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Links/Create.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Links/Create.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 namespace App\Livewire\Links;
 
-use App\Jobs\UpdateUserAvatar;
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
@@ -53,10 +52,6 @@ public function store(Request $request): void
 
         $user->links()->create($validated);
 
-        if (! $user->is_uploaded_avatar) {
-            dispatch(new UpdateUserAvatar($user));
-        }
-
         $this->description = '';
         $this->url = '';
 
diff --git a/tests/Http/Profile/EditTest.php b/tests/Http/Profile/EditTest.php
index 7078122f2..9c068f45b 100644
--- a/tests/Http/Profile/EditTest.php
+++ b/tests/Http/Profile/EditTest.php
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
+use App\Jobs\UpdateUserAvatar;
 use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Auth\Notifications\VerifyEmail;
 use Illuminate\Http\UploadedFile;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 
@@ -123,6 +125,40 @@
     $this->assertNotNull($user->refresh()->email_verified_at);
 });
 
+test('email verification job sent & status reset when the email address is changed', function () {
+    Notification::fake();
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+
+    $this->actingAs($user)
+        ->patch('/profile', [
+            'name' => $user->name,
+            'username' => 'valid_username',
+            'email' => 'new@email.address',
+            'prefers_anonymous_questions' => false,
+        ])
+        ->assertSessionHasNoErrors();
+
+    expect($user->email_verified_at)->toBeNull();
+
+    Notification::assertSentTo($user, VerifyEmail::class);
+});
+
+test('only updates avatar if email changes & avatar not been uploaded', function () {
+    Queue::fake();
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+
+    $this->actingAs($user)
+        ->patch('/profile', [
+            'name' => $user->name,
+            'username' => 'valid_username',
+            'email' => $user->email,
+            'prefers_anonymous_questions' => false,
+        ])
+        ->assertSessionHasNoErrors();
+
+    Queue::assertNotPushed(UpdateUserAvatar::class);
+});
+
 test('password can be updated', function () {
     $user = User::factory()->create();