diff --git a/pkg/api/images.go b/pkg/api/images.go
index 48b5d18d5..bec90eb82 100644
--- a/pkg/api/images.go
+++ b/pkg/api/images.go
@@ -2,18 +2,31 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"math/rand"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2"
 )
 
 var performerBox *packr.Box
+var performerBoxMale *packr.Box
 
 func initialiseImages() {
 	performerBox = packr.New("Performer Box", "../../static/performer")
+	performerBoxMale = packr.New("Male Performer Box", "../../static/performer_male")
 }
 
-func getRandomPerformerImage() ([]byte, error) {
-	imageFiles := performerBox.List()
+func getRandomPerformerImage(gender string) ([]byte, error) {
+	var box *packr.Box
+	switch strings.ToUpper(gender) {
+	case "FEMALE":
+		box = performerBox
+	case "MALE":
+		box = performerBoxMale
+	default:
+		box = performerBox
+
+	}
+	imageFiles := box.List()
 	index := rand.Intn(len(imageFiles))
-	return performerBox.Find(imageFiles[index])
+	return box.Find(imageFiles[index])
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/resolver_mutation_performer.go b/pkg/api/resolver_mutation_performer.go
index 50e787e20..697192392 100644
--- a/pkg/api/resolver_mutation_performer.go
+++ b/pkg/api/resolver_mutation_performer.go
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ func (r *mutationResolver) PerformerCreate(ctx context.Context, input models.Per
 	var err error
 
 	if input.Image == nil {
-		imageData, err = getRandomPerformerImage()
+		gender := ""
+		if input.Gender != nil {
+			gender = input.Gender.String()
+		}
+		imageData, err = getRandomPerformerImage(gender)
 	} else {
 		_, imageData, err = utils.ProcessBase64Image(*input.Image)
 	}
diff --git a/static/performer_male/noname_male_01.jpg b/static/performer_male/noname_male_01.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2c6fe51d
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diff --git a/static/performer_male/noname_male_02.jpg b/static/performer_male/noname_male_02.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93ad7ec9d
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