diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/components/admin-config-area-cards/about/general-settings.gjs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/components/admin-config-area-cards/about/general-settings.gjs
index bb5f57d50c6..67f036a9bf6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/components/admin-config-area-cards/about/general-settings.gjs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/components/admin-config-area-cards/about/general-settings.gjs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default class AdminConfigAreasAboutGeneralSettings extends Component {
 
   @action
   setImage(upload, { set }) {
-    set("aboutBannerImage", upload.url);
+    set("aboutBannerImage", upload?.url);
   }
 
   <template>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/about-page.gjs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/about-page.gjs
index 73a1e726318..e13c84a61e7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/about-page.gjs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/about-page.gjs
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ export default class AboutPage extends Component {
 
   <template>
     <section class="about__header">
-      <img class="about__banner" src={{@model.banner_image}} />
+      {{#if @model.banner_image}}
+        <img class="about__banner" src={{@model.banner_image}} />
+      {{/if}}
       <h3>{{@model.title}}</h3>
       <p class="short-description">{{@model.description}}</p>
       <PluginOutlet
diff --git a/spec/system/about_page_spec.rb b/spec/system/about_page_spec.rb
index 50ff0aefe5e..dfd5d0aa951 100644
--- a/spec/system/about_page_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/about_page_spec.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ describe "About page", type: :system do
       expect(about_page).to have_moderators_count(1, "1")
     end
 
+    it "doesn't render banner image when it's not set" do
+      SiteSetting.about_banner_image = nil
+
+      about_page.visit
+      expect(about_page).to have_no_banner_image
+    end
+
     describe "displayed site age" do
       it "says less than 1 month if the site is less than 1 month old" do
         Discourse.stubs(:site_creation_date).returns(1.week.ago)
diff --git a/spec/system/admin_about_config_area_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin_about_config_area_spec.rb
index a16f91979f1..a488694a1f8 100644
--- a/spec/system/admin_about_config_area_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/admin_about_config_area_spec.rb
@@ -95,6 +95,20 @@ describe "Admin About Config Area Page", type: :system do
       )
       expect(SiteSetting.about_banner_image.sha1).to eq(Upload.generate_digest(image_file))
     end
+
+    describe "the banner image field" do
+      it "can remove the uploaded image" do
+        SiteSetting.about_banner_image = image_upload
+
+        config_area.visit
+
+        config_area.general_settings_section.banner_image_uploader.remove_image
+
+        config_area.general_settings_section.submit
+        expect(config_area.general_settings_section).to have_saved_successfully
+        expect(SiteSetting.about_banner_image).to eq(nil)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "the contact information card" do
diff --git a/spec/system/page_objects/components/uppy_image_uploader.rb b/spec/system/page_objects/components/uppy_image_uploader.rb
index e5b1c1fcb06..c428e299965 100644
--- a/spec/system/page_objects/components/uppy_image_uploader.rb
+++ b/spec/system/page_objects/components/uppy_image_uploader.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ module PageObjects
         # called immediately after selecting an image.
         @element.has_css?(".btn-danger", wait: 10)
       end
+
+      def remove_image
+        @element.find(".btn-danger").click
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/system/page_objects/pages/about.rb b/spec/system/page_objects/pages/about.rb
index 9cd23ccdab2..7f7fbc46039 100644
--- a/spec/system/page_objects/pages/about.rb
+++ b/spec/system/page_objects/pages/about.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ module PageObjects
         has_css?("img.about__banner[src=\"#{GlobalPath.full_cdn_url(upload.url)}\"]")
       end
 
+      def has_no_banner_image?
+        has_no_css?("img.about__banner")
+      end
+
       def has_members_count?(count, formatted_number)
         element = find(".about__stats-item.members span")
         element.has_text?(I18n.t("js.about.member_count", count:, formatted_number:))