diff --git a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/domain/operations.ts b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/domain/operations.ts
index b954e73f7..2e786efdd 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/domain/operations.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/domain/operations.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { Workspace, WorkspaceAcl } from '@/modules/workspaces/domain/types'
 export type StoreWorkspace = (args: { workspace: Workspace }) => Promise<void>
 export type UpsertWorkspaceRole = (args: WorkspaceAcl) => Promise<void>
 
+export type StoreBlob = (args: string) => Promise<string>
+
 export type EmitWorkspaceEvent = <TEvent extends WorkspaceEvents>(args: {
   event: TEvent
   payload: WorkspaceEventsPayloads[TEvent]
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/services/workspaceCreation.ts b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/services/workspaceCreation.ts
index 577a9c1d7..94672ab9f 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/workspaces/services/workspaceCreation.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/workspaces/services/workspaceCreation.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   EmitWorkspaceEvent,
+  StoreBlob,
   StoreWorkspace,
   UpsertWorkspaceRole
 } from '@/modules/workspaces/domain/operations'
@@ -7,10 +8,8 @@ import { Workspace } from '@/modules/workspaces/domain/types'
 import { Roles } from '@speckle/shared'
 import cryptoRandomString from 'crypto-random-string'
 
-// using Pick deliberately here, so if we change the Workspace domain model, we need to
-// explicitly handle the changes here too
 type WorkspaceCreateArgs = {
-  workspaceInput: Pick<Workspace, 'name' | 'logoUrl' | 'description'>
+  workspaceInput: { name: string; description: string | null; logo: string | null }
   userId: string
 }
 
@@ -18,19 +17,27 @@ export const createWorkspaceFactory =
   ({
     storeWorkspace,
     upsertWorkspaceRole,
-    emitWorkspaceEvent
+    emitWorkspaceEvent,
+    storeBlob
   }: {
     storeWorkspace: StoreWorkspace
     upsertWorkspaceRole: UpsertWorkspaceRole
+    storeBlob: StoreBlob
     emitWorkspaceEvent: EmitWorkspaceEvent
   }) =>
   async ({ userId, workspaceInput }: WorkspaceCreateArgs): Promise<Workspace> => {
+    let logoUrl: string | null = null
+    if (workspaceInput.logo) {
+      logoUrl = await storeBlob(workspaceInput.logo)
+    }
+
     const workspace = {
       ...workspaceInput,
       id: cryptoRandomString({ length: 10 }),
       createdAt: new Date(),
       updatedAt: new Date(),
-      createdByUserId: userId
+      createdByUserId: userId,
+      logoUrl
     }
     await storeWorkspace({ workspace })
     // assign the creator as workspace administrator