diff --git a/badges/criteria/award_criteria_profile.php b/badges/criteria/award_criteria_profile.php
index 51b498818dc..da76bc87474 100644
--- a/badges/criteria/award_criteria_profile.php
+++ b/badges/criteria/award_criteria_profile.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class award_criteria_profile extends award_criteria {
 
         // Note: cannot use user_get_default_fields() here because it is not possible to decide which fields user can modify.
         $dfields = array('firstname', 'lastname', 'email', 'address', 'phone1', 'phone2', 'icq', 'skype', 'yahoo',
-                         'aim', 'msn', 'department', 'institution', 'description', 'city', 'url', 'country');
+                         'aim', 'msn', 'department', 'institution', 'description', 'picture', 'city', 'url', 'country');
 
         $sql = "SELECT uf.id as fieldid, uf.name as name, ic.id as categoryid, ic.name as categoryname, uf.datatype
                 FROM {user_info_field} uf
@@ -185,7 +185,12 @@ class award_criteria_profile extends award_criteria {
                 $whereparts[] = "uid{$idx}.id IS NOT NULL";
             } else {
                 // This is a field from {user} table.
-                $whereparts[] = $DB->sql_isnotempty('u', "u.{$param['field']}", false, true);
+                if ($param['field'] == 'picture') {
+                    // The picture field is numeric and requires special handling.
+                    $whereparts[] = "u.{$param['field']} != 0";
+                } else {
+                    $whereparts[] = $DB->sql_isnotempty('u', "u.{$param['field']}", false, true);
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -224,7 +229,13 @@ class award_criteria_profile extends award_criteria {
                 $params["fieldid{$idx}"] = $param['field'];
                 $whereparts[] = "uid{$idx}.id IS NOT NULL";
             } else {
-                $whereparts[] = $DB->sql_isnotempty('u', "u.{$param['field']}", false, true);
+                // This is a field from {user} table.
+                if ($param['field'] == 'picture') {
+                    // The picture field is numeric and requires special handling.
+                    $whereparts[] = "u.{$param['field']} != 0";
+                } else {
+                    $whereparts[] = $DB->sql_isnotempty('u', "u.{$param['field']}", false, true);
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/badges/tests/behat/criteria_profile.feature b/badges/tests/behat/criteria_profile.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..abdb166a477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/badges/tests/behat/criteria_profile.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+@core @core_badges @_file_upload
+Feature: Award badges based on user profile field
+  In order to award badges to users based on completion of their user profile
+  As an admin
+  I need to add profile completion criteria to badges in the system
+
+  @javascript
+  Scenario: Award badge for a uploading a profile picture.
+    Given the following "users" exist:
+      | username | firstname | lastname | email           |
+      | user1    | First     | User     | first@example.com  |
+    And I log in as "admin"
+    And I navigate to "Add a new badge" node in "Site administration > Badges"
+    And I set the following fields to these values:
+      | Name | Site Badge |
+      | Description | Site badge description |
+      | issuername | Tester of site badge |
+    And I upload "badges/tests/behat/badge.png" file to "Image" filemanager
+    And I press "Create badge"
+    And I set the field "type" to "Profile completion"
+    And I set the field "id_field_picture" to "1"
+    And I press "Save"
+    And I press "Enable access"
+    And I press "Continue"
+    And I log out
+    When I log in as "user1"
+    And I follow "Profile" in the user menu
+    And I click on "Edit profile" "link" in the "region-main" "region"
+    And I upload "badges/tests/behat/badge.png" file to "New picture" filemanager
+    And I press "Update profile"
+    Then I should see "Site Badge"
diff --git a/lib/moodlelib.php b/lib/moodlelib.php
index 9ba9f3934e5..a488445d25d 100644
--- a/lib/moodlelib.php
+++ b/lib/moodlelib.php
@@ -3667,6 +3667,9 @@ function get_user_field_name($field) {
         case 'msn' : {
             return get_string('msnid');
         }
+        case 'picture' : {
+            return get_string('pictureofuser');
+        }
     }
     // Otherwise just use the same lang string.
     return get_string($field);