diff --git a/data/core/images/portraits/monsters/water-serpent.png b/data/core/images/portraits/monsters/water-serpent.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9544caf61076
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/core/images/portraits/monsters/water-serpent.png differ
diff --git a/data/core/units/monsters/Water_Serpent.cfg b/data/core/units/monsters/Water_Serpent.cfg
index 26d51fbf7135..7a062e490a06 100644
--- a/data/core/units/monsters/Water_Serpent.cfg
+++ b/data/core/units/monsters/Water_Serpent.cfg
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     name= _ "Water Serpent"
     race=monster
     image="units/monsters/water-serpent.png"
+    profile="portraits/monsters/water-serpent.png"
     [standing_anim]
         start_time=0
         direction=s,sw,se