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+package org.alfresco.rest.people;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import org.alfresco.rest.RestTest;
+import org.alfresco.utility.Utility;
+import org.alfresco.utility.exception.DataPreparationException;
+import org.alfresco.utility.model.TestGroup;
+import org.alfresco.utility.model.UserModel;
+import org.alfresco.utility.testrail.ExecutionType;
+import org.alfresco.utility.testrail.annotation.TestRail;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import com.jayway.restassured.response.ValidatableResponse;
+
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+
+public class AvatarPeopleSanityTest extends RestTest
+{
+
+    private UserModel userModel;
+
+    @BeforeClass(alwaysRun = true)
+    public void dataPreparation() throws DataPreparationException
+    {
+        userModel = dataUser.createRandomTestUser();
+    }
+
+    @Test(groups = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.PEOPLE, TestGroup.SANITY })
+    @TestRail(section = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.PEOPLE }, executionType = ExecutionType.SANITY, description = "Update Avatar for People")
+    public void updateGetAvatarForPeople() throws Exception
+    {
+        File avatarFile = Utility.getResourceTestDataFile("avatar.jpg");
+        restClient.authenticateUser(userModel);
+        ValidatableResponse response = restClient.withCoreAPI().usingAuthUser()
+                .uploadAvatarContent(restProperties.envProperty().getFullServerUrl(), avatarFile).statusCode(200);
+        restClient.authenticateUser(userModel).withCoreAPI().usingAuthUser().downloadAvatarContent();
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(response.extract().body().asByteArray());
+        Assert.assertTrue("Avatar Image not uploaded", response.extract().body().asByteArray().length > 0);
+    }
+
+    @Test(groups = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.PEOPLE, TestGroup.SANITY })
+    @TestRail(section = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.PEOPLE }, executionType = ExecutionType.SANITY, description = "Remove Avatar for People")
+    public void removeGetAvatarForPeople() throws Exception
+    {
+        File avatarFile = Utility.getResourceTestDataFile("avatar.jpg");
+        restClient.authenticateUser(userModel);
+        restClient.withCoreAPI().usingAuthUser().uploadAvatarContent(restProperties.envProperty().getFullServerUrl(), avatarFile).statusCode(200);
+
+        restClient.authenticateUser(userModel);
+        restClient.withCoreAPI().usingAuthUser().resetAvatarImageRequest();
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT);
+
+        restClient.authenticateUser(userModel).withCoreAPI().usingAuthUser().downloadAvatarContent();
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
+    }
+
+}