diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Eav/Model/Entity/Attribute.php b/app/code/Magento/Eav/Model/Entity/Attribute.php
index a5e31c613d17b..740b29c9676f3 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Eav/Model/Entity/Attribute.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Eav/Model/Entity/Attribute.php
@@ -287,6 +287,12 @@ public function beforeSave()
             }
         }
 
+        if ($this->getFrontendInput() == 'media_image') {
+            if (!$this->getFrontendModel()) {
+                $this->setFrontendModel(\Magento\Catalog\Model\Product\Attribute\Frontend\Image::class);
+            }
+        }
+
         if ($this->getBackendType() == 'gallery') {
             if (!$this->getBackendModel()) {
                 $this->setBackendModel(\Magento\Eav\Model\Entity\Attribute\Backend\DefaultBackend::class);