diff --git a/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroEditController.php b/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroEditController.php
index d14ad767e7..10d9f6e4b4 100644
--- a/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroEditController.php
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ final class PhabricatorMacroEditController
           array(
             'name' => $request->getStr('name'),
             'authorPHID' => $user->getPHID(),
+            'isExplicitUpload' => true,
           ));
       } else if ($request->getStr('url')) {
         try {
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ final class PhabricatorMacroEditController
             array(
               'name' => $request->getStr('name'),
               'authorPHID' => $user->getPHID(),
+              'isExplicitUpload' => true,
             ));
         } catch (Exception $ex) {
           $errors[] = pht('Could not fetch URL: %s', $ex->getMessage());