diff --git a/src/Piwigo.Client.Tests/SessionApiTests.cs b/src/Piwigo.Client.Tests/SessionApiTests.cs
index a5ac65e..4599354 100644
--- a/src/Piwigo.Client.Tests/SessionApiTests.cs
+++ b/src/Piwigo.Client.Tests/SessionApiTests.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ public class SessionApiTests : ApiTestsBase
         CorrectMethodShouldGetCalled("pwg.session.getStatus");
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public async Task GetSupportedFileTypes_should_get_allowed_types_from_session()
+    {
+        await LoginAsync();
+        SetJsonResult(GetStatusResponse());
+
+        var fileTypes = await _sessionApi.GetSupportedFileTypes();
+
+        fileTypes.Should().HaveCount(2);
+        fileTypes.Should().Contain("jpg");
+        fileTypes.Should().Contain("png");
+        CorrectMethodShouldGetCalled("pwg.session.getStatus");
+    }
+
     [Test]
     public async Task GetUploadChunkSizeAsync_should_only_get_size_from_session_once()
     {
@@ -91,7 +105,8 @@ public class SessionApiTests : ApiTestsBase
             {
                 Username = "admin",
                 Version = "12.0.0",
-                UploadFormChunkSize = 512
+                UploadFormChunkSize = 512,
+                UploadFileTypes = "jpg,png"
             }
         };
     }
diff --git a/src/Piwigo.Client/Session/ISessionApi.cs b/src/Piwigo.Client/Session/ISessionApi.cs
index 8833e01..a6c4c38 100644
--- a/src/Piwigo.Client/Session/ISessionApi.cs
+++ b/src/Piwigo.Client/Session/ISessionApi.cs
@@ -32,4 +32,12 @@ public interface ISessionApi
     /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
     /// <returns></returns>
     ValueTask<int> GetUploadChunkSizeAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Gets the file types supported by the piwigo instance.
+    ///     The chunk size is only get once and cleared on logout.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    ValueTask<IReadOnlySet<string>> GetSupportedFileTypes(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 }
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diff --git a/src/Piwigo.Client/Session/SessionApi.cs b/src/Piwigo.Client/Session/SessionApi.cs
index c6dd37a..d3de198 100644
--- a/src/Piwigo.Client/Session/SessionApi.cs
+++ b/src/Piwigo.Client/Session/SessionApi.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ public class SessionApi : ISessionApi
 {
     private readonly IPiwigoContext _context;
     private readonly ILogger<SessionApi> _logger;
-    private int _chunkSizeInKiB;
+    private SessionStatus? _currentStatus;
 
     public SessionApi(IPiwigoContext context, ILogger<SessionApi> logger)
     {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class SessionApi : ISessionApi
     public async Task LogoutAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         await _context.LogoutAsync(cancellationToken);
-        _chunkSizeInKiB = 0;
+        _currentStatus = null;
     }
 
     public Task LoginAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
@@ -33,13 +33,31 @@ public class SessionApi : ISessionApi
 
     public async ValueTask<int> GetUploadChunkSizeAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        if (_chunkSizeInKiB > 0)
+        const int minChunkSize = 512;
+        var status = await GetCachedSessionStatusAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return Math.Max(status.UploadFormChunkSize, minChunkSize);
+    }
+
+    public async ValueTask<IReadOnlySet<string>> GetSupportedFileTypes(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var status = await GetCachedSessionStatusAsync(cancellationToken);
+        var supportedFileTypes = status.UploadFileTypes?.Split(",").Select(s => s.ToLower()).ToHashSet(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        if (supportedFileTypes is null)
         {
-            return _chunkSizeInKiB;
+            throw new PiwigoException("Piwigo server seems to be misconfigured as the session does not provide any filetype to upload");
         }
 
-        var status = await GetStatusAsync(cancellationToken);
-        _chunkSizeInKiB = Math.Max(status.UploadFormChunkSize, 512);
-        return _chunkSizeInKiB;
+        return supportedFileTypes;
+    }
+
+    private async ValueTask<SessionStatus> GetCachedSessionStatusAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (_currentStatus is not null)
+        {
+            return _currentStatus;
+        }
+
+        _currentStatus = await GetStatusAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return _currentStatus;
     }
 }
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