diff --git a/gns3server/controller/symbols.py b/gns3server/controller/symbols.py
index 45ac4bfc..d1cf7c37 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/symbols.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/symbols.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Symbols:
                 'builtin': True,
             })
             self._symbols_path[symbol_id] = os.path.join(get_resource("symbols"), file)
-        directory = self._symbol_path()
+        directory = self.symbols_path()
         if directory:
             for file in os.listdir(directory):
                 if file.startswith('.'):
@@ -56,12 +56,11 @@ class Symbols:
                 })
                 self._symbols_path[symbol_id] = os.path.join(get_resource("symbols"), file)
 
-
         symbols.sort(key=lambda x: x["filename"])
 
         return symbols
 
-    def _symbol_path(self):
+    def symbols_path(self):
         directory = os.path.expanduser(Config.instance().get_section_config("Server").get("symbols_path", "~/GNS3/symbols"))
         if directory:
             os.makedirs(directory, exist_ok=True)
diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/symbol_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/symbol_handler.py
index 7ede100f..c6237836 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/symbol_handler.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/symbol_handler.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+import os
 from gns3server.web.route import Route
 from gns3server.controller import Controller
 
@@ -50,3 +51,22 @@ class SymbolHandler:
             yield from response.file(controller.symbols.get_path(request.match_info["symbol_id"]))
         except KeyError:
             response.set_status(404)
+
+    @Route.post(
+        r"/symbols/{symbol_id:.+}/raw",
+        description="Write the symbol file",
+        status_codes={
+            200: "Symbol returned"
+        },
+        raw=True)
+    def upload(request, response):
+        controller = Controller.instance()
+        path = os.path.join(controller.symbols.symbols_path(), os.path.basename(request.match_info["symbol_id"]))
+        with open(path, 'wb+') as f:
+            while True:
+                packet = yield from request.content.read(512)
+                if not packet:
+                    break
+                f.write(packet)
+        response.set_status(204)
+
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_symbols.py b/tests/controller/test_symbols.py
index dfea1e74..30a91faa 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_symbols.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_symbols.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ from gns3server.utils.get_resource import get_resource
 
 def test_list(symbols_dir):
 
-    print(symbols_dir)
     with open(os.path.join(symbols_dir, "linux.svg"), "w+") as f:
         pass
 
@@ -45,6 +44,3 @@ def test_list(symbols_dir):
 def test_get_path():
     symbols = Symbols()
     assert symbols.get_path(':/symbols/firewall.svg') == get_resource("symbols/firewall.svg")
-
-
-
diff --git a/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_symbol.py b/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_symbol.py
index 04483887..8b2b0cec 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_symbol.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/api/controller/test_symbol.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+import os
 import urllib.parse
 
 from gns3server.config import Config
@@ -39,3 +40,13 @@ def test_get(http_controller):
 
     response = http_controller.get('/symbols/404.png/raw')
     assert response.status == 404
+
+
+def test_upload(http_controller, symbols_dir):
+    response = http_controller.post("/symbols/test2/raw", body="TEST", raw=True)
+    assert response.status == 204
+
+    with open(os.path.join(symbols_dir, "test2")) as f:
+        assert f.read() == "TEST"
+
+