diff --git a/discord/http.py b/discord/http.py
index 67389c1ce..48ee88b93 100644
--- a/discord/http.py
+++ b/discord/http.py
@@ -735,13 +735,7 @@ class HTTPClient:
 
         return self.request(r, json=payload, reason=reason)
 
-    def edit_profile(self, username: Optional[str], avatar: Optional[bytes]) -> Response[user.User]:
-        payload = {}
-        if avatar is not None:
-            payload['avatar'] = avatar
-        if username is not None:
-            payload['username'] = username
-
+    def edit_profile(self, payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> Response[user.User]:
         return self.request(Route('PATCH', '/users/@me'), json=payload)
 
     def change_my_nickname(
diff --git a/discord/user.py b/discord/user.py
index cd0cf4223..4771df0a9 100644
--- a/discord/user.py
+++ b/discord/user.py
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
 DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 """
 
-from typing import Optional, TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING
 import discord.abc
 from .flags import PublicUserFlags
-from .utils import snowflake_time, _bytes_to_base64_data
+from .utils import snowflake_time, _bytes_to_base64_data, MISSING
 from .enums import DefaultAvatar
 from .colour import Colour
 from .asset import Asset
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class ClientUser(BaseUser):
         self._flags = data.get('flags', 0)
         self.mfa_enabled = data.get('mfa_enabled', False)
 
-    async def edit(self, *, username: str = None, avatar:  Optional[bytes] = None) -> None:
+    async def edit(self, *, username: str = MISSING, avatar:  bytes = MISSING) -> None:
         """|coro|
 
         Edits the current profile of the client.
@@ -276,11 +276,14 @@ class ClientUser(BaseUser):
         InvalidArgument
             Wrong image format passed for ``avatar``.
         """
+        payload: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+        if username is not MISSING:
+            payload['username'] = username
 
-        if avatar is not None:
-            avatar = _bytes_to_base64_data(avatar)
+        if avatar is not MISSING:
+            payload['avatar'] = _bytes_to_base64_data(avatar)
 
-        data = await self._state.http.edit_profile(username=username, avatar=avatar)
+        data = await self._state.http.edit_profile(payload)
         self._update(data)