diff --git a/python/semantic_kernel/contents/binary_content.py b/python/semantic_kernel/contents/binary_content.py
index d6214bf331f1..72ecc0633fee 100644
--- a/python/semantic_kernel/contents/binary_content.py
+++ b/python/semantic_kernel/contents/binary_content.py
@@ -114,10 +114,13 @@ def data_uri(self) -> str:
     @data_uri.setter
     def data_uri(self, value: str):
         """Set the data uri."""
-        if not self._data_uri:
-            self._data_uri = DataUri.from_data_uri(value, self.default_mime_type)
-        else:
-            self._data_uri.update_data(value)
+        data_uri = DataUri.from_data_uri(value, self.default_mime_type)
+        if self._data_uri:
+            for key, parameter in self._data_uri.parameters.items():
+                current_value = self.metadata.get(key)
+                if isinstance(current_value, str) and current_value == parameter:
+                    self.metadata.pop(key, None)
+        self._data_uri = data_uri
         self.metadata.update(self._data_uri.parameters)
 
     @property
diff --git a/python/tests/unit/contents/test_binary_content.py b/python/tests/unit/contents/test_binary_content.py
index 1daacb1f72d3..fa6fc947a156 100644
--- a/python/tests/unit/contents/test_binary_content.py
+++ b/python/tests/unit/contents/test_binary_content.py
@@ -95,6 +95,60 @@ def test_update_data_uri():
     assert binary.metadata == {"foo": "bar"}
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "initial_data",
+    [
+        {"data_uri": "data:text/plain;foo=old;base64,b2xk"},
+        {"data": b"old", "mime_type": "text/plain"},
+        {"data": array([1, 2, 3]), "data_format": "base64", "mime_type": "text/plain"},
+    ],
+    ids=["base64", "bytes", "array"],
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "replacement,parameters",
+    [
+        ("data:image/jpeg;foo=new;base64,bmV3", {"foo": "new"}),
+        ("data:image/jpeg;foo=new;,new", {"foo": "new"}),
+        ("data:image/jpeg;base64,bmV3", {}),
+        ("data:image/jpeg;,new", {}),
+    ],
+    ids=["base64", "text", "base64-no-parameters", "text-no-parameters"],
+)
+def test_replace_data_uri(initial_data, replacement, parameters):
+    binary = BinaryContent(**initial_data, metadata={"source": "test"})
+
+    binary.data_uri = replacement
+
+    assert binary.data == b"new"
+    assert binary.mime_type == "image/jpeg"
+    assert binary.metadata == {"source": "test", **parameters}
+    assert BinaryContent(data_uri=binary.data_uri).data == b"new"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("metadata_value", ["caller", None, array([1, 2]), {"custom": True}])
+def test_replace_data_uri_preserves_updated_caller_metadata(metadata_value):
+    binary = BinaryContent(data_uri="data:text/plain;foo=old;base64,b2xk")
+    binary.metadata["foo"] = metadata_value
+
+    binary.data_uri = "data:image/jpeg;base64,bmV3"
+
+    assert set(binary.metadata) == {"foo"}
+    assert binary.metadata["foo"] is metadata_value
+    assert binary.data == b"new"
+
+
+def test_replace_data_uri_invalid_preserves_existing_data():
+    binary = BinaryContent(data_uri="data:image/jpeg;foo=old;base64,b2xk", metadata={"source": "test"})
+    original_data_uri = binary.data_uri
+
+    with pytest.raises(ContentInitializationError):
+        binary.data_uri = "data:image/jpeg;base64,invalid!"
+
+    assert binary.data == b"old"
+    assert binary.data_uri == original_data_uri
+    assert binary.metadata == {"source": "test", "foo": "old"}
+
+
 def test_to_str_uri():
     binary = BinaryContent(uri="http://test_uri")
     assert str(binary) == "http://test_uri/"
diff --git a/python/tests/unit/contents/test_image_content.py b/python/tests/unit/contents/test_image_content.py
index 7d84a1746271..d25b46138cad 100644
--- a/python/tests/unit/contents/test_image_content.py
+++ b/python/tests/unit/contents/test_image_content.py
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ def test_to_str_data():
     assert str(image) == "data:image/jpeg;base64,dGVzdF9kYXRh"
 
 
+def test_replace_image_data_uri():
+    image = ImageContent(data=b"old_image", mime_type="image/jpeg", data_format="base64")
+    replacement = "data:image/png;base64,bmV3X2ltYWdl"
+
+    image.data_uri = replacement
+
+    assert image.data == b"new_image"
+    assert image.mime_type == "image/png"
+    assert image.to_dict() == {"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": replacement}}
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("image", test_cases)
 def test_element_roundtrip(image):
     element = image.to_element()