diff --git a/scrapy/pipelines/images.py b/scrapy/pipelines/images.py
index fa4d12ad1..872342fc0 100644
--- a/scrapy/pipelines/images.py
+++ b/scrapy/pipelines/images.py
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ class ImagesPipeline(FilesPipeline):
         gcs_store.GCS_PROJECT_ID = settings['GCS_PROJECT_ID']
         gcs_store.POLICY = settings['IMAGES_STORE_GCS_ACL'] or None
 
+        ftp_store = cls.STORE_SCHEMES['ftp']
+        ftp_store.FTP_USERNAME = settings['FTP_USER']
+        ftp_store.FTP_PASSWORD = settings['FTP_PASSWORD']
+        ftp_store.USE_ACTIVE_MODE = settings.getbool('FEED_STORAGE_FTP_ACTIVE')
+
         store_uri = settings['IMAGES_STORE']
         return cls(store_uri, settings=settings)