Even threatening to share compromising images of another person will soon be illegal in Queensland.

State cabinet has signed off on tough new measures on Monday designed to crack down on revenge porn and the government will introduce legislation in parliament this week.

Under the changes, it would become an offence not just to share compromising images of another person, but also threatening to share them.

Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath said the extra measures were needed to underscore the seriousness of the offence.

"Victims often don't know whether there is material in existence, but a threat to distribute material - even material that may not exist - provokes extreme fear and can be used to control, coerce, and harm a person," Ms D'Ath said.

"Revenge porn is a horrible violation, designed to humiliate, and it speaks volumes about the person sharing the image."

"It is time for us to step in because this behaviour isn't just abhorrent, it is criminal."

Ms D'Ath said while sharing revenge porn could affect anyone, it disproportionately affected women and girls.

Currently Queensland only has provision to prosecute someone if they specifically try to blackmail another person.

The federal government last week introduced its own version of revenge porn laws to the House of Representatives, including measures which could see perpetrators jailed for up to seven years.