diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.ui
index bff4130e0..32c38bad0 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FriendsDialog.ui
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ background: white;}</string>
   </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>AvatarWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/common/AvatarWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessengerWindow.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessengerWindow.ui
index b4a203c56..32eb01c77 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessengerWindow.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MessengerWindow.ui
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ stop:0 #FEFEFE, stop:1 #E8E8E8);
   </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>AvatarWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/common/AvatarWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/ConfCertDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/ConfCertDialog.ui
index f372b10d9..b5917f668 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/ConfCertDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/ConfCertDialog.ui
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>AvatarWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/common/AvatarWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/FriendRequest.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/FriendRequest.ui
index 1b3c2a0a4..aab2320ea 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/FriendRequest.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/FriendRequest.ui
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ border-image: url(:/images/btn_blue_hover.png) 4;
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>AvatarWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/common/AvatarWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChatMsgItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChatMsgItem.ui
index a29fb9ce7..fe2de508b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChatMsgItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChatMsgItem.ui
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ border-radius: 10px}</string>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>AvatarWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/common/AvatarWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.ui
index 36f19c0ce..bc057aae9 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.ui
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ border-radius: 10px}</string>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>AvatarWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/common/AvatarWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
index 50ed05e71..f7e3b73b3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ background-color: #2291E0;
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>AvatarWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/common/AvatarWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PeerItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PeerItem.ui
index b6c055133..07f7ad9ca 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PeerItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PeerItem.ui
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ border-radius: 10px}</string>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>AvatarWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/common/AvatarWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.ui
index 90f0b9ee0..621635fe2 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.ui
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ border-radius: 10px}</string>
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>AvatarWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/common/AvatarWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/ChatLobbyToaster.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/ChatLobbyToaster.ui
index 4d4cb3fb5..5c842337f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/ChatLobbyToaster.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/ChatLobbyToaster.ui
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>AvatarWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/common/AvatarWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/ChatToaster.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/ChatToaster.ui
index b0179a093..ea47243ef 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/ChatToaster.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/ChatToaster.ui
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>AvatarWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/common/AvatarWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/FriendRequestToaster.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/FriendRequestToaster.ui
index 7e05a9f49..4388f97e5 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/FriendRequestToaster.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/FriendRequestToaster.ui
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>AvatarWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/common/AvatarWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/GroupChatToaster.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/GroupChatToaster.ui
index ad7a1b01c..3a806ddc4 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/GroupChatToaster.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/GroupChatToaster.ui
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>AvatarWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/common/AvatarWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/OnlineToaster.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/OnlineToaster.ui
index 08740e250..4e4f64395 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/OnlineToaster.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/toaster/OnlineToaster.ui
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
  <customwidgets>
   <customwidget>
    <class>AvatarWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
    <header>gui/common/AvatarWidget.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>