diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.cpp
index 939b81708..16399aed1 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.cpp
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ QIcon GxsIdDetails::getLoadingIcon(const RsGxsId &/*id*/)
 	return QIcon(IMAGE_LOADING);
 }
 
-bool GxsIdDetails::MakeIdDesc(const RsGxsId &id, bool doIcons, QString &str, QList<QIcon> &icons, QString& comment)
+bool GxsIdDetails::MakeIdDesc(const RsGxsId &id, bool doIcons, QString &str, QList<QIcon> &icons, QString& comment,uint32_t icon_types)
 {
 	RsIdentityDetails details;
 
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ bool GxsIdDetails::MakeIdDesc(const RsGxsId &id, bool doIcons, QString &str, QLi
 	comment += getComment(details);
 
 	if (doIcons)
-		getIcons(details, icons);
+		getIcons(details, icons,icon_types);
 
 //	Cyril: I disabled these three which I believe to have been put for testing purposes.
 //
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.h
index 6a48d73c5..30edffd7e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdDetails.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public:
 	static void cleanup();
 
 	/* Information */
-	static bool MakeIdDesc(const RsGxsId &id, bool doIcons, QString &desc, QList<QIcon> &icons, QString& comment);
+	static bool MakeIdDesc(const RsGxsId &id, bool doIcons, QString &desc, QList<QIcon> &icons, QString& comment, uint32_t icon_types=ICON_TYPE_ALL);
 
 	static QString getName(const RsIdentityDetails &details);
 	static QString getComment(const RsIdentityDetails &details);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
index 7c51e06e4..778804102 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxsforums/GxsForumThreadWidget.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,49 @@ public:
 	}
 };
 
+class AuthorItemDelegate: public QStyledItemDelegate
+{
+public:
+    AuthorItemDelegate() {}
+
+    virtual void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option, const QModelIndex& index) const
+	{
+		if(!index.isValid())
+        {
+            std::cerr << "(EE) attempt to draw an invalid index." << std::endl;
+            return ;
+        }
+
+		QStyleOptionViewItemV4 opt = option;
+		initStyleOption(&opt, index);
+
+		// disable default icon
+		opt.icon = QIcon();
+		// draw default item
+		QApplication::style()->drawControl(QStyle::CE_ItemViewItem, &opt, painter, 0);
+
+		const QRect r = option.rect;
+
+        RsGxsId id(index.data(Qt::DisplayRole).toString().toStdString());
+        QString str;
+        QList<QIcon> icons;
+        QString comment;
+
+		QIcon icon ;
+
+		if(!GxsIdDetails::MakeIdDesc(id, true, str, icons, comment,GxsIdDetails::ICON_TYPE_AVATAR))
+			icon = GxsIdDetails::getLoadingIcon(id);
+		else
+			icon = *icons.begin();
+
+		QPixmap pix = icon.pixmap(r.size());
+
+		// draw pixmap at center of item
+		const QPoint p = QPoint((r.width() - pix.width())/2, (r.height() - pix.height())/2);
+		painter->drawPixmap(r.topLeft() + p, pix);
+	}
+};
+
 GxsForumThreadWidget::GxsForumThreadWidget(const RsGxsGroupId &forumId, QWidget *parent) :
 	GxsMessageFrameWidget(rsGxsForums, parent),
 	ui(new Ui::GxsForumThreadWidget)
@@ -206,6 +249,7 @@ GxsForumThreadWidget::GxsForumThreadWidget(const RsGxsGroupId &forumId, QWidget
     mThreadModel = new RsGxsForumModel(this);
     ui->threadTreeWidget->setModel(mThreadModel);
     ui->threadTreeWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(COLUMN_THREAD_DISTRIBUTION,new DistributionItemDelegate()) ;
+    ui->threadTreeWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(COLUMN_THREAD_AUTHOR,new AuthorItemDelegate()) ;
 
 	connect(ui->versions_CB, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(changedVersion()));
 	connect(ui->threadTreeWidget, SIGNAL(customContextMenuRequested(QPoint)), this, SLOT(threadListCustomPopupMenu(QPoint)));