diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.cpp
index 20e169306..a77713e1e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ IdEditDialog::IdEditDialog(QWidget *parent) :
 	connect(ui->toolButton_Tag5, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SLOT(rmTag5()));
 	connect(ui->avatarButton, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SLOT(changeAvatar()));
 
+    connect(ui->avatarLabel,SIGNAL(cleared()),this,SLOT(avatarCleared()));
+
+    ui->avatarLabel->setEnableClear(true);
+    ui->avatarLabel->setToolTip(tr("No Avatar chosen. A default image will be automatically displayed from your new identity."));
+
 	/* Initialize ui */
 	ui->lineEdit_Nickname->setMaxLength(RSID_MAXIMUM_NICKNAME_SIZE);
 
@@ -126,7 +131,7 @@ void IdEditDialog::changeAvatar()
 
     ui->avatarLabel->setPicture(QPixmap::fromImage(img));
     ui->avatarLabel->setEnableZoom(true);
-    ui->avatarLabel->setToolTip(tr("Use the mouse to zoom and adjust the image for your avatar."));
+        ui->avatarLabel->setToolTip(tr("Use the mouse to zoom and adjust the image for your avatar. Hit Del to remove it."));
     mAvatarIsSet = true;
 
     // shows the tooltip for a while
@@ -207,6 +212,11 @@ void IdEditDialog::updateIdType(bool pseudo)
 	}
 }
 
+void IdEditDialog::avatarCleared()
+{
+    setAvatar(QPixmap());
+}
+
 void IdEditDialog::setAvatar(const QPixmap &avatar)
 {
 	mAvatar = avatar;
@@ -214,10 +224,12 @@ void IdEditDialog::setAvatar(const QPixmap &avatar)
 	if (!mAvatar.isNull()) {
         ui->avatarLabel->setPicture(avatar);
         mAvatarIsSet = true;
+        ui->avatarLabel->setToolTip(tr("Use the mouse to zoom and adjust the image for your avatar. Hit Del to remove it."));
     } else {
 		// we need to use the default pixmap here, generated from the ID
-        ui->avatarLabel->setText(tr("No avatar chosen\ndefault will\nbe used"));
+        ui->avatarLabel->setText(tr("No avatar chosen"));	// This clears up the image
         mAvatarIsSet = false;
+        ui->avatarLabel->setToolTip(tr("No Avatar chosen. A default image will be automatically displayed from your new identity."));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.h
index f3d49601f..8ee6b15c9 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
 private slots:
 	void idTypeToggled(bool checked);
 	void submit();
+    void avatarCleared();
 
 	void changeAvatar();
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.ui
index fee114a9d..e30c12d8a 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.ui
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@
               <height>128</height>
              </size>
             </property>
+            <property name="focusPolicy">
+             <enum>Qt::StrongFocus</enum>
+            </property>
             <property name="frameShape">
              <enum>QFrame::Box</enum>
             </property>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostThumbnail.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostThumbnail.cpp
index eb890b075..ee40e1465 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostThumbnail.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostThumbnail.cpp
@@ -217,6 +217,25 @@ float ChannelPostThumbnailView::thumbnail_h() const
     }
 }
 
+void ZoomableLabel::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
+{
+    switch(e->key())
+    {
+    case Qt::Key_Delete:
+
+        if(mClearEnabled)
+        {
+            mFullImage = QPixmap();
+            emit cleared();
+            e->accept();
+            updateView();
+        }
+        break;
+    default:
+        QLabel::keyPressEvent(e);
+    }
+}
+
 void ZoomableLabel::reset()
 {
     mCenterX = mFullImage.width()/2.0;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostThumbnail.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostThumbnail.h
index d89fd5eca..7e8bab4b0 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostThumbnail.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostThumbnail.h
@@ -40,18 +40,22 @@ class ZoomableLabel: public QLabel
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    ZoomableLabel(QWidget *parent): QLabel(parent),mUseStyleSheet(true),mZoomFactor(1.0),mCenterX(0.0),mCenterY(0.0),mZoomEnabled(true) {}
+    ZoomableLabel(QWidget *parent): QLabel(parent),mUseStyleSheet(true),mZoomFactor(1.0),mCenterX(0.0),mCenterY(0.0),mZoomEnabled(true),mClearEnabled(false) {}
 
     void setPicture(const QPixmap& pix);
     void setEnableZoom(bool b) { mZoomEnabled = b; }
+    void setEnableClear(bool b) { mClearEnabled = b; }
     void reset();
     QPixmap extractCroppedScaledPicture() const;
     void updateView();
 
+    virtual void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *ev) override;
+
     const QPixmap& originalImage() const { return mFullImage ; }
 
 signals:
     void clicked();
+    void cleared();
 
 protected:
     void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *ev) override;
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ protected:
     int   mLastX,mLastY;
     bool  mMoving;
     bool  mZoomEnabled;
+    bool  mClearEnabled;
 };
 
 // Class to paint the thumbnails with title