diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
index 1c4e49f13..fcec99c45 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ void PopupChatDialog::updatePeerAvatar(const std::string& peer_id)
 	if(size == 0)
 	{
 	   std::cerr << "Got no image" << std::endl ;
+	   ui.avatarlabel->setPixmap(QPixmap(":/images/no_avatar_70.png"));
 		return ;
 	}
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images.qrc b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images.qrc
index 9d71419aa..1fdd6b9e1 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images.qrc
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images.qrc
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@
         <file>images/new_forum16.png</file>
         <file>images/nopic.png</file>
         <file>images/no_avatar.png</file>
+        <file>images/no_avatar_70.png</file>
         <file>images/pasterslink.png</file>
         <file>images/package_games1.png</file>
         <file>images/peerdetails_16x16.png</file>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images/no_avatar_70.png b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images/no_avatar_70.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abd29c18a
Binary files /dev/null and b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/images/no_avatar_70.png differ