diff --git a/fractal-gtk/res/app.css b/fractal-gtk/res/app.css
index 0d75e139..2adfbc29 100644
--- a/fractal-gtk/res/app.css
+++ b/fractal-gtk/res/app.css
@@ -36,3 +36,7 @@
     border-radius: 20px;
 }
 **/
+
+.room-avatar-container .avatar {
+    margin: 3px;
+}
diff --git a/fractal-gtk/res/main_window.glade b/fractal-gtk/res/main_window.glade
index 2d3e7cae..7c0b828d 100644
--- a/fractal-gtk/res/main_window.glade
+++ b/fractal-gtk/res/main_window.glade
@@ -1073,12 +1073,15 @@ Join a room to start to chat</property>
                     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                     <property name="spacing">6</property>
                     <child>
-                      <object class="GtkImage" id="room_image">
+                      <object class="GtkBox" id="room_image">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                        <property name="margin_left">6</property>
-                        <property name="pixel_size">40</property>
-                        <property name="icon_name">camera-photo-symbolic</property>
-                        <property name="icon_size">5</property>
+                        <child>
+                          <placeholder/>
+                        </child>
+                        <style>
+                          <class name="room-avatar-container"/>
+                        </style>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="expand">False</property>
diff --git a/fractal-gtk/src/app.rs b/fractal-gtk/src/app.rs
index 339f4007..fe111221 100644
--- a/fractal-gtk/src/app.rs
+++ b/fractal-gtk/src/app.rs
@@ -674,22 +674,26 @@ impl AppOp {
 
     pub fn set_current_room_avatar(&self, avatar: Option<String>) {
         let image = self.gtk_builder
-            .get_object::<gtk::Image>("room_image")
+            .get_object::<gtk::Box>("room_image")
             .expect("Can't find room_image in ui file.");
+        for ch in image.get_children() {
+            image.remove(&ch);
+        }
+
         let config = self.gtk_builder
             .get_object::<gtk::Image>("room_avatar_image")
             .expect("Can't find room_avatar_image in ui file.");
 
         if avatar.is_some() && !avatar.clone().unwrap().is_empty() {
-            if let Ok(pixbuf) = Pixbuf::new_from_file_at_size(&avatar.clone().unwrap(), 40, 40) {
-                image.set_from_pixbuf(&pixbuf);
-            }
+            image.add(&widgets::Avatar::circle_avatar(avatar.clone().unwrap(), Some(40)));
             if let Ok(pixbuf) = Pixbuf::new_from_file_at_size(&avatar.clone().unwrap(), 100, 100) {
                 config.set_from_pixbuf(&pixbuf);
             }
         } else {
-            image.set_from_icon_name("image-missing", 5);
-            config.set_from_icon_name("image-missing", 5);
+            let w = widgets::Avatar::avatar_new(Some(40));
+            w.default(String::from("camera-photo-symbolic"), Some(40));
+            image.add(&w);
+            config.set_from_icon_name("camera-photo-symbolic", 5);
         }
     }