diff --git a/app/config/jilo-web.conf.php b/app/config/jilo-web.conf.php
index a40286c..b74975a 100644
--- a/app/config/jilo-web.conf.php
+++ b/app/config/jilo-web.conf.php
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ return [
         // default is ../app/jilo-web.db
         'sqlite_file'		=> '../app/jilo-web.db',
     ],
+    // avatars path
+    'avatars_path'		=> 'uploads/avatars/',
+    // default avatar
+    'default_avatar'		=> 'static/default_avatar.png',
     // system info
     'version'			=> '0.2',
     // development has verbose error messages, production has not
diff --git a/app/pages/profile.php b/app/pages/profile.php
index f35123c..5a4f992 100644
--- a/app/pages/profile.php
+++ b/app/pages/profile.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
 // no form submitted, show the templates
 } else {
     $userDetails = $userObject->getUserDetails($user);
+    $avatar = !empty($userDetails['avatar']) ? 'uploads/avatars/'.$userDetails['avatar'] : $config['default_avatar'];
 
     switch ($action) {
 
diff --git a/app/templates/profile.php b/app/templates/profile.php
index 5692624..ed30b71 100644
--- a/app/templates/profile.php
+++ b/app/templates/profile.php
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
                         <div class="row">
 
                             <div class="col-md-4">
-                                <div class="border" style="width:200px; height: 200px;"><img src="" alt="avatar" /></div>
+                                <div class="border" style="width:200px; height: 200px;">
+                                    <img src="<?= $app_root . htmlspecialchars($avatar) ?>" width="200" height="200" alt="avatar" />
+                                </div>
                             </div>
 
                             <div class="col-md-8">
diff --git a/public_html/static/default_avatar.png b/public_html/static/default_avatar.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da83ecd
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