diff --git a/app/Presenters/UserPresenter.php b/app/Presenters/UserPresenter.php
index 601c33b051..53b5fcc344 100644
--- a/app/Presenters/UserPresenter.php
+++ b/app/Presenters/UserPresenter.php
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ class UserPresenter extends Presenter
             return "//gravatar.com/avatar/".$gravatar;
         }
 
-        return false;
+        // Set a fun, gender-neutral default icon
+        return url('/').'/img/default-sm.png';
 
     }
 
diff --git a/public/img/default-sm.png b/public/img/default-sm.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49aa98b55d
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diff --git a/public/img/default.png b/public/img/default.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a39280543
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