diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/_mixins.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/_mixins.scss
index 586802185c..d542b1083c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/_mixins.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/_mixins.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 @mixin avatar-radius() {
   border-radius: $ui-avatar-border-size;
-  background: transparent no-repeat;
   background-position: 50%;
   background-clip: padding-box;
 }
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/accounts.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/accounts.scss
index 0daef4d357..00380c575c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/accounts.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/accounts.scss
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@
       margin-left: -2px;
 
       .account__avatar {
+        background: darken($ui-base-color, 8%);
         border: 2px solid lighten($ui-base-color, 4%);
       }
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/widgets.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/widgets.scss
index 645192ea4e..307e509d59 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/widgets.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/widgets.scss
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@
     border-radius: 50%;
     position: relative;
     margin-left: -10px;
+    background: darken($ui-base-color, 8%);
     border: 2px solid $ui-base-color;
 
     &:nth-child(1) {