diff --git a/config_defaults_inc.php b/config_defaults_inc.php
index 4bc6f65..92b6a8a 100644
--- a/config_defaults_inc.php
+++ b/config_defaults_inc.php
@@ -528,6 +528,9 @@
 	# Only users above this threshold will have their avatar shown
 	$g_show_avatar_threshold = DEVELOPER;
 
+	# Default avatar for users without a gravatar account
+	$g_show_avatar_default = "%path%images/avatar.png";
+
 	############################
 	# Mantis JPGRAPH Addon
 	############################
diff --git a/core/user_api.php b/core/user_api.php
index 36d54b7..68e9ac3 100644
--- a/core/user_api.php
+++ b/core/user_api.php
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@
 	# in this first implementation, only gravatar.com avatars are supported
 	function user_get_avatar( $p_user_id ) {
 		$t_email = strtolower( user_get_email( $p_user_id ) );
-		$t_default_image = "/images/gravatar_logo.gif";
+		$t_default_image = config_get( 'show_avatar_default' );
 		$t_size = 80;
 		$t_avatar_url = "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=" . md5( $t_email ) .
 				"&default=" . urlencode( $t_default_image ) .
diff --git a/images/avatar.png b/images/avatar.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..16d5b18
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/avatar.png differ