diff --git a/remote/gitlab/client/types.go b/remote/gitlab/client/types.go
index d89311a27..dbd3db977 100644
--- a/remote/gitlab/client/types.go
+++ b/remote/gitlab/client/types.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ type Project struct {
 	SshRepoUrl        string       `json:"ssh_url_to_repo"`
 	HttpRepoUrl       string       `json:"http_url_to_repo"`
 	Url               string       `json:"web_url"`
+	AvatarUrl         string       `json:"avatar_url"`
 	Permissions       *Permissions `json:"permissions,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/remote/gitlab/gitlab.go b/remote/gitlab/gitlab.go
index 026a63de1..01b86e482 100644
--- a/remote/gitlab/gitlab.go
+++ b/remote/gitlab/gitlab.go
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ func (g *Gitlab) Repo(u *model.User, owner, name string) (*model.Repo, error) {
 	repo.Clone = repo_.HttpRepoUrl
 	repo.Branch = "master"
 
+	repo.Avatar = repo_.AvatarUrl
+
+	if len(repo.Avatar) != 0 && !strings.HasPrefix(repo.Avatar, "http") {
+		repo.Avatar = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", g.URL, repo.Avatar)
+	}
+
 	if repo_.DefaultBranch != "" {
 		repo.Branch = repo_.DefaultBranch
 	}
@@ -173,15 +179,20 @@ func (g *Gitlab) Repos(u *model.User) ([]*model.RepoLite, error) {
 		var parts = strings.Split(repo.PathWithNamespace, "/")
 		var owner = parts[0]
 		var name = parts[1]
+		var avatar = repo.AvatarUrl
+
+		if len(avatar) != 0 && !strings.HasPrefix(avatar, "http") {
+			avatar = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", g.URL, avatar)
+		}
 
 		repos = append(repos, &model.RepoLite{
 			Owner:    owner,
 			Name:     name,
 			FullName: repo.PathWithNamespace,
+			Avatar:   avatar,
 		})
-
-		// TODO: add repo.AvatarUrl
 	}
+
 	return repos, err
 }
 
@@ -201,7 +212,7 @@ func (g *Gitlab) Perm(u *model.User, owner, name string) (*model.Perm, error) {
 
 	// repo owner is granted full access
 	if repo.Owner != nil && repo.Owner.Username == u.Login {
-	   return &model.Perm{true, true, true}, nil
+		return &model.Perm{true, true, true}, nil
 	}
 
 	// check permission for current user
@@ -361,6 +372,10 @@ func mergeRequest(parsed *client.HookPayload, req *http.Request) (*model.Repo, *
 
 	build.Author = parsed.ObjectAttributes.LastCommit.Author.Name
 	build.Email = parsed.ObjectAttributes.LastCommit.Author.Email
+	if len(build.Email) != 0 {
+		build.Avatar = GetUserAvatar(build.Email)
+	}
+
 	build.Title = parsed.ObjectAttributes.Title
 	build.Link = parsed.ObjectAttributes.Url
 
@@ -406,6 +421,9 @@ func push(parsed *client.HookPayload, req *http.Request) (*model.Repo, *model.Bu
 	case head.Author != nil:
 		build.Email = head.Author.Email
 		build.Author = parsed.UserName
+		if len(build.Email) != 0 {
+			build.Avatar = GetUserAvatar(build.Email)
+		}
 	case head.Author == nil:
 		build.Author = parsed.UserName
 	}
diff --git a/remote/gitlab/helper.go b/remote/gitlab/helper.go
index 62edc0191..616a6a04c 100644
--- a/remote/gitlab/helper.go
+++ b/remote/gitlab/helper.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package gitlab
 
 import (
+	"crypto/md5"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
@@ -8,6 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/drone/drone/remote/gitlab/client"
 )
 
+const (
+	gravatarBase = "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar"
+)
+
 // NewClient is a helper function that returns a new GitHub
 // client using the provided OAuth token.
 func NewClient(url, accessToken string, skipVerify bool) *client.Client {
@@ -79,6 +85,18 @@ func ns(owner, name string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%%2F%s", owner, name)
 }
 
+func GetUserAvatar(email string) string {
+	hasher := md5.New()
+	hasher.Write([]byte(email))
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf(
+		"%s/%v.jpg?s=%s",
+		gravatarBase,
+		hex.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil)),
+		"128",
+	)
+}
+
 func GetUserEmail(c *client.Client, defaultURL string) (*client.Client, error) {
 	return c, nil
 }
diff --git a/static/images/dummy.png b/static/images/dummy.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8b12dcd8
Binary files /dev/null and b/static/images/dummy.png differ
diff --git a/template/amber/repo.amber b/template/amber/repo.amber
index 79e7d9dc0..d7358c69b 100644
--- a/template/amber/repo.amber
+++ b/template/amber/repo.amber
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ block content
                     each $build in $group.Builds
                         a.card[href=$repo.Name+"/"+$build.Number][data-build=$build.Number]
                             div.card-header
-                                img[src=$build.Avatar]
+                                if $build.Avatar != ""
+                                    img[src=$build.Avatar]
+                                else
+                                    img[src="/static/images/dummy.png"]
                             div.card-block
                                 div
                                     div.status[class=$build.Status] #{$build.Status}
diff --git a/template/amber/repos.amber b/template/amber/repos.amber
index 37081942d..86af56eb7 100644
--- a/template/amber/repos.amber
+++ b/template/amber/repos.amber
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ block content
                     div.col-sm-4
                         a.card[href="/"+$repo.FullName]
                             div.card-header
-                                img.avatar[src=$repo.Avatar]
+                                if $repo.Avatar != ""
+                                    img.avatar[src=$repo.Avatar]
+                                else
+                                    img.avatar[src="/static/images/dummy.png"]
                             div.card-block
                                 h3.login #{$repo.Name}
                                 div.full_name.hidden #{$repo.FullName}