diff --git a/src/app/atoms/avatar/Avatar.jsx b/src/app/atoms/avatar/Avatar.jsx
index e5ce53c1..891637c9 100644
--- a/src/app/atoms/avatar/Avatar.jsx
+++ b/src/app/atoms/avatar/Avatar.jsx
@@ -21,7 +21,15 @@ function Avatar({
     <div className={`avatar-container avatar-container__${size} noselect`}>
       {
         imageSrc !== null
-          ? <img draggable="false" src={imageSrc} onError={(e) => { e.target.src = ImageBrokenSVG; }} alt="avatar" />
+          ? (
+            <img
+              draggable="false"
+              src={imageSrc}
+              onLoad={(e) => { e.target.style.backgroundColor = 'transparent'; }}
+              onError={(e) => { e.target.src = ImageBrokenSVG; }}
+              alt=""
+            />
+          )
           : (
             <span
               style={{ backgroundColor: iconSrc === null ? bgColor : 'transparent' }}
diff --git a/src/app/atoms/avatar/Avatar.scss b/src/app/atoms/avatar/Avatar.scss
index 3c10fe9c..ea69c9e8 100644
--- a/src/app/atoms/avatar/Avatar.scss
+++ b/src/app/atoms/avatar/Avatar.scss
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     height: 100%;
     object-fit: cover;
     border-radius: inherit;
+    background-color: var(--bg-surface-hover);
   }
 
   .avatar__border {