diff --git a/client/src/pages/AdminPage.tsx b/client/src/pages/AdminPage.tsx
index c6f5d516..051ce84c 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/AdminPage.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/AdminPage.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ interface AdminUser {
   last_login?: string | null
   online?: boolean
   oidc_issuer?: string | null
+  avatar_url?: string | null
 }
 
 interface AdminStats {
@@ -605,9 +606,13 @@ export default function AdminPage(): React.ReactElement {
                           <td className="px-5 py-3">
                             <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                               <div className="relative">
-                                <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full bg-slate-100 flex items-center justify-center text-sm font-medium text-slate-700">
-                                  {u.username.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}
-                                </div>
+                                {u.avatar_url ? (
+                                  <img src={u.avatar_url} alt={u.username} className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full object-cover" />
+                                ) : (
+                                  <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full bg-slate-100 flex items-center justify-center text-sm font-medium text-slate-700">
+                                    {u.username.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}
+                                  </div>
+                                )}
                                 <span className="absolute -bottom-0.5 -right-0.5 w-3 h-3 rounded-full border-2" style={{ borderColor: 'var(--bg-card)', background: u.online ? '#22c55e' : '#94a3b8' }} />
                               </div>
                               <div>
diff --git a/server/src/services/adminService.ts b/server/src/services/adminService.ts
index cdd8dbaa..9ca96604 100644
--- a/server/src/services/adminService.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/adminService.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ export const isDocker = (() => {
 
 export function listUsers() {
   const users = db.prepare(
-    'SELECT id, username, email, role, created_at, updated_at, last_login FROM users ORDER BY created_at DESC'
-  ).all() as Pick<User, 'id' | 'username' | 'email' | 'role' | 'created_at' | 'updated_at' | 'last_login'>[];
+    'SELECT id, username, email, role, avatar, created_at, updated_at, last_login FROM users ORDER BY created_at DESC'
+  ).all() as (Pick<User, 'id' | 'username' | 'email' | 'role' | 'created_at' | 'updated_at' | 'last_login'> & { avatar?: string | null })[];
   let onlineUserIds = new Set<number>();
   try {
     const { getOnlineUserIds } = require('../websocket');
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export function listUsers() {
   } catch { /* */ }
   return users.map(u => ({
     ...u,
+    avatar_url: u.avatar ? `/uploads/avatars/${u.avatar}` : null,
     created_at: utcSuffix(u.created_at),
     updated_at: utcSuffix(u.updated_at as string),
     last_login: utcSuffix(u.last_login),
diff --git a/server/src/services/inAppNotifications.ts b/server/src/services/inAppNotifications.ts
index 65649155..1b09ed83 100644
--- a/server/src/services/inAppNotifications.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/inAppNotifications.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ function createNotification(input: NotificationInput): number[] {
       notification: {
         ...row,
         sender_username: sender?.username ?? null,
-        sender_avatar: sender?.avatar ?? null,
+        sender_avatar: sender?.avatar ? `/uploads/avatars/${sender.avatar}` : null,
       },
     });
   }
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export function createNotificationForRecipient(
     notification: {
       ...row,
       sender_username: sender?.username ?? null,
-      sender_avatar: sender?.avatar ?? null,
+      sender_avatar: sender?.avatar ? `/uploads/avatars/${sender.avatar}` : null,
     },
   });
 
@@ -249,7 +249,12 @@ function getNotifications(
   const { total } = db.prepare(`SELECT COUNT(*) as total FROM notifications ${wherePlain}`).get(userId) as { total: number };
   const { unread_count } = db.prepare('SELECT COUNT(*) as unread_count FROM notifications WHERE recipient_id = ? AND is_read = 0').get(userId) as { unread_count: number };
 
-  return { notifications: rows, total, unread_count };
+  const mapped = rows.map(r => ({
+    ...r,
+    sender_avatar: r.sender_avatar ? `/uploads/avatars/${r.sender_avatar}` : null,
+  }));
+
+  return { notifications: mapped, total, unread_count };
 }
 
 function getUnreadCount(userId: number): number {
@@ -326,9 +331,14 @@ async function respondToBoolean(
     WHERE n.id = ?
   `).get(notificationId) as NotificationRow;
 
-  broadcastToUser(userId, { type: 'notification:updated', notification: updated });
+  const mappedUpdated = {
+    ...updated,
+    sender_avatar: updated.sender_avatar ? `/uploads/avatars/${updated.sender_avatar}` : null,
+  };
 
-  return { success: true, notification: updated };
+  broadcastToUser(userId, { type: 'notification:updated', notification: mappedUpdated });
+
+  return { success: true, notification: mappedUpdated };
 }
 
 export {