diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index cf703a9..0811100 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ dist
 *.db-wal
 .DS_Store
 .git
+static
diff --git a/cmd/user/main.go b/cmd/user/main.go
index 1ea1aef..cb3fb2d 100644
--- a/cmd/user/main.go
+++ b/cmd/user/main.go
@@ -14,19 +14,24 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	if len(os.Args) != 3 {
-		log.Fatalf("Usage: go run cmd/user/main.go <username> <password>")
-	}
-
-	username := os.Args[1]
-	password := os.Args[2]
-
 	dbConn, err := db.Open(db.GetDBFile())
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to open db: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer dbConn.Close()
 
+	if len(os.Args) == 2 && os.Args[1] == "update-avatar" {
+		updateAvatars(dbConn)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(os.Args) != 3 {
+		log.Fatalf("Usage: go run cmd/user/main.go <username> <password>\n       go run cmd/user/main.go update-avatar")
+	}
+
+	username := os.Args[1]
+	password := os.Args[2]
+
 	var existingID string
 	err = dbConn.QueryRow("SELECT id FROM user WHERE username = ?", username).Scan(&existingID)
 	if err != nil && err != sql.ErrNoRows {
@@ -64,10 +69,40 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	id := uuid.New().String()
-	_, err = dbConn.Exec("INSERT INTO user (id, username, password_hash) VALUES (?, ?, ?)", id, username, string(hash))
+	avatarURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://api.dicebear.com/9.x/dylan/svg?seed=%s", username)
+	_, err = dbConn.Exec("INSERT INTO user (id, username, password_hash, avatar_url) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)", id, username, string(hash), avatarURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to create user: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("User '%s' was created successfully!\n", username)
 }
+
+func updateAvatars(dbConn *sql.DB) {
+	rows, err := dbConn.Query("SELECT id, username FROM user")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to fetch users: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	count := 0
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var id, username string
+		if err := rows.Scan(&id, &username); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to scan user: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		avatarURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://api.dicebear.com/9.x/dylan/svg?seed=%s", username)
+		_, err := dbConn.Exec("UPDATE user SET avatar_url = ? WHERE id = ?", avatarURL, id)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to update avatar for %s: %v", username, err)
+		}
+		count++
+	}
+
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("iteration error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Updated avatars for %d user(s)\n", count)
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/models.go b/internal/db/models.go
index afce58a..b946865 100644
--- a/internal/db/models.go
+++ b/internal/db/models.go
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ type Session struct {
 
 type User struct {
 	ID           string    `json:"id"`
-	Username     string    `json:"username"`
-	PasswordHash string    `json:"password_hash"`
-	CreatedAt    time.Time `json:"created_at"`
+	Username    string    `json:"username"`
+	PasswordHash string  `json:"password_hash"`
+	AvatarURL   string    `json:"avatar_url"`
+	CreatedAt   time.Time `json:"created_at"`
 }
 
 type WatchListEntry struct {
diff --git a/internal/db/queries.sql.go b/internal/db/queries.sql.go
index 3fdb733..109f755 100644
--- a/internal/db/queries.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/queries.sql.go
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ func (q *Queries) GetUpcomingSeasons(ctx context.Context, userID string) ([]GetU
 }
 
 const getUser = `-- name: GetUser :one
-SELECT id, username, password_hash, created_at FROM user WHERE id = ? LIMIT 1
+SELECT id, username, password_hash, avatar_url, created_at FROM user WHERE id = ? LIMIT 1
 `
 
 func (q *Queries) GetUser(ctx context.Context, id string) (User, error) {
@@ -479,13 +479,14 @@ func (q *Queries) GetUser(ctx context.Context, id string) (User, error) {
 		&i.ID,
 		&i.Username,
 		&i.PasswordHash,
+		&i.AvatarURL,
 		&i.CreatedAt,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
 
 const getUserByUsername = `-- name: GetUserByUsername :one
-SELECT id, username, password_hash, created_at FROM user WHERE username = ? LIMIT 1
+SELECT id, username, password_hash, avatar_url, created_at FROM user WHERE username = ? LIMIT 1
 `
 
 func (q *Queries) GetUserByUsername(ctx context.Context, username string) (User, error) {
@@ -495,6 +496,7 @@ func (q *Queries) GetUserByUsername(ctx context.Context, username string) (User,
 		&i.ID,
 		&i.Username,
 		&i.PasswordHash,
+		&i.AvatarURL,
 		&i.CreatedAt,
 	)
 	return i, err
diff --git a/migrations/016_add_avatar_url.sql b/migrations/016_add_avatar_url.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb153ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/016_add_avatar_url.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ALTER TABLE user ADD COLUMN avatar_url TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '';
+
+UPDATE user SET avatar_url = 'https://api.dicebear.com/9.x/dylan/svg?seed=' || username WHERE avatar_url = '';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/components/header.gohtml b/templates/components/header.gohtml
index 695d242..8890ba0 100644
--- a/templates/components/header.gohtml
+++ b/templates/components/header.gohtml
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@
         <div data-trigger class="cursor-pointer">
           <button class="flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full p-1 transition-colors hover:bg-surface-hover focus:outline-none">
             {{if .User}}
-              <div class="bg-accent flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full text-sm font-semibold text-white">
-                {{slice .User.Username 0 1}}
-              </div>
+              <img
+                src="{{.User.AvatarURL}}"
+                alt="{{.User.Username}}"
+                class="h-8 w-8 rounded-full object-cover"
+              />
             {{else}}
               <div class="bg-accent flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full text-sm font-semibold text-white">
                 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M19 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H9a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2"/><circle cx="12" cy="7" r="4"/></svg>