diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ActivityWidgetUnified.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ActivityWidgetUnified.java
index 15e10db892..627adc8b01 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ActivityWidgetUnified.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ActivityWidgetUnified.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public class ActivityWidgetUnified extends ActivityBase {
     private ViewButtonColor btnColor;
     private Spinner spFontSize;
     private Spinner spPadding;
+    private CheckBox cbAvatars;
     private CheckBox cbRefresh;
     private CheckBox cbCompose;
     private Button btnSave;
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ public class ActivityWidgetUnified extends ActivityBase {
         int padding = prefs.getInt("widget." + appWidgetId + ".padding", 0);
         boolean refresh = prefs.getBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".refresh", false);
         boolean compose = prefs.getBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".compose", false);
+        boolean avatars = prefs.getBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".avatars", false);
 
         getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
         getSupportActionBar().setSubtitle(R.string.title_widget_title_list);
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ public class ActivityWidgetUnified extends ActivityBase {
         btnColor = findViewById(R.id.btnColor);
         spFontSize = findViewById(R.id.spFontSize);
         spPadding = findViewById(R.id.spPadding);
+        cbAvatars = findViewById(R.id.cbAvatars);
         cbRefresh = findViewById(R.id.cbRefresh);
         cbCompose = findViewById(R.id.cbCompose);
         btnSave = findViewById(R.id.btnSave);
@@ -227,6 +230,7 @@ public class ActivityWidgetUnified extends ActivityBase {
                 editor.putInt("widget." + appWidgetId + ".background", btnColor.getColor());
                 editor.putInt("widget." + appWidgetId + ".font", tinyOut(font));
                 editor.putInt("widget." + appWidgetId + ".padding", tinyOut(padding));
+                editor.putBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".avatars", cbAvatars.isChecked());
                 editor.putBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".refresh", cbRefresh.isChecked());
                 editor.putBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".compose", cbCompose.isChecked());
                 editor.putInt("widget." + appWidgetId + ".version", BuildConfig.VERSION_CODE);
@@ -350,6 +354,7 @@ public class ActivityWidgetUnified extends ActivityBase {
         btnColor.setColor(background);
         spFontSize.setSelection(tinyIn(font));
         spPadding.setSelection(tinyIn(padding));
+        cbAvatars.setChecked(avatars);
         cbRefresh.setChecked(refresh);
         cbCompose.setChecked(compose);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory.java
index 244ddb7e38..939763ba9c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public class WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.Remot
     private int background;
     private int font;
     private int padding;
+    private boolean avatars;
     private boolean prefer_contact;
     private boolean only_contact;
     private boolean distinguish_contacts;
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ public class WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.Remot
         subject_top = prefs.getBoolean("subject_top", false);
         subject_italic = prefs.getBoolean("subject_italic", true);
         color_stripe = prefs.getBoolean("color_stripe", true);
+
         account = prefs.getLong("widget." + appWidgetId + ".account", -1L);
         folder = prefs.getLong("widget." + appWidgetId + ".folder", -1L);
         unseen = prefs.getBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".unseen", false);
@@ -111,6 +113,8 @@ public class WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.Remot
         background = prefs.getInt("widget." + appWidgetId + ".background", Color.TRANSPARENT);
         font = prefs.getInt("widget." + appWidgetId + ".font", 0);
         padding = prefs.getInt("widget." + appWidgetId + ".padding", 0);
+        avatars = prefs.getBoolean("widget." + appWidgetId + ".avatars", false);
+
         prefer_contact = prefs.getBoolean("prefer_contact", false);
         only_contact = prefs.getBoolean("only_contact", false);
         distinguish_contacts = prefs.getBoolean("distinguish_contacts", false);
@@ -214,6 +218,12 @@ public class WidgetUnifiedRemoteViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.Remot
             views.setInt(R.id.stripe, "setBackgroundColor", colorBackground);
             views.setViewVisibility(R.id.stripe, hasColor && color_stripe ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
 
+            if (avatars) {
+                ContactInfo[] info = ContactInfo.get(context, message.account, null, message.bimi_selector, message.from);
+                views.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.avatar, info.length == 0 ? null : info[0].getPhotoBitmap());
+            }
+            views.setViewVisibility(R.id.avatar, avatars ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+
             Address[] recipients = ContactInfo.fillIn(message.from, prefer_contact, only_contact);
             boolean known = (distinguish_contacts && ContactInfo.getLookupUri(message.from) != null);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_widget_unified.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_widget_unified.xml
index 1dc6abda3e..1f5ecde2f4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_widget_unified.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_widget_unified.xml
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvPadding" />
 
+        <CheckBox
+            android:id="@+id/cbAvatars"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
+            android:checked="true"
+            android:text="@string/title_widget_avatars"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/spPadding" />
+
         <CheckBox
             android:id="@+id/cbRefresh"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -164,7 +174,7 @@
             android:checked="true"
             android:text="@string/title_widget_refresh"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/spPadding" />
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/cbAvatars" />
 
         <CheckBox
             android:id="@+id/cbCompose"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_widget_unified.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_widget_unified.xml
index dbbcf4253f..f887f0f3af 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_widget_unified.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_widget_unified.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@
             android:layout_marginEnd="3dp"
             android:background="@color/grey" />
 
+        <ImageView
+            android:id="@+id/avatar"
+            android:layout_width="36dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_marginEnd="3dp"
+            android:adjustViewBounds="true"
+            android:paddingTop="3dp"
+            android:paddingBottom="3dp"
+            android:scaleType="fitCenter"
+            android:src="@mipmap/ic_launcher" />
+
         <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 7cb89768cf..d933f50a76 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1935,6 +1935,7 @@
     <string name="title_widget_padding">Padding size</string>
     <string name="title_widget_separator_lines">Show separator lines</string>
     <string name="title_widget_semi_transparent">Semi transparent background</string>
+    <string name="title_widget_avatars">Show contact avatars</string>
     <string name="title_widget_refresh">Show refresh messages button</string>
     <string name="title_widget_compose">Show compose new message button</string>
     <string name="title_widget_background">Background color</string>