diff --git a/indra/newview/llavatariconctrl.cpp b/indra/newview/llavatariconctrl.cpp
index 46902006a61ce00318009a42a3c11d4fe43e35a9..327d80ba34e7db1692696bac685f49779a623698 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llavatariconctrl.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llavatariconctrl.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ void LLAvatarIconIDCache::remove	(const LLUUID& avatar_id)
 
 LLAvatarIconCtrl::Params::Params()
 :	avatar_id("avatar_id"),
-	draw_tooltip("draw_tooltip", true)
+	draw_tooltip("draw_tooltip", true),
+	default_icon_name("default_icon_name")
 {
 	name = "avatar_icon";
 }
@@ -151,7 +152,8 @@ LLAvatarIconCtrl::Params::Params()
 
 LLAvatarIconCtrl::LLAvatarIconCtrl(const LLAvatarIconCtrl::Params& p)
 :	LLIconCtrl(p),
-	mDrawTooltip(p.draw_tooltip)
+	mDrawTooltip(p.draw_tooltip),
+	mDefaultIconName(p.default_icon_name)
 {
 	mPriority = LLViewerFetchedTexture::BOOST_ICON;
 	
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ LLAvatarIconCtrl::LLAvatarIconCtrl(const LLAvatarIconCtrl::Params& p)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		LLIconCtrl::setValue("default_profile_picture.j2c");
+		LLIconCtrl::setValue(mDefaultIconName);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -260,7 +262,7 @@ bool LLAvatarIconCtrl::updateFromCache()
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		LLIconCtrl::setValue("default_profile_picture.j2c");
+		LLIconCtrl::setValue(mDefaultIconName);
 	}
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/indra/newview/llavatariconctrl.h b/indra/newview/llavatariconctrl.h
index 5eb830df4bc0326be0ca498c5dd4a981b7282986..38616b7852e2597accf4de6c099b2afadb1886af 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llavatariconctrl.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llavatariconctrl.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		Optional <LLUUID> avatar_id;
 		Optional <bool> draw_tooltip;
+		Optional <std::string> default_icon_name;
 		Params();
 	};
 	
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ protected:
 	std::string			mFirstName;
 	std::string			mLastName;
 	bool				mDrawTooltip;
-
+	std::string			mDefaultIconName;
 
 	bool updateFromCache();
 };
diff --git a/indra/newview/llchiclet.h b/indra/newview/llchiclet.h
index e7afd7f08e385feba464b508e0446d5c0238f65f..eab4a282f526f5f2bced9d0c5e3c2ea20eadb3c4 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llchiclet.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llchiclet.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public:
 		{
 			draw_tooltip(FALSE);
 			mouse_opaque(FALSE);
+			default_icon_name("Generic_Person");
 		};
 	};
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ public:
 		Optional<std::string> default_icon;
 
 		Params()
-		 : default_icon("default_icon", "default_land_picture.j2c")
+		 : default_icon("default_icon", "Generic_Group")
 		{
 		};
 	};
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_avatar_list_item.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_avatar_list_item.xml
index 0c426865310df0ffdd978d7a716d7f296ec42cc1..2eaa3a94ee29d138d8f89a077ab976f4e4eea61c 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_avatar_list_item.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_avatar_list_item.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <avatar_icon
      follows="top|left"
      height="20"
-     image_name="smile.png"
+     default_icon_name="Generic_Person"
      layout="topleft"
      left="5"
      mouse_opaque="true"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/avatar_icon.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/avatar_icon.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a35e2c3663c4f68377411d93e4978d161f7c9ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/widgets/avatar_icon.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
+
+<avatar_icon default_icon_name="Generic_Person_Large">
+</avatar_icon>