diff --git a/view/atom_cmnt.tpl b/view/atom_cmnt.tpl
index a067f50ca7..6c1a15faa9 100644
--- a/view/atom_cmnt.tpl
+++ b/view/atom_cmnt.tpl
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 		<author>
 			<name>$name</name>
 			<uri>$profile_page</uri>
-			<link rel="photo" type="image/jpeg" href="$thumb" />
+			<link rel="photo"  type="image/jpeg" media:width="80" media:height="80" href="$thumb" />
+			<link rel="avatar" type="image/jpeg" media:width="80" media:height="80" href="$thumb" />
 		</author>
 
 		<thr:in-reply-to ref="$parent_id" />
diff --git a/view/atom_feed.tpl b/view/atom_feed.tpl
index 7918c0d096..da1d53e394 100644
--- a/view/atom_feed.tpl
+++ b/view/atom_feed.tpl
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@
   <author>
     <name dfrn:updated="$namdate" >$name</name>
     <uri dfrn:updated="$uridate" >$profile_page</uri>
-    <link rel="photo" type="image/jpeg" dfrn:updated="$picdate" href="$thumb" />
+    <link rel="photo"  type="image/jpeg" dfrn:updated="$picdate" media:width="175" media:height="175" href="$photo" />
+    <link rel="avatar" type="image/jpeg" dfrn:updated="$picdate" media:width="175" media:height="175" href="$photo" />
   </author>
diff --git a/view/atom_item.tpl b/view/atom_item.tpl
index baede636c3..401441e160 100644
--- a/view/atom_item.tpl
+++ b/view/atom_item.tpl
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 		<author>
 			<name>$name</name>
 			<uri>$profile_page</uri>
-			<link rel="photo" type="image/jpeg" href="$thumb" />
+			<link rel="photo"  type="image/jpeg" media:width="80" media:height="80" href="$thumb" />
+			<link rel="avatar" type="image/jpeg" media:width="80" media:height="80" href="$thumb" />
 		</author>
 		<dfrn:owner>
 			<name>$owner_name</name>
 			<uri>$owner_profile_page</uri>
-			<link rel="photo" type="image/jpeg" href="$owner_thumb" />
+			<link rel="photo"  type="image/jpeg" media:width="80" media:height="80" href="$owner_thumb" />
+			<link rel="avatar" type="image/jpeg" media:width="80" media:height="80" href="$owner_thumb" />
 		</dfrn:owner>
 
 		<id>$item_id</id>