diff --git a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.scss b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.scss
index cbc68d17..d72315fd 100644
--- a/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.scss
+++ b/src/components/mention_link/mention_link.scss
@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@
 
   .mention-avatar {
     border-radius: var(--avatarAltRadius, $fallback--avatarAltRadius);
-    width: 1.5em;
-    height: 1.5em;
+    width: 2em;
+    height: 2em;
     vertical-align: middle;
     user-select: none;
     margin-right: 0.2em;
+
+    .still-image.avatar {
+      border-radius: 14px;
+    }
   }
 
   .full {
@@ -113,3 +117,11 @@
     color: var(--faint, $fallback--faint);
   }
 }
+
+.reply-glued-label {
+
+  .mention-avatar {
+    width: 1.4em;
+    height: 1.4em;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index 854dae50..718868f1 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   useAtIcon: undefined, // instance default
   mentionLinkDisplay: undefined, // instance default
   mentionLinkShowTooltip: undefined, // instance default
-  mentionLinkShowAvatar: undefined, // instance default
+  mentionLinkShowAvatar: true, // instance default
   mentionLinkFadeDomain: undefined, // instance default
   mentionLinkShowYous: undefined, // instance default
   mentionLinkBoldenYou: undefined, // instance default