diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index fc96f77ae0..f6672d5fe0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -554,6 +554,8 @@ samples-htdocs:
fonts_DATA = fonts/FreeMono.ttf fonts/FreeMonoOblique.ttf fonts/FreeSansBoldOblique.ttf fonts/FreeSerifBold.ttf fonts/OFL.txt fonts/FreeMonoBold.ttf fonts/FreeSans.ttf fonts/FreeSansOblique.ttf fonts/FreeSerifBoldItalic.ttf fonts/README.fonts fonts/FreeMonoBoldOblique.ttf fonts/FreeSansBold.ttf fonts/FreeSerif.ttf fonts/FreeSerifItalic.ttf
+images_DATA = images/default-avatar.png images/default-mute.png
+
samples: samples-conf samples-htdocs
install-exec-local:
diff --git a/conf/vanilla/vars.xml b/conf/vanilla/vars.xml
index 946a818cf2..89c8a95f3b 100644
--- a/conf/vanilla/vars.xml
+++ b/conf/vanilla/vars.xml
@@ -442,5 +442,9 @@
-
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/images/default-avatar.png b/images/default-avatar.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11c0459eef
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/default-avatar.png differ
diff --git a/images/default-mute.png b/images/default-mute.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f944d4f666
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/default-mute.png differ