diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/shared/avatar.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/shared/avatar.scss
index e9f07cb16..d5312b45b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/shared/avatar.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/shared/avatar.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .initialjs-avatar {
   font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue Light", "Helvetica Neue",
                Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;
+  vertical-align: middle;
 }