diff --git a/app/styles/layout.css b/app/styles/layout.css
index 0227a37f7..3f8c7dd82 100644
--- a/app/styles/layout.css
+++ b/app/styles/layout.css
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 .layout__avatar {
   width: var(--item-size);
   height: var(--item-size);
+  color: transparent;
 }
 
 .layout__page-heading {