diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/ucp_notifications.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/ucp_notifications.html
index f71b7aaf56..a5e8941edb 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/ucp_notifications.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/ucp_notifications.html
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 								<dt>
 									<div class="list-inner">
 										<!-- IF notification_list.URL --><a href="<!-- IF notification_list.UNREAD -->{notification_list.U_MARK_READ}<!-- ELSE -->{notification_list.URL}<!-- ENDIF -->"><!-- ENDIF -->
-											{notification_list.AVATAR}
+											<!-- IF notification_list.AVATAR -->{notification_list.AVATAR}<!-- ELSE --><img src="{T_THEME_PATH}/images/no_avatar.gif" alt="" /><!-- ENDIF -->
 											<div class="notifications">
 												<p class="notifications_title">{notification_list.FORMATTED_TITLE}</p>
 												<p class="notifications_time">&raquo; {notification_list.TIME}</p>
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/ucp_notifications.html b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/ucp_notifications.html
index c8f72d20c2..6989a84b24 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/ucp_notifications.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/ucp_notifications.html
@@ -86,14 +86,10 @@
 			</tr>
 			<!-- BEGIN notification_list -->
 				<tr class="row<!-- IF notification_list.UNREAD -->3<!-- ELSEIF notification_list.S_ROW_COUNT is even -->1<!-- ELSE -->2<!-- ENDIF -->">
-					<!-- IF notification_list.AVATAR -->
-						<td width="50px">
-							{notification_list.AVATAR}
-						</td>
-						<td valign="top">
-					<!-- ELSE -->
-						<td colspan="2" valign="top" height="50px">
-					<!-- ENDIF -->
+					<td width="50px">
+						<!-- IF notification_list.AVATAR -->{notification_list.AVATAR}<!-- ELSE --><img src="{T_THEME_PATH}/images/no_avatar.gif" alt="" /><!-- ENDIF -->
+					</td>
+					<td valign="top">
 						<span class="gen">
 						<!-- IF notification_list.URL --><a href="<!-- IF notification_list.UNREAD -->{notification_list.U_MARK_READ}<!-- ELSE -->{notification_list.URL}<!-- ENDIF -->"><!-- ENDIF -->
 							<strong>{notification_list.FORMATTED_TITLE}</strong>