diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/ChannelActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/ChannelActivity.java
index 9d8615177..d7176fcf5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/ChannelActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/ChannelActivity.java
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ public class ChannelActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         ImageView channelBanner = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.channel_banner_image);
         View channelContentView = (View) findViewById(R.id.channel_content_view);
         FloatingActionButton feedButton = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.channel_rss_fab);
+        ImageView avatarView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.channel_avatar_view);
+        ImageView haloView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.channel_avatar_halo);
 
         progressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         channelContentView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
@@ -142,6 +144,13 @@ public class ChannelActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
                     new FailedThumbnailListener(info.service_id));
         }
 
+        if(info.avatar_url != null && !info.avatar_url.isEmpty()) {
+            avatarView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            haloView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            imageLoader.displayImage(info.avatar_url, avatarView,
+                    new FailedThumbnailListener(info.service_id));
+        }
+
         if(info.feed_url != null && !info.feed_url.isEmpty()) {
             feedButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                 @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/white_circle.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/white_circle.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..312f9c37c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/white_circle.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<shape
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:shape="oval">
+
+    <solid
+        android:color="@android:color/white"/>
+
+    <size
+        android:height="@dimen/channel_avatar_halo_size"
+        android:width="@dimen/channel_avatar_halo_size"/>
+
+</shape>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_channel.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_channel.xml
index f6da0cb71..db9139185 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_channel.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_channel.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
             app:statusBarScrim="@color/light_youtube_dark_color"
             app:layout_scrollFlags="scroll|exitUntilCollapsed">
 
+
             <ImageView
                 android:id="@+id/channel_banner_image"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -33,6 +34,30 @@
                 android:background="@color/light_youtube_dark_color"
                 app:layout_collapseMode="parallax" />
 
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@+id/channel_avatar_halo"
+                android:visibility="gone"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginLeft="28dp"
+                android:layout_marginStart="28dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="38dp"
+                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
+                android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
+                android:src="@drawable/white_circle"/>
+
+            <de.hdodenhof.circleimageview.CircleImageView
+                android:id="@+id/channel_avatar_view"
+                android:visibility="gone"
+                android:layout_width="@dimen/channel_avatar_size"
+                android:layout_height="@dimen/channel_avatar_size"
+                android:src="@drawable/buddy"
+                android:layout_marginLeft="30dp"
+                android:layout_marginStart="30dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="40dp"
+                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
+                android:layout_alignParentStart="true"/>
+
             <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
                 android:id="@+id/cannel_toolbar"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
index 0c648debb..bcf367c86 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
     <dimen name="video_item_detail_uploader_image_size">50dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="video_item_detail_like_image_height">18sp</dimen>
     <dimen name="video_item_detail_like_image_width">18sp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="channel_avatar_size">70dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="channel_avatar_halo_size">74dp</dimen>
     <!-- Paddings & Margins -->
     <dimen name="video_item_detail_like_margin">6sp</dimen>
     <dimen name="video_item_detail_play_fab_margin">20dp</dimen>