diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/admin/AdminApplication.tsx b/framework/core/js/src/admin/AdminApplication.tsx
index 5e81303cdd..b6f8c888a3 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/admin/AdminApplication.tsx
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/admin/AdminApplication.tsx
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export interface AdminApplicationData extends ApplicationData {
   settings: Record<string, string>;
   modelStatistics: Record<string, { total: number }>;
   displayNameDrivers: string[];
+  avatarDrivers: string[];
   slugDrivers: Record<string, string[]>;
   searchDrivers: Record<string, string[]>;
   permissions: Record<string, string[]>;
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/admin/components/BasicsPage.tsx b/framework/core/js/src/admin/components/BasicsPage.tsx
index 42cd5907b1..29977d7fda 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/admin/components/BasicsPage.tsx
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/admin/components/BasicsPage.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import extractText from '../../common/utils/extractText';
 export type HomePageItem = { path: string; label: Mithril.Children };
 export type DriverLocale = {
   display_name: Record<string, string>;
+  avatar: Record<string, string>;
   slug: Record<string, Record<string, string>>;
 };
 
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ export default class BasicsPage<CustomAttrs extends IPageAttrs = IPageAttrs> ext
       display_name: {
         username: extractText(app.translator.trans('core.admin.basics.display_name_driver_options.username')),
       },
+      avatar: {
+        default: extractText(app.translator.trans('core.admin.basics.avatar_driver_options.default')),
+      },
       slug: {
         'Flarum\\Discussion\\Discussion': {
           default: extractText(app.translator.trans('core.admin.basics.slug_driver_options.discussions.default')),
@@ -82,6 +86,7 @@ export default class BasicsPage<CustomAttrs extends IPageAttrs = IPageAttrs> ext
 
     const localeOptions: Record<string, string> = {};
     const displayNameOptions: Record<string, string> = {};
+    const avatarDriverOptions: Record<string, string> = {};
     const slugDriverOptions: Record<string, Record<string, string>> = {};
 
     const driverLocale = BasicsPage.driverLocale();
@@ -94,6 +99,10 @@ export default class BasicsPage<CustomAttrs extends IPageAttrs = IPageAttrs> ext
       displayNameOptions[identifier] = driverLocale.display_name[identifier] || identifier;
     });
 
+    app.data.avatarDrivers.forEach((identifier) => {
+      avatarDriverOptions[identifier] = driverLocale.avatar[identifier] || identifier;
+    });
+
     Object.keys(app.data.slugDrivers).forEach((model) => {
       slugDriverOptions[model] = {};
 
@@ -169,6 +178,16 @@ export default class BasicsPage<CustomAttrs extends IPageAttrs = IPageAttrs> ext
       });
     }
 
+    if (Object.keys(avatarDriverOptions).length > 1) {
+      app.registry.registerSetting({
+        type: 'select',
+        setting: 'avatar_driver',
+        options: avatarDriverOptions,
+        label: app.translator.trans('core.admin.basics.avatar_driver_heading'),
+        help: app.translator.trans('core.admin.basics.avatar_driver_text'),
+      });
+    }
+
     Object.keys(slugDriverOptions).forEach((model) => {
       const options = slugDriverOptions[model];
       const modelLocale = AdminPage.modelLocale()[model] || model;
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/common/models/User.tsx b/framework/core/js/src/common/models/User.tsx
index d0d03fea68..eee5f59bab 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/common/models/User.tsx
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/common/models/User.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ export default class User extends Model {
     return Model.attribute<string | undefined>('password').call(this);
   }
 
+  hasUploadedAvatar() {
+    return Model.attribute<boolean>('hasUploadedAvatar').call(this);
+  }
+
   avatarUrl() {
     return Model.attribute<string | null>('avatarUrl').call(this);
   }
diff --git a/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/AvatarEditor.js b/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/AvatarEditor.js
index 9ed5fd3039..790bce4b1e 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/AvatarEditor.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/src/forum/components/AvatarEditor.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default class AvatarEditor extends Component {
         <Avatar user={user} loading="eager" />
         <button
           type="button"
-          className={user.avatarUrl() ? 'Dropdown-toggle' : 'Dropdown-toggle AvatarEditor--noAvatar'}
+          className={user.hasUploadedAvatar() ? 'Dropdown-toggle' : 'Dropdown-toggle AvatarEditor--noAvatar'}
           title={app.translator.trans('core.forum.user.avatar_upload_tooltip')}
           ariaLabel={app.translator.trans('core.forum.user.avatar_upload_tooltip')}
           data-toggle="dropdown"
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default class AvatarEditor extends Component {
         >
           {this.loading ? (
             <LoadingIndicator display="unset" size="large" />
-          ) : user.avatarUrl() ? (
+          ) : user.hasUploadedAvatar() ? (
             <Icon name={'fas fa-pencil-alt'} />
           ) : (
             <Icon name={'fas fa-plus-circle'} />
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export default class AvatarEditor extends Component {
    * @param {MouseEvent} e
    */
   quickUpload(e) {
-    if (!this.attrs.user.avatarUrl()) {
+    if (!this.attrs.user.hasUploadedAvatar()) {
       e.preventDefault();
       e.stopPropagation();
       this.openPicker();
diff --git a/framework/core/locale/core.yml b/framework/core/locale/core.yml
index 6a9615a4e8..1b6f6c0f4e 100644
--- a/framework/core/locale/core.yml
+++ b/framework/core/locale/core.yml
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ core:
         username: Username
       display_name_heading: User Display Name
       display_name_text: Select the driver that should be used for users' display names. By default, the username is shown.
+      avatar_driver_options:
+        default: Default
+      avatar_driver_heading: User Avatar
+      avatar_driver_text: Select a driver that should be used for users' avatars when no user-uploaded avatar is available. By default, no avatar will be displayed when a user has not uploaded one.
       forum_description_heading: Forum Description
       forum_description_text: Enter a short sentence or two that describes your community. This will appear in the meta tag and show up in search engines.
       forum_title_heading: Forum Title
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Admin/Content/AdminPayload.php b/framework/core/src/Admin/Content/AdminPayload.php
index ac8c16bebc..d66929b734 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Admin/Content/AdminPayload.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Admin/Content/AdminPayload.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public function __invoke(Document $document, Request $request): void
         $document->payload['extensions'] = $this->extensions->getExtensions()->toArray();
 
         $document->payload['displayNameDrivers'] = array_keys($this->container->make('flarum.user.display_name.supported_drivers'));
+        $document->payload['avatarDrivers'] = array_keys($this->container->make('flarum.user.avatar.supported_drivers'));
         $document->payload['slugDrivers'] = array_map(array_keys(...), $this->container->make('flarum.http.slugDrivers'));
         $document->payload['searchDrivers'] = $this->getSearchDrivers();
 
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Api/Resource/UserResource.php b/framework/core/src/Api/Resource/UserResource.php
index 3d5f88d373..59785b4c88 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Api/Resource/UserResource.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Api/Resource/UserResource.php
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ public function fields(): array
                 ->save(fn () => null),
             Schema\Str::make('displayName'),
             Schema\Str::make('avatarUrl'),
+            Schema\Boolean::make('hasUploadedAvatar'),
             Schema\Str::make('slug')
                 ->get(function (User $user) {
                     return $this->slugManager->forResource(User::class)->toSlug($user);
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Extend/User.php b/framework/core/src/Extend/User.php
index e88785a7ec..f596aecf07 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Extend/User.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Extend/User.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 class User implements ExtenderInterface
 {
     private array $displayNameDrivers = [];
+    private array $avatarDrivers = [];
     private array $groupProcessors = [];
     private array $preferences = [];
 
@@ -33,6 +34,20 @@ public function displayNameDriver(string $identifier, string $driver): self
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add an avatar driver.
+     *
+     * @param string $identifier: Identifier for avatar driver. E.g. 'gravatar' for GravatarDriver
+     * @param class-string<\Flarum\User\Avatar\DriverInterface> $driver: ::class attribute of driver class, which must implement Flarum\User\Avatar\DriverInterface
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public function avatarDriver(string $identifier, string $driver): self
+    {
+        $this->avatarDrivers[$identifier] = $driver;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Dynamically process a user's list of groups when calculating permissions.
      * This can be used to give a user permissions for groups they aren't actually in, based on context.
@@ -72,6 +87,10 @@ public function extend(Container $container, ?Extension $extension = null): void
             return array_merge($existingDrivers, $this->displayNameDrivers);
         });
 
+        $container->extend('flarum.user.avatar.supported_drivers', function ($existingDrivers) {
+            return array_merge($existingDrivers, $this->avatarDrivers);
+        });
+
         $container->extend('flarum.user.group_processors', function ($existingRelations) {
             return array_merge($existingRelations, $this->groupProcessors);
         });
diff --git a/framework/core/src/User/Avatar/DefaultDriver.php b/framework/core/src/User/Avatar/DefaultDriver.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efa596c4f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/core/src/User/Avatar/DefaultDriver.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Flarum.
+ *
+ * For detailed copyright and license information, please view the
+ * LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Flarum\User\Avatar;
+
+use Flarum\User\User;
+
+/**
+ * The default driver, which returns null when no uploaded avatar exists.
+ */
+class DefaultDriver implements DriverInterface
+{
+    public function avatarUrl(User $user): ?string
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/framework/core/src/User/Avatar/DriverInterface.php b/framework/core/src/User/Avatar/DriverInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dda1010f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/core/src/User/Avatar/DriverInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Flarum.
+ *
+ * For detailed copyright and license information, please view the
+ * LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Flarum\User\Avatar;
+
+use Flarum\User\User;
+
+/**
+ * An interface for an avatar driver.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+interface DriverInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Return an avatar URL for a user.
+     */
+    public function avatarUrl(User $user): ?string;
+}
diff --git a/framework/core/src/User/User.php b/framework/core/src/User/User.php
index 27b92fb88d..57cdab98dc 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/User/User.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/User/User.php
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 use Flarum\Http\AccessToken;
 use Flarum\Notification\Notification;
 use Flarum\Post\Post;
-use Flarum\User\DisplayName\DriverInterface;
+use Flarum\User\Avatar\DriverInterface as AvatarDriver;
+use Flarum\User\DisplayName\DriverInterface as DisplayNameDriver;
 use Flarum\User\Event\Activated;
 use Flarum\User\Event\AvatarChanged;
 use Flarum\User\Event\Deleted;
@@ -111,7 +112,12 @@ class User extends AbstractModel
     /**
      * A driver for getting display names.
      */
-    protected static DriverInterface $displayNameDriver;
+    protected static DisplayNameDriver $displayNameDriver;
+
+    /**
+     * A driver for getting avatar URLs.
+     */
+    protected static AvatarDriver $avatarDriver;
 
     /**
      * The hasher with which to hash passwords.
@@ -165,11 +171,19 @@ public static function setGate(Access\Gate $gate): void
         static::$gate = $gate;
     }
 
-    public static function setDisplayNameDriver(DriverInterface $driver): void
+    public static function setDisplayNameDriver(DisplayNameDriver $driver): void
     {
         static::$displayNameDriver = $driver;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the avatar driver.
+     */
+    public static function setAvatarDriver(AvatarDriver $driver): void
+    {
+        static::$avatarDriver = $driver;
+    }
+
     public static function setPasswordCheckers(array $checkers): void
     {
         static::$passwordCheckers = $checkers;
@@ -253,13 +267,21 @@ public function changeAvatarPath(?string $path): static
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the user has uploaded a custom avatar.
+     */
+    public function getHasUploadedAvatarAttribute(): bool
+    {
+        return isset($this->attributes['avatar_url']);
+    }
+
     public function getAvatarUrlAttribute(?string $value = null): ?string
     {
         if ($value && ! str_contains($value, '://')) {
             return resolve(Factory::class)->disk('flarum-avatars')->url($value);
         }
 
-        return $value;
+        return $value ?? static::$avatarDriver->avatarUrl($this);
     }
 
     public function getDisplayNameAttribute(): string
diff --git a/framework/core/src/User/UserServiceProvider.php b/framework/core/src/User/UserServiceProvider.php
index 1c3477e633..808e0d8ee9 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/User/UserServiceProvider.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/User/UserServiceProvider.php
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 use Flarum\Post\Post;
 use Flarum\Settings\SettingsRepositoryInterface;
 use Flarum\User\Access\ScopeUserVisibility;
-use Flarum\User\DisplayName\DriverInterface;
+use Flarum\User\Avatar\DefaultDriver as AvatarDefaultDriver;
+use Flarum\User\Avatar\DriverInterface as AvatarDriverInterface;
+use Flarum\User\DisplayName\DriverInterface as DisplayNameDriverInterface;
 use Flarum\User\DisplayName\UsernameDriver;
 use Flarum\User\Event\EmailChangeRequested;
 use Flarum\User\Event\Registered;
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ class UserServiceProvider extends AbstractServiceProvider
     public function register(): void
     {
         $this->registerDisplayNameDrivers();
+        $this->registerAvatarDrivers();
         $this->registerPasswordCheckers();
 
         $this->container->singleton('flarum.user.group_processors', function () {
@@ -84,7 +87,28 @@ protected function registerDisplayNameDrivers(): void
                 : $container->make(UsernameDriver::class);
         });
 
-        $this->container->alias('flarum.user.display_name.driver', DriverInterface::class);
+        $this->container->alias('flarum.user.display_name.driver', DisplayNameDriverInterface::class);
+    }
+
+    protected function registerAvatarDrivers(): void
+    {
+        $this->container->singleton('flarum.user.avatar.supported_drivers', function () {
+            return [
+                'default' => AvatarDefaultDriver::class,
+            ];
+        });
+
+        $this->container->singleton('flarum.user.avatar.driver', function (Container $container) {
+            $drivers = $container->make('flarum.user.avatar.supported_drivers');
+            $settings = $container->make(SettingsRepositoryInterface::class);
+            $driverName = $settings->get('avatar_driver', 'default');
+
+            $driverClass = Arr::get($drivers, $driverName, AvatarDefaultDriver::class);
+
+            return $container->make($driverClass);
+        });
+
+        $this->container->alias('flarum.user.avatar.driver', AvatarDriverInterface::class);
     }
 
     protected function registerPasswordCheckers(): void
@@ -113,6 +137,7 @@ public function boot(Container $container, Dispatcher $events): void
         User::setPasswordCheckers($container->make('flarum.user.password_checkers'));
         User::setGate($container->makeWith(Access\Gate::class, ['policyClasses' => $container->make('flarum.policies')]));
         User::setDisplayNameDriver($container->make('flarum.user.display_name.driver'));
+        User::setAvatarDriver($container->make('flarum.user.avatar.driver'));
 
         $events->listen(Saving::class, SelfDemotionGuard::class);
         $events->listen(Registered::class, AccountActivationMailer::class);
diff --git a/framework/core/tests/integration/extenders/UserTest.php b/framework/core/tests/integration/extenders/UserTest.php
index 954bd3b62f..6ca566c4a7 100644
--- a/framework/core/tests/integration/extenders/UserTest.php
+++ b/framework/core/tests/integration/extenders/UserTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use Flarum\Extend;
 use Flarum\Testing\integration\RetrievesAuthorizedUsers;
 use Flarum\Testing\integration\TestCase;
+use Flarum\User\Avatar\DriverInterface as AvatarDriverInterface;
 use Flarum\User\DisplayName\DriverInterface;
 use Flarum\User\User;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
@@ -70,6 +71,58 @@ public function can_use_custom_display_name_driver()
         $this->assertEquals('admin@machine.local$$$suffix', $user->displayName);
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function default_avatar_driver_returns_null_when_no_avatar_uploaded()
+    {
+        $this->app();
+
+        $user = User::find(1);
+
+        $this->assertNull($user->avatar_url);
+        $this->assertFalse($user->has_uploaded_avatar);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function can_use_custom_avatar_driver()
+    {
+        $this->setting('avatar_driver', 'custom');
+
+        $this->extend(
+            (new Extend\User)
+                ->avatarDriver('custom', CustomAvatarDriver::class)
+        );
+
+        $this->app();
+
+        $user = User::find(1);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('https://example.com/avatar/1', $user->avatar_url);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function custom_avatar_driver_not_used_when_user_has_uploaded_avatar()
+    {
+        $this->setting('avatar_driver', 'custom');
+
+        $this->extend(
+            (new Extend\User)
+                ->avatarDriver('custom', CustomAvatarDriver::class)
+        );
+
+        $this->prepareDatabase([
+            User::class => [
+                ['id' => 1, 'username' => 'admin', 'email' => 'admin@machine.local', 'is_email_confirmed' => 1, 'avatar_url' => 'https://uploaded.example.com/my-avatar.png'],
+            ]
+        ]);
+
+        $this->app();
+
+        $user = User::find(1);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('https://uploaded.example.com/my-avatar.png', $user->avatar_url);
+        $this->assertTrue($user->has_uploaded_avatar);
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function user_has_permissions_for_expected_groups_if_no_processors_added()
     {
@@ -168,3 +221,11 @@ public function __invoke(User $user, array $groupIds)
         });
     }
 }
+
+class CustomAvatarDriver implements AvatarDriverInterface
+{
+    public function avatarUrl(User $user): ?string
+    {
+        return 'https://example.com/avatar/'.$user->id;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/js-packages/jest-config/src/boostrap/admin.js b/js-packages/jest-config/src/boostrap/admin.js
index 2b4be87910..8a6be9676a 100644
--- a/js-packages/jest-config/src/boostrap/admin.js
+++ b/js-packages/jest-config/src/boostrap/admin.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default function bootstrapAdmin(payload = {}) {
     settings: {},
     permissions: {},
     displayNameDrivers: [],
+    avatarDrivers: [],
     slugDrivers: {},
     searchDrivers: {},
     modelStatistics: {