diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index fd2f0db381d..09081426fca 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -509,6 +509,14 @@
 .openerp .oe_avatar + div {
   margin-left: 5px;
 }
+.openerp .oe_image_small > img {
+  max-width: 50px;
+  max-height: 50px;
+}
+.openerp .oe_image_medium > img {
+  max-width: 180px;
+  max-height: 180px;
+}
 .openerp .oe_button.oe_link {
   border: none;
   padding: 0;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 0efd43dc5ac..0ef8f83f330 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -408,6 +408,12 @@ $sheet-max-width: 860px
             border: none
     .oe_avatar + div
         margin-left: 5px
+    .oe_image_small > img
+        max-width: 50px
+        max-height: 50px
+    .oe_image_medium > img
+        max-width: 180px
+        max-height: 180px
     .oe_button.oe_link
         @include reset()
         img
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index 45cbaf46bfb..dbff734da98 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ instance.web.UserMenu =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
                 if(res.company_id[0] > 1)
                     topbar_name = _.str.sprintf("%s (%s)", topbar_name, res.company_id[1]);
                 self.$element.find('.oe_topbar_name').text(topbar_name);
-                var avatar_src = _.str.sprintf('%s/web/binary/image?session_id=%s&model=res.users&field=avatar&id=%s', self.session.prefix, self.session.session_id, self.session.uid);
+                var avatar_src = _.str.sprintf('%s/web/binary/image?session_id=%s&model=res.users&field=image_small&id=%s', self.session.prefix, self.session.session_id, self.session.uid);
                 $avatar.attr('src', avatar_src);
             });
         };
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.css b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.css
index b2f45866ea7..7a1baa5a2fc 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.css
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.css
@@ -194,18 +194,7 @@
 .openerp .oe_kanban_view.oe_kanban_grouped .oe_kanban_record {
   margin-bottom: 6px;
 }
-.openerp .oe_kanban_view .oe_kanban_gravatar {
-  display: block;
-  width: 20px;
-  height: 20px;
-  -moz-border-radius: 3px;
-  -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
-  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
-  -box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
-}
-.openerp .oe_kanban_view .oe_kanban_avatar_toto {
+.openerp .oe_kanban_view .oe_kanban_avatar_smallbox {
   height: 40px;
   width: 40px;
   border: 1px solid;
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.sass b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.sass
index 22ad21523be..5d2a0c54b4b 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.sass
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.sass
@@ -193,13 +193,7 @@
             margin: 2px 4px
     &.oe_kanban_grouped .oe_kanban_record
         margin-bottom: 6px
-    .oe_kanban_gravatar
-        display: block
-        width: 20px
-        height: 20px
-        @include radius(3px)
-        @include box-shadow(0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.2))
-    .oe_kanban_avatar_toto
+    .oe_kanban_avatar_smallbox
         height: 40px
         width: 40px
         border: 1px solid