diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/embedded_post.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/embedded_post.js.handlebars
index a5d0be4e2..8c1e7d6f8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/embedded_post.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/embedded_post.js.handlebars
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div class='topic-meta-data span2'>
     <div class='contents'>
       <div>
-        <a href='/users/{{unbound username}}'>{{avatar this imageSize="small"}}</a>
+        <a href='/users/{{unbound username}}'>{{avatar this imageSize="medium"}}</a>
       </div>
       <h5 {{bindAttr class="staff new_user"}}><a href='{{unbound usernameUrl}}'>{{breakUp username}}</a></h5>
     </div>