diff --git a/js/Makefile.am b/js/Makefile.am
index 3f05b42b3..d4fbd86ef 100644
--- a/js/Makefile.am
+++ b/js/Makefile.am
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ nobase_dist_js_DATA = 	\
 	ui/switcherPopup.js	\
 	ui/tweener.js		\
 	ui/unlockDialog.js	\
+	ui/userAvatar.js	\
 	ui/userMenu.js		\
 	ui/userWidget.js	\
 	ui/viewSelector.js	\
diff --git a/js/gdm/loginDialog.js b/js/gdm/loginDialog.js
index 9c32e8705..84324300d 100644
--- a/js/gdm/loginDialog.js
+++ b/js/gdm/loginDialog.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const GdmUtil = imports.gdm.util;
 const Main = imports.ui.main;
 const ModalDialog = imports.ui.modalDialog;
 const Tweener = imports.ui.tweener;
-const UserMenu = imports.ui.userMenu;
+const UserAvatar = imports.ui.userAvatar;
 const UserWidget = imports.ui.userWidget;
 
 const _FADE_ANIMATION_TIME = 0.25;
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ const UserListItem = new Lang.Class({
                                      x_align: St.Align.START,
                                      x_fill: true });
 
-        this._userAvatar = new UserMenu.UserAvatarWidget(this.user,
-                                                         { styleClass: 'login-dialog-user-list-item-icon' });
+        this._userAvatar = new UserAvatar.UserAvatar(this.user,
+                                                     { styleClass: 'login-dialog-user-list-item-icon' });
         layout.add(this._userAvatar.actor);
         let textLayout = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'login-dialog-user-list-item-text-box',
                                             vertical:    true });
diff --git a/js/ui/components/polkitAgent.js b/js/ui/components/polkitAgent.js
index 20e8b2a50..20c6fec0a 100644
--- a/js/ui/components/polkitAgent.js
+++ b/js/ui/components/polkitAgent.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const PolkitAgent = imports.gi.PolkitAgent;
 const Components = imports.ui.components;
 const ModalDialog = imports.ui.modalDialog;
 const ShellEntry = imports.ui.shellEntry;
-const UserMenu = imports.ui.userMenu;
+const UserAvatar = imports.ui.userAvatar;
 
 const DIALOG_ICON_SIZE = 48;
 
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ const AuthenticationDialog = new Lang.Class({
             let userBox = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'polkit-dialog-user-layout',
                                              vertical: false });
             messageBox.add(userBox);
-            this._userAvatar = new UserMenu.UserAvatarWidget(this._user,
-                                                             { iconSize: DIALOG_ICON_SIZE,
-                                                               styleClass: 'polkit-dialog-user-icon' });
+            this._userAvatar = new UserAvatar.UserAvatar(this._user,
+                                                         { iconSize: DIALOG_ICON_SIZE,
+                                                           styleClass: 'polkit-dialog-user-icon' });
             this._userAvatar.actor.hide();
             userBox.add(this._userAvatar.actor,
                         { x_fill:  true,
diff --git a/js/ui/endSessionDialog.js b/js/ui/endSessionDialog.js
index d3225819a..bc23502cc 100644
--- a/js/ui/endSessionDialog.js
+++ b/js/ui/endSessionDialog.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const GnomeSession = imports.misc.gnomeSession;
 const Main = imports.ui.main;
 const ModalDialog = imports.ui.modalDialog;
 const Tweener = imports.ui.tweener;
-const UserMenu = imports.ui.userMenu;
+const UserAvatar = imports.ui.userAvatar;
 
 let _endSessionDialog = null;
 
@@ -360,9 +360,9 @@ const EndSessionDialog = new Lang.Class({
                                                 icon_size: _DIALOG_ICON_SIZE,
                                                 style_class: dialogContent.iconStyleClass });
         } else {
-            let avatarWidget = new UserMenu.UserAvatarWidget(this._user,
-                                                             { iconSize: _DIALOG_ICON_SIZE,
-                                                               styleClass: dialogContent.iconStyleClass });
+            let avatarWidget = new UserAvatar.UserAvatar(this._user,
+                                                         { iconSize: _DIALOG_ICON_SIZE,
+                                                           styleClass: dialogContent.iconStyleClass });
             this._iconBin.child = avatarWidget.actor;
             avatarWidget.update();
         }
diff --git a/js/ui/userAvatar.js b/js/ui/userAvatar.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57aeba090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/ui/userAvatar.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// -*- mode: js; js-indent-level: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+
+const Gio = imports.gi.Gio;
+const GLib = imports.gi.GLib;
+const Lang = imports.lang;
+const St = imports.gi.St;
+
+const Params = imports.misc.params;
+
+const DIALOG_ICON_SIZE = 64;
+
+// Adapted from gdm/gui/user-switch-applet/applet.c
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2004-2005 James M. Cape <jcape@ignore-your.tv>.
+// Copyright (C) 2008,2009 Red Hat, Inc.
+
+const UserAvatar = new Lang.Class({
+    Name: 'UserAvatar',
+
+    _init: function(user, params) {
+        this._user = user;
+        params = Params.parse(params, { reactive: false,
+                                        iconSize: DIALOG_ICON_SIZE,
+                                        styleClass: 'status-chooser-user-icon' });
+        this._iconSize = params.iconSize;
+
+        this.actor = new St.Bin({ style_class: params.styleClass,
+                                  track_hover: params.reactive,
+                                  reactive: params.reactive });
+    },
+
+    setSensitive: function(sensitive) {
+        this.actor.can_focus = sensitive;
+        this.actor.reactive = sensitive;
+    },
+
+    update: function() {
+        let iconFile = this._user.get_icon_file();
+        if (iconFile && !GLib.file_test(iconFile, GLib.FileTest.EXISTS))
+            iconFile = null;
+
+        if (iconFile) {
+            let file = Gio.File.new_for_path(iconFile);
+            this.actor.child = null;
+            this.actor.style = 'background-image: url("%s");'.format(iconFile);
+        } else {
+            this.actor.style = null;
+            this.actor.child = new St.Icon({ icon_name: 'avatar-default-symbolic',
+                                             icon_size: this._iconSize });
+        }
+    }
+});
diff --git a/js/ui/userMenu.js b/js/ui/userMenu.js
index 29d669448..ddaaae47c 100644
--- a/js/ui/userMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/userMenu.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const ModalDialog = imports.ui.modalDialog;
 const PanelMenu = imports.ui.panelMenu;
 const PopupMenu = imports.ui.popupMenu;
 const Params = imports.misc.params;
+const UserAvatar = imports.ui.userAvatar;
 const Util = imports.misc.util;
 
 const LOCKDOWN_SCHEMA = 'org.gnome.desktop.lockdown';
@@ -57,48 +58,6 @@ const SystemdLoginSessionIface = <interface name='org.freedesktop.login1.Session
 
 const SystemdLoginSession = Gio.DBusProxy.makeProxyWrapper(SystemdLoginSessionIface);
 
-// Adapted from gdm/gui/user-switch-applet/applet.c
-//
-// Copyright (C) 2004-2005 James M. Cape <jcape@ignore-your.tv>.
-// Copyright (C) 2008,2009 Red Hat, Inc.
-
-const UserAvatarWidget = new Lang.Class({
-    Name: 'UserAvatarWidget',
-
-    _init: function(user, params) {
-        this._user = user;
-        params = Params.parse(params, { reactive: false,
-                                        iconSize: DIALOG_ICON_SIZE,
-                                        styleClass: 'status-chooser-user-icon' });
-        this._iconSize = params.iconSize;
-
-        this.actor = new St.Bin({ style_class: params.styleClass,
-                                  track_hover: params.reactive,
-                                  reactive: params.reactive });
-    },
-
-    setSensitive: function(sensitive) {
-        this.actor.can_focus = sensitive;
-        this.actor.reactive = sensitive;
-    },
-
-    update: function() {
-        let iconFile = this._user.get_icon_file();
-        if (iconFile && !GLib.file_test(iconFile, GLib.FileTest.EXISTS))
-            iconFile = null;
-
-        if (iconFile) {
-            let file = Gio.File.new_for_path(iconFile);
-            this.actor.child = null;
-            this.actor.style = 'background-image: url("%s");'.format(iconFile);
-        } else {
-            this.actor.style = null;
-            this.actor.child = new St.Icon({ icon_name: 'avatar-default-symbolic',
-                                             icon_size: this._iconSize });
-        }
-    }
-});
-
 const IMStatusItem = new Lang.Class({
     Name: 'IMStatusItem',
     Extends: PopupMenu.PopupBaseMenuItem,
@@ -170,7 +129,7 @@ const IMStatusChooserItem = new Lang.Class({
         this._userManager = AccountsService.UserManager.get_default();
         this._user = this._userManager.get_user(GLib.get_user_name());
 
-        this._avatar = new UserAvatarWidget(this._user, { reactive: true });
+        this._avatar = new UserAvatar.UserAvatar(this._user, { reactive: true });
         this._iconBin = new St.Button({ child: this._avatar.actor });
         this.addActor(this._iconBin);
 
@@ -908,7 +867,7 @@ const UserMenuButton = new Lang.Class({
             let session = sessions[i];
             let userEntry = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'login-dialog-user-list-item',
                                                vertical: false });
-            let avatar = new UserAvatarWidget(session.user);
+            let avatar = new UserAvatar.UserAvatar(session.user);
             avatar.update();
             userEntry.add(avatar.actor);
 
diff --git a/js/ui/userWidget.js b/js/ui/userWidget.js
index 433b0bf60..6cc97480d 100644
--- a/js/ui/userWidget.js
+++ b/js/ui/userWidget.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const AccountsService = imports.gi.AccountsService;
 const Lang = imports.lang;
 const St = imports.gi.St;
 
-const UserMenu = imports.ui.userMenu;
+const UserAvatar = imports.ui.userAvatar;
 
 const UserWidget = new Lang.Class({
     Name: 'UserWidget',
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const UserWidget = new Lang.Class({
                                         vertical: false });
         this.actor.connect('destroy', Lang.bind(this, this._onDestroy));
 
-        this._avatar = new UserMenu.UserAvatarWidget(user);
+        this._avatar = new UserAvatar.UserAvatar(user);
         this.actor.add(this._avatar.actor,
                        { x_fill: true, y_fill: true });