diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/ReplyThread.js b/src/components/views/elements/ReplyThread.js
index 409bf9e01f..d9fd456a0e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/ReplyThread.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/ReplyThread.js
@@ -331,8 +331,14 @@ export default class ReplyThread extends React.Component {
                 {
                     _t('<a>In reply to</a> <pill>', {}, {
                         'a': (sub) => <a onClick={this.onQuoteClick} className="mx_ReplyThread_show">{ sub }</a>,
-                        'pill': <Pill type={Pill.TYPE_USER_MENTION} room={room}
-                                      url={makeUserPermalink(ev.getSender())} shouldShowPillAvatar={true} />,
+                        'pill': (
+                            <Pill
+                                type={Pill.TYPE_USER_MENTION}
+                                room={room}
+                                url={makeUserPermalink(ev.getSender())}
+                                shouldShowPillAvatar={SettingsStore.getValue("Pill.shouldShowPillAvatar")}
+                            />
+                        ),
                     })
                 }
             </blockquote>;
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/BridgeTile.js b/src/components/views/settings/BridgeTile.js
index 5b74e44c9e..e9c58518e4 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/BridgeTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/BridgeTile.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {makeUserPermalink} from "../../../utils/permalinks/Permalinks";
 import BaseAvatar from "../avatars/BaseAvatar";
 import AccessibleButton from "../elements/AccessibleButton";
 import {replaceableComponent} from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
+import SettingsStore from "../../../settings/SettingsStore";
 
 @replaceableComponent("views.settings.BridgeTile")
 export default class BridgeTile extends React.PureComponent {
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ export default class BridgeTile extends React.PureComponent {
                         type={Pill.TYPE_USER_MENTION}
                         room={this.props.room}
                         url={makeUserPermalink(content.creator)}
-                        shouldShowPillAvatar={true}
+                        shouldShowPillAvatar={SettingsStore.getValue("Pill.shouldShowPillAvatar")}
                     />,
             });
         }
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ export default class BridgeTile extends React.PureComponent {
                 type={Pill.TYPE_USER_MENTION}
                 room={this.props.room}
                 url={makeUserPermalink(this.props.ev.getSender())}
-                shouldShowPillAvatar={true}
+                shouldShowPillAvatar={SettingsStore.getValue("Pill.shouldShowPillAvatar")}
                 />,
         });