diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/TagTile.js b/src/components/views/elements/TagTile.js
index 8d801d986d..b69571f23b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/TagTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/TagTile.js
@@ -145,7 +145,13 @@ export default React.createClass({
             </div> : <div />;
         return <AccessibleButton className={className} onClick={this.onClick}>
             <div className="mx_TagTile_avatar" onMouseOver={this.onMouseOver} onMouseOut={this.onMouseOut}>
-                <BaseAvatar name={name} url={httpUrl} width={avatarHeight} height={avatarHeight} />
+                <BaseAvatar
+                    name={name}
+                    idName={this.props.tag}
+                    url={httpUrl}
+                    width={avatarHeight}
+                    height={avatarHeight}
+                />
                 { tip }
                 { contextButton }
             </div>
diff --git a/src/components/views/groups/GroupTile.js b/src/components/views/groups/GroupTile.js
index 8794fe4f36..c1554cd9ed 100644
--- a/src/components/views/groups/GroupTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/groups/GroupTile.js
@@ -99,13 +99,23 @@ const GroupTile = React.createClass({
                                         {...provided.dragHandleProps}
                                     >
                                         <div className="mx_GroupTile_avatar">
-                                            <BaseAvatar name={name} url={httpUrl} width={avatarHeight} height={avatarHeight} />
+                                            <BaseAvatar
+                                                name={name}
+                                                idName={this.props.groupId}
+                                                url={httpUrl}
+                                                width={avatarHeight}
+                                                height={avatarHeight} />
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                     { /* Instead of a blank placeholder, use a copy of the avatar itself. */ }
                                     { provided.placeholder ?
                                         <div className="mx_GroupTile_avatar">
-                                            <BaseAvatar name={name} url={httpUrl} width={avatarHeight} height={avatarHeight} />
+                                            <BaseAvatar
+                                                name={name}
+                                                idName={this.props.groupId}
+                                                url={httpUrl}
+                                                width={avatarHeight}
+                                                height={avatarHeight} />
                                         </div> :
                                         <div />
                                     }