diff --git a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog.ui b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog.ui
index 96f2067a..3b43406d 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog.ui
+++ b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>875</width>
-    <height>610</height>
+    <height>618</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle" >
@@ -120,9 +120,21 @@
         <property name="minimumSize" >
          <size>
           <width>221</width>
-          <height>0</height>
+          <height>221</height>
          </size>
         </property>
+        <property name="midLineWidth" >
+         <number>1</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="iconSize" >
+         <size>
+          <width>25</width>
+          <height>25</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="indentation" >
+         <number>15</number>
+        </property>
         <column>
          <property name="text" >
           <string>Connected Players</string>
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
index ea1fc021..d56c14d5 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ gameLobbyDialogImpl::gameLobbyDialogImpl(QWidget *parent, ConfigFile *c)
 	waitStartGameMsgBoxTimer->setSingleShot(TRUE);
 
 	treeWidget_GameList->setGameListBackgroundImage(myAppDataPath +"gfx/gui/misc/background_gamelist.png");
+// 	treeWidget_connectedPlayers->setSpacing(1);
 
 	connect( pushButton_CreateGame, SIGNAL( clicked() ), this, SLOT( createGame() ) );
 	connect( pushButton_JoinGame, SIGNAL( clicked() ), this, SLOT( joinGame() ) );
@@ -459,6 +460,7 @@ void gameLobbyDialogImpl::addConnectedPlayer(unsigned playerId, QString playerNa
 	}
 
 	checkPlayerQuantity();
+	refreshConnectedPlayerAvatars();
 }
 
 void gameLobbyDialogImpl::updatePlayer(unsigned playerId, QString newPlayerName) {
@@ -472,6 +474,7 @@ void gameLobbyDialogImpl::updatePlayer(unsigned playerId, QString newPlayerName)
 		}
 		++it;
 	}
+	refreshConnectedPlayerAvatars();
 }
 
 void gameLobbyDialogImpl::removePlayer(unsigned playerId, QString) {
@@ -506,6 +509,24 @@ void gameLobbyDialogImpl::newGameAdmin(unsigned playerId, QString)
 	}
 }
 
+void gameLobbyDialogImpl::refreshConnectedPlayerAvatars() {
+
+	QTreeWidgetItemIterator it(treeWidget_connectedPlayers);
+	while (*it) {
+
+		std::string myAvatarFileName;
+		PlayerInfo playerInfo(mySession->getClientPlayerInfo((*it)->data(0, Qt::UserRole).toInt()));
+		mySession->getAvatarFile(playerInfo.avatar, myAvatarFileName);
+		QString myAvatarString(QString::fromUtf8(myAvatarFileName.c_str()));
+		
+		if(QFile::QFile(myAvatarString).exists()) {
+			(*it)->setIcon(0, QIcon(myAvatarString));
+		}
+		
+		++it;
+	}
+}
+
 void gameLobbyDialogImpl::joinedGameDialogUpdate() {
 	groupBox_GameInfo->setEnabled(true);
 	groupBox_GameInfo->setTitle(currentGameName);
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h
index b1abfbe2..6dc0cb6e 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/gamelobbydialog/gamelobbydialogimpl.h
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ public slots:
 	void removePlayer(unsigned, QString);
 	void newGameAdmin(unsigned, QString);
 
+	void refreshConnectedPlayerAvatars();
+
 	void playerSelected(QTreeWidgetItem*, QTreeWidgetItem*);
 	void refresh(int actionID);
 	void removedFromGame(int reason);