diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 return array(
   'names' => array(
-    'core.pkg.css' => '31417876',
+    'core.pkg.css' => '04a95108',
     'core.pkg.js' => '37344f3c',
     'darkconsole.pkg.js' => 'e7393ebb',
     'differential.pkg.css' => '7ba78475',
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-document-pro.css' => '73e45fd2',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-document-summary.css' => '9ca48bdf',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-document.css' => '9c71d2bf',
-    'rsrc/css/phui/phui-feed-story.css' => '04aec08f',
+    'rsrc/css/phui/phui-feed-story.css' => 'd8440402',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-fontkit.css' => '9cda225e',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-form-view.css' => '6a51768e',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-form.css' => 'aac1d51d',
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@
     'phui-document-summary-view-css' => '9ca48bdf',
     'phui-document-view-css' => '9c71d2bf',
     'phui-document-view-pro-css' => '73e45fd2',
-    'phui-feed-story-css' => '04aec08f',
+    'phui-feed-story-css' => 'd8440402',
     'phui-font-icon-base-css' => '6449bce8',
     'phui-fontkit-css' => '9cda225e',
     'phui-form-css' => 'aac1d51d',
diff --git a/src/applications/meta/phid/PhabricatorApplicationApplicationPHIDType.php b/src/applications/meta/phid/PhabricatorApplicationApplicationPHIDType.php
--- a/src/applications/meta/phid/PhabricatorApplicationApplicationPHIDType.php
+++ b/src/applications/meta/phid/PhabricatorApplicationApplicationPHIDType.php
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@
     foreach ($handles as $phid => $handle) {
       $application = $objects[$phid];
 
-      $handle->setName($application->getName());
-      $handle->setURI($application->getApplicationURI());
+      $handle
+        ->setName($application->getName())
+        ->setURI($application->getApplicationURI())
+        ->setIcon($application->getIcon());
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/feed/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionFeedStory.php b/src/applications/transactions/feed/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionFeedStory.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/feed/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionFeedStory.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/feed/PhabricatorApplicationTransactionFeedStory.php
@@ -99,8 +99,15 @@
       }
     }
 
-    $view->setImage(
-      $this->getHandle($xaction->getAuthorPHID())->getImageURI());
+    $author_phid = $xaction->getAuthorPHID();
+    $author_handle = $this->getHandle($author_phid);
+    $author_image = $author_handle->getImageURI();
+
+    if ($author_image) {
+      $view->setImage($author_image);
+    } else {
+      $view->setAuthorIcon($author_handle->getIcon());
+    }
 
     return $view;
   }
diff --git a/src/view/phui/PHUIFeedStoryView.php b/src/view/phui/PHUIFeedStoryView.php
--- a/src/view/phui/PHUIFeedStoryView.php
+++ b/src/view/phui/PHUIFeedStoryView.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   private $actions = array();
   private $chronologicalKey;
   private $tags;
+  private $authorIcon;
 
   public function setTags($tags) {
     $this->tags = $tags;
@@ -82,6 +83,15 @@
     return $this;
   }
 
+  public function setAuthorIcon($author_icon) {
+    $this->authorIcon = $author_icon;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getAuthorIcon() {
+    return $this->authorIcon;
+  }
+
   public function setTokenBar(array $tokens) {
     $this->tokenBar = $tokens;
     return $this;
@@ -163,8 +173,18 @@
     $foot = null;
 
     $actor = new PHUIIconView();
-    $actor->setImage($this->image);
-    $actor->addClass('phui-feed-story-actor-image');
+    $actor->addClass('phui-feed-story-actor');
+
+    $author_icon = $this->getAuthorIcon();
+
+    if ($this->image) {
+      $actor->addClass('phui-feed-story-actor-image');
+      $actor->setImage($this->image);
+    } else if ($author_icon) {
+      $actor->addClass('phui-feed-story-actor-icon');
+      $actor->setIcon($author_icon);
+    }
+
     if ($this->imageHref) {
       $actor->setHref($this->imageHref);
     }
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-feed-story.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-feed-story.css
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-feed-story.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-feed-story.css
@@ -10,16 +10,29 @@
   border: none;
 }
 
-.phui-feed-story-head .phui-feed-story-actor-image {
+.phui-feed-story-head .phui-feed-story-actor {
   width: 35px;
   height: 35px;
-  background-size: 35px;
   float: left;
   margin-right: 8px;
-  box-shadow: {$borderinset};
   border-radius: 3px;
+  box-shadow: {$borderinset};
 }
 
+.phui-feed-story-head .phui-feed-story-actor-image {
+  background-size: 35px;
+}
+
+.phui-feed-story-head .phui-feed-story-actor-icon {
+  text-align: center;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+  font-size: 24px;
+  line-height: 35px;
+  color: {$lightgreytext};
+  background: {$greybackground};
+}
+
+
 .phui-feed-story-head {
   padding: 12px 4px;
   overflow: hidden;