diff --git a/index.css b/index.css
index 40e82f1..30f9902 100644
--- a/index.css
+++ b/index.css
@@ -312,6 +312,14 @@ span:empty {
 	gap: 0.45rem;
 }
 
+#friendScoresPlayerAvatar {
+	width: 2rem;
+	height: 2rem;
+	border-radius: 50%;
+	object-fit: cover;
+	flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
 #friendScoresHeaderImg {
 	width: 2.5rem;
 	height: 2.5rem;
@@ -413,6 +421,7 @@ body.bottom #time {
 	margin-left: 1em;
 }
 
+#settings .beatLeaderPlayerRow,
 #settings .debugSongIdRow {
 	display: flex;
 	align-items: baseline;
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index b4734c6..8777e56 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 		<div id="friendScores" aria-live="polite">
-			<div id="friendScoresHeader"><span id="friendScoresHeaderText">frenz!</span> <img id="friendScoresHeaderImg" src="assets/peepohigh.webp" alt=""></div>
+			<div id="friendScoresHeader"><img id="friendScoresPlayerAvatar" src="images/unknown.svg" alt=""> <span id="friendScoresHeaderText">frenz</span> <img id="friendScoresHeaderImg" src="assets/peepohigh.webp" alt=""></div>
 			<ol id="friendScoresList"></ol>
 			<div id="friendScoresEmpty">No map loaded</div>
 		</div>
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@
 					<option value="following">Following (I follow them)</option>
 					<option value="followers">Followers (they follow me)</option>
 				</select></label>
-			<label id="beatLeaderPlayerSetting">BeatLeader player id: <input id="beatLeaderPlayerInput" type="text" placeholder="7656119… or alias"></label>
+			<label id="beatLeaderPlayerSetting">Player id: <span class="beatLeaderPlayerRow">
+					<span class="debugSongIdHint">e.g. <button type="button" id="beatLeaderPlayerExample" title="Fill with pleb's numeric id">pleb</button></span>
+					<input id="beatLeaderPlayerInput" type="text" placeholder="7656119… or alias" spellcheck="false" autocomplete="off">
+				</span></label>
 			<label>Show BSR / map id: <input id="bsrInput" type="checkbox"></label>
 			<label>Position: <select id="positionInput">
 					<option value="[false,false]">Top left</option>
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c82d725..f61c3aa 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -65,18 +65,26 @@ async function fetchBLLeaderboardsByHash(hash) {
     return [];
   }
 }
-async function resolveBeatLeaderPlayerId(playerId) {
+async function fetchBeatLeaderPlayer(playerId) {
   const path = `/player/${encodeURIComponent(playerId)}`;
   try {
     const res = await fetch(beatleaderUrl(path));
-    if (!res.ok) return playerId;
+    if (!res.ok) return null;
     const data = await res.json();
-    const canonicalId = data.id;
-    return canonicalId == null ? playerId : String(canonicalId);
+    const id = data.id == null ? playerId : String(data.id);
+    const avatar = typeof data.avatar === "string" ? data.avatar.trim() || null : null;
+    return {
+      id,
+      avatar
+    };
   } catch {
-    return playerId;
+    return null;
   }
 }
+async function resolveBeatLeaderPlayerId(playerId) {
+  const p = await fetchBeatLeaderPlayer(playerId);
+  return p?.id ?? playerId;
+}
 async function fetchLeaderboardScoresById(leaderboardId, maxPages = MAX_LEADERBOARD_SCORE_PAGES) {
   const scores = [];
   const pageSize = PAGE_SIZE;
@@ -238,6 +246,7 @@ var beatSaberPlus = {
         break;
       case "handshake":
         currentPlayerPlatformId = data.playerPlatformId || "";
+        void refreshConfiguredPlayerAvatar();
         void refreshMapFriendScores();
         break;
       default:
@@ -439,7 +448,30 @@ var friendScoresPanel = must("friendScores");
 var friendScoresList = must("friendScoresList");
 var friendScoresEmpty = must("friendScoresEmpty");
 var friendScoresHeaderText = must("friendScoresHeaderText");
+var friendScoresPlayerAvatar = must("friendScoresPlayerAvatar");
 var friendScoresHeaderImg = must("friendScoresHeaderImg");
+var cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarKey = "";
+var cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarSrc = "images/unknown.svg";
+async function refreshConfiguredPlayerAvatar() {
+  const key = `${settings.beatLeaderId.trim()}|${currentPlayerPlatformId}`;
+  const pid = getEffectivePlayerId();
+  if (!pid) {
+    cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarKey = "";
+    cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarSrc = "images/unknown.svg";
+    friendScoresPlayerAvatar.src = cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarSrc;
+    return;
+  }
+  if (key === cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarKey) {
+    friendScoresPlayerAvatar.src = cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarSrc;
+    return;
+  }
+  const profile = await fetchBeatLeaderPlayer(pid);
+  const keyAfter = `${settings.beatLeaderId.trim()}|${currentPlayerPlatformId}`;
+  if (keyAfter !== key) return;
+  cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarKey = key;
+  cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarSrc = profile?.avatar?.trim() || "images/unknown.svg";
+  friendScoresPlayerAvatar.src = cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarSrc;
+}
 function updateScore(score) {
   if (!settings.score) return;
   accuracy.textContent = (score.accuracy * 100).toFixed(1);
@@ -568,6 +600,7 @@ async function refreshMapFriendScores() {
 }
 window.onhashchange = () => {
   loadSettings();
+  void refreshConfiguredPlayerAvatar();
   const debugEl = document.getElementById("debugSongIdInput");
   if (debugEl) debugEl.value = settings.debugSongId;
   if (settings.debugSongId.trim()) void applyDebugSong();
@@ -687,6 +720,7 @@ async function bootstrap() {
   }
   loadSettings();
   document.head.appendChild(style);
+  void refreshConfiguredPlayerAvatar();
   if (settings.debugSongId.trim()) void applyDebugSong();
   else void refreshMapFriendScores();
   for (const key of [
@@ -717,8 +751,15 @@ async function bootstrap() {
   beatLeaderPlayerInput.oninput = () => {
     settings.beatLeaderId = beatLeaderPlayerInput.value.trim();
     saveSettings();
+    void refreshConfiguredPlayerAvatar();
     void refreshMapFriendScores();
   };
+  must("beatLeaderPlayerExample").onclick = () => {
+    beatLeaderPlayerInput.value = "76561199407393962";
+    beatLeaderPlayerInput.dispatchEvent(new Event("input", {
+      bubbles: true
+    }));
+  };
   const scale = must("scaleInput");
   scale.valueAsNumber = settings.scale * 100;
   scale.oninput = () => {
diff --git a/src/client/beatleader.ts b/src/client/beatleader.ts
index 85c3fb0..0599766 100644
--- a/src/client/beatleader.ts
+++ b/src/client/beatleader.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type {
 	BeatLeaderFollower,
 	BeatLeaderLeaderboard,
 	BeatLeaderLeaderboardsByHashResponse,
+	BeatLeaderPlayer,
 	BeatLeaderScore,
 	FriendMode,
 } from "./types.ts";
@@ -27,10 +28,6 @@ function beatleaderUrl(path: string): string {
 	return `${BASE_URL}${path}`;
 }
 
-interface BeatLeaderPlayerLookup {
-	id?: string | number | null;
-}
-
 export async function fetchBLLeaderboardsByHash(hash: string): Promise<BeatLeaderLeaderboard[]> {
 	const path = `/leaderboards/hash/${encodeURIComponent(hash)}`;
 	try {
@@ -47,19 +44,25 @@ export async function fetchBLLeaderboardsByHash(hash: string): Promise<BeatLeade
 	}
 }
 
-async function resolveBeatLeaderPlayerId(playerId: string): Promise<string> {
+export async function fetchBeatLeaderPlayer(playerId: string): Promise<{ id: string; avatar: string | null } | null> {
 	const path = `/player/${encodeURIComponent(playerId)}`;
 	try {
 		const res = await fetch(beatleaderUrl(path));
-		if (!res.ok) return playerId;
-		const data = await res.json() as BeatLeaderPlayerLookup;
-		const canonicalId = data.id;
-		return canonicalId == null ? playerId : String(canonicalId);
+		if (!res.ok) return null;
+		const data = await res.json() as BeatLeaderPlayer;
+		const id = data.id == null ? playerId : String(data.id);
+		const avatar = typeof data.avatar === "string" ? data.avatar.trim() || null : null;
+		return { id, avatar };
 	} catch {
-		return playerId;
+		return null;
 	}
 }
 
+async function resolveBeatLeaderPlayerId(playerId: string): Promise<string> {
+	const p = await fetchBeatLeaderPlayer(playerId);
+	return p?.id ?? playerId;
+}
+
 async function fetchLeaderboardScoresById(
 	leaderboardId: string,
 	maxPages = MAX_LEADERBOARD_SCORE_PAGES,
diff --git a/src/client/index.ts b/src/client/index.ts
index 0cbd4ff..4db0e24 100644
--- a/src/client/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type { BeatSaverMap } from "./beatsaver.ts";
 import { fetchBeatSaverMapById, fetchBeatSaverMeta } from "./beatsaver.ts";
 import {
 	fetchAllMapScoresByHash,
+	fetchBeatLeaderPlayer,
 	fetchBLLeaderboardsByHash,
 	fetchFriends,
 	normalizeAccuracy,
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ const beatSaberPlus = {
 				break;
 			case "handshake":
 				currentPlayerPlatformId = data.playerPlatformId || "";
+				void refreshConfiguredPlayerAvatar();
 				void refreshMapFriendScores();
 				break;
 			default:
@@ -326,8 +328,33 @@ const friendScoresPanel = must<HTMLElement>("friendScores");
 const friendScoresList = must<HTMLOListElement>("friendScoresList");
 const friendScoresEmpty = must<HTMLElement>("friendScoresEmpty");
 const friendScoresHeaderText = must<HTMLElement>("friendScoresHeaderText");
+const friendScoresPlayerAvatar = must<HTMLImageElement>("friendScoresPlayerAvatar");
 const friendScoresHeaderImg = must<HTMLImageElement>("friendScoresHeaderImg");
 
+let cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarKey = "";
+let cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarSrc = "images/unknown.svg";
+
+async function refreshConfiguredPlayerAvatar() {
+	const key = `${settings.beatLeaderId.trim()}|${currentPlayerPlatformId}`;
+	const pid = getEffectivePlayerId();
+	if (!pid) {
+		cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarKey = "";
+		cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarSrc = "images/unknown.svg";
+		friendScoresPlayerAvatar.src = cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarSrc;
+		return;
+	}
+	if (key === cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarKey) {
+		friendScoresPlayerAvatar.src = cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarSrc;
+		return;
+	}
+	const profile = await fetchBeatLeaderPlayer(pid);
+	const keyAfter = `${settings.beatLeaderId.trim()}|${currentPlayerPlatformId}`;
+	if (keyAfter !== key) return;
+	cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarKey = key;
+	cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarSrc = profile?.avatar?.trim() || "images/unknown.svg";
+	friendScoresPlayerAvatar.src = cachedConfiguredPlayerAvatarSrc;
+}
+
 function updateScore(score: Score) {
 	if (!settings.score) return;
 	accuracy.textContent = (score.accuracy * 100).toFixed(1);
@@ -465,6 +492,7 @@ async function refreshMapFriendScores() {
 
 window.onhashchange = () => {
 	loadSettings();
+	void refreshConfiguredPlayerAvatar();
 	const debugEl = document.getElementById("debugSongIdInput") as HTMLInputElement | null;
 	if (debugEl) debugEl.value = settings.debugSongId;
 	if (settings.debugSongId.trim()) void applyDebugSong();
@@ -590,6 +618,7 @@ async function bootstrap() {
 	}
 	loadSettings();
 	document.head.appendChild(style);
+	void refreshConfiguredPlayerAvatar();
 	if (settings.debugSongId.trim()) void applyDebugSong();
 	else void refreshMapFriendScores();
 
@@ -618,8 +647,13 @@ async function bootstrap() {
 	beatLeaderPlayerInput.oninput = () => {
 		settings.beatLeaderId = beatLeaderPlayerInput.value.trim();
 		saveSettings();
+		void refreshConfiguredPlayerAvatar();
 		void refreshMapFriendScores();
 	};
+	must<HTMLButtonElement>("beatLeaderPlayerExample").onclick = () => {
+		beatLeaderPlayerInput.value = "76561199407393962";
+		beatLeaderPlayerInput.dispatchEvent(new Event("input", { bubbles: true }));
+	};
 
 	const scale = must<HTMLInputElement>("scaleInput");
 	scale.valueAsNumber = settings.scale * 100;