diff --git a/docs/core-checklist-status.md b/docs/core-checklist-status.md
index e374f6c..55bf871 100644
--- a/docs/core-checklist-status.md
+++ b/docs/core-checklist-status.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Legend:
 20. GIF - `PARTIAL` (web GIF picker with Tenor search + preset fallback + favorites)
 21. Message History/Search - `DONE` (history/pagination/chat+global search)
 22. Text Formatting - `PARTIAL` (bold/italic/underline/spoiler/mono/links + strikethrough + quote/code block; toolbar still evolving)
-23. Groups - `PARTIAL` (create/add/remove/invite link; join-by-invite and invite permissions covered by integration tests; members API now returns profile fields (`username/name/avatar_url`) and web Chat Info consumes them to avoid extra per-member profile requests; advanced moderation still partial)
+23. Groups - `PARTIAL` (create/add/remove/invite link; join-by-invite and invite permissions covered by integration tests; members API now returns profile fields (`username/name/avatar_url`) and web Chat Info consumes them to avoid extra per-member profile requests; add-member search also shows avatars; advanced moderation still partial)
 24. Roles - `DONE` (owner/admin/member)
 25. Admin Rights - `PARTIAL` (delete/pin/edit info + explicit ban APIs for groups/channels including ban list endpoint; web Chat Info now shows searchable `Banned users` with right-click `Unban` action for owner/admin, member search, avatars in moderation lists, and invite-link copy/regenerate actions; integration tests cover channel member read-only, channel admin full-delete, channel message delete-for-all permissions, group profile edit permissions, owner-only role management rules, and admin-visible/member-forbidden ban-list access; remaining UX moderation tools limited)
 26. Channels - `PARTIAL` (create/post/edit/delete/subscribe/unsubscribe; integration tests now also cover invite-link permissions (member forbidden, admin allowed); UX edge-cases still polishing)
diff --git a/web/src/components/ChatInfoPanel.tsx b/web/src/components/ChatInfoPanel.tsx
index fcd2ca5..9304dad 100644
--- a/web/src/components/ChatInfoPanel.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/ChatInfoPanel.tsx
@@ -657,8 +657,19 @@ export function ChatInfoPanel({ chatId, open, onClose }: Props) {
                         }
                       }}
                     >
-                      <p className="truncate font-semibold">{user.name}</p>
-                      <p className="truncate text-xs text-slate-400">@{user.username}</p>
+                      <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
+                        {user.avatar_url ? (
+                          <img alt="avatar" className="h-8 w-8 shrink-0 rounded-full object-cover" src={user.avatar_url} />
+                        ) : (
+                          <div className="flex h-8 w-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-slate-700 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase text-slate-200">
+                            {initialsFromName(user.name || user.username || `user ${user.id}`)}
+                          </div>
+                        )}
+                        <div className="min-w-0">
+                          <p className="truncate font-semibold">{user.name}</p>
+                          <p className="truncate text-xs text-slate-400">@{user.username}</p>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
                     </button>
                   ))}
                 </div>