diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/CDN.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/CDN.cs
index f23f55238..c885c3e25 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/CDN.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/CDN.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ namespace Discord
             string extension = FormatToExtension(format, avatarId);
             return $"{DiscordConfig.CDNUrl}avatars/{userId}/{avatarId}.{extension}?size={size}";
         }
+        public static string GetUserDefaultAvatarUrl(ushort discriminator)
+            => $"{DiscordConfig.CDNUrl}embed/avatars/{discriminator % 5}.png";
         public static string GetGuildIconUrl(ulong guildId, string iconId)
             => iconId != null ? $"{DiscordConfig.CDNUrl}icons/{guildId}/{iconId}.jpg" : null;
         public static string GetGuildSplashUrl(ulong guildId, string splashId)
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Users/IUser.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Users/IUser.cs
index e3f270f6f..b050776a5 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Users/IUser.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Users/IUser.cs
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ namespace Discord
     {
         /// <summary> Gets the id of this user's avatar. </summary>
         string AvatarId { get; }
-        /// <summary> Gets the url to this user's avatar. </summary>
+        /// <summary> Gets the url to this user's avatar or null if it's the default one. </summary>
         string GetAvatarUrl(ImageFormat format = ImageFormat.Auto, ushort size = 128);
+        /// <summary>
+        /// <para>Gets the url to this user's avatar or the default one if he doesn't have a custom one.</para>
+        /// <para>The default avatar image is a 256x256 PNG.</para>
+        /// </summary>
+        string GetAvatarUrlOrDefault(ImageFormat format = ImageFormat.Auto, ushort size = 128);
         /// <summary> Gets the per-username unique id for this user. </summary>
         string Discriminator { get; }
         /// <summary> Gets the per-username unique id for this user. </summary>
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Users/RestUser.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Users/RestUser.cs
index c6cf6103a..203e0cf49 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Users/RestUser.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Users/RestUser.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Model = Discord.API.User;
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
         public string GetAvatarUrl(ImageFormat format = ImageFormat.Auto, ushort size = 128)
             => CDN.GetUserAvatarUrl(Id, AvatarId, size, format);
 
+        public string GetAvatarUrlOrDefault(ImageFormat format = ImageFormat.Auto, ushort size = 128)
+            => CDN.GetUserAvatarUrl(Id, AvatarId, size, format) ?? CDN.GetUserDefaultAvatarUrl(DiscriminatorValue);
+
         public override string ToString() => $"{Username}#{Discriminator}";
         private string DebuggerDisplay => $"{Username}#{Discriminator} ({Id}{(IsBot ? ", Bot" : "")})";
 
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Users/SocketUser.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Users/SocketUser.cs
index 58d5c62a1..d8e46bf0a 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Users/SocketUser.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Users/SocketUser.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using Discord.Rest;
+using Discord.Rest;
 using System;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Model = Discord.API.User;
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
         public string GetAvatarUrl(ImageFormat format = ImageFormat.Auto, ushort size = 128)
             => CDN.GetUserAvatarUrl(Id, AvatarId, size, format);
 
+        public string GetAvatarUrlOrDefault(ImageFormat format = ImageFormat.Auto, ushort size = 128)
+            => CDN.GetUserAvatarUrl(Id, AvatarId, size, format) ?? CDN.GetUserDefaultAvatarUrl(DiscriminatorValue);
+
         public override string ToString() => $"{Username}#{Discriminator}";
         private string DebuggerDisplay => $"{Username}#{Discriminator} ({Id}{(IsBot ? ", Bot" : "")})";
         internal SocketUser Clone() => MemberwiseClone() as SocketUser;