diff --git a/bskyweb/cmd/bskyweb/filters.go b/bskyweb/cmd/bskyweb/filters.go
index a92cc606bf..4cc5f105f7 100644
--- a/bskyweb/cmd/bskyweb/filters.go
+++ b/bskyweb/cmd/bskyweb/filters.go
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"net/url"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/flosch/pongo2/v6"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	pongo2.RegisterFilter("canonicalize_url", filterCanonicalizeURL)
+	pongo2.RegisterFilter("avatar_thumbnail", filterAvatarThumbnail)
 }
 
 func filterCanonicalizeURL(in *pongo2.Value, param *pongo2.Value) (*pongo2.Value, *pongo2.Error) {
@@ -26,3 +28,8 @@ func filterCanonicalizeURL(in *pongo2.Value, param *pongo2.Value) (*pongo2.Value
 	// Return the cleaned URL
 	return pongo2.AsValue(parsedURL.String()), nil
 }
+
+func filterAvatarThumbnail(in *pongo2.Value, param *pongo2.Value) (*pongo2.Value, *pongo2.Error) {
+	urlStr := in.String()
+	return pongo2.AsValue(strings.Replace(urlStr, "/img/avatar/plain/", "/img/avatar_thumbnail/plain/", 1)), nil
+}
diff --git a/bskyweb/templates/post.html b/bskyweb/templates/post.html
index 6b6516288f..0a94f8c5b9 100644
--- a/bskyweb/templates/post.html
+++ b/bskyweb/templates/post.html
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
   {% endfor %}
   <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
   {% else %}
-  <meta property="og:image" content="{{ postView.Author.Avatar }}">
-  <meta property="twitter:image" content="{{ postView.Author.Avatar }}">
+  <meta property="og:image" content="{{ postView.Author.Avatar|avatar_thumbnail }}">
+  <meta property="twitter:image" content="{{ postView.Author.Avatar|avatar_thumbnail }}">
   <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary">
   {% endif %}
   <meta name="twitter:label1" content="Posted At">