diff --git a/bootstrap/app.php b/bootstrap/app.php
index 49a445dcc..efe3bb62f 100644
--- a/bootstrap/app.php
+++ b/bootstrap/app.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ return Application::configure(basePath: dirname(__DIR__))
     ->withProviders([
         \Laravel\Tinker\TinkerServiceProvider::class,
         \Jrean\UserVerification\UserVerificationServiceProvider::class,
+        \Creativeorange\Gravatar\GravatarServiceProvider::class,
     ])
     ->withRouting(
         web: __DIR__.'/../routes/web.php',
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 758b10ae4..c99f8d184 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
         "bacon/bacon-qr-code": "^3.0",
         "bhuvidya/laravel-countries": "^12.0",
         "canihavesomecoffee/thetvdbapi": "^2.0",
+        "creativeorange/gravatar": "^1.0",
         "dariusiii/php-itunes-api": "^1.0",
         "dariusiii/rarinfo": "^2.7",
         "dariusiii/tmdb-laravel": "^12.0.2",
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 9573526fb..60ed5ddab 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "d0809773ded068c21a774f5f691a8a4c",
+    "content-hash": "32bc7137edb3722892750a12718cec6f",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "aharen/omdbapi",
@@ -853,6 +853,69 @@
             ],
             "time": "2025-03-06T14:30:56+00:00"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "creativeorange/gravatar",
+            "version": "v1.0.25",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/brainpink/gravatar.git",
+                "reference": "21ba6cbe125d57965c58468047ea29dfa822b4d3"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/brainpink/gravatar/zipball/21ba6cbe125d57965c58468047ea29dfa822b4d3",
+                "reference": "21ba6cbe125d57965c58468047ea29dfa822b4d3",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "illuminate/support": "^5|^6|^7|^8|^9|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0",
+                "php": ">=5.4.0"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "nunomaduro/larastan": "^0.6.2|^2.4",
+                "orchestra/testbench": "^5.4|^8.0|^9.0|^10.0",
+                "php": ">=7.2"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "extra": {
+                "laravel": {
+                    "aliases": {
+                        "Gravatar": "Creativeorange\\Gravatar\\Facades\\Gravatar"
+                    },
+                    "providers": [
+                        "Creativeorange\\Gravatar\\GravatarServiceProvider"
+                    ]
+                }
+            },
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Creativeorange\\Gravatar\\": "src/"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Jaco Tijssen",
+                    "email": "jaco@creativeorange.nl",
+                    "homepage": "https://www.creativeorange.nl",
+                    "role": "Developer"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "A Laravel Gravatar package for retrieving gravatar image URLs or checking the existance of an image.",
+            "keywords": [
+                "avatar",
+                "gravatar",
+                "laravel"
+            ],
+            "support": {
+                "issues": "https://github.com/brainpink/gravatar/issues",
+                "source": "https://github.com/brainpink/gravatar/tree/v1.0.25"
+            },
+            "time": "2025-02-22T19:11:54+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "dariusiii/php-itunes-api",
             "version": "1.0.12",
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index d004fa8c5..988c13f53 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ return [
     'aliases' => Facade::defaultAliases()->merge([
         'RedisManager' => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis::class,
         'UserVerification' => Jrean\UserVerification\Facades\UserVerification::class,
+        'Gravatar' => Creativeorange\Gravatar\Facades\Gravatar::class,
     ])->toArray(),
 
 ];
diff --git a/config/gravatar.php b/config/gravatar.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fb602fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/gravatar.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+	'default' => [
+
+		// By default, images are presented at 80px by 80px if no size parameter is supplied.
+		// You may request a specific image size, which will be dynamically delivered from Gravatar
+		// by passing a single pixel dimension (since the images are square):
+		'size'   => 80,
+
+		// the fallback image, can be a string or a url
+		// for more info, visit: https://docs.gravatar.com/api/avatars/images/#default-image
+		'fallback' => 'mp',
+
+		// would you like to return a https://... image
+		'secure' => false,
+
+		// Gravatar allows users to self-rate their images so that they can indicate if an image
+		// is appropriate for a certain audience. By default, only 'G' rated images are displayed
+		// unless you indicate that you would like to see higher ratings.
+		// Available options:
+		// g: suitable for display on all websites with any audience type.
+		// pg: may contain rude gestures, provocatively dressed individuals, the lesser swear words, or mild violence.
+		// r: may contain such things as harsh profanity, intense violence, nudity, or hard drug use.
+		// x: may contain hardcore sexual imagery or extremely disturbing violence.
+		'maximumRating' => 'g',
+
+		// If for some reason you wanted to force the default image to always load, you can do that setting this to true
+		'forceDefault' => false,
+
+		// If you require a file-type extension (some places do) then you may also add an (optional) .jpg extension to that URL
+		'forceExtension' => 'jpg',
+	]
+];
diff --git a/resources/views/themes/Gentele/headermenu.tpl b/resources/views/themes/Gentele/headermenu.tpl
index b58f89ef7..177135e9e 100755
--- a/resources/views/themes/Gentele/headermenu.tpl
+++ b/resources/views/themes/Gentele/headermenu.tpl
@@ -225,19 +225,9 @@
                                             <div class="dropdown">
                                                 <a class="btn btn-outline-light btn-sm dropdown-toggle d-flex align-items-center" href="#" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
                                                     <span class="header-profile-img me-2">
-                                                        <!-- First letter fallback (positioned behind Gravatar) -->
                                                         <span class="header-initial img-circle d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center">
                                                             {{substr($userdata.username, 0, 1)|upper}}
                                                         </span>
-
-                                                        <!-- Gravatar image (will be visible if it loads properly) -->
-                                                        {if isset($userdata.email)}
-                                                            <img src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/{{md5(strtolower(trim($userdata.email)))}}.jpg?s=30&d=mp"
-                                                                 alt="{{$userdata.username}}"
-                                                                 class="img-circle header-img"
-                                                                 style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 2;"
-                                                                 onerror="this.style.display='none'">
-                                                        {/if}
                                                     </span>
                                                     <span>{$userdata.username}</span>
                                                 </a>
diff --git a/resources/views/themes/Gentele/profile.tpl b/resources/views/themes/Gentele/profile.tpl
index 3f6ee48de..f366ac640 100755
--- a/resources/views/themes/Gentele/profile.tpl
+++ b/resources/views/themes/Gentele/profile.tpl
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
                                                                   <span class="display-4 text-white">{$user.username|substr:0:1|upper}</span>
                                                               </div>
 
-                                                              <!-- Gravatar image on top -->
-                                                              <img src="https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/{{md5(strtolower(trim($user.email)))}}.jpg?s=120&d=mp"
+                                                              <!-- Gravatar image using the creativeorange/gravatar package -->
+                                                              <img src="{{Gravatar::get($user.email, ['size' => 120, 'default' => 'mp'])}}"
                                                                    alt="{{$user.username}}"
                                                                    class="img-circle profile-img w-100 h-100 position-absolute top-0 start-0"
                                                                    style="z-index: 2; background-color: white;"