diff --git a/cmd/web.go b/cmd/web.go
index 5092fc2b63..e839e37a58 100644
--- a/cmd/web.go
+++ b/cmd/web.go
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ func runWeb(ctx *cli.Context) {
 				m.Combo("").Get(org.Settings).
 					Post(bindIgnErr(auth.UpdateOrgSettingForm{}), org.SettingsPost)
 				m.Post("/avatar", binding.MultipartForm(auth.UploadAvatarForm{}), org.SettingsAvatar)
+				m.Post("/avatar/delete", org.SettingsDeleteAvatar)
 
 				m.Group("/hooks", func() {
 					m.Get("", org.Webhooks)
diff --git a/models/user.go b/models/user.go
index bd4cace44d..8b90687e32 100644
--- a/models/user.go
+++ b/models/user.go
@@ -346,6 +346,19 @@ func (u *User) UploadAvatar(data []byte) error {
 	return sess.Commit()
 }
 
+// DeleteAvatar deletes the user's custom avatar.
+func (u *User) DeleteAvatar() error {
+	log.Info("Deleting user avatar: %s", u.CustomAvatarPath())
+	os.Remove(u.CustomAvatarPath())
+
+	u.UseCustomAvatar = false
+	if err := UpdateUser(u); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("updateUser: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // IsAdminOfRepo returns true if user has admin or higher access of repository.
 func (u *User) IsAdminOfRepo(repo *Repository) bool {
 	has, err := HasAccess(u, repo, ACCESS_MODE_ADMIN)
diff --git a/routers/org/setting.go b/routers/org/setting.go
index 0b1b512d34..29ce34f5d9 100644
--- a/routers/org/setting.go
+++ b/routers/org/setting.go
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ func SettingsAvatar(ctx *middleware.Context, form auth.UploadAvatarForm) {
 	ctx.Redirect(ctx.Org.OrgLink + "/settings")
 }
 
+func SettingsDeleteAvatar(ctx *middleware.Context) {
+	if err := ctx.Org.Organization.DeleteAvatar(); err != nil {
+		ctx.Flash.Error(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	ctx.Redirect(ctx.Org.OrgLink + "/settings")
+}
+
 func SettingsDelete(ctx *middleware.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("org.settings")
 	ctx.Data["PageIsSettingsDelete"] = true
diff --git a/routers/user/setting.go b/routers/user/setting.go
index 8d1b24dd8c..c704b67ce0 100644
--- a/routers/user/setting.go
+++ b/routers/user/setting.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/Unknwon/com"
@@ -156,12 +155,10 @@ func SettingsAvatar(ctx *middleware.Context, form auth.UploadAvatarForm) {
 }
 
 func SettingsDeleteAvatar(ctx *middleware.Context) {
-	os.Remove(ctx.User.CustomAvatarPath())
-
-	ctx.User.UseCustomAvatar = false
-	if err := models.UpdateUser(ctx.User); err != nil {
-		ctx.Flash.Error(fmt.Sprintf("UpdateUser: %v", err))
+	if err := ctx.User.DeleteAvatar(); err != nil {
+		ctx.Flash.Error(err.Error())
 	}
+
 	ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubUrl + "/user/settings")
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/org/settings/options.tmpl b/templates/org/settings/options.tmpl
index 64be63b7ef..8041365434 100644
--- a/templates/org/settings/options.tmpl
+++ b/templates/org/settings/options.tmpl
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 
 						<div class="field">
 							<button class="ui green button">{{$.i18n.Tr "settings.update_avatar"}}</button>
+							<a class="ui red button delete-post" data-request-url="{{.Link}}/avatar/delete" data-done-url="{{.Link}}">{{$.i18n.Tr "settings.delete_current_avatar"}}</a>
 						</div>
 					</form>
 				</div>