diff --git a/html/src/app.js b/html/src/app.js
index f5e77d2d..d4436e7d 100644
--- a/html/src/app.js
+++ b/html/src/app.js
@@ -1640,6 +1640,16 @@ CefSharp.BindObjectAsync(
         }
     });
 
+    API.$on('AVATAR:SAVE', function (args) {
+        var { json } = args;
+        this.$emit('AVATAR', {
+            json,
+            params: {
+                avatarId: json.id
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
     API.$on('AVATAR:SELECT', function (args) {
         this.$emit('USER:CURRENT', args);
     });
@@ -1740,6 +1750,26 @@ CefSharp.BindObjectAsync(
         });
     };
 
+    /*
+        params: {
+            id: string
+            releaseStatus: string ('public','private'),
+        }
+    */
+    API.saveAvatar = function (params) {
+        return this.call(`avatars/${params.id}`, {
+            method: 'PUT',
+            params
+        }).then((json) => {
+            var args = {
+                json,
+                params
+            };
+            this.$emit('AVATAR:SAVE', args);
+            return args;
+        });
+    };
+
     /*
         params: {
             avatarId: string
@@ -6567,6 +6597,30 @@ CefSharp.BindObjectAsync(
                                 return args;
                             });
                             break;
+                        case 'Make Public':
+                            API.saveAvatar({
+                                id: D.id,
+                                releaseStatus: 'public'
+                            }).then((args) => {
+                                this.$message({
+                                    message: 'Avatar updated to public',
+                                    type: 'success'
+                                });
+                                return args;
+                            });;
+                            break;
+                        case 'Make Private':
+                            API.saveAvatar({
+                                id: D.id,
+                                releaseStatus: 'private'
+                            }).then((args) => {
+                                this.$message({
+                                    message: 'Avatar updated to private',
+                                    type: 'success'
+                                });
+                                return args;
+                            });;
+                            break;
                         default:
                             break;
                     }
diff --git a/html/src/index.pug b/html/src/index.pug
index 2b2bd15e..fc2beed7 100644
--- a/html/src/index.pug
+++ b/html/src/index.pug
@@ -904,6 +904,9 @@ html
                                     el-button(type="default" icon="el-icon-more" circle)
                                     el-dropdown-menu(#default="dropdown")
                                         el-dropdown-item(icon="el-icon-check" command="Select Avatar") Select Avatar
+                                        template(v-if="avatarDialog.ref.authorId === API.currentUser.id")
+                                            el-dropdown-item(v-if="avatarDialog.ref.releaseStatus === 'public'" icon="el-icon-user-solid" command="Make Private" divided) Make Private
+                                            el-dropdown-item(v-else icon="el-icon-user" command="Make Public" divided) Make Public
                     el-tabs
                         el-tab-pane(label="Info")
                             .x-friend-list