diff --git a/lib/models/user.js b/lib/models/user.js
index 7d27242cf..aee420417 100644
--- a/lib/models/user.js
+++ b/lib/models/user.js
@@ -79,39 +79,54 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
                 if (profile) {
                     profile = {
                         name: profile.displayName || profile.username,
-                        photo: User.parsePhotoByProfile(profile)
+                        photo: User.parsePhotoByProfile(profile),
+                        biggerphoto: User.parsePhotoByProfile(profile, true)
                     }
                 }
                 return profile;
             },
-            parsePhotoByProfile: function (profile) {
+            parsePhotoByProfile: function (profile, bigger) {
                 var photo = null;
                 switch (profile.provider) {
                     case "facebook":
-                        photo = 'https://graph.facebook.com/' + profile.id + '/picture?width=96';
+                        photo = 'https://graph.facebook.com/' + profile.id + '/picture';
+                        if (bigger) photo += '?width=400';
+                        else photo += '?width=96';
                         break;
                     case "twitter":
-                        photo = 'https://twitter.com/' + profile.username + '/profile_image?size=bigger';
+                        photo = 'https://twitter.com/' + profile.username + '/profile_image';
+                        if (bigger) photo += '?size=original';
+                        else photo += '?size=bigger';
                         break;
                     case "github":
-                        photo = 'https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/' + profile.id + '?s=96';
+                        photo = 'https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/' + profile.id;
+                        if (bigger) photo += '?s=400';
+                        else photo += '?s=96';
                         break;
                     case "gitlab":
-                        photo = profile.avatarUrl.replace(/(\?s=)\d*$/i, '$196');
+                        photo = profile.avatarUrl;
+                        if (bigger) photo.replace(/(\?s=)\d*$/i, '$1400');
+                        else photo.replace(/(\?s=)\d*$/i, '$196');
                         break;
                     case "dropbox":
                         //no image api provided, use gravatar
-                        photo = 'https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/' + md5(profile.emails[0].value) + '?s=96';
+                        photo = 'https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/' + md5(profile.emails[0].value);
+                        if (bigger) photo += '?s=400';
+                        else photo += '?s=96';
                         break;
                     case "google":
-                        photo = profile.photos[0].value.replace(/(\?sz=)\d*$/i, '$196');
+                        photo = profile.photos[0].value;
+                        if (bigger) photo.replace(/(\?sz=)\d*$/i, '$1400');
+                        else photo.replace(/(\?sz=)\d*$/i, '$196');
                         break;
                     case "ldap":
                         //no image api provided,
                         //use gravatar if email exists,
                         //otherwise generate a letter avatar
                         if (profile.emails[0]) {
-                            photo = 'https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/' + md5(profile.emails[0]) + '?s=96';
+                            photo = 'https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/' + md5(profile.emails[0]);
+                            if (bigger) photo += '?s=400';
+                            else photo += '?s=96';
                         } else {
                             photo = letterAvatars(profile.username);
                         }
@@ -123,7 +138,8 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
                 var photoUrl = 'https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/' + md5(email);
                 return {
                     name: email.substring(0, email.lastIndexOf("@")),
-                    photo: photoUrl += '?s=96'
+                    photo: photoUrl += '?s=96',
+                    biggerphoto: photoUrl += '?s=400'
                 };
             }
         }