diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/user_zoom.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/user_zoom.js.coffee
index 60132a904..bc5a5befa 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/user_zoom.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/user_zoom.js.coffee
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class App.UserZoom extends App.Controller
       url: @url()
       id:  @user_id
       class: ""
-      iconClass: "user"
+      iconClass: @user.icon()
 
 
     if @user
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/user.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/user.js.coffee
index 99b392957..fbe8c056a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/user.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/user.js.coffee
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ class App.User extends App.Model
   uiUrl: ->
     '#user/zoom/' + @id
 
+  icon: (user) ->
+    "user icon"
+
   @_fillUp: (data) ->
 
     # set socal media links