diff --git a/templates/admin/release_report_detail.html b/templates/admin/release_report_detail.html
index 92a44efc1..379d60965 100644
--- a/templates/admin/release_report_detail.html
+++ b/templates/admin/release_report_detail.html
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ <h2 class="mt-0">From the Fiscal Sponsorship Committee</h2>
           <div class="committee_members flex flex-wrap mt-2 text-sm text-center absolute" style="">
             {% for user in committee_members|dictsort:"display_name" %}
               <figure class="w-32 m-2">
-                {% avatar user=user is_link=False image_size="w-32 h-32" icon_size="text-8xl" %}
+                {% avatar user=user is_link=False image_size="w-32 h-32" icon_size="text-8xl" use_user_hq_image=True %}
                 <figcaption class="p-1">{{user.display_name}}</figcaption>
               </figure>
             {% endfor %}
diff --git a/users/models.py b/users/models.py
index 99ff6e595..fe1d18386 100644
--- a/users/models.py
+++ b/users/models.py
@@ -292,6 +292,12 @@ def get_thumbnail_url(self):
             with suppress(AttributeError, MissingSource):
                 return getattr(self.image_thumbnail, "url", None)
 
+    def get_hq_image_url(self):
+        # convenience method for templates
+        if self.hq_image and self.hq_image_render:
+            with suppress(AttributeError, MissingSource):
+                return getattr(self.hq_image_render, "url", None)
+
     @property
     def github_profile_url(self):
         if not self.github_username:
diff --git a/users/templatetags/avatar_tags.py b/users/templatetags/avatar_tags.py
index a5075a49d..867dcd194 100644
--- a/users/templatetags/avatar_tags.py
+++ b/users/templatetags/avatar_tags.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def avatar(
     icon_size=None,
     contributor_label=None,
     avatar_type=None,
+    use_user_hq_image=False,
 ):
     def get_commit_author_attribute(commitauthor, attribute):
         if isinstance(commitauthor, dict):
@@ -64,22 +65,27 @@ def get_commit_author_attribute(commitauthor, attribute):
     }
 
     if user and commitauthor:
-        image_url = user.get_thumbnail_url() or get_commit_author_attribute(
+        std_image = user.get_thumbnail_url() or get_commit_author_attribute(
             commitauthor, "avatar_url"
         )
+        hq_image = user.get_hq_image_url()
+        use_hq_image = use_user_hq_image and hq_image
         href = user.github_profile_url or get_commit_author_attribute(
             commitauthor, "github_profile_url"
         )
         return base_avatar(
             commitauthor.display_name,
-            image_url,
+            hq_image if use_hq_image else std_image,
             href,
             **kwargs,
         )
     elif user:
+        std_image = user.get_thumbnail_url()
+        hq_image = user.get_hq_image_url()
+        use_hq_image = use_user_hq_image and hq_image
         return base_avatar(
             user.display_name,
-            user.get_thumbnail_url(),
+            hq_image if use_hq_image else std_image,
             user.github_profile_url,
             **kwargs,
         )