diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 0d6c90208..7aca81c75 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ Lint/NestedMethodDefinition:
   Exclude:
     - api/sinatra/**/*
 
+Lint/MissingSuper:
+  Exclude:
+    - app/components/**/*
+
 
 ### Metrics
 
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 63e2ae23c..c85349e88 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ gem "fake_email_validator"
 # TLD validation
 gem "tldv", "~> 0.1.0"
 
+gem "view_component"
+
 gem "jwt", "~> 2.7"
 
 group :development do
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index c9dfd28f0..410d2741a 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -485,6 +485,10 @@ GEM
     unf_ext (0.0.8)
     unicode-display_width (2.5.0)
     uniform_notifier (1.16.0)
+    view_component (3.6.0)
+      activesupport (>= 5.2.0, < 8.0)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+      method_source (~> 1.0)
     warden (1.2.9)
       rack (>= 2.0.9)
     webpush (1.1.0)
@@ -580,6 +584,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   tldv (~> 0.1.0)
   turbo-rails
   twitter-text
+  view_component
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    2.4.21
diff --git a/app/components/avatar_component.html.haml b/app/components/avatar_component.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..379979c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/avatar_component.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+%img{ class: avatar_classes,
+      alt: alt_text,
+      src: avatar_image,
+      loading: :lazy }
diff --git a/app/components/avatar_component.rb b/app/components/avatar_component.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c970576a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/avatar_component.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class AvatarComponent < ViewComponent::Base
+  ALLOWED_SIZES = %w[xs sm md lg xl xxl].freeze
+
+  def initialize(user:, size:, classes: [])
+    @user = user
+    @size = size if ALLOWED_SIZES.include? size
+    @classes = classes
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def size_to_version(size)
+    case size
+    when "xs", "sm"
+      :small
+    when "md", "lg"
+      :medium
+    when "xl", "xxl"
+      :large
+    end
+  end
+
+  def alt_text = "@#{@user.screen_name}"
+
+  def avatar_classes = @classes.unshift("avatar-#{@size}")
+
+  def avatar_image = @user.profile_picture.url(size_to_version(@size))
+end
diff --git a/app/views/answerbox/_comments.html.haml b/app/views/answerbox/_comments.html.haml
index 62a1035c7..a03e4e103 100644
--- a/app/views/answerbox/_comments.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/answerbox/_comments.html.haml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         .d-flex
           .flex-shrink-0
             %a{ href: user_path(comment.user) }
-              %img.comment__user-avatar.avatar-sm{ src: comment.user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
+              = render AvatarComponent.new(user: comment.user, size: "sm", classes: ["comment__user-avatar"])
           .flex-grow-1
             %h6.comment__user
               = user_screen_name comment.user
diff --git a/app/views/answerbox/_header.html.haml b/app/views/answerbox/_header.html.haml
index 30dd9738a..37f5b4064 100644
--- a/app/views/answerbox/_header.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/answerbox/_header.html.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     - unless a.question.author_is_anonymous
       .flex-shrink-0
         %a{ href: user_path(a.question.user) }
-          %img.answerbox__question-user-avatar.avatar-md{ src: a.question.user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
+          = render AvatarComponent.new(user: a.question.user, size: "md", classes: ["answerbox__question-user-avatar"])
     .flex-grow-1
       %h6.text-muted.answerbox__question-user
         - if a.question.author_is_anonymous
diff --git a/app/views/answerbox/_smiles.html.haml b/app/views/answerbox/_smiles.html.haml
index 518c72ee2..89e905390 100644
--- a/app/views/answerbox/_smiles.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/answerbox/_smiles.html.haml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
         %a{ href: user_path(smile.user),
           title: user_screen_name(smile.user, url: false),
           data: { bs_toggle: :tooltip, bs_placement: :top, smile_id: smile.id } }
-          %img.avatar-xs{ src: smile.user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
+          = render AvatarComponent.new(user: smile.user, size: "xs")
diff --git a/app/views/application/_answerbox.html.haml b/app/views/application/_answerbox.html.haml
index 4524f405d..470101057 100644
--- a/app/views/application/_answerbox.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/application/_answerbox.html.haml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
           .d-flex
             .flex-shrink-0
               %a{ href: user_path(a.user) }
-                %img.answerbox__answer-user-avatar.avatar-sm{ src: a.user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
+                = render AvatarComponent.new(user: a.user, size: "sm", classes: ["answerbox__answer-user-avatar"])
             .flex-grow-1
               %h6.answerbox__answer-user
                 = raw t(".answered", hide: hidespan(t(".hide"), "d-none d-sm-inline"), user: user_screen_name(a.user))
diff --git a/app/views/discover/_userbox.html.haml b/app/views/discover/_userbox.html.haml
index 8c322b50c..165ccc51a 100644
--- a/app/views/discover/_userbox.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/discover/_userbox.html.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     .d-flex
       .flex-shrink-0
         %a{ href: user_path(u) }
-          %img.avatar-md.me-2{ src: u.profile_picture.url(:medium) }
+          = render AvatarComponent.new(user: u, size: "md", classes: ["me-2"])
       .flex-grow-1
         %h6.answerbox__question-user
           - if u.profile.display_name.blank?
diff --git a/app/views/inbox/_entry.html.haml b/app/views/inbox/_entry.html.haml
index 1d37c7116..873d37954 100644
--- a/app/views/inbox/_entry.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/inbox/_entry.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       - unless i.question.author_is_anonymous
         .flex-shrink-0
           %a.pull-left{ href: user_path(i.question.user) }
-            %img.answerbox__question-user-avatar.avatar-md{ src: i.question.user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
+            = render AvatarComponent.new(user: i.question.user, size: "md", classes: ["answerbox__question-user-avatar"])
       .flex-grow-1
         %h6.text-muted.answerbox__question-user
           - if i.question.author_is_anonymous
diff --git a/app/views/moderation/_moderationbox.html.haml b/app/views/moderation/_moderationbox.html.haml
index 721177afb..ef0c16fb2 100644
--- a/app/views/moderation/_moderationbox.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/moderation/_moderationbox.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .card.moderationbox{ data: { id: report.id } }
   .card-header
-    %img.avatar-sm{ src: report.user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
+    = render AvatarComponent.new(user: report.user, size: "sm")
     = t(".reported_html",
       user: user_screen_name(report.user),
       content: report.type.sub("Reports::", ""),
diff --git a/app/views/moderation/inbox/_header.html.haml b/app/views/moderation/inbox/_header.html.haml
index eae01b4b8..cd57e8d8c 100644
--- a/app/views/moderation/inbox/_header.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/moderation/inbox/_header.html.haml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
       .d-flex
         .flex-shrink-0
           %a{ href: user_path(user) }
-            %img.answerbox__question-user-avatar.avatar-md{ src: user.profile_picture.url(:medium) }
+            = render AvatarComponent.new(user:, size: "md", classes: ["answerbox__question-user-avatar"])
         .flex-grow-1
           = t(".title_html", screen_name: user.screen_name, user_id: user.id)
diff --git a/app/views/navigation/_desktop.html.haml b/app/views/navigation/_desktop.html.haml
index fc0cce386..267c59ffa 100644
--- a/app/views/navigation/_desktop.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/navigation/_desktop.html.haml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
           %i.fa.fa-pencil-square-o
       %li.nav-item.dropdown.profile--image-dropdown
         %a.nav-link.dropdown-toggle.p-sm-0{ href: "#", data: { bs_toggle: :dropdown } }
-          %img.avatar-md.d-none.d-sm-inline{ src: current_user.profile_picture.url(:small) }
+          = render AvatarComponent.new(user: current_user, size: "md", classes: ["d-none", "d-sm-inline"])
           %span.d-inline.d-sm-none
             = current_user.screen_name
             %b.caret
diff --git a/app/views/navigation/_mobile.html.haml b/app/views/navigation/_mobile.html.haml
index 2b68f0811..010d592cf 100644
--- a/app/views/navigation/_mobile.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/navigation/_mobile.html.haml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
         badge: notification_count, badge_color: "primary", badge_attr: { id: "notification-mobile-count" }, icon_only: true
       %li.nav-item.profile--image-dropdown
         %a.nav-link{ href: '#', data: { bs_toggle: 'dropdown', bs_target: '#rs-mobile-nav-profile' }, aria: { controls: 'rs-mobile-nav-profile', expanded: 'false' } }
-          %img.avatar-md.d-inline{ src: current_user.profile_picture.url(:small) }
+          = render AvatarComponent.new(user: current_user, size: "md", classes: ["d-inline"])
         = render 'navigation/dropdown/profile', size: "mobile"
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/type/_answer.html.haml b/app/views/notifications/type/_answer.html.haml
index 890fb394e..a85836ebb 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/type/_answer.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/type/_answer.html.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     %i.fa.fa-2x.fa-fw.fa-exclamation
   .flex-grow-1
     .notification__heading
-      %img.avatar-xs{ src: notification.target.user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
+      = render AvatarComponent.new(user: notification.target.user, size: "xs")
       = t(".heading_html",
           user: user_screen_name(notification.target.user),
           question: link_to(t(".link_text"), answer_path(username: notification.target.user.screen_name, id: notification.target.id), target: "_top"),
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/type/_comment.html.haml b/app/views/notifications/type/_comment.html.haml
index 56c3797c3..a3371df1f 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/type/_comment.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/type/_comment.html.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     %i.fa.fa-2x.fa-fw.fa-comments
   .flex-grow-1
     .notification__heading
-      %img.avatar-xs{ src: notification.target.user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
+      = render AvatarComponent.new(user: notification.target.user, size: "xs")
       - if notification.target.answer.user == current_user
         = t(".heading_html",
               user: user_screen_name(notification.target.user),
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/type/_follow.html.haml b/app/views/notifications/type/_follow.html.haml
index 0994b6de9..d142943fd 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/type/_follow.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/type/_follow.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .d-flex.notification
   .flex-shrink-0.notification__icon
-    %img.avatar-sm{ src: notification.target.source.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
+    = render AvatarComponent.new(user: notification.target.source, size: "sm")
   .flex-grow-1
     %h6.notification__user
       = user_screen_name notification.target.source
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/type/_reaction.html.haml b/app/views/notifications/type/_reaction.html.haml
index ae9259c11..0f0e68f8a 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/type/_reaction.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/type/_reaction.html.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     %i.fa.fa-2x.fa-fw.fa-smile-o
   .flex-grow-1
     .notification__heading
-      %img.avatar-xs{ src: notification.target.user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
+      = render AvatarComponent.new(user: notification.target.user, size: "xs")
       - if notification.target.parent_type == "Answer"
         = t(".heading_html",
               user: user_screen_name(notification.target.user),
diff --git a/app/views/question/_question.html.haml b/app/views/question/_question.html.haml
index 1128bb5f0..c25594f04 100644
--- a/app/views/question/_question.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/question/_question.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         - unless question.author_is_anonymous
           .flex-shrink-0
             %a{ href: unless hidden then user_path(question.user) end }
-              %img.answerbox__question-user-avatar.avatar-md{ src: question.user.profile_picture.url(:small) }
+              = render AvatarComponent.new(user: question.user, size: "md", classes: ["answerbox__question-user-avatar"])
         .flex-grow-1
           %h6.text-muted.answerbox__question-user
             - identifier = question.author_is_anonymous ? question.author_identifier : nil
diff --git a/app/views/settings/blocks/index.html.haml b/app/views/settings/blocks/index.html.haml
index 51e18a11b..e11aa2558 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/blocks/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/blocks/index.html.haml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       - @blocks.each do |block|
         %li.list-group-item
           .d-flex
-            %img.avatar-md.d-none.d-sm-inline.me-2{ src: block.target.profile_picture.url(:small) }
+            = render AvatarComponent.new(user: block.target, size: "md", classes: ["d-none", "d-sm-inline", "me-2"])
             %div
               %p.mb-0= user_screen_name(block.target)
               %p.text-muted.mb-0= t(".blocked", time: time_ago_in_words(block.created_at))
diff --git a/app/views/settings/mutes/_user.html.haml b/app/views/settings/mutes/_user.html.haml
index e669270ac..a2324bcce 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/mutes/_user.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/mutes/_user.html.haml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .d-flex.mb-2
-  %img.avatar-md.me-2{ src: user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
+  = render AvatarComponent.new(user:, size: "md", classes: ["me-2"])
   %p.align-self-center.m-0= user_screen_name(user, context_user: current_user)
   .ms-auto.d-inline-flex
     %button.btn.btn-default.align-self-center{ data: { action: :unmute, target: user.screen_name } }
diff --git a/app/views/settings/profile/edit.html.haml b/app/views/settings/profile/edit.html.haml
index 327215908..d2311e51d 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/profile/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/profile/edit.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       %div{ data: { controller: "cropper", cropper_aspect_ratio_value: "1" } }
         .d-flex
           .flex-shrink-0
-            %img.avatar-lg.me-3{ src: current_user.profile_picture.url(:medium) }
+            = render AvatarComponent.new(user: current_user, size: "lg", classes: ["me-3"])
           .flex-grow-1
             = f.file_field :profile_picture, accept: APP_CONFIG[:accepted_image_formats].join(","), data: { cropper_target: "input", action: "cropper#change" }
 
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_question.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_question.html.haml
index e1a4df80c..6ebd7d933 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_question.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_question.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       - if type == "discover"
         .flex-shrink-0
           %a{ href: user_screen_name(q.user, link_only: true) }
-            %img.avatar-md.me-2{ src: q.user&.profile_picture&.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
+            = render AvatarComponent.new(user: q.user, size: "md", classes: ["me-2"])
       .flex-grow-1
         %h6.text-muted.answerbox__question-user
           - if type.nil? && q.direct
diff --git a/app/views/tabs/_feed.html.haml b/app/views/tabs/_feed.html.haml
index 778c1cea4..fc92d7a07 100644
--- a/app/views/tabs/_feed.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/tabs/_feed.html.haml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
           %p.px-4.pb-2
             - list.members.each do |member|
               %a{ href: user_path(member.user), title: member.user.screen_name, data: { bs_toggle: :tooltip, bs_placement: :top } }
-                %img.avatar-xs{ src: member.user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
+                = render AvatarComponent.new(user: member.user, size: "xs")
       - if !list && lists.empty?
         .p-3= t(".lists.notice_html")
       - lists.each do |list|
diff --git a/spec/components/avatar_component_spec.rb b/spec/components/avatar_component_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..922c52d0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/components/avatar_component_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe AvatarComponent, type: :component do
+  let(:user) { FactoryBot.create(:user) }
+
+  it "renders an avatar" do
+    expect(
+      render_inline(described_class.new(user:, size: "sm")).to_html,
+    ).to include(
+      "no_avatar.png",
+    )
+  end
+
+  it "gets the medium version of a profile picture if requested" do
+    expect(
+      render_inline(described_class.new(user:, size: "md")).to_html,
+    ).to include(
+      "medium/",
+    )
+  end
+
+  it "gets the large version of a profile picture if requested" do
+    expect(
+      render_inline(described_class.new(user:, size: "xl")).to_html,
+    ).to include(
+      "large/",
+    )
+  end
+
+  it "includes additionally passed classes" do
+    expect(
+      render_inline(described_class.new(user:, size: "md", classes: %w[first-class second-class])).to_html,
+    ).to include(
+      'class="avatar-md first-class second-class"',
+    )
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/rails_helper.rb b/spec/rails_helper.rb
index 11da5afa9..74cb6c76a 100644
--- a/spec/rails_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/rails_helper.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 require "rspec/its"
 require "devise"
 require "rspec-sidekiq"
+require "view_component/test_helpers"
+require "view_component/system_test_helpers"
 
 # Requires supporting ruby files with custom matchers and macros, etc, in
 # spec/support/ and its subdirectories. Files matching `spec/**/*_spec.rb` are
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@
   config.include Devise::Test::ControllerHelpers, type: :controller
   config.include Devise::Test::ControllerHelpers, type: :helper
   config.include Devise::Test::ControllerHelpers, type: :view
+  config.include ViewComponent::TestHelpers, type: :component
+  config.include ViewComponent::SystemTestHelpers, type: :component
 end
 
 Shoulda::Matchers.configure do |config|