diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
@@ -827,10 +827,10 @@ def person_by_id(id_, show_attr="usernam
     return id_
 
 
-def gravatar_with_user(author):
+def gravatar_with_user(author, show_disabled=False):
     from rhodecode.lib.utils import PartialRenderer
     _render = PartialRenderer('base/base.html')
-    return _render('gravatar_with_user', author)
+    return _render('gravatar_with_user', author, show_disabled=show_disabled)
 
 
 def desc_stylize(value):
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.html
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@
 </%def>
 
 
-<%def name="gravatar_with_user(contact, size=16)">
+<%def name="gravatar_with_user(contact, size=16, show_disabled=False)">
   <div class="rc-user tooltip" title="${contact}">
     ${self.gravatar(h.email_or_none(contact), size)}
-    <span class="user"> ${h.link_to_user(contact)}</span>
+    <span class="${'user user-disabled' if show_disabled else 'user'}"> ${h.link_to_user(contact)}</span>
   </div>
 </%def>