diff --git a/bot/interfaces.go b/bot/interfaces.go
index 1050a6f..3fb53a3 100644
--- a/bot/interfaces.go
+++ b/bot/interfaces.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ type Connector interface {
 	Serve() error
 
 	Who(string) []string
+	Profile(string) (user.User, error)
 }
 
 // Plugin interface used for compatibility with the Plugin interface
diff --git a/bot/user/users.go b/bot/user/users.go
index 62298fb..5a6e5f8 100644
--- a/bot/user/users.go
+++ b/bot/user/users.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ type User struct {
 	ID    string
 	Name  string
 	Admin bool
+	Icon  string
 }
 
 func New(name string) User {
diff --git a/connectors/irc/irc.go b/connectors/irc/irc.go
index cead610..397125b 100644
--- a/connectors/irc/irc.go
+++ b/connectors/irc/irc.go
@@ -310,3 +310,7 @@ func (i *Irc) buildMessage(inMsg irc.Msg) msg.Message {
 func (i Irc) Who(channel string) []string {
 	return []string{}
 }
+
+func (i Irc) Profile(string) (user.User, error) {
+	return user.User{}, fmt.Errorf("unimplemented")
+}
diff --git a/connectors/slack/slack.go b/connectors/slack/slack.go
index bb1ad3d..656bfad 100644
--- a/connectors/slack/slack.go
+++ b/connectors/slack/slack.go
@@ -730,3 +730,7 @@ func (s *Slack) Who(id string) []string {
 	log.Debug().Msgf("Returning %d handles", len(handles))
 	return handles
 }
+
+func (s *Slack) Profile(string) (user.User, error) {
+	return user.User{}, fmt.Errorf("unimplemented")
+}
diff --git a/connectors/slackapp/fix_text.go b/connectors/slackapp/fix_text.go
index cdce8d8..7745c4e 100644
--- a/connectors/slackapp/fix_text.go
+++ b/connectors/slackapp/fix_text.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package slackapp
 
 import (
 	"unicode/utf8"
+
+	"github.com/nlopes/slack"
 )
 
 // fixText strips all of the Slack-specific annotations from message text,
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 // • Strips < and > surrounding links.
 //
 // This was directly bogarted from velour/chat with emoji conversion removed.
-func fixText(findUser func(id, defaultName string) string, text string) string {
+func fixText(findUser func(id, defaultName string) (string, *slack.User), text string) string {
 	var output []rune
 	for len(text) > 0 {
 		r, i := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(text)
@@ -48,14 +50,14 @@ func fixText(findUser func(id, defaultName string) string, text string) string {
 	return string(output)
 }
 
-func fixTag(findUser func(string, string) string, tag []rune) ([]rune, bool) {
+func fixTag(findUser func(string, string) (string, *slack.User), tag []rune) ([]rune, bool) {
 	switch {
 	case hasPrefix(tag, "@U"):
 		if i := indexRune(tag, '|'); i >= 0 {
 			return tag[i+1:], true
 		}
 		if findUser != nil {
-			u := findUser(string(tag[1:]), "unknown")
+			u, _ := findUser(string(tag[1:]), "unknown")
 			return []rune(u), true
 		}
 		return tag, true
diff --git a/connectors/slackapp/slackApp.go b/connectors/slackapp/slackApp.go
index 74e494b..3ad2171 100644
--- a/connectors/slackapp/slackApp.go
+++ b/connectors/slackapp/slackApp.go
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func (s *SlackApp) buildMessage(m *slackevents.MessageEvent) msg.Message {
 	if m.BotID != "" {
 		defaultName = m.Username
 	}
-	name := s.getUser(m.User, defaultName)
+	name, u := s.getUser(m.User, defaultName)
 	if m.Username != "" && name == "unknown" {
 		name = m.Username
 	}
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ func (s *SlackApp) buildMessage(m *slackevents.MessageEvent) msg.Message {
 		User: &user.User{
 			ID:   m.User,
 			Name: name,
+			Icon: u.Profile.Image192,
 		},
 		Body:        text,
 		Raw:         m,
@@ -478,9 +479,9 @@ func stringForUser(user *slack.User) string {
 }
 
 // Get username for Slack user ID
-func (s *SlackApp) getUser(id, defaultName string) string {
+func (s *SlackApp) getUser(id, defaultName string) (string, *slack.User) {
 	if u, ok := s.users[id]; ok {
-		return stringForUser(u)
+		return stringForUser(u), u
 	}
 
 	log.Debug().
@@ -489,10 +490,10 @@ func (s *SlackApp) getUser(id, defaultName string) string {
 
 	u, err := s.api.GetUserInfo(id)
 	if err != nil {
-		return defaultName
+		return defaultName, nil
 	}
 	s.users[id] = u
-	return stringForUser(u)
+	return stringForUser(u), u
 }
 
 // Who gets usernames out of a channel
@@ -522,7 +523,7 @@ func (s *SlackApp) Who(id string) []string {
 		if m == "" {
 			log.Error().Msg("empty member")
 		}
-		u := s.getUser(m, "unknown")
+		u, _ := s.getUser(m, "unknown")
 		if u == "unknown" {
 			log.Error().
 				Err(err).
@@ -599,7 +600,7 @@ func (s *SlackApp) log(msg, channel string) error {
 }
 
 func (s *SlackApp) reactionReceived(event *slack.ReactionAddedEvent) error {
-	name := s.getUser(event.User, "unknown")
+	name, _ := s.getUser(event.User, "unknown")
 
 	ch, err := s.getChannel(event.Item.Channel)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -619,7 +620,7 @@ func (s *SlackApp) reactionReceived(event *slack.ReactionAddedEvent) error {
 				if m.BotID != "" {
 					defaultName = m.Username
 				}
-				u := s.getUser(m.User, defaultName)
+				u, _ := s.getUser(m.User, defaultName)
 				body = fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", u, m.Text)
 			}
 		default:
@@ -634,3 +635,16 @@ func (s *SlackApp) reactionReceived(event *slack.ReactionAddedEvent) error {
 
 	return s.log(msg, channel)
 }
+
+func (s *SlackApp) Profile(name string) (user.User, error) {
+	n, u := s.getUser(name, "unknown")
+	if n == "unknown" {
+		return user.User{}, fmt.Errorf("user %s is not known to us", name)
+	}
+	return user.User{
+		ID:    u.ID,
+		Name:  n,
+		Admin: false,
+		Icon:  u.Profile.Image192,
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/plugins/cli/cli.go b/plugins/cli/cli.go
index 55d8875..b3a42ce 100644
--- a/plugins/cli/cli.go
+++ b/plugins/cli/cli.go
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ package cli
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
-	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot"
-	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot/msg"
-	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot/user"
 	"html/template"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+
+	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot"
+	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot/msg"
+	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot/user"
 )
 
 type CliPlugin struct {
@@ -115,3 +117,6 @@ func (p *CliPlugin) Send(kind bot.Kind, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
 func (p *CliPlugin) GetEmojiList() map[string]string { return nil }
 func (p *CliPlugin) Serve() error                    { return nil }
 func (p *CliPlugin) Who(s string) []string           { return nil }
+func (s *CliPlugin) Profile(name string) (user.User, error) {
+	return user.User{}, fmt.Errorf("unimplemented")
+}