diff --git a/packages/fuselage/src/components/Avatar/index.js b/packages/fuselage/src/components/Avatar/index.js
index e730ba5435..053cad5292 100644
--- a/packages/fuselage/src/components/Avatar/index.js
+++ b/packages/fuselage/src/components/Avatar/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export function Avatar({
   title,
   size = 'x36',
   rounded = false,
+  objectFit = false,
   url,
   ...props
 }) {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export function Avatar({
   const innerClass = [
     'rcx-avatar__element',
     rounded && 'rcx-avatar__element--rounded',
+    objectFit && 'rcx-avatar__element--object-fit',
     size && `rcx-avatar--${size}`,
   ]
     .filter(Boolean)
diff --git a/packages/fuselage/src/components/Avatar/styles.scss b/packages/fuselage/src/components/Avatar/styles.scss
index e345141512..15ddde69a1 100644
--- a/packages/fuselage/src/components/Avatar/styles.scss
+++ b/packages/fuselage/src/components/Avatar/styles.scss
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ $sizes: 16, 18, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 48, 124, 200, 332;
     &--rounded {
       border-radius: 100%;
     }
+
+    &--object-fit {
+      object-fit: contain;
+    }
   }
 
   &-stack {