diff --git a/charts/stable/authentik/questions.yaml b/charts/stable/authentik/questions.yaml
index d043af9ae6e..31808b42d44 100644
--- a/charts/stable/authentik/questions.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/authentik/questions.yaml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ questions:
                 description: Configure how authentik should show avatars for users
                 schema:
                   type: string
-                  default: gravatar
+                  default: gravatar,initials
               - variable: token_length
                 label: Token Length
                 description: Configure the length of generated tokens
diff --git a/charts/stable/authentik/values.yaml b/charts/stable/authentik/values.yaml
index 5173c0b8e65..cee95e492d5 100644
--- a/charts/stable/authentik/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/authentik/values.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ authentik:
     allow_user_username_change: true
     gdpr_compliance: true
     impersonation: true
-    avatars: "gravatar"
+    avatars: "gravatar,initials"
     token_length: 128
     # Use single quotes for footer_links
     footer_links: '[{"name": "Link Name", "href": "https://mylink.com"}]'