diff --git a/pages/avatar/permutations.page.tsx b/pages/avatar/permutations.page.tsx
index bb4f0e4..1d3ce63 100644
--- a/pages/avatar/permutations.page.tsx
+++ b/pages/avatar/permutations.page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+import SpaceBetween from "@cloudscape-design/components/space-between";
+
 import { Avatar } from "../../lib/components";
 import { TestBed } from "../app/test-bed";
 import { ScreenshotArea } from "../screenshot-area";
@@ -38,15 +40,74 @@ export default function AvatarPage() {
           <Avatar color="gen-ai" initials="GW" ariaLabel="Gen AI assistant GW" tooltipText="Gen AI assistant" />
 
           <Avatar loading={true} ariaLabel="User avatar typing" tooltipText="User avatar typing" />
+
+          {/* Loading should take prioirty over image */}
           <Avatar
             color="gen-ai"
             loading={true}
+            imgUrl="https://cdn.marvel.com/content/1x/x-men_origins_-_gambit_2009_1_art_by_david_yardin.jpg"
             ariaLabel="Gen AI assistant generating response"
             tooltipText="Gen AI assistant generating response"
           />
 
           <Avatar iconSvg={customIconSvg} ariaLabel="Avatar with custom SVG icon" />
           <Avatar color="gen-ai" iconSvg={customIconSvg} ariaLabel="Gen AI avatar with custom SVG icon" />
+
+          <br />
+
+          <SpaceBetween direction="vertical" size="xxs">
+            {/* Image with tiny width enforce minimum of 28px */}
+            <Avatar
+              ariaLabel="An awesome picture of Wolverine"
+              imgUrl="https://static1.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/deadpool-wolverine-hugh-jackman-mask-reveal.jpg"
+              width={20}
+            />
+
+            {/* Image with default width of 28px */}
+            <Avatar
+              ariaLabel="An awesome picture of Wolverine"
+              imgUrl="https://static1.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/deadpool-wolverine-hugh-jackman-mask-reveal.jpg"
+            />
+
+            {/* Image with custom width should take priority over initials */}
+            <Avatar
+              ariaLabel="An awesome picture of Wolverine"
+              initials="WV"
+              imgUrl="https://static1.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/deadpool-wolverine-hugh-jackman-mask-reveal.jpg"
+              width={50}
+            />
+
+            {/* Image with custom width and tooltip should take priority over icon */}
+            <Avatar
+              ariaLabel="An awesome picture of Wolverine"
+              tooltipText="Snikt!"
+              imgUrl="https://static1.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/deadpool-wolverine-hugh-jackman-mask-reveal.jpg"
+              iconSvg={customIconSvg}
+              width={70}
+            />
+
+            {/* Icon SVG with custom width not allowed */}
+            <Avatar iconSvg={customIconSvg} ariaLabel="Avatar with custom SVG icon" width={90} />
+
+            {/* Initials with custom width not allowed */}
+            <Avatar
+              color="gen-ai"
+              initials="GW"
+              ariaLabel="Gen AI assistant GW"
+              tooltipText="Gen AI assistant"
+              width={110}
+            />
+
+            {/* Loading with custom width not allowed */}
+            <Avatar
+              color="gen-ai"
+              initials="GW"
+              loading={true}
+              ariaLabel="Gen AI assistant GW"
+              tooltipText="Gen AI assistant"
+              width={110}
+            />
+          </SpaceBetween>
         </TestBed>
       </main>
     </ScreenshotArea>
diff --git a/pages/avatar/width-and-image.page.tsx b/pages/avatar/width-and-image.page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce71139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages/avatar/width-and-image.page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { useState } from "react";
+
+import Header from "@cloudscape-design/components/header";
+import Input from "@cloudscape-design/components/input";
+import SpaceBetween from "@cloudscape-design/components/space-between";
+
+import { Avatar } from "../../lib/components";
+
+export default function AvatarImageAndWidth() {
+  const [url, setURL] = useState(
+    "https://static1.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/deadpool-wolverine-hugh-jackman-mask-reveal.jpg",
+  );
+  const [width, setWidth] = useState("100");
+
+  return (
+    <SpaceBetween direction="vertical" size="m">
+      <Header>Input an Image URL and custom size.</Header>
+
+      <SpaceBetween direction="horizontal" size="m">
+        <Input onChange={({ detail }) => setURL(detail.value)} value={url} />
+
+        <Input onChange={({ detail }) => setWidth(detail.value)} value={width} inputMode="numeric" type="number" />
+      </SpaceBetween>
+
+      <Avatar ariaLabel="An awesome picture of Wolverine" initials="WV" imgUrl={url} width={Number(width)} />
+    </SpaceBetween>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/avatar/interfaces.ts b/src/avatar/interfaces.ts
index 0898b9d..d6e03ae 100644
--- a/src/avatar/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/avatar/interfaces.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,18 @@ export interface AvatarProps {
    * If you set both `iconUrl` and `iconSvg`, `iconSvg` will take precedence.
    */
   iconSvg?: React.ReactNode;
+
+  /**
+   * Specifies the URL of a custom image. If you set both `iconUrl` and `imgUrl`, `imgUrl` will take precedence.
+   */
+  imgUrl?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Defines the width of the avatar when using a custom image.
+   * This value corresponds to the `width` CSS-property and will center and crop images using `object-fit: cover`.
+   * If no width is provided the avatar will use the default width value.
+   */
+  width?: number;
 }
 
 export namespace AvatarProps {
diff --git a/src/avatar/internal.tsx b/src/avatar/internal.tsx
index 7a5bb03..cae82a1 100644
--- a/src/avatar/internal.tsx
+++ b/src/avatar/internal.tsx
@@ -17,11 +17,25 @@ import styles from "./styles.css.js";
 
 export interface InternalAvatarProps extends AvatarProps, InternalBaseComponentProps {}
 
-const AvatarContent = ({ color, loading, initials, iconName, iconSvg, iconUrl, ariaLabel }: AvatarProps) => {
+const AvatarContent = ({
+  color,
+  loading,
+  initials,
+  iconName,
+  iconSvg,
+  iconUrl,
+  ariaLabel,
+  width,
+  imgUrl,
+}: AvatarProps) => {
   if (loading) {
     return <LoadingDots color={color} />;
   }
 
+  if (imgUrl) {
+    return <img src={imgUrl} style={{ height: width, width: width }} />;
+  }
+
   if (initials) {
     const letters = initials.length > 2 ? initials.slice(0, 2) : initials;
 
@@ -32,7 +46,7 @@ const AvatarContent = ({ color, loading, initials, iconName, iconSvg, iconUrl, a
     return <span>{letters}</span>;
   }
 
-  return <Icon name={iconName} svg={iconSvg} url={iconUrl} alt={ariaLabel} />;
+  return <Icon name={iconName} svg={iconSvg} url={iconUrl} alt={ariaLabel} size="inherit" />;
 };
 
 export default function InternalAvatar({
@@ -44,6 +58,8 @@ export default function InternalAvatar({
   iconName,
   iconSvg,
   iconUrl,
+  imgUrl,
+  width,
   __internalRootRef = null,
   ...rest
 }: InternalAvatarProps) {
@@ -51,6 +67,7 @@ export default function InternalAvatar({
   const [showTooltip, setShowTooltip] = useState(false);
 
   const mergedRef = useMergeRefs(handleRef, __internalRootRef);
+  const computedSize = imgUrl && width && width > 28 ? width : 28;
 
   const tooltipAttributes = {
     onFocus: () => {
@@ -84,6 +101,7 @@ export default function InternalAvatar({
       role="img"
       aria-label={ariaLabel}
       {...tooltipAttributes}
+      style={{ height: computedSize, width: computedSize }}
     >
       {showTooltip && tooltipText && (
         <Tooltip
@@ -105,6 +123,8 @@ export default function InternalAvatar({
           iconName={iconName}
           iconSvg={iconSvg}
           iconUrl={iconUrl}
+          imgUrl={imgUrl}
+          width={computedSize}
         />
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/avatar/styles.scss b/src/avatar/styles.scss
index 7ec4f0d..523adb0 100644
--- a/src/avatar/styles.scss
+++ b/src/avatar/styles.scss
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ $avatar-size: 28px;
 
 .root {
   @include shared.styles-reset;
-
   color: cs.$color-text-avatar;
   block-size: $avatar-size;
   inline-size: $avatar-size;
@@ -48,4 +47,11 @@ $avatar-size: 28px;
   block-size: inherit;
   inline-size: inherit;
   overflow: hidden;
+
+  img {
+    @include mixins.border-radius-avatar;
+    block-size: $avatar-size;
+    inline-size: $avatar-size;
+    object-fit: cover;
+  }
 }