diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/user-message.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/user-message.tsx
index ee23f6aab..15b5461b6 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/user-message.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/assistant-ui/user-message.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const UserAvatar: FC<AuthorMetadata> = ({ displayName, avatarUrl }) => {
 				src={avatarUrl}
 				alt={displayName || "User"}
 				className="size-8 rounded-full object-cover"
+				referrerPolicy="no-referrer"
 				onError={() => setHasError(true)}
 			/>
 		);
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/sidebar/SidebarUserProfile.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/sidebar/SidebarUserProfile.tsx
index 30a4d14dc..f67dbf7c6 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/sidebar/SidebarUserProfile.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/sidebar/SidebarUserProfile.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,12 @@ function UserAvatar({
 }) {
 	if (avatarUrl) {
 		return (
-			<img src={avatarUrl} alt="User avatar" className="h-8 w-8 shrink-0 rounded-lg object-cover" />
+			<img
+				src={avatarUrl}
+				alt="User avatar"
+				className="h-8 w-8 shrink-0 rounded-lg object-cover"
+				referrerPolicy="no-referrer"
+			/>
 		);
 	}