diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/utilities.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/utilities.js
index 01831c1c01c..0e4e913524e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/utilities.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/utilities.js
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ Discourse.Utilities = {
     return "<img width='" + size + "' height='" + size + "' src='" + url + "' class='" + classes + "'" + title + ">";
   },
 
-  tinyAvatar: function(avatarTemplate) {
-    return Discourse.Utilities.avatarImg({avatarTemplate: avatarTemplate, size: 'tiny' });
+  tinyAvatar: function(avatarTemplate, options) {
+    return Discourse.Utilities.avatarImg(_.merge({avatarTemplate: avatarTemplate, size: 'tiny' }, options));
   },
 
   postUrl: function(slug, topicId, postNumber) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/actions_history_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/actions_history_view.js
index 5e30534788d..61bb81c01f0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/actions_history_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/actions_history_view.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Discourse.ActionsHistoryComponent = Em.Component.extend({
     if (post.get('deleted')) {
       buffer.push("<div class='post-action'>" +
                   I18n.t("post.deleted_by") + " " +
-                  Discourse.Utilities.tinyAvatar(post.get('postDeletedBy.avatar_template')) +
+                  Discourse.Utilities.tinyAvatar(post.get('postDeletedBy.avatar_template'), {title: post.get('postDeletedBy.username')}) +
                   Discourse.Formatter.autoUpdatingRelativeAge(new Date(post.get('postDeletedAt'))) +
                   "</div>");
     }