diff --git a/app/admin.py b/app/admin.py
index 4300613..13d49bb 100644
--- a/app/admin.py
+++ b/app/admin.py
@@ -776,6 +776,8 @@ async def admin_profile(
     actor_id: str,
     db_session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db_session),
 ) -> templates.TemplateResponse:
+    # TODO: pagination + show featured/pinned
+
     actor = (
         await db_session.execute(
             select(models.Actor).where(models.Actor.ap_id == actor_id)
@@ -809,6 +811,7 @@ async def admin_profile(
                     joinedload(models.InboxObject.actor),
                 )
                 .order_by(models.InboxObject.ap_published_at.desc())
+                .limit(20)
             )
         )
         .unique()
diff --git a/app/boxes.py b/app/boxes.py
index 0b1d59c..ca80966 100644
--- a/app/boxes.py
+++ b/app/boxes.py
@@ -1721,6 +1721,7 @@ async def _process_transient_object(
     raw_object: ap.RawObject,
     from_actor: models.Actor,
 ) -> None:
+    # TODO: track featured/pinned objects for actors
     ap_type = raw_object["type"]
     if ap_type in ["Add", "Remove"]:
         logger.info(f"Dropping unsupported {ap_type} object")
diff --git a/app/scss/main.scss b/app/scss/main.scss
index 1c37459..5145c3e 100644
--- a/app/scss/main.scss
+++ b/app/scss/main.scss
@@ -202,6 +202,13 @@ footer {
     margin: 0;    
   }
 }
+.tiny-actor-icon {
+  max-width: 24px;
+  max-height: 24px;
+  margin-right: 5px;
+  position: relative;
+  top: 5px;
+}
 .actor-box {
   display: flex;
   column-gap: 20px;
diff --git a/app/templates/admin_direct_messages.html b/app/templates/admin_direct_messages.html
index 5ab99d8..38bc994 100644
--- a/app/templates/admin_direct_messages.html
+++ b/app/templates/admin_direct_messages.html
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 {% for anybox_object, convo, actors in threads %}
     <div class="actor-action">
     With {% for actor in actors %}
-        <a href="">{{ actor.handle }}</a>
+    <a href="{{ url_for("admin_profile") }}?actor_id={{ actor.ap_id }}">
+        {{ utils.display_tiny_actor_icon(actor) }} {{ actor.handle }}
+    </a>
     {% endfor %}
     </div>
     {{ utils.display_object(anybox_object) }}
diff --git a/app/templates/index.html b/app/templates/index.html
index 3510c1e..4d0bcfe 100644
--- a/app/templates/index.html
+++ b/app/templates/index.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     {% if outbox_object.ap_type in ["Note", "Article", "Video", "Question"] %}
     {{ utils.display_object(outbox_object) }}
     {% elif outbox_object.ap_type == "Announce" %}
-    <div class="shared-header"><strong>{{ local_actor.display_name }}</strong> shared</div>
+    <div class="shared-header"><strong>{{ utils.display_tiny_actor_icon(local_actor) }} {{ local_actor.display_name | clean_html(local_actor) | safe  }}</strong> shared</div>
     {{ utils.display_object(outbox_object.relates_to_anybox_object) }}
     {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
diff --git a/app/templates/notifications.html b/app/templates/notifications.html
index a67c782..7f6277b 100644
--- a/app/templates/notifications.html
+++ b/app/templates/notifications.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 {% macro notif_actor_action(notif, text) %}
     <div class="actor-action">
-        <a href="{{ url_for("admin_profile") }}?actor_id={{ notif.actor.ap_id }}">{{ notif.actor.display_name | clean_html(notif.actor) | safe }}</a> {{ text }}
+        <a href="{{ url_for("admin_profile") }}?actor_id={{ notif.actor.ap_id }}">{{ utils.display_tiny_actor_icon(notif.actor) }} {{ notif.actor.display_name | clean_html(notif.actor) | safe }}</a> {{ text }}
         <span title="{{ notif.created_at.isoformat() }}">{{ notif.created_at | timeago }}</span>
     </div>
 {% endmacro %}
diff --git a/app/templates/utils.html b/app/templates/utils.html
index 1c24362..ea5aaf4 100644
--- a/app/templates/utils.html
+++ b/app/templates/utils.html
@@ -180,9 +180,15 @@
 </nav>
 {% endmacro %}
 
+{% macro display_tiny_actor_icon(actor) %}
+    <img class="tiny-actor-icon" src="{{ actor.resized_icon_url }}" alt="{{ actor.display_name }}'s avatar">
+{% endmacro %}
+
 {% macro actor_action(inbox_object, text) %}
     <div class="actor-action">
-        <a href="{{ url_for("admin_profile") }}?actor_id={{ inbox_object.actor.ap_id }}">{{ inbox_object.actor.display_name | clean_html(inbox_object.actor) | safe }}</a> {{ text }}
+        <a href="{{ url_for("admin_profile") }}?actor_id={{ inbox_object.actor.ap_id }}">
+            {{ display_tiny_actor_icon(inbox_object.actor) }} {{ inbox_object.actor.display_name | clean_html(inbox_object.actor) | safe }}
+        </a> {{ text }}
         <span title="{{ inbox_object.ap_published_at.isoformat() }}">{{ inbox_object.ap_published_at | timeago }}</span>
     </div>