diff --git a/debian/patches/0003-Get-user-icon-from-accountsservice-instead-of-lookin.patch b/debian/patches/0003-Get-user-icon-from-accountsservice-instead-of-lookin.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4314939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0003-Get-user-icon-from-accountsservice-instead-of-lookin.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+From: Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
+Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 18:03:22 +0000
+Subject: Get user icon from accountsservice instead of looking in ~/.face
+
+Bug: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669857
+Bug-Ubuntu: https://launchpad.net/bugs/928249
+---
+ src/polkitgnomeauthenticationdialog.c | 107 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
+ 1 file changed, 97 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/polkitgnomeauthenticationdialog.c b/src/polkitgnomeauthenticationdialog.c
+index efd4185..565da87 100644
+--- a/src/polkitgnomeauthenticationdialog.c
++++ b/src/polkitgnomeauthenticationdialog.c
+@@ -135,6 +135,102 @@ user_combobox_changed (GtkComboBox *widget,
+     }
+ }
+ 
++static GdkPixbuf *
++get_user_icon (char *username)
++{
++  GError *error;
++  GDBusConnection *connection;
++  GVariant *find_user_result;
++  GVariant *get_icon_result;
++  GVariant *icon_result_variant;
++  const gchar *user_path;
++  const gchar *icon_filename;
++  GdkPixbuf *pixbuf;
++
++  error = NULL;
++  connection = g_bus_get_sync (G_BUS_TYPE_SYSTEM, NULL, &error);
++
++  if (connection == NULL)
++    {
++      g_warning ("Unable to connect to system bus: %s", error->message);
++      g_error_free (error);
++      return NULL;
++    }
++
++  find_user_result = g_dbus_connection_call_sync (connection,
++                                          "org.freedesktop.Accounts",
++                                          "/org/freedesktop/Accounts",
++                                          "org.freedesktop.Accounts",
++                                          "FindUserByName",
++                                          g_variant_new ("(s)",
++                                          username),
++                                          G_VARIANT_TYPE ("(o)"),
++                                          G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
++                                          -1,
++                                          NULL,
++                                          &error);
++
++  if (find_user_result == NULL)
++    {
++      g_warning ("Accounts couldn't find user: %s", error->message);
++      g_error_free (error);
++      return NULL;
++    }
++
++  user_path = g_variant_get_string (g_variant_get_child_value (find_user_result, 0),
++                                    NULL);
++
++  get_icon_result = g_dbus_connection_call_sync (connection,
++                                                 "org.freedesktop.Accounts",
++                                                 user_path,
++                                                 "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
++                                                 "Get",
++                                                 g_variant_new ("(ss)",
++                                                                "org.freedesktop.Accounts.User",
++                                                                "IconFile"),
++                                                 G_VARIANT_TYPE ("(v)"),
++                                                 G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
++                                                 -1,
++                                                 NULL,
++                                                 &error);
++
++  g_variant_unref (find_user_result);
++
++  if (get_icon_result == NULL)
++    {
++      g_warning ("Accounts couldn't find user icon: %s", error->message);
++      g_error_free (error);
++      return NULL;
++    }
++
++  g_variant_get_child (get_icon_result, 0, "v", &icon_result_variant);
++  icon_filename = g_variant_get_string (icon_result_variant, NULL);
++
++  if (icon_filename == NULL)
++    {
++      g_warning ("Accounts didn't return a valid filename for user icon");
++      pixbuf = NULL;
++    }
++  else
++    {
++      /* TODO: we probably shouldn't hard-code the size to 16x16 */
++      pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file_at_size (icon_filename,
++                                                 16,
++                                                 16,
++                                                 &error);
++      if (pixbuf == NULL)
++        {
++          g_warning ("Couldn't open user icon: %s", error->message);
++          g_error_free (error);
++        }
++    }
++
++  g_variant_unref (icon_result_variant);
++  g_variant_unref (get_icon_result);
++
++  return pixbuf;
++}
++
+ static void
+ create_user_combobox (PolkitGnomeAuthenticationDialog *dialog)
+ {
+@@ -197,16 +293,7 @@ create_user_combobox (PolkitGnomeAuthenticationDialog *dialog)
+       g_free (gecos);
+ 
+       /* Load users face */
+-      pixbuf = NULL;
+-      if (passwd->pw_dir != NULL)
+-        {
+-          gchar *path;
+-          path = g_strdup_printf ("%s/.face", passwd->pw_dir);
+-          /* TODO: we probably shouldn't hard-code the size to 16x16 */
+-          pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file_at_scale (path, 16, 16, TRUE, NULL);
+-          g_free (path);
+-        }
+-
++      pixbuf = get_user_icon (dialog->priv->users[n]);
+       /* fall back to avatar-default icon */
+       if (pixbuf == NULL)
+         {
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 6dab92c..e5d1b23 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 0001-Select-the-current-user-to-authenticate-with-by-defa.patch
 0002-Auth-dialog-Make-the-label-wrap-at-70-chars.patch
+0003-Get-user-icon-from-accountsservice-instead-of-lookin.patch