diff --git a/src/api/app/helpers/webui/user_helper.rb b/src/api/app/helpers/webui/user_helper.rb
index b1e7b7c532d..b61d3194caf 100644
--- a/src/api/app/helpers/webui/user_helper.rb
+++ b/src/api/app/helpers/webui/user_helper.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ def user_with_realname_and_icon(user, opts = {})
         printed_name = "#{realname} (#{user.login})"
       end
 
-      user_image_tag(user) + ' ' + link_to(printed_name, user_show_path(user))
+      if opts[:no_icon]
+        link_to(printed_name, user_show_path(user))
+      else
+        user_image_tag(user) + ' ' + link_to(printed_name, user_show_path(user))
+      end
     end
   end