diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PeopleFilterMode.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PeopleFilterMode.java
index 5adb54cd1..aebe6df10 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PeopleFilterMode.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PeopleFilterMode.java
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.activity.FilterModeSpec;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.activity.TaskListFragment;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.Filter;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.FilterListItem;
-import com.todoroo.astrid.api.FilterWithUpdate;
-import com.todoroo.astrid.helper.AsyncImageView;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.ui.MainMenuPopover;
 
 public class PeopleFilterMode implements FilterModeSpec {
 
-    private AsyncImageView imageView;
+//    private AsyncImageView imageView;
 
     @Override
     public Filter getDefaultFilter(Context context) {
@@ -29,17 +27,17 @@ public class PeopleFilterMode implements FilterModeSpec {
 
     @Override
     public void onFilterItemClickedCallback(FilterListItem item) {
-        if (imageView == null)
-            return;
-        if (item instanceof FilterWithUpdate)
-            imageView.setUrl(((FilterWithUpdate) item).imageUrl);
-        else
-            imageView.setUrl(null);
-    }
-
-    public void setImageView(AsyncImageView imageView) {
-        this.imageView = imageView;
+//        if (imageView == null)
+//            return;
+//        if (item instanceof FilterWithUpdate)
+//            imageView.setUrl(((FilterWithUpdate) item).imageUrl);
+//        else
+//            imageView.setUrl(null);
     }
+//
+//    public void setImageView(AsyncImageView imageView) {
+//        this.imageView = imageView;
+//    }
 
     @Override
     public int[] getForbiddenMenuItems() {
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PersonViewFragment.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PersonViewFragment.java
index e849aca7e..4dfc0c1ba 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PersonViewFragment.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/people/PersonViewFragment.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class PersonViewFragment extends TaskListFragment {
     private AsyncImageView userImage;
     private TextView userName;
     private TextView userSubtitle;
+    private TextView userStatusButton;
 
     private User user;
 
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ public class PersonViewFragment extends TaskListFragment {
         if (user != null) {
             userImage.setUrl(user.getValue(User.PICTURE));
             userName.setText(user.getDisplayName());
+            userSubtitle.setText(user.getValue(User.STATUS));
+            userStatusButton.setText(user.getValue(User.STATUS));
         } else {
             getView().findViewById(R.id.user_header).setVisibility(View.GONE);
         }
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ public class PersonViewFragment extends TaskListFragment {
         userImage = (AsyncImageView) getView().findViewById(R.id.user_image);
         userName = (TextView) getView().findViewById(R.id.user_name);
         userSubtitle = (TextView) getView().findViewById(R.id.user_subtitle);
+        userStatusButton = (TextView) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.person_image);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/astrid/res/layout/header_nav_views.xml b/astrid/res/layout/header_nav_views.xml
index 8430fb867..c66bd04a3 100644
--- a/astrid/res/layout/header_nav_views.xml
+++ b/astrid/res/layout/header_nav_views.xml
@@ -54,11 +54,15 @@
 		</RelativeLayout>
     </LinearLayout>
 	
-    <com.todoroo.astrid.helper.AsyncImageView 
+    <TextView 
         android:id="@+id/person_image"
-        android:layout_width="51dip"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-        android:scaleType="centerCrop"
+        android:gravity="center_vertical"
+        android:singleLine="true"
+        android:paddingRight="5dip"
+        style="@style/TextAppearance.ActionBar_ListsHeader"
+        android:textSize="16sp"
         android:visibility="gone"/>
     
 	<Button 
diff --git a/astrid/res/layout/task_list_body_user.xml b/astrid/res/layout/task_list_body_user.xml
index a5cdb7444..9c84e1133 100644
--- a/astrid/res/layout/task_list_body_user.xml
+++ b/astrid/res/layout/task_list_body_user.xml
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@
 		
 	    <com.todoroo.astrid.helper.AsyncImageView
 	        android:id="@+id/user_image"
-	        android:layout_height="45dip"
-	        android:layout_width="45dip"
+	        android:layout_height="50dip"
+	        android:layout_width="50dip"
 	        android:scaleType="fitCenter"
+	        android:layout_marginRight="5dip"
 	        android:layout_centerVertical="true"/>
 	    
 	    <TextView
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListActivity.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListActivity.java
index ac9e14592..2565e0058 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListActivity.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListActivity.java
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.api.FilterListItem;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.core.CustomFilterExposer;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.TagData;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
-import com.todoroo.astrid.helper.AsyncImageView;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.people.PeopleFilterMode;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.service.StatisticsConstants;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.service.StatisticsService;
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ public class TaskListActivity extends AstridActivity implements MainMenuListener
     private ImageView listsNavDisclosure;
     private TextView lists;
     private ImageView mainMenu;
-    private AsyncImageView personImage;
+    private TextView personStatus;
     private Button commentsButton;
     private int filterMode;
     private FilterModeSpec filterModeSpec;
@@ -164,8 +163,7 @@ public class TaskListActivity extends AstridActivity implements MainMenuListener
         listsNavDisclosure = (ImageView) actionBar.getCustomView().findViewById(R.id.list_disclosure_arrow);
         lists = (TextView) actionBar.getCustomView().findViewById(R.id.list_title);
         mainMenu = (ImageView) actionBar.getCustomView().findViewById(R.id.main_menu);
-        personImage = (AsyncImageView) actionBar.getCustomView().findViewById(R.id.person_image);
-        personImage.setDefaultImageResource(R.drawable.icn_default_person_image);
+        personStatus = (TextView) actionBar.getCustomView().findViewById(R.id.person_image);
         commentsButton = (Button) actionBar.getCustomView().findViewById(R.id.comments);
 
         initializeFragments(actionBar);
@@ -734,11 +732,10 @@ public class TaskListActivity extends AstridActivity implements MainMenuListener
             setupPopoverWithFilterList((FilterListFragment) setupFragment(FilterListFragment.TAG_FILTERLIST_FRAGMENT, 0,
                     filterModeSpec.getFilterListClass(), true, true));
             if (mode == FILTER_MODE_PEOPLE) {
-                personImage.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                personStatus.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                 commentsButton.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-                ((PeopleFilterMode) filterModeSpec).setImageView(personImage);
             } else {
-                personImage.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                personStatus.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                 commentsButton.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
             }