diff --git a/app/resources/v1/player_resource.rb b/app/resources/v1/player_resource.rb
index bd8d85f..51c785e 100644
--- a/app/resources/v1/player_resource.rb
+++ b/app/resources/v1/player_resource.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ class PlayerResource < BaseResource
 
     attribute :name
 
+    attribute :avatar
+
     has_one :user
 
     filter :name
@@ -11,7 +13,8 @@ class << self
       def creatable_fields(context)
         [
           :user,
-          :name
+          :name,
+          :avatar
         ]
       end
 
diff --git a/db/migrate/20150917165044_add_avatar_to_players.rb b/db/migrate/20150917165044_add_avatar_to_players.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..614477a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20150917165044_add_avatar_to_players.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class AddAvatarToPlayers < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    add_column :players, :avatar, :string, null: false, default: "
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+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/players_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/players_spec.rb
index 6ff565c..cb0bc2d 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/players_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/players_spec.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@
       "Barney"
     end
 
+    parameter "avatar", <<-DESC, scope: :attributes
+      The avatar of the player. Whatever you like!
+    DESC
+
+    let :avatar do
+      "
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+    end
+
     example_request "POST /v1/players" do
       expect(status).to eq 201
       parsed = JSON.parse(response_body)
diff --git a/spec/factories/players.rb b/spec/factories/players.rb
index 220fc0c..3bc302b 100644
--- a/spec/factories/players.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/players.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
   factory :player do
     association :user, strategy: :build
     name "Barney"
+    avatar "
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   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/player_spec.rb b/spec/models/player_spec.rb
index 9e9ca03..fd68b16 100644
--- a/spec/models/player_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/player_spec.rb
@@ -53,4 +53,13 @@
     expect(subject.name).not_to be_blank
   end
 
+  it "has an avatar" do
+    subject.avatar = "
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+    expect(subject.avatar).not_to be_blank
+  end
+
+  it "initializes with default avatar" do
+    expect(subject.avatar).not_to be_blank
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/resources/v1/player_resource_spec.rb b/spec/resources/v1/player_resource_spec.rb
index f23d047..98ff865 100644
--- a/spec/resources/v1/player_resource_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/resources/v1/player_resource_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ module V1
     let :creatable_and_updatable_fields do
       [
         :user,
-        :name
+        :name,
+        :avatar
       ].sort
     end