diff --git a/.changeset/clever-carrots-lie.md b/.changeset/clever-carrots-lie.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..641fa18ada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clever-carrots-lie.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@stackoverflow/stacks": patch
+---
+
+Make avatar background in navigation components transparent
diff --git a/packages/stacks-classic/lib/components/navigation/navigation.less b/packages/stacks-classic/lib/components/navigation/navigation.less
index c32a1ee493..07f55d8460 100644
--- a/packages/stacks-classic/lib/components/navigation/navigation.less
+++ b/packages/stacks-classic/lib/components/navigation/navigation.less
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
 
     & &--avatar {
         margin-right: var(--su8);
+        background: transparent;
     }
 
     flex-direction: var(--_na-fd);