diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index a680d6fc12336cf9ed002f40947e2699c82d23aa..e450c063d5ca18fe5cef2cf74f2f7f251c186e6e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ v 8.9.3
   - Use memorized tags array when searching tags by name. !4859
   - Fixed avatar alignment in new MR view. !4901
   - Removed fade when filtering results. !4932
+  - Fix missing avatar on system notes. !4954
 
 v 8.9.2
   - Fix visibility of snippets when searching.
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/notes.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/notes.scss
index ffba3dc5bc68a8bf99ae9f553dc19a8baad1e73f..32a99fb32adf4a32f751c25a01f108b9d03fccb4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/notes.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/notes.scss
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ ul.notes {
     .timeline-icon {
       .avatar {
         visibility: hidden;
+
+        .discussion-body & {
+          visibility: visible;
+        }
       }
     }
   }