diff --git a/src/components/image.js b/src/components/image.js
index 157c8c2..66d37b7 100644
--- a/src/components/image.js
+++ b/src/components/image.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import md5 from 'md5';
 
 import { parseSize, calculateBorderRadius, getNullableText } from '../utils';
 import Wrapper from './wrapper';
 
-export default
-class AvatarImage extends React.PureComponent {
-
+export default class AvatarImage extends React.PureComponent {
     static propTypes = {
         alt: PropTypes.oneOfType([
             PropTypes.string,
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ class AvatarImage extends React.PureComponent {
         name: PropTypes.string,
         value: PropTypes.string,
         avatar: PropTypes.object,
-
+        email: PropTypes.string,  // Add email prop for Gravatar
         className: PropTypes.string,
         unstyled: PropTypes.bool,
         round: PropTypes.oneOfType([
@@ -31,14 +30,35 @@ class AvatarImage extends React.PureComponent {
             PropTypes.number,
             PropTypes.string
         ]),
-    }
+        fallback: PropTypes.string, // Optional fallback prop for Gravatar fallback
+        onError: PropTypes.func // Allow passing an external onError prop
+    };
 
     static defaultProps = {
         className: '',
         round: false,
         size: 100,
-        unstyled: false
-    }
+        unstyled: false,
+        fallback: 'blank', // Default to 'blank' if no fallback is provided
+        onError: null // No default external onError
+    };
+
+    handleImageError = (e) => {
+        const { email, fallback, onError } = this.props;
+
+        // Only run fallback logic if fallback is explicitly provided
+        if (fallback) {
+            const emailHash = email ? md5(email.trim().toLowerCase()) : ''; // Hash the email for Gravatar
+
+            // Set the fallback URL with the hashed email and fallback option
+            e.target.src = `https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/${emailHash}?d=${encodeURIComponent(fallback)}`;
+        }
+
+        // If there's an external onError handler, call it as well
+        if (onError) {
+            onError(e);
+        }
+    };
 
     render() {
         const {
@@ -49,7 +69,8 @@ class AvatarImage extends React.PureComponent {
             title,
             name,
             value,
-            avatar
+            avatar,
+            email, // Email used for Gravatar hash
         } = this.props;
 
         const size = parseSize(this.props.size);
@@ -70,7 +91,8 @@ class AvatarImage extends React.PureComponent {
                     src={avatar.src}
                     alt={getNullableText(alt, name || value)}
                     title={getNullableText(title, name || value)}
-                    onError={avatar.onRenderFailed} />
+                    onError={this.handleImageError} // Call the error handler to use fallback and external onError
+                />
             </Wrapper>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/sources/Gravatar.js b/src/sources/Gravatar.js
index 473c3f5..fa24962 100644
--- a/src/sources/Gravatar.js
+++ b/src/sources/Gravatar.js
@@ -5,13 +5,25 @@ import md5 from 'md5';
 
 import { getImageSize } from '../utils';
 
+// Define valid Gravatar fallback options
+const validGravatarFallbacks = [
+    '404',        // Do not load any image, return a 404
+    'mp',         // Mystery Person
+    'identicon',  // Geometric pattern based on email hash
+    'monsterid',  // A generated monster image
+    'wavatar',    // A generated face
+    'retro',      // 8-bit retro avatar
+    'robohash',   // Robot based on hash
+    'blank'       // Transparent, blank image
+];
 
 export default
 class GravatarSource {
 
     static propTypes = {
         email: PropTypes.string,
-        md5Email: PropTypes.string
+        md5Email: PropTypes.string,
+        fallback: PropTypes.string
     }
 
     props = null;
@@ -29,7 +41,13 @@ class GravatarSource {
         const email = props.md5Email || md5(props.email);
         const size = getImageSize(props.size);
 
-        let url = `https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/${email}?d=404`;
+        // Check if the provided fallback is a valid Gravatar option or a URL
+        let fallback = validGravatarFallbacks.includes(props.fallback)
+            ? props.fallback
+            : encodeURIComponent(props.fallback || 'blank'); // Use fallback, or default to 'blank'
+
+        // Construct the Gravatar URL with the valid fallback
+        let url = `https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/${email}?d=${fallback}`;
 
         if (size)
             url += `&s=${size}`;