diff --git a/lib/avatarmanager.php b/lib/avatarmanager.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..51481e412dec41572821d6958c3c3fcc47387ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/avatarmanager.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or
+ * later.
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ */
+
+namespace OC;
+
+use OCP\IAvatar;
+
+/*
+ * This class implements methods to access Avatar functionality
+ */
+class AvatarManager implements IAvatarManager {
+
+	private $avatar;
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief constructor
+	 * @param $user string user to do avatar-management with
+	 */
+	function __construct($user) {
+		$this->avatar = new \OC\Avatar($user);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief get the users avatar
+	 * @param $size integer size in px of the avatar, defaults to 64
+	 * @return boolean|\OC_Image containing the avatar or false if there's no image
+	*/
+	function get($size = 64) {
+		$this->avatar->get($size);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief sets the users avatar
+	 * @param $data mixed imagedata or path to set a new avatar
+	 * @throws Exception if the provided file is not a jpg or png image
+	 * @throws Exception if the provided image is not valid
+	 * @throws \OC\NotSquareException if the image is not square
+	 * @return void
+	*/
+	function set($data) {
+		$this->avatar->set($data);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief remove the users avatar
+	 * @return void
+	*/
+	function remove() {
+		$this->avatar->remove();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/private/avatar.php b/lib/private/avatar.php
index 720740569df21f5ad5318187ea1b74ea34e1874b..e9b02a7d34c74d07787a90b60f00cbd74171f75e 100644
--- a/lib/private/avatar.php
+++ b/lib/private/avatar.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class OC_Avatar {
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief get the users avatar
-	 * @param $size integer size in px of the avatar, defaults to 64
+	 * @param $size integer size in px of the avatar, avatars are square, defaults to 64
 	 * @return boolean|\OC_Image containing the avatar or false if there's no image
 	*/
 	public function get ($size = 64) {
diff --git a/lib/private/server.php b/lib/private/server.php
index 65899f3007ee81843da74bb7848de355ff20bf2f..65542d19ab59b681fb959e6e97d5898877b03578 100644
--- a/lib/private/server.php
+++ b/lib/private/server.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Server extends SimpleContainer implements IServerContainer {
 		});
 		$this->registerService('TagManager', function($c) {
 			$user = \OC_User::getUser();
-			return new TagManager($user);
+			return new Tags($user);
 		});
 		$this->registerService('RootFolder', function($c) {
 			// TODO: get user and user manager from container as well
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ class Server extends SimpleContainer implements IServerContainer {
 		$this->registerService('ActivityManager', function($c) {
 			return new ActivityManager();
 		});
+		$this->registerService('AvatarManager', function($c) {
+			return new AvatarManager(); //TODO AvatarManager needs $user
+		});
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -160,6 +163,15 @@ class Server extends SimpleContainer implements IServerContainer {
 		return $this->query('PreviewManager');
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the avatar manager, used for avatar functionality
+	 *
+	 * @return \OCP\IAvatar
+	 */
+	function getAvatarManager() {
+		return $this->query('AvatarManager');
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the tag manager which can get and set tags for different object types
 	 *
@@ -170,6 +182,15 @@ class Server extends SimpleContainer implements IServerContainer {
 		return $this->query('TagManager');
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the avatar manager, used for avatar functionality
+	 *
+	 * @return \OCP\IAvatar
+	 */
+	function getAvatarManager() {
+		return $this->query('AvatarManager');
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the root folder of ownCloud's data directory
 	 *
diff --git a/lib/public/iavatarmanager.php b/lib/public/iavatarmanager.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..818dbb124afaba64e961a2ceaa8c7ee1cc3d4bdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/public/iavatarmanager.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or
+ * later.
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ */
+
+namespace OCP;
+
+/**
+ * This class provides avatar functionality
+ */
+
+interface IAvatarManager {
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief get the users avatar
+	 * @param $size integer size in px of the avatar, avatars are square, defaults to 64
+	 * @return boolean|\OC_Image containing the avatar or false if there's no image
+	 */
+	function get($size = 64);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief sets the users avatar
+	 * @param $data mixed imagedata or path to set a new avatar
+	 * @throws Exception if the provided file is not a jpg or png image
+	 * @throws Exception if the provided image is not valid
+	 * @throws \OCP\NotSquareException if the image is not square
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	function set($data);
+
+	/**
+	 * @brief remove the users avatar
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	function remove();
+}
diff --git a/lib/public/iservercontainer.php b/lib/public/iservercontainer.php
index 14822817a47506b8099fdb4f431b31c91b0e5bd5..6556b52c3b091c993ccee8bd5dd2941b8f6a82ca 100644
--- a/lib/public/iservercontainer.php
+++ b/lib/public/iservercontainer.php
@@ -154,4 +154,10 @@ interface IServerContainer {
 	 */
 	function getDatabaseConnection();
 
+	/**
+	 * @brief Returns an avatar manager, used for avatar functionality
+	 * @return \OCP\IAvatar
+	 */
+	function getAvatarManager();
+
 }