diff --git a/avatar/models.py b/avatar/models.py
index af74908..9b0d412 100644
--- a/avatar/models.py
+++ b/avatar/models.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Avatar(models.Model):
     def thumbnail_exists(self, size):
         return self.avatar.storage.exists(self.avatar_name(size))
     
-    def create_thumbnail(self, size):
+    def create_thumbnail(self, size, quality=95):
         try:
             orig = self.avatar.storage.open(self.avatar.name, 'rb').read()
             image = Image.open(StringIO(orig))
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class Avatar(models.Model):
             if image.mode != "RGB":
                 image = image.convert("RGB")
             thumb = StringIO()
-            image.save(thumb, AVATAR_THUMB_FORMAT)
+            image.save(thumb, AVATAR_THUMB_FORMAT, quality=quality)
             thumb_file = ContentFile(thumb.getvalue())
         else:
             thumb_file = ContentFile(orig)