diff --git a/public/s/css/f0ckm.css b/public/s/css/f0ckm.css
index e863917..1a0e5fa 100644
--- a/public/s/css/f0ckm.css
+++ b/public/s/css/f0ckm.css
@@ -3131,7 +3131,7 @@ body.layout-legacy .scroll-to-bottom svg {
   background-position: var(--author-banner-position, center top);
   background-size: var(--author-banner-size, 100% auto);
   background-repeat: var(--author-banner-repeat, no-repeat);
-  opacity: var(--author-banner-opacity, 0.25);
+  opacity: var(--author-banner-opacity, 0.08);
   z-index: 0;
   border-radius: inherit;
   pointer-events: none;
diff --git a/public/s/js/sidebar-activity.js b/public/s/js/sidebar-activity.js
index ef22b16..743ab3f 100644
--- a/public/s/js/sidebar-activity.js
+++ b/public/s/js/sidebar-activity.js
@@ -550,8 +550,16 @@
 
 
         const bannerEnabled = window.f0ckCommentBannerEnabled !== false && window.f0ckSession?.comment_banner_enabled !== false;
-        const bannerStyle = (bannerEnabled && c.banner_file && c.banner_file !== 'null')
-            ? `style="--author-banner: url('/a/${c.banner_file}'); --author-banner-position: ${c.banner_position === 'center' ? 'center top' : (c.banner_position || 'center top')}; --author-banner-size: ${(c.banner_size && c.banner_size !== 'cover') ? c.banner_size : '100% auto'}; --author-banner-repeat: no-repeat;"`
+        let bannerFile = c.banner_file;
+        let bannerPos = c.banner_position;
+        let bannerSz = c.banner_size;
+        if (!bannerFile && window.f0ckSession && window.f0ckSession.id && (c.user_id === window.f0ckSession.id || c.username === window.f0ckSession.user)) {
+            bannerFile = window.f0ckSession.banner_file;
+            bannerPos = window.f0ckSession.banner_position;
+            bannerSz = window.f0ckSession.banner_size;
+        }
+        const bannerStyle = (bannerEnabled && bannerFile && bannerFile !== 'null')
+            ? `style="--author-banner: url('/a/${bannerFile}'); --author-banner-position: ${bannerPos === 'center' ? 'center top' : (bannerPos || 'center top')}; --author-banner-size: ${(bannerSz && bannerSz !== 'cover') ? bannerSz : '100% auto'}; --author-banner-repeat: no-repeat;"`
             : '';
 
         return `
diff --git a/src/inc/routes/notifications.mjs b/src/inc/routes/notifications.mjs
index 2829262..a9f59db 100644
--- a/src/inc/routes/notifications.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/routes/notifications.mjs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ db.listen('activity', async (payload) => {
         // We need the username, avatar, and item mime for the preview
         // trigger only gave us user_id and item_id
         const [details] = await db`
-            SELECT u.id as user_id, u.user as username, uo.avatar, uo.avatar_file, uo.username_color, uo.display_name, i.mime, i.slug as item_slug, COALESCE(i.visibility, 0) as visibility, LOWER(i.username) as item_username,
+            SELECT u.id as user_id, u.user as username, uo.avatar, uo.avatar_file, uo.username_color, uo.display_name, uo.banner_file, uo.banner_position, uo.banner_size, uo.banner_repeat, i.mime, i.slug as item_slug, COALESCE(i.visibility, 0) as visibility, LOWER(i.username) as item_username,
             (SELECT tag_id FROM tags_assign WHERE item_id = i.id AND tag_id IN (1, 2) LIMIT 1) as tag_id
             FROM "user" u
             LEFT JOIN user_options uo ON u.id = uo.user_id
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ db.listen('activity', async (payload) => {
             data.username = details.username;
             data.avatar = details.avatar;
             data.avatar_file = details.avatar_file;
+            data.banner_file = data.banner_file || details.banner_file || null;
+            data.banner_position = data.banner_position || details.banner_position || null;
+            data.banner_size = data.banner_size || details.banner_size || null;
+            data.banner_repeat = data.banner_repeat || details.banner_repeat || null;
             data.mime = details.mime;
             data.username_color = details.username_color;
             data.display_name = details.display_name || null;