diff --git a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/AssigneeBox.svelte b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/AssigneeBox.svelte
index 88efc44e60..a3a0b4aaea 100644
--- a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/AssigneeBox.svelte
+++ b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/AssigneeBox.svelte
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
       value={selected}
       {avatarSize}
       tooltipLabels={showTooltip}
+      showPopup={false}
       shouldShowName={false}
       shouldShowPlaceholder
       onEmployeeEdit={_click}
diff --git a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/Avatar.svelte b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/Avatar.svelte
index 6160eccf3e..29146aa886 100644
--- a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/Avatar.svelte
+++ b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/Avatar.svelte
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   export let icon: Asset | AnySvelteComponent | undefined = undefined
   export let variant: 'circle' | 'roundedRect' | 'none' = 'roundedRect'
   export let borderColor: number | undefined = undefined
-  export let showStatus: boolean = true
+  export let showStatus: boolean = false
 
   export function pulse (): void {
     avatarInst.pulse()
diff --git a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/AvatarRef.svelte b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/AvatarRef.svelte
index 91c5336201..9d1fceab8d 100644
--- a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/AvatarRef.svelte
+++ b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/AvatarRef.svelte
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   export let icon: Asset | AnySvelteComponent | undefined = undefined
   export let variant: 'circle' | 'roundedRect' | 'none' = 'roundedRect'
   export let borderColor: number | undefined = undefined
-  export let showStatus: boolean = true
+  export let showStatus: boolean = false
 
   $: empValue = $employeeByIdStore.get(_id as Ref<Employee>) ?? $personByIdStore.get(_id)
 
diff --git a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/Workbench.svelte b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/Workbench.svelte
index cefc3c3078..a1ca9db53a 100644
--- a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/Workbench.svelte
+++ b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/Workbench.svelte
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@
           >
             <Component
               is={contact.component.Avatar}
-              props={{ person, name: person?.name, size: 'small', account: account._id }}
+              props={{ person, name: person?.name, size: 'small', account: account._id, showStatus: true }}
             />
           </div>
         </div>