diff --git a/components/avatar/__tests__/Avatar.test.js b/components/avatar/__tests__/Avatar.test.js
index 52e2d2ed64..877f3edb7c 100644
--- a/components/avatar/__tests__/Avatar.test.js
+++ b/components/avatar/__tests__/Avatar.test.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ describe('Avatar Render', () => {
 
     const wrapper = mount(<Avatar src="http://error.url">Fallback</Avatar>, { attachTo: div });
     wrapper.instance().setScale = jest.fn(() => wrapper.instance().setState({ scale: 0.5 }));
-    wrapper.setState({ isImgExist: false });
+
+    wrapper.find('img').simulate('error');
 
     const children = wrapper.find('.ant-avatar-string');
     expect(children.length).toBe(1);
@@ -26,4 +27,41 @@ describe('Avatar Render', () => {
     wrapper.detach();
     global.document.body.removeChild(div);
   });
+
+  it('should handle onError correctly', () => {
+    const LOAD_FAILURE_SRC = 'http://error.url';
+    const LOAD_SUCCESS_SRC = 'https://zos.alipayobjects.com/rmsportal/ODTLcjxAfvqbxHnVXCYX.png';
+
+    const div = global.document.createElement('div');
+    global.document.body.appendChild(div);
+
+    class Foo extends React.Component {
+      state = {
+        src: LOAD_FAILURE_SRC,
+      }
+
+      handleImgError = () => {
+        this.setState({
+          src: LOAD_SUCCESS_SRC,
+        });
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      render() {
+        const { src } = this.state;
+        return <Avatar src={src} onError={this.handleImgError} />;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const wrapper = mount(<Foo />, { attachTo: div });
+    // mock img load Error, since jsdom do not load resource by default
+    // https://github.com/jsdom/jsdom/issues/1816
+    wrapper.find('img').simulate('error');
+
+    expect(wrapper.find(Avatar).instance().state.isImgExist).toBe(true);
+    expect(div.querySelector('img').getAttribute('src')).toBe(LOAD_SUCCESS_SRC);
+
+    wrapper.detach();
+    global.document.body.removeChild(div);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/components/avatar/index.en-US.md b/components/avatar/index.en-US.md
index 9b4f7efe3f..4e231e4c8b 100644
--- a/components/avatar/index.en-US.md
+++ b/components/avatar/index.en-US.md
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ Avatars can be used to represent people or objects. It supports images, `Icon`s,
 | shape | the shape of avatar | `circle` \| `square` | `circle` |
 | size | the size of the avatar | `large` \| `small` \| `default` | `default` |
 | src | the address of the image for an image avatar | string | - |
-| alt | This attribute defines the alternative text describing the image | string | - |
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+| alt | This attribute defines the alternative text describing the image | string | - |
+| onError | handler when img load error，return false to prevent default fallback behavior | () => boolean | - |
diff --git a/components/avatar/index.tsx b/components/avatar/index.tsx
index 7b83bd9d3f..3da00b8bf2 100644
--- a/components/avatar/index.tsx
+++ b/components/avatar/index.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export interface AvatarProps {
   className?: string;
   children?: any;
   alt?: string;
+  /* callback when img load error */
+  /* return false to prevent Avatar show default fallback behavior, then you can do fallback by your self*/
+  onError?: () => boolean;
 }
 
 export interface AvatarState {
@@ -72,7 +75,13 @@ export default class Avatar extends React.Component<AvatarProps, AvatarState> {
     }
   }
 
-  handleImgLoadError = () => this.setState({ isImgExist: false });
+  handleImgLoadError = () => {
+    const { onError } = this.props;
+    const errorFlag = onError ? onError() : undefined;
+    if (errorFlag !== false) {
+      this.setState({ isImgExist: false });
+    }
+  }
 
   render() {
     const {
diff --git a/components/avatar/index.zh-CN.md b/components/avatar/index.zh-CN.md
index e6b4cc3ae8..3aa304b628 100644
--- a/components/avatar/index.zh-CN.md
+++ b/components/avatar/index.zh-CN.md
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ title: Avatar
 | size | 设置头像的大小 | Enum{ 'large', 'small', 'default' } | `default` |
 | src | 图片类头像的资源地址 | string | - |
 | alt | 图像无法显示时的替代文本 | string | - |
+| onError | 图片加载失败的事件，返回 false 会关闭组件默认的 fallback 行为 | () => boolean | - |