diff --git a/res/css/views/settings/_AvatarSetting.scss b/res/css/views/settings/_AvatarSetting.scss
index eddcf9f55a..871b436ba6 100644
--- a/res/css/views/settings/_AvatarSetting.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/settings/_AvatarSetting.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2019 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+Copyright 2019, 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,13 +15,55 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 .mx_AvatarSetting_avatar {
-    width: $font-88px;
-    height: $font-88px;
-    margin-left: 13px;
+    width: 90px;
+    height: 90px;
+    margin-top: 8px;
     position: relative;
 
+    .mx_AvatarSetting_hover {
+        transition: opacity 0.08s cubic-bezier(.46, .03, .52, .96); // quadratic
+
+        // position to place the hover bg over the entire thing
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 0;
+        bottom: 0;
+        left: 0;
+        right: 0;
+
+        pointer-events: none; // let the pointer fall through the underlying thing
+
+        line-height: 90px;
+        text-align: center;
+
+        > span {
+            color: #fff; // hardcoded to contrast with background
+            position: relative; // tricks the layout engine into putting this on top of the bg
+            font-weight: 500;
+        }
+
+        .mx_AvatarSetting_hoverBg {
+            // absolute position to lazily fill the entire container
+            position: absolute;
+            top: 0;
+            bottom: 0;
+            left: 0;
+            right: 0;
+
+            opacity: 0.5;
+            background-color: $settings-profile-overlay-placeholder-fg-color;
+            border-radius: 90px;
+        }
+    }
+
+    &.mx_AvatarSetting_avatar_hovering .mx_AvatarSetting_hover {
+        opacity: 1;
+    }
+
+    &:not(.mx_AvatarSetting_avatar_hovering) .mx_AvatarSetting_hover {
+        opacity: 0;
+    }
+
     & > * {
-        width: $font-88px;
         box-sizing: border-box;
     }
 
@@ -30,7 +72,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     }
 
     .mx_AccessibleButton.mx_AccessibleButton_kind_link_sm {
-        color: $button-danger-bg-color;
+        width: 100%;
     }
 
     & > img {
@@ -41,8 +83,9 @@ limitations under the License.
     & > img,
     .mx_AvatarSetting_avatarPlaceholder {
         display: block;
-        height: $font-88px;
-        border-radius: 4px;
+        height: 90px;
+        border-radius: 90px;
+        cursor: pointer;
     }
 
     .mx_AvatarSetting_avatarPlaceholder::before {
@@ -58,6 +101,34 @@ limitations under the License.
         left: 0;
         right: 0;
     }
+
+    .mx_AvatarSetting_avatarPlaceholder ~ .mx_AvatarSetting_uploadButton {
+        border: 1px solid $settings-profile-overlay-placeholder-fg-color;
+    }
+
+    .mx_AvatarSetting_uploadButton {
+        width: 32px;
+        height: 32px;
+        border-radius: 32px;
+        background-color: $settings-profile-placeholder-bg-color;
+
+        position: absolute;
+        bottom: 0;
+        right: 0;
+    }
+
+    .mx_AvatarSetting_uploadButton::before {
+        content: "";
+        display: block;
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 100%;
+        mask-repeat: no-repeat;
+        mask-position: center;
+        mask-size: 55%;
+        background-color: $settings-profile-overlay-placeholder-fg-color;
+        mask-image: url('$(res)/img/feather-customised/edit.svg');
+    }
+
 }
 
 .mx_AvatarSetting_avatar .mx_AvatarSetting_avatarPlaceholder {
diff --git a/res/css/views/settings/_ProfileSettings.scss b/res/css/views/settings/_ProfileSettings.scss
index 58624d1597..732cbedf02 100644
--- a/res/css/views/settings/_ProfileSettings.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/settings/_ProfileSettings.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2019 New Vector Ltd
+Copyright 2019, 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 .mx_ProfileSettings_controls {
     flex-grow: 1;
+    margin-right: 54px;
+
+    // We put the header under the controls with some minor styling to cheat
+    // alignment of the field with the avatar
+    .mx_SettingsTab_subheading {
+        margin-top: 0;
+    }
 }
 
 .mx_ProfileSettings_controls .mx_Field #profileTopic {
@@ -41,3 +48,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_ProfileSettings_avatarUpload {
     display: none;
 }
+
+.mx_ProfileSettings_profileForm {
+    @mixin mx_Settings_fullWidthField;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $menu-border-color;
+}
+
+.mx_ProfileSettings_buttons {
+    margin-top: 10px; // 18px is already accounted for by the <p> above the buttons
+    margin-bottom: 28px;
+
+    > .mx_AccessibleButton_kind_link {
+        padding-left: 0; // to align with left side
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/views/room_settings/RoomProfileSettings.js b/src/components/views/room_settings/RoomProfileSettings.js
index f657fbf509..621c8b287e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/room_settings/RoomProfileSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/views/room_settings/RoomProfileSettings.js
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ export default class RoomProfileSettings extends React.Component {
         });
     };
 
+    _clearProfile = async (e) => {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        e.preventDefault();
+
+        if (!this.state.enableProfileSave) return;
+        this._removeAvatar();
+        this.setState({enableProfileSave: false, displayName: this.state.originalDisplayName});
+    };
+
     _saveProfile = async (e) => {
         e.stopPropagation();
         e.preventDefault();
@@ -150,7 +159,11 @@ export default class RoomProfileSettings extends React.Component {
         const AccessibleButton = sdk.getComponent('elements.AccessibleButton');
         const AvatarSetting = sdk.getComponent('settings.AvatarSetting');
         return (
-            <form onSubmit={this._saveProfile} autoComplete="off" noValidate={true}>
+            <form
+                onSubmit={this._saveProfile}
+                autoComplete="off" noValidate={true}
+                className="mx_ProfileSettings_profileForm"
+            >
                 <input type="file" ref={this._avatarUpload} className="mx_ProfileSettings_avatarUpload"
                        onChange={this._onAvatarChanged} accept="image/*" />
                 <div className="mx_ProfileSettings_profile">
@@ -169,10 +182,20 @@ export default class RoomProfileSettings extends React.Component {
                         uploadAvatar={this.state.canSetAvatar ? this._uploadAvatar : undefined}
                         removeAvatar={this.state.canSetAvatar ? this._removeAvatar : undefined} />
                 </div>
-                <AccessibleButton onClick={this._saveProfile} kind="primary"
-                                  disabled={!this.state.enableProfileSave}>
-                    {_t("Save")}
-                </AccessibleButton>
+                <div className="mx_ProfileSettings_buttons">
+                    <AccessibleButton
+                        onClick={this._clearProfile} kind="link"
+                        disabled={!this.state.enableProfileSave}
+                    >
+                        {_t("Cancel")}
+                    </AccessibleButton>
+                    <AccessibleButton
+                        onClick={this._saveProfile} kind="primary"
+                        disabled={!this.state.enableProfileSave}
+                    >
+                        {_t("Save")}
+                    </AccessibleButton>
+                </div>
             </form>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/AvatarSetting.js b/src/components/views/settings/AvatarSetting.js
index 888d99ca49..580ebdcdad 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/AvatarSetting.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/AvatarSetting.js
@@ -14,25 +14,25 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import React, {useCallback} from "react";
+import React, {useState} from "react";
 import PropTypes from "prop-types";
-
-import * as sdk from "../../../index";
 import {_t} from "../../../languageHandler";
-import Modal from "../../../Modal";
+import AccessibleButton from "../elements/AccessibleButton";
+import classNames from "classnames";
 
 const AvatarSetting = ({avatarUrl, avatarAltText, avatarName, uploadAvatar, removeAvatar}) => {
-    const AccessibleButton = sdk.getComponent('elements.AccessibleButton');
+    const [isHovering, setIsHovering] = useState();
+    const hoveringProps = {
+        onMouseEnter: () => setIsHovering(true),
+        onMouseLeave: () => setIsHovering(false),
+    };
 
-    const openImageView = useCallback(() => {
-        const ImageView = sdk.getComponent("elements.ImageView");
-        Modal.createDialog(ImageView, {
-            src: avatarUrl,
-            name: avatarName,
-        }, "mx_Dialog_lightbox");
-    }, [avatarUrl, avatarName]);
-
-    let avatarElement = <div className="mx_AvatarSetting_avatarPlaceholder" />;
+    let avatarElement = <AccessibleButton
+        element="div"
+        onClick={uploadAvatar}
+        className="mx_AvatarSetting_avatarPlaceholder"
+        {...hoveringProps}
+    />;
     if (avatarUrl) {
         avatarElement = (
             <AccessibleButton
@@ -40,16 +40,20 @@ const AvatarSetting = ({avatarUrl, avatarAltText, avatarName, uploadAvatar, remo
                 src={avatarUrl}
                 alt={avatarAltText}
                 aria-label={avatarAltText}
-                onClick={openImageView} />
+                onClick={uploadAvatar}
+                {...hoveringProps}
+            />
         );
     }
 
     let uploadAvatarBtn;
     if (uploadAvatar) {
         // insert an empty div to be the host for a css mask containing the upload.svg
-        uploadAvatarBtn = <AccessibleButton onClick={uploadAvatar} kind="primary">
-            {_t("Upload")}
-        </AccessibleButton>;
+        uploadAvatarBtn = <AccessibleButton
+            onClick={uploadAvatar}
+            className='mx_AvatarSetting_uploadButton'
+            {...hoveringProps}
+        />;
     }
 
     let removeAvatarBtn;
@@ -59,10 +63,18 @@ const AvatarSetting = ({avatarUrl, avatarAltText, avatarName, uploadAvatar, remo
         </AccessibleButton>;
     }
 
-    return <div className="mx_AvatarSetting_avatar">
-        { avatarElement }
-        { uploadAvatarBtn }
-        { removeAvatarBtn }
+    const avatarClasses = classNames({
+        "mx_AvatarSetting_avatar": true,
+        "mx_AvatarSetting_avatar_hovering": isHovering,
+    })
+    return <div className={avatarClasses}>
+        {avatarElement}
+        <div className="mx_AvatarSetting_hover">
+            <div className="mx_AvatarSetting_hoverBg" />
+            <span>{_t("Upload")}</span>
+        </div>
+        {uploadAvatarBtn}
+        {removeAvatarBtn}
     </div>;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/ProfileSettings.js b/src/components/views/settings/ProfileSettings.js
index 5dbdcd4901..75c0fc0226 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/ProfileSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/ProfileSettings.js
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ export default class ProfileSettings extends React.Component {
         });
     };
 
+    _clearProfile = async (e) => {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        e.preventDefault();
+
+        if (!this.state.enableProfileSave) return;
+        this._removeAvatar();
+        this.setState({enableProfileSave: false, displayName: this.state.originalDisplayName});
+    };
+
     _saveProfile = async (e) => {
         e.stopPropagation();
         e.preventDefault();
@@ -144,18 +153,26 @@ export default class ProfileSettings extends React.Component {
         const AccessibleButton = sdk.getComponent('elements.AccessibleButton');
         const AvatarSetting = sdk.getComponent('settings.AvatarSetting');
         return (
-            <form onSubmit={this._saveProfile} autoComplete="off" noValidate={true}>
+            <form
+                onSubmit={this._saveProfile}
+                autoComplete="off" noValidate={true}
+                className="mx_ProfileSettings_profileForm"
+            >
                 <input type="file" ref={this._avatarUpload} className="mx_ProfileSettings_avatarUpload"
                        onChange={this._onAvatarChanged} accept="image/*" />
                 <div className="mx_ProfileSettings_profile">
                     <div className="mx_ProfileSettings_controls">
+                        <span className="mx_SettingsTab_subheading">{_t("Profile")}</span>
+                        <Field
+                            label={_t("Display Name")}
+                            type="text" value={this.state.displayName}
+                            autoComplete="off"
+                            onChange={this._onDisplayNameChanged}
+                        />
                         <p>
                             {this.state.userId}
                             {hostingSignup}
                         </p>
-                        <Field label={_t("Display Name")}
-                               type="text" value={this.state.displayName} autoComplete="off"
-                               onChange={this._onDisplayNameChanged} />
                     </div>
                     <AvatarSetting
                         avatarUrl={this.state.avatarUrl}
@@ -164,10 +181,20 @@ export default class ProfileSettings extends React.Component {
                         uploadAvatar={this._uploadAvatar}
                         removeAvatar={this._removeAvatar} />
                 </div>
-                <AccessibleButton onClick={this._saveProfile} kind="primary"
-                                  disabled={!this.state.enableProfileSave}>
-                    {_t("Save")}
-                </AccessibleButton>
+                <div className="mx_ProfileSettings_buttons">
+                    <AccessibleButton
+                        onClick={this._clearProfile} kind="link"
+                        disabled={!this.state.enableProfileSave}
+                    >
+                        {_t("Cancel")}
+                    </AccessibleButton>
+                    <AccessibleButton
+                        onClick={this._saveProfile} kind="primary"
+                        disabled={!this.state.enableProfileSave}
+                    >
+                        {_t("Save")}
+                    </AccessibleButton>
+                </div>
             </form>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
index 54d4928d83..35285351ab 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ export default class GeneralUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
     _renderProfileSection() {
         return (
             <div className="mx_SettingsTab_section">
-                <span className="mx_SettingsTab_subheading">{_t("Profile")}</span>
                 <ProfileSettings />
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index d7360430ae..22bba60ea4 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -624,8 +624,8 @@
     "From %(deviceName)s (%(deviceId)s)": "From %(deviceName)s (%(deviceId)s)",
     "Decline (%(counter)s)": "Decline (%(counter)s)",
     "Accept <policyLink /> to continue:": "Accept <policyLink /> to continue:",
-    "Upload": "Upload",
     "Remove": "Remove",
+    "Upload": "Upload",
     "This bridge was provisioned by <user />.": "This bridge was provisioned by <user />.",
     "This bridge is managed by <user />.": "This bridge is managed by <user />.",
     "Workspace: %(networkName)s": "Workspace: %(networkName)s",
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@
     "On": "On",
     "Noisy": "Noisy",
     "<a>Upgrade</a> to your own domain": "<a>Upgrade</a> to your own domain",
+    "Profile": "Profile",
     "Display Name": "Display Name",
     "Profile picture": "Profile picture",
     "Save": "Save",
@@ -822,7 +823,6 @@
     "Failed to change password. Is your password correct?": "Failed to change password. Is your password correct?",
     "Success": "Success",
     "Your password was successfully changed. You will not receive push notifications on other sessions until you log back in to them": "Your password was successfully changed. You will not receive push notifications on other sessions until you log back in to them",
-    "Profile": "Profile",
     "Email addresses": "Email addresses",
     "Phone numbers": "Phone numbers",
     "Set a new account password...": "Set a new account password...",