diff --git a/example/go.mod b/example/go.mod
index 085344ee..9f02214c 100644
--- a/example/go.mod
+++ b/example/go.mod
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ require (
 	gioui.org v0.0.0-20191017122224-5c0f1ed95466
 	github.com/google/go-github/v24 v24.0.1
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20191002040644-a1355ae1e2c3
+	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190802002840-cff245a6509b
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190604053449-0f29369cfe45
 )
diff --git a/example/gophers/main.go b/example/gophers/main.go
index bc134cd6..dbcb6d34 100644
--- a/example/gophers/main.go
+++ b/example/gophers/main.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"gioui.org/io/key"
 	"gioui.org/io/system"
 	"gioui.org/layout"
-	"gioui.org/op/paint"
 	"gioui.org/unit"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v24/github"
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ func (a *App) fetchContributors() {
 		go func() {
 			a, err := fetchImage(avatar)
 			if a != nil {
-				u.avatar = paint.NewImageOp(a)
+				u.avatar = a
 			}
 			userErrs <- err
 		}()
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ func (a *App) fetchContributors() {
 	}
 	// Drop users with no avatar or name.
 	for i := len(users) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-		if u := users[i]; u.name == "" || u.avatar.Size() == (image.Point{}) {
+		if u := users[i]; u.name == "" || u.avatar.Bounds().Size() == (image.Point{}) {
 			users = append(users[:i], users[i+1:]...)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/example/gophers/ui.go b/example/gophers/ui.go
index 485c395a..668d09c6 100644
--- a/example/gophers/ui.go
+++ b/example/gophers/ui.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v24/github"
 
 	"golang.org/x/exp/shiny/materialdesign/icons"
+
+	"golang.org/x/image/draw"
 )
 
 type UI struct {
@@ -52,10 +54,11 @@ type userPage struct {
 }
 
 type user struct {
-	name    string
-	login   string
-	company string
-	avatar  paint.ImageOp
+	name     string
+	login    string
+	company  string
+	avatar   image.Image
+	avatarOp paint.ImageOp
 }
 
 var theme *material.Theme
@@ -172,7 +175,7 @@ func (up *userPage) commit(gtx *layout.Context, index int) {
 			cc := clipCircle{}
 			cc.Layout(gtx, func() {
 				gtx.Constraints = layout.RigidConstraints(gtx.Constraints.Constrain(image.Point{X: sz, Y: sz}))
-				theme.Image(u.avatar).Layout(gtx)
+				u.layoutAvatar(gtx)
 			})
 		})
 		c2 := f.Flex(gtx, 1, func() {
@@ -268,9 +271,10 @@ func (u *UI) user(gtx *layout.Context, index int) {
 				cc := clipCircle{}
 				in.Layout(gtx, func() {
 					cc.Layout(gtx, func() {
-						sz := image.Point{X: gtx.Px(unit.Dp(48)), Y: gtx.Px(unit.Dp(48))}
+						dim := gtx.Px(unit.Dp(48))
+						sz := image.Point{X: dim, Y: dim}
 						gtx.Constraints = layout.RigidConstraints(gtx.Constraints.Constrain(sz))
-						theme.Image(user.avatar).Layout(gtx)
+						user.layoutAvatar(gtx)
 					})
 				})
 			})
@@ -310,6 +314,18 @@ func (u *UI) user(gtx *layout.Context, index int) {
 	elem.Layout(gtx, c1)
 }
 
+func (u *user) layoutAvatar(gtx *layout.Context) {
+	sz := gtx.Constraints.Width.Min
+	if u.avatarOp.Size().X != sz {
+		img := image.NewRGBA(image.Rectangle{Max: image.Point{X: sz, Y: sz}})
+		draw.ApproxBiLinear.Scale(img, img.Bounds(), u.avatar, u.avatar.Bounds(), draw.Src, nil)
+		u.avatarOp = paint.NewImageOp(img)
+	}
+	img := theme.Image(u.avatarOp)
+	img.Scale = float32(sz) / float32(gtx.Px(unit.Dp(float32(sz))))
+	img.Layout(gtx)
+}
+
 type fill struct {
 	col color.RGBA
 }