diff --git a/interface/src/ui/AvatarCertifyBanner.cpp b/interface/src/ui/AvatarCertifyBanner.cpp
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+//
+//  AvatarCertifyBanner.h
+//  interface/src/ui
+//
+//  Created by Simon Walton, April 2019
+//  Copyright 2019 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include <QtGui/QDesktopServices>
+
+#include "OffscreenQmlElement.h"
+#include "EntityTreeRenderer.h"
+#include "AvatarCertifyBanner.h"
+
+static const QUrl AVATAR_THEFT_DIALOG = PathUtils::qmlUrl("AvatarTheftSettings.qml");
+static const QUrl AVATAR_THEFT_BANNER_IMAGE = PathUtils::resourcesUrl("images/AvatarTheftBanner.png");
+
+AvatarCertifyBanner::AvatarCertifyBanner(QQuickItem* parent) {
+
+}
+
+AvatarCertifyBanner::~AvatarCertifyBanner()
+{ }
+
+void AvatarCertifyBanner::show(const QUuid& avatarID, int jointIndex) {
+    if (!_active) {
+        auto entityTreeRenderer = DependencyManager::get<EntityTreeRenderer>();
+        EntityTreePointer entityTree = entityTreeRenderer->getTree();
+        if (!entityTree) {
+            return;
+        }
+        glm::vec3 position { 0.0f, 0.0f, -0.7f };
+        EntityItemProperties entityProperties;
+        entityProperties.setType(EntityTypes::Image);
+        entityProperties.setImageURL(AVATAR_THEFT_BANNER_IMAGE.toString());
+        entityProperties.setName("hifi-avatar-theft-banner");
+        entityProperties.setParentID(avatarID);
+        entityProperties.setParentJointIndex(CAMERA_MATRIX_INDEX);
+        entityProperties.setLocalPosition(position);
+        entityProperties.setDimensions({ 1.0f, 1.0f, 0.3f });
+        entityProperties.setRenderLayer(RenderLayer::WORLD);
+        entityProperties.getGrab().setGrabbable(false);
+        entityProperties.setVisible(true);
+
+        entityTree->withWriteLock([&] {
+            auto entityTreeItem = entityTree->addEntity(_bannerID, entityProperties);
+            entityTreeItem->setLocalPosition(position);  // ?!
+        });
+
+        _active = true;
+    }
+}
+
+void AvatarCertifyBanner::clear() {
+    if (_active) {
+        auto entityTreeRenderer = DependencyManager::get<EntityTreeRenderer>();
+        EntityTreePointer entityTree = entityTreeRenderer->getTree();
+        if (!entityTree) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        entityTree->withWriteLock([&] {
+            entityTree->deleteEntity(_bannerID);
+        });
+
+        _active = false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/AvatarCertifyBanner.h b/interface/src/ui/AvatarCertifyBanner.h
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+//
+//  AvatarCertifyBanner.h
+//  interface/src/ui
+//
+//  Created by Simon Walton, April 2019
+//  Copyright 2019 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#ifndef hifi_AvatarCertifyBanner_h
+#define hifi_AvatarCertifyBanner_h
+
+class AvatarCertifyBanner : QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+    HIFI_QML_DECL
+public:
+    AvatarCertifyBanner(QQuickItem* parent = nullptr);
+    ~AvatarCertifyBanner();
+    void show(const QUuid& avatarID, int jointIndex);
+    void clear();
+
+private:
+    const EntityItemID _bannerID { QUuid::createUuid() };
+    bool _active { false };
+};
+
+#endif  // hifi_AvatarCertifyBanner_h