diff --git a/src/sentry/api/endpoints/avatar/user.py b/src/sentry/api/endpoints/avatar/user.py
index 6179cc0da08084..04d61788a61ef2 100644
--- a/src/sentry/api/endpoints/avatar/user.py
+++ b/src/sentry/api/endpoints/avatar/user.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from sentry.api.base import control_silo_endpoint
 from sentry.api.bases.avatar import AvatarMixin
 from sentry.api.bases.user import UserEndpoint
-from sentry.models.avatars.user_avatar import UserAvatar
+from sentry.users.models.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.users.services.user.serial import serialize_rpc_user
 from sentry.users.services.user.service import user_service
 
diff --git a/src/sentry/api/serializers/models/user.py b/src/sentry/api/serializers/models/user.py
index 5c076ce791c956..089bf4f0ab5457 100644
--- a/src/sentry/api/serializers/models/user.py
+++ b/src/sentry/api/serializers/models/user.py
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 from sentry.auth.elevated_mode import has_elevated_mode
 from sentry.hybridcloud.services.organization_mapping import organization_mapping_service
 from sentry.models.authidentity import AuthIdentity
-from sentry.models.avatars.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.models.organization import OrganizationStatus
 from sentry.models.organizationmapping import OrganizationMapping
 from sentry.models.organizationmembermapping import OrganizationMemberMapping
 from sentry.organizations.services.organization import RpcOrganizationSummary
 from sentry.users.models.authenticator import Authenticator
 from sentry.users.models.user import User
+from sentry.users.models.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.users.models.user_option import UserOption
 from sentry.users.models.useremail import UserEmail
 from sentry.users.models.userpermission import UserPermission
diff --git a/src/sentry/models/avatars/__init__.py b/src/sentry/models/avatars/__init__.py
index 80a8e66fcc7a7d..0365753d58435f 100644
--- a/src/sentry/models/avatars/__init__.py
+++ b/src/sentry/models/avatars/__init__.py
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@
 from .control_base import ControlAvatarBase
 from .organization_avatar import OrganizationAvatar
 from .sentry_app_avatar import SentryAppAvatar
-from .user_avatar import UserAvatar
 
 __all__ = (
     "AvatarBase",
     "ControlAvatarBase",
     "OrganizationAvatar",
     "SentryAppAvatar",
-    "UserAvatar",
 )
diff --git a/src/sentry/notifications/utils/avatar.py b/src/sentry/notifications/utils/avatar.py
index 0908bb377771be..6b2a3b80f9481e 100644
--- a/src/sentry/notifications/utils/avatar.py
+++ b/src/sentry/notifications/utils/avatar.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 from django.utils.html import format_html
 from django.utils.safestring import SafeString
 
-from sentry.models.avatars.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.users.models.user import User
+from sentry.users.models.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.users.services.user import RpcUser
 from sentry.utils.assets import get_asset_url
 from sentry.utils.avatar import get_email_avatar
diff --git a/src/sentry/testutils/factories.py b/src/sentry/testutils/factories.py
index 101d238532b0e6..4e5cff702ea91d 100644
--- a/src/sentry/testutils/factories.py
+++ b/src/sentry/testutils/factories.py
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
 from sentry.models.authidentity import AuthIdentity
 from sentry.models.authprovider import AuthProvider
 from sentry.models.avatars.sentry_app_avatar import SentryAppAvatar
-from sentry.models.avatars.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.models.commit import Commit
 from sentry.models.commitauthor import CommitAuthor
 from sentry.models.commitfilechange import CommitFileChange
@@ -164,6 +163,7 @@
     UptimeSubscription,
 )
 from sentry.users.models.user import User
+from sentry.users.models.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.users.models.user_option import UserOption
 from sentry.users.models.useremail import UserEmail
 from sentry.users.models.userpermission import UserPermission
diff --git a/src/sentry/users/models/user.py b/src/sentry/users/models/user.py
index a530deba0a44c0..96c884f32eeb6a 100644
--- a/src/sentry/users/models/user.py
+++ b/src/sentry/users/models/user.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 from sentry.hybridcloud.outbox.category import OutboxCategory
 from sentry.integrations.types import EXTERNAL_PROVIDERS, ExternalProviders
 from sentry.locks import locks
-from sentry.models.avatars import UserAvatar
 from sentry.models.lostpasswordhash import LostPasswordHash
 from sentry.models.organizationmapping import OrganizationMapping
 from sentry.models.organizationmembermapping import OrganizationMemberMapping
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@
 from sentry.organizations.services.organization import RpcRegionUser, organization_service
 from sentry.types.region import find_all_region_names, find_regions_for_user
 from sentry.users.models.authenticator import Authenticator
+from sentry.users.models.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.users.models.useremail import UserEmail
 from sentry.users.services.user import RpcUser
 from sentry.utils.http import absolute_uri
@@ -337,10 +337,10 @@ def merge_to(from_user: User, to_user: User) -> None:
         # TODO: we could discover relations automatically and make this useful
         from sentry.models.auditlogentry import AuditLogEntry
         from sentry.models.authidentity import AuthIdentity
-        from sentry.models.avatars.user_avatar import UserAvatar
         from sentry.models.identity import Identity
         from sentry.models.organizationmembermapping import OrganizationMemberMapping
         from sentry.users.models.authenticator import Authenticator
+        from sentry.users.models.user_avatar import UserAvatar
         from sentry.users.models.user_option import UserOption
         from sentry.users.models.useremail import UserEmail
 
diff --git a/src/sentry/models/avatars/user_avatar.py b/src/sentry/users/models/user_avatar.py
similarity index 93%
rename from src/sentry/models/avatars/user_avatar.py
rename to src/sentry/users/models/user_avatar.py
index df7d44047368a9..db2e86e4faf621 100644
--- a/src/sentry/models/avatars/user_avatar.py
+++ b/src/sentry/users/models/user_avatar.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import contextlib
+from collections.abc import Generator
 from enum import IntEnum
 from typing import Any, ClassVar, Self
 
@@ -10,17 +11,16 @@
 from sentry.db.models.manager.base import BaseManager
 from sentry.hybridcloud.models.outbox import ControlOutboxBase
 from sentry.hybridcloud.outbox.category import OutboxCategory
+from sentry.models.avatars import ControlAvatarBase
 from sentry.types.region import find_regions_for_user
 
-from . import ControlAvatarBase
-
 
 class UserAvatarType(IntEnum):
     LETTER_AVATAR = 0
     UPLOAD = 1
     GRAVATAR = 2
 
-    def api_name(self):
+    def api_name(self) -> str:
         return self.name.lower()
 
     @classmethod
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def outboxes_for_update(self, shard_identifier: int | None = None) -> list[Contr
         )
 
     @contextlib.contextmanager
-    def _maybe_prepare_outboxes(self, *, outbox_before_super: bool):
+    def _maybe_prepare_outboxes(self, *, outbox_before_super: bool) -> Generator[None]:
         from sentry.hybridcloud.models.outbox import outbox_context
 
         with outbox_context(
@@ -88,5 +88,5 @@ def delete(self, *args: Any, **kwds: Any) -> tuple[int, dict[str, Any]]:
         with self._maybe_prepare_outboxes(outbox_before_super=True):
             return super().delete(*args, **kwds)
 
-    def get_cache_key(self, size):
+    def get_cache_key(self, size: int) -> str:
         return f"avatar:{self.user_id}:{size}"
diff --git a/src/sentry/users/services/user/impl.py b/src/sentry/users/services/user/impl.py
index 2c03a22491f26c..227aa343cea815 100644
--- a/src/sentry/users/services/user/impl.py
+++ b/src/sentry/users/services/user/impl.py
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 from sentry.hybridcloud.services.organization_mapping.model import RpcOrganizationMapping
 from sentry.hybridcloud.services.organization_mapping.serial import serialize_organization_mapping
 from sentry.models.authidentity import AuthIdentity
-from sentry.models.avatars import UserAvatar
 from sentry.models.organization import OrganizationStatus
 from sentry.models.organizationmapping import OrganizationMapping
 from sentry.models.organizationmembermapping import OrganizationMemberMapping
 from sentry.signals import user_signup
 from sentry.users.models.user import User
+from sentry.users.models.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.users.models.useremail import UserEmail
 from sentry.users.services.user import (
     RpcAvatar,
diff --git a/src/sentry/users/services/user/serial.py b/src/sentry/users/services/user/serial.py
index 4599b4a1957efb..bedfeef5db89c6 100644
--- a/src/sentry/users/services/user/serial.py
+++ b/src/sentry/users/services/user/serial.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 from django.utils.functional import LazyObject
 
 from sentry.db.models.manager.base_query_set import BaseQuerySet
-from sentry.models.avatars.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.users.models.user import User
+from sentry.users.models.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.users.services.user import (
     RpcAuthenticator,
     RpcAvatar,
diff --git a/src/sentry/web/frontend/user_avatar.py b/src/sentry/web/frontend/user_avatar.py
index af27b9bcf4949f..24875a13d071c6 100644
--- a/src/sentry/web/frontend/user_avatar.py
+++ b/src/sentry/web/frontend/user_avatar.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from sentry.models.avatars.user_avatar import UserAvatar
+from sentry.users.models.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.web.frontend.base import AvatarPhotoView, control_silo_view
 
 
diff --git a/tests/sentry/api/endpoints/test_user_avatar.py b/tests/sentry/api/endpoints/test_user_avatar.py
index 430dafbd437a15..60d505a42544d3 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/api/endpoints/test_user_avatar.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/api/endpoints/test_user_avatar.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 from django.urls import reverse
 
 from sentry import options as options_store
-from sentry.models.avatars.user_avatar import UserAvatar, UserAvatarType
 from sentry.models.files import ControlFile, File
 from sentry.silo.base import SiloMode
 from sentry.testutils.cases import APITestCase
 from sentry.testutils.silo import assume_test_silo_mode, control_silo_test
+from sentry.users.models.user_avatar import UserAvatar, UserAvatarType
 
 
 @control_silo_test
diff --git a/tests/sentry/api/serializers/test_user.py b/tests/sentry/api/serializers/test_user.py
index ec10cd9392245b..ae20acbe6c681d 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/api/serializers/test_user.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/api/serializers/test_user.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 from sentry.auth.authenticators import available_authenticators
 from sentry.models.authidentity import AuthIdentity
 from sentry.models.authprovider import AuthProvider
-from sentry.models.avatars.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.testutils.cases import TestCase
 from sentry.testutils.silo import control_silo_test
 from sentry.users.models.authenticator import Authenticator
+from sentry.users.models.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.users.models.useremail import UserEmail
 from sentry.users.models.userpermission import UserPermission
 
diff --git a/tests/sentry/models/test_organization_avatar.py b/tests/sentry/models/test_organization_avatar.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..851d2833f99e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sentry/models/test_organization_avatar.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from sentry.models.avatars.organization_avatar import OrganizationAvatar
+from sentry.models.files.file import File
+from sentry.testutils.cases import TestCase
+
+
+class OrganizationAvatarTestCase(TestCase):
+    def test_set_null(self):
+        org = self.create_organization()
+        afile = File.objects.create(name="avatar.png", type=OrganizationAvatar.FILE_TYPE)
+        avatar = OrganizationAvatar.objects.create(organization=org, file_id=afile.id)
+
+        assert avatar.get_file() == afile
+
+        afile.delete()
+        assert avatar.get_file() is None
+        assert OrganizationAvatar.objects.get(id=avatar.id).file_id is None
+        assert OrganizationAvatar.objects.get(id=avatar.id).get_file() is None
diff --git a/tests/sentry/models/test_projectownership.py b/tests/sentry/models/test_projectownership.py
index c59cb305d11058..12d2251bbe12cf 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/models/test_projectownership.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/models/test_projectownership.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-from sentry.models.avatars.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.models.groupassignee import GroupAssignee
 from sentry.models.groupowner import GroupOwner, GroupOwnerType, OwnerRuleType
 from sentry.models.projectownership import ProjectOwnership
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@
 from sentry.testutils.silo import assume_test_silo_mode_of
 from sentry.testutils.skips import requires_snuba
 from sentry.types.actor import Actor, ActorType
+from sentry.users.models.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.users.services.user.service import user_service
 
 pytestmark = requires_snuba
diff --git a/tests/sentry/models/test_avatar.py b/tests/sentry/users/models/test_user_avatar.py
similarity index 58%
rename from tests/sentry/models/test_avatar.py
rename to tests/sentry/users/models/test_user_avatar.py
index 8aa21174eb8616..64f0b795b77cf3 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/models/test_avatar.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/users/models/test_user_avatar.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 from sentry import options as options_store
-from sentry.models.avatars.organization_avatar import OrganizationAvatar
-from sentry.models.avatars.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.models.files.control_file import ControlFile
-from sentry.models.files.file import File
 from sentry.testutils.cases import TestCase
 from sentry.testutils.silo import control_silo_test
+from sentry.users.models.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 
 
 @control_silo_test
@@ -26,17 +24,3 @@ def test_set_null(self):
             assert avatar.get_file() is None
             assert UserAvatar.objects.get(id=avatar.id).control_file_id is None
             assert UserAvatar.objects.get(id=avatar.id).get_file() is None
-
-
-class OrganizationAvatarTestCase(TestCase):
-    def test_set_null(self):
-        org = self.create_organization()
-        afile = File.objects.create(name="avatar.png", type=OrganizationAvatar.FILE_TYPE)
-        avatar = OrganizationAvatar.objects.create(organization=org, file_id=afile.id)
-
-        assert avatar.get_file() == afile
-
-        afile.delete()
-        assert avatar.get_file() is None
-        assert OrganizationAvatar.objects.get(id=avatar.id).file_id is None
-        assert OrganizationAvatar.objects.get(id=avatar.id).get_file() is None
diff --git a/tests/sentry/web/frontend/test_user_avatar.py b/tests/sentry/web/frontend/test_user_avatar.py
index 01d247c48191f1..e577dcecf684ac 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/web/frontend/test_user_avatar.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/web/frontend/test_user_avatar.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 from django.urls import reverse
 
-from sentry.models.avatars.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.models.files.control_file import ControlFile
 from sentry.testutils.cases import TestCase
 from sentry.testutils.silo import control_silo_test
+from sentry.users.models.user_avatar import UserAvatar
 from sentry.web.frontend.generic import FOREVER_CACHE