diff --git a/src/components/card/themes/card.content.base.scss b/src/components/card/themes/card.content.base.scss
index 913acf76a..91cdde376 100644
--- a/src/components/card/themes/card.content.base.scss
+++ b/src/components/card/themes/card.content.base.scss
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@
 ::slotted(*) {
     margin: 0;
 }
+
+::slotted(igc-avatar) {
+    --ig-size: 1;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/card/themes/card.header.base.scss b/src/components/card/themes/card.header.base.scss
index cbd271736..4420547db 100644
--- a/src/components/card/themes/card.header.base.scss
+++ b/src/components/card/themes/card.header.base.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
     opacity: inherit;
 }
 
+::slotted(igc-avatar) {
+    --ig-size: 1;
+}
+
 header {
     display: flex;
     flex-flow: column nowrap;