diff --git a/resources/mixins.py b/resources/mixins.py
index a38192e711a94c811ae31a0687d17a959dda151a..915f35854f962794bde02dfa30b8a4c275dc8d22 100644
--- a/resources/mixins.py
+++ b/resources/mixins.py
@@ -165,11 +165,14 @@ class ResourceJSONEncoder(DjangoJSONEncoder):
             return {
                 'name': o.name,
                 'user': str(o.user),
+                'avatar' : str(o.user.photo_url),
                 'desc': o.desc,
                 'link': o.link,
                 'created': o.created,
                 'edited': o.edited,
                 'verified': o.verified,
+                'absolute_url':self.url(o.get_absolute_url),
+                'approved':  o.gallery.is_contest and o.checked_by,
                 'download': self.url(o.download),
                 'thumbnail': self.url(o.thumbnail),
                 'rendering': self.url(o.rendering),