diff --git a/discord/abc.py b/discord/abc.py
index 560f70e75..36af70bde 100644
--- a/discord/abc.py
+++ b/discord/abc.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import sys
 import copy
 import asyncio
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Protocol, runtime_checkable
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Protocol, runtime_checkable
 
 from .iterators import HistoryIterator
 from .context_managers import Typing
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from datetime import datetime
 
     from .user import ClientUser
+    from .asset import Asset
 
 
 class _Undefined:
@@ -106,8 +107,8 @@ class User(Snowflake, Protocol):
         The user's username.
     discriminator: :class:`str`
         The user's discriminator.
-    avatar: Optional[:class:`str`]
-        The avatar hash the user has.
+    avatar: :class:`Asset`
+        The avatar asset the user has.
     bot: :class:`bool`
         If the user is a bot account.
     """
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ class User(Snowflake, Protocol):
 
     name: str
     discriminator: str
-    avatar: Optional[str]
+    avatar: Asset
     bot: bool
 
     @property