diff --git a/server/routes/avatar/middlewares/browserVersion.js b/server/routes/avatar/middlewares/browserVersion.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b430a97a94f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes/avatar/middlewares/browserVersion.js
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import { WebApp } from 'meteor/webapp';
+import parser from 'ua-parser-js';
+
+import { getURL } from '../../../../app/utils/lib/getURL';
+
+return WebApp.connectHandlers.use(function(req, res, next) {
+ if (req.cookies.browser_version_check === 'bypass') {
+ return next();
+ }
+
+ const result = parser(req.headers['user-agent']);
+ if (req.cookies.browser_version_check !== 'force' && (!result || result.browser.name !== 'IE' || parseInt(result.browser.version) >= 11)) {
+ return next();
+ }
+
+ res.setHeader('content-type', 'text/html; charset=utf-8');
+
+ res.write(`
+
+
+
+ `);
+
+ return res.end();
+});
diff --git a/server/routes/avatar/middlewares/index.js b/server/routes/avatar/middlewares/index.js
index b85d9efc13c..9b55e2e53e7 100644
--- a/server/routes/avatar/middlewares/index.js
+++ b/server/routes/avatar/middlewares/index.js
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ import { WebApp } from 'meteor/webapp';
import { protectAvatars } from './auth';
+import './browserVersion';
+
WebApp.connectHandlers.use('/avatar/', protectAvatars);