diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index b83e7d7..30f285c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         "mockery/mockery": "0.9.*"
     },
     "autoload": {
+        "files": ["src/helpers.php"],
         "psr-4": {
             "Laravolt\\Avatar\\": "src"
         }
diff --git a/src/helpers.php b/src/helpers.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6d0483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+if (!function_exists('avatar')) {
+    function avatar($subject)
+    {
+        return \Laravolt\Avatar\Avatar::create($subject)->toBase64();
+    }
+}