diff --git a/lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js b/lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import type { FarcasterConversation } from '../shared/farcaster/farcaster-conversation-types.js';
 import { IdentityClientContext } from '../shared/identity-client-context.js';
 import { PeerToPeerContext } from '../tunnelbroker/peer-to-peer-context.js';
+import type { ClientAvatar } from '../types/avatar-types.js';
 import { databaseIdentifier } from '../types/database-identifier-types.js';
 import {
   minimallyEncodeRoleInfo,
@@ -355,12 +356,22 @@
       unread: conversation.viewerContext.unreadCount > 0,
     });
 
+  let avatar: ?ClientAvatar;
+  if (conversation.isGroup) {
+    avatar = conversation.photoUrl
+      ? { type: 'image', uri: conversation.photoUrl }
+      : null;
+  } else {
+    const uri = conversation.viewerContext.counterParty?.pfp?.url;
+    avatar = uri ? { type: 'image', uri } : null;
+  }
+
   return {
     farcaster: true,
     id: threadID,
     type: threadType,
     name: conversation.name,
-    avatar: { type: 'farcaster' },
+    avatar,
     description: conversation.description,
     color: generatePendingThreadColor(userIDs),
     parentThreadID: null,