diff --git a/lib/hooks/user-identities-hooks.js b/lib/hooks/user-identities-hooks.js
--- a/lib/hooks/user-identities-hooks.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/user-identities-hooks.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { useFindUserIdentities } from '../actions/find-user-identities-actions.js';
+import { extractFIDFromUserID } from '../shared/id-utils.js';
 import { IdentityClientContext } from '../shared/identity-client-context.js';
 import type { FarcasterUser } from '../types/identity-service-types.js';
 import type { AccountUserInfo } from '../types/user-types.js';
@@ -60,7 +61,12 @@
 
       const usersNeedingFetch = [];
       for (const userID of userIDs) {
-        if (auxUserInfos[userID]?.supportsFarcasterDCs) {
+        const userIDIsFarcasterFID = !!extractFIDFromUserID(userID);
+
+        if (
+          userIDIsFarcasterFID ||
+          auxUserInfos[userID]?.supportsFarcasterDCs
+        ) {
           usersSupportingFCDCs.set(userID, true);
         } else {
           usersNeedingFetch.push(userID);