diff --git a/keyserver/src/fetchers/thread-fetchers.js b/keyserver/src/fetchers/thread-fetchers.js
--- a/keyserver/src/fetchers/thread-fetchers.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/fetchers/thread-fetchers.js
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@
     viewer.platformDetails,
     104,
   );
+
+  // TODO (atul): Replace with `hasMinCodeVersion` check once we have a
+  //              native release with thread avatar editing enabled.
+  const filterThreadEditAvatarPermission = true;
+
   const threadInfos = {};
   for (const threadID in serverResult.threadInfos) {
     const serverThreadInfo = serverResult.threadInfos[threadID];
@@ -172,6 +177,7 @@
         shimThreadTypes: hasCodeVersionBelow87 ? shimCommunityRoot : null,
         hideThreadStructure: hasCodeVersionBelow102,
         filterDetailedThreadEditPermissions: hasCodeVersionBelow104,
+        filterThreadEditAvatarPermission,
       },
     );
     if (threadInfo) {
diff --git a/lib/shared/thread-utils.js b/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@
     +[inType: ThreadType]: ThreadType,
   },
   +filterDetailedThreadEditPermissions?: boolean,
+  +filterThreadEditAvatarPermission?: boolean,
 };
 function rawThreadInfoFromServerThreadInfo(
   serverThreadInfo: ServerThreadInfo,
@@ -711,14 +712,18 @@
   const shimThreadTypes = options?.shimThreadTypes;
   const filterDetailedThreadEditPermissions =
     options?.filterDetailedThreadEditPermissions;
+  const filterThreadEditAvatarPermission =
+    options?.filterThreadEditAvatarPermission;
 
   const filterThreadPermissions = _omitBy(
     (v, k) =>
-      filterDetailedThreadEditPermissions &&
-      [
-        threadPermissions.EDIT_THREAD_COLOR,
-        threadPermissions.EDIT_THREAD_DESCRIPTION,
-      ].includes(k),
+      (filterDetailedThreadEditPermissions &&
+        [
+          threadPermissions.EDIT_THREAD_COLOR,
+          threadPermissions.EDIT_THREAD_DESCRIPTION,
+        ].includes(k)) ||
+      (filterThreadEditAvatarPermission &&
+        [threadPermissions.EDIT_THREAD_AVATAR].includes(k)),
   );
 
   const members = [];