diff --git a/lib/actions/user-actions.js b/lib/actions/user-actions.js
--- a/lib/actions/user-actions.js
+++ b/lib/actions/user-actions.js
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
   PolicyAcknowledgmentRequest,
 } from '../types/account-types.js';
 import type {
-  ClientAvatar,
   UpdateUserAvatarRequest,
+  UpdateUserAvatarResponse,
 } from '../types/avatar-types.js';
 import type { GetSessionPublicKeysArgs } from '../types/request-types.js';
 import type { UserSearchResult } from '../types/search-types.js';
@@ -256,9 +256,15 @@
 const updateUserAvatar =
   (
     callServerEndpoint: CallServerEndpoint,
-  ): ((avatarDBContent: UpdateUserAvatarRequest) => Promise<?ClientAvatar>) =>
+  ): ((
+    avatarDBContent: UpdateUserAvatarRequest,
+  ) => Promise<UpdateUserAvatarResponse>) =>
   async avatarDBContent => {
-    return await callServerEndpoint('update_user_avatar', avatarDBContent);
+    const { updates }: UpdateUserAvatarResponse = await callServerEndpoint(
+      'update_user_avatar',
+      avatarDBContent,
+    );
+    return { updates };
   };
 
 export {
diff --git a/lib/reducers/user-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/user-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/user-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/user-reducer.js
@@ -99,10 +99,19 @@
     state &&
     !state.anonymous
   ) {
-    return {
-      ...state,
-      avatar: action.payload,
-    };
+    const { viewerUpdates } = action.payload.updates;
+    for (const update of viewerUpdates) {
+      if (
+        update.type === updateTypes.UPDATE_CURRENT_USER &&
+        !_isEqual(update.currentUserInfo.avatar)(state.avatar)
+      ) {
+        return {
+          ...state,
+          avatar: update.currentUserInfo.avatar,
+        };
+      }
+    }
+    return state;
   } else if (action.type === setUserSettingsActionTypes.success) {
     if (state?.settings) {
       return {
diff --git a/lib/types/redux-types.js b/lib/types/redux-types.js
--- a/lib/types/redux-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/redux-types.js
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
   QueueActivityUpdatesPayload,
   SetThreadUnreadStatusPayload,
 } from './activity-types.js';
-import type { ClientAvatar, UpdateUserAvatarRequest } from './avatar-types.js';
+import type {
+  UpdateUserAvatarRequest,
+  UpdateUserAvatarResponse,
+} from './avatar-types.js';
 import type { CryptoStore } from './crypto-types.js';
 import type { ClientDBDraftInfo, DraftStore } from './draft-types.js';
 import type { EnabledApps, SupportedApps } from './enabled-apps.js';
@@ -933,7 +936,7 @@
     }
   | {
       +type: 'UPDATE_USER_AVATAR_SUCCESS',
-      +payload: ?ClientAvatar,
+      +payload: UpdateUserAvatarResponse,
       +loadingInfo: LoadingInfo,
     }
   | {