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
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@
   UpdateUserSettingsRequest,
   PolicyAcknowledgmentRequest,
 } from '../types/account-types.js';
-import type {
-  ClientAvatar,
-  UpdateUserAvatarRequest,
-} from '../types/avatar-types.js';
+import type { UpdateUserAvatarRequest } from '../types/avatar-types.js';
 import type { GetSessionPublicKeysArgs } from '../types/request-types.js';
 import type { UserSearchResult } from '../types/search-types.js';
 import type {
@@ -24,6 +21,7 @@
   SubscriptionUpdateRequest,
   SubscriptionUpdateResult,
 } from '../types/subscription-types.js';
+import type { CreateUpdatesResult } from '../types/update-types.js';
 import type { UserInfo, PasswordUpdate } from '../types/user-types.js';
 import type { CallServerEndpoint } from '../utils/call-server-endpoint.js';
 import { getConfig } from '../utils/config.js';
@@ -256,7 +254,9 @@
 const updateUserAvatar =
   (
     callServerEndpoint: CallServerEndpoint,
-  ): ((avatarDBContent: UpdateUserAvatarRequest) => Promise<?ClientAvatar>) =>
+  ): ((
+    avatarDBContent: UpdateUserAvatarRequest,
+  ) => Promise<CreateUpdatesResult>) =>
   async avatarDBContent => {
     return await callServerEndpoint('update_user_avatar', avatarDBContent);
   };
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;
+    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 +12,7 @@
   QueueActivityUpdatesPayload,
   SetThreadUnreadStatusPayload,
 } from './activity-types.js';
-import type { ClientAvatar, UpdateUserAvatarRequest } from './avatar-types.js';
+import type { UpdateUserAvatarRequest } 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';
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@
   ThreadJoinPayload,
   ToggleMessagePinResult,
 } from './thread-types.js';
-import type { ClientUpdatesResultWithUserInfos } from './update-types.js';
+import type {
+  ClientUpdatesResultWithUserInfos,
+  CreateUpdatesResult,
+} from './update-types.js';
 import type { CurrentUserInfo, UserStore } from './user-types.js';
 import type { Shape } from '../types/core.js';
 import type { NotifPermissionAlertInfo } from '../utils/push-alerts.js';
@@ -933,7 +936,7 @@
     }
   | {
       +type: 'UPDATE_USER_AVATAR_SUCCESS',
-      +payload: ?ClientAvatar,
+      +payload: CreateUpdatesResult,
       +loadingInfo: LoadingInfo,
     }
   | {