diff --git a/web/avatars/edit-user-avatar.css b/web/avatars/edit-user-avatar.css
--- a/web/avatars/edit-user-avatar.css
+++ b/web/avatars/edit-user-avatar.css
@@ -6,7 +6,3 @@
   justify-content: center;
   align-items: center;
 }
-
-.editAvatarLoadingSpinner {
-  position: absolute;
-}
diff --git a/web/avatars/edit-user-avatar.react.js b/web/avatars/edit-user-avatar.react.js
--- a/web/avatars/edit-user-avatar.react.js
+++ b/web/avatars/edit-user-avatar.react.js
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 import EditUserAvatarMenu from './edit-user-avatar-menu.react.js';
 import css from './edit-user-avatar.css';
 import UserAvatar from './user-avatar.react.js';
-import LoadingIndicator from '../loading-indicator.react.js';
-
-const loadingSpinner = <LoadingIndicator status="loading" size="large" />;
 
 type Props = {
   +userID: ?string,
@@ -26,10 +23,11 @@
 
   return (
     <div className={css.editUserAvatarContainer}>
-      <div className={css.editAvatarLoadingSpinner}>
-        {userAvatarSaveInProgress ? loadingSpinner : null}
-      </div>
-      <UserAvatar userID={userID} size="profile" />
+      <UserAvatar
+        userID={userID}
+        size="profile"
+        showSpinner={userAvatarSaveInProgress}
+      />
       {!userAvatarSaveInProgress ? <EditUserAvatarMenu /> : null}
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/web/avatars/user-avatar.react.js b/web/avatars/user-avatar.react.js
--- a/web/avatars/user-avatar.react.js
+++ b/web/avatars/user-avatar.react.js
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 type Props = {
   +userID: ?string,
   +size: 'micro' | 'small' | 'large' | 'profile',
+  +showSpinner?: boolean,
 };
 
 function UserAvatar(props: Props): React.Node {
-  const { userID, size } = props;
+  const { userID, size, showSpinner } = props;
 
   const userInfo = useSelector(state =>
     userID ? state.userStore.userInfos[userID] : null,
@@ -25,7 +26,13 @@
 
   const resolvedUserAvatar = useENSResolvedAvatar(avatarInfo, userInfo);
 
-  return <Avatar size={size} avatarInfo={resolvedUserAvatar} />;
+  return (
+    <Avatar
+      size={size}
+      avatarInfo={resolvedUserAvatar}
+      showSpinner={showSpinner}
+    />
+  );
 }
 
 export default UserAvatar;