diff --git a/lib/types/avatar-types.js b/lib/types/avatar-types.js
--- a/lib/types/avatar-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/avatar-types.js
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@
   +encryptionKey: string,
   +thumbHash: ?string,
 };
+const clientEncryptedImageAvatarValidator = tShape<ClientEncryptedImageAvatar>({
+  type: tString('encrypted_image'),
+  blobURI: t.String,
+  encryptionKey: t.String,
+  thumbHash: t.maybe(t.String),
+});
 
 export type ClientENSAvatar = ENSAvatarDBContent;
 const clientENSAvatarValidator = ensAvatarDBContentValidator;
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@
   clientEmojiAvatarValidator,
   clientImageAvatarValidator,
   clientENSAvatarValidator,
+  clientEncryptedImageAvatarValidator,
 ]);
 
 export type ResolvedClientAvatar =
diff --git a/lib/utils/avatar-utils.js b/lib/utils/avatar-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/avatar-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/avatar-utils.js
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
   uploadID: tID,
 });
 
+const encryptedImageAvatarDBContentValidator: TInterface<ImageAvatarDBContent> =
+  tShape({
+    type: tString('encrypted_image'),
+    uploadID: tID,
+  });
+
 const updateUserAvatarRemoveRequestValidator: TInterface<UpdateUserAvatarRemoveRequest> =
   tShape({
     type: tString('remove'),
@@ -26,6 +32,7 @@
   t.union([
     emojiAvatarDBContentValidator,
     imageAvatarDBContentValidator,
+    encryptedImageAvatarDBContentValidator,
     ensAvatarDBContentValidator,
     updateUserAvatarRemoveRequestValidator,
   ]);
@@ -33,6 +40,7 @@
 export {
   emojiAvatarDBContentValidator,
   imageAvatarDBContentValidator,
+  encryptedImageAvatarDBContentValidator,
   ensAvatarDBContentValidator,
   updateUserAvatarRemoveRequestValidator,
   updateUserAvatarRequestValidator,
diff --git a/lib/utils/avatar-utils.test.js b/lib/utils/avatar-utils.test.js
--- a/lib/utils/avatar-utils.test.js
+++ b/lib/utils/avatar-utils.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   emojiAvatarDBContentValidator,
   ensAvatarDBContentValidator,
   imageAvatarDBContentValidator,
+  encryptedImageAvatarDBContentValidator,
   updateUserAvatarRequestValidator,
 } from './avatar-utils.js';
 
@@ -85,6 +86,35 @@
   });
 });
 
+describe('encryptedImageAvatarDBContentValidator', () => {
+  it('should succeed for valid input', () => {
+    expect(
+      encryptedImageAvatarDBContentValidator.is({
+        type: 'encrypted_image',
+        uploadID: '123456',
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should fail if type is incorrect', () => {
+    expect(
+      encryptedImageAvatarDBContentValidator.is({
+        type: 'emoji',
+        uploadID: '123456',
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should fail if uploadID is incorrect type', () => {
+    expect(
+      encryptedImageAvatarDBContentValidator.is({
+        type: 'encrypted_image',
+        uploadID: 123456,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('ensAvatarDBContentValidator', () => {
   it('should succeed for valid input', () => {
     expect(