diff --git a/lib/shared/avatar-utils.js b/lib/shared/avatar-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/avatar-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/avatar-utils.js
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 import { threadOtherMembers } from './thread-utils.js';
 import genesis from '../facts/genesis.js';
 import { useENSAvatar } from '../hooks/ens-cache.js';
-import { useFarcasterUserAvatarURL } from '../hooks/fc-cache.js';
+import {
+  useFarcasterUserAvatarURL,
+  useFarcasterChannelAvatarURL,
+} from '../hooks/fc-cache.js';
 import type {
   ClientAvatar,
   ClientEmojiAvatar,
@@ -319,9 +322,12 @@
   return getDefaultAvatar(thread.id, thread.color);
 }
 
+type UsernameAndFID = { +username?: ?string, +farcasterID: ?string, ... };
+type FCChannelInfo = { +fcChannelID: ?string };
+
 function useResolvedUserAvatar(
   userAvatarInfo: ClientAvatar,
-  usernameAndFID: ?{ +username?: ?string, +farcasterID?: ?string, ... },
+  usernameAndFID: ?UsernameAndFID,
 ): ResolvedClientAvatar {
   const ethAddress = React.useMemo(
     () => getETHAddressForUserInfo(usernameAndFID),
@@ -338,12 +344,14 @@
       return userAvatarInfo;
     }
 
-    if (ensAvatarURI) {
+    if (ensAvatarURI && userAvatarInfo.type === 'ens') {
       return {
         type: 'image',
         uri: ensAvatarURI,
       };
-    } else if (farcasterAvatarURL) {
+    }
+
+    if (farcasterAvatarURL && userAvatarInfo.type === 'farcaster') {
       return {
         type: 'image',
         uri: farcasterAvatarURL,
@@ -358,12 +366,20 @@
 
 function useResolvedThreadAvatar(
   threadAvatarInfo: ClientAvatar,
-  displayUser: ?{ +username?: ?string, +farcasterID?: ?string, ... },
+  params: {
+    +userProfileInfo: ?UsernameAndFID,
+    +channelInfo: FCChannelInfo,
+  },
 ): ResolvedClientAvatar {
+  const username = params.userProfileInfo?.username;
+  const farcasterID = params.userProfileInfo?.farcasterID;
+  const fcChannelID = params.channelInfo.fcChannelID;
+
   const resolvedUserAvatar = useResolvedUserAvatar(
     threadAvatarInfo,
-    displayUser,
+    params.userProfileInfo,
   );
+  const farcasterAvatarURL = useFarcasterChannelAvatarURL(fcChannelID);
 
   if (
     threadAvatarInfo.type !== 'ens' &&
@@ -372,7 +388,26 @@
     return threadAvatarInfo;
   }
 
-  return resolvedUserAvatar;
+  // If both `userProfileInfo` and `channelInfo` are supplied, the former should
+  // supersede the latter.
+  if (username || farcasterID) {
+    return resolvedUserAvatar;
+  }
+
+  if (farcasterAvatarURL) {
+    return {
+      type: 'image',
+      uri: farcasterAvatarURL,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // If fetching a Farcaster channel avatar URL fails or is in-progress, we
+  // return a default anonymous avatar
+  return {
+    type: 'emoji',
+    color: selectedThreadColors[4],
+    emoji: '👥',
+  };
 }
 
 export {
diff --git a/native/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js b/native/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
--- a/native/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
+++ b/native/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@
     };
   });
 
-  const resolvedThreadAvatar = useResolvedThreadAvatar(avatarInfo, displayUser);
+  const resolvedThreadAvatar = useResolvedThreadAvatar(avatarInfo, {
+    userProfileInfo: displayUser,
+    channelInfo: { fcChannelID: null },
+  });
 
   return <Avatar size={size} avatarInfo={resolvedThreadAvatar} />;
 }
diff --git a/web/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js b/web/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
--- a/web/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
+++ b/web/avatars/thread-avatar.react.js
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@
     };
   });
 
-  const resolvedThreadAvatar = useResolvedThreadAvatar(avatarInfo, displayUser);
+  const resolvedThreadAvatar = useResolvedThreadAvatar(avatarInfo, {
+    userProfileInfo: displayUser,
+    channelInfo: { fcChannelID: null },
+  });
 
   return (
     <Avatar