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,
@@ -358,13 +366,27 @@
 
 function useResolvedThreadAvatar(
   threadAvatarInfo: ClientAvatar,
-  displayUser: ?{ +username?: ?string, +farcasterID?: ?string, ... },
+  userOrChannel: ?UsernameAndFID | ?FCChannelInfo,
 ): ResolvedClientAvatar {
+  let displayUser = null;
+  let fcChannelID = null;
+
+  if (userOrChannel?.username || userOrChannel?.farcasterID) {
+    displayUser = userOrChannel;
+  } else if (
+    userOrChannel?.fcChannelID &&
+    typeof userOrChannel.fcChannelID === 'string'
+  ) {
+    fcChannelID = userOrChannel.fcChannelID;
+  }
+
   const resolvedUserAvatar = useResolvedUserAvatar(
     threadAvatarInfo,
     displayUser,
   );
 
+  const farcasterAvatarURL = useFarcasterChannelAvatarURL(fcChannelID);
+
   if (
     threadAvatarInfo.type !== 'ens' &&
     threadAvatarInfo.type !== 'farcaster'
@@ -372,6 +394,13 @@
     return threadAvatarInfo;
   }
 
+  if (farcasterAvatarURL) {
+    return {
+      type: 'image',
+      uri: farcasterAvatarURL,
+    };
+  }
+
   return resolvedUserAvatar;
 }