diff --git a/native/user-profile/user-profile-avatar.react.js b/native/user-profile/user-profile-avatar.react.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c48e85217
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+++ b/native/user-profile/user-profile-avatar.react.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// @flow
+
+import { useNavigation, useRoute } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import invariant from 'invariant';
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { View, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
+
+import { userProfileUserInfoContainerHeight } from './user-profile-constants.js';
+import UserAvatar from '../avatars/user-avatar.react.js';
+import { OverlayContext } from '../navigation/overlay-context.js';
+import { UserProfileAvatarModalRouteName } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
+
+// We need to set onAvatarLayout in order to allow .measure() to be on the ref
+const onAvatarLayout = () => {};
+
+type Props = {
+  userID: ?string,
+};
+
+function UserProfileAvatar(props: Props): React.Node {
+  const { userID } = props;
+
+  const { navigate } = useNavigation();
+  const route = useRoute();
+
+  const overlayContext = React.useContext(OverlayContext);
+
+  const avatarRef = React.useRef();
+
+  const onPressAvatar = React.useCallback(() => {
+    invariant(overlayContext, 'UserProfileAvatar should have OverlayContext');
+    overlayContext.setScrollBlockingModalStatus('open');
+
+    const currentAvatarRef = avatarRef.current;
+    if (!currentAvatarRef) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    currentAvatarRef.measure((x, y, width, height, pageX, pageY) => {
+      const coordinates = {
+        x: pageX,
+        y: pageY,
+        width,
+        height,
+      };
+
+      const verticalBounds = {
+        height: userProfileUserInfoContainerHeight,
+        y: pageY,
+      };
+
+      navigate<'UserProfileAvatarModal'>({
+        name: UserProfileAvatarModalRouteName,
+        params: {
+          presentedFrom: route.key,
+          initialCoordinates: coordinates,
+          verticalBounds,
+          userID,
+        },
+      });
+    });
+  }, [navigate, overlayContext, route.key, userID]);
+
+  return (
+    <TouchableOpacity onPress={onPressAvatar}>
+      <View ref={avatarRef} onLayout={onAvatarLayout}>
+        <UserAvatar size="L" userID={userID} />
+      </View>
+    </TouchableOpacity>
+  );
+}
+
+export default UserProfileAvatar;
diff --git a/native/user-profile/user-profile.react.js b/native/user-profile/user-profile.react.js
index 0661a2cd5..7582a2c7d 100644
--- a/native/user-profile/user-profile.react.js
+++ b/native/user-profile/user-profile.react.js
@@ -1,228 +1,228 @@
 // @flow
 
 import Clipboard from '@react-native-clipboard/clipboard';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View, Text, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
 import { relationshipBlockedInEitherDirection } from 'lib/shared/relationship-utils.js';
 import { useUserProfileThreadInfo } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import { stringForUserExplicit } from 'lib/shared/user-utils.js';
 import type { UserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types';
 import sleep from 'lib/utils/sleep.js';
 
+import UserProfileAvatar from './user-profile-avatar.react.js';
 import {
   userProfileUserInfoContainerHeight,
   userProfileBottomPadding,
   userProfileMenuButtonHeight,
   userProfileActionButtonHeight,
 } from './user-profile-constants.js';
 import UserProfileMessageButton from './user-profile-message-button.react.js';
 import UserProfileRelationshipButton from './user-profile-relationship-button.react.js';
-import UserAvatar from '../avatars/user-avatar.react.js';
 import { BottomSheetContext } from '../bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet-provider.react.js';
 import SingleLine from '../components/single-line.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from '../components/swmansion-icon.react.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +userInfo: ?UserInfo,
 };
 
 function UserProfile(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { userInfo } = props;
 
   const userProfileThreadInfo = useUserProfileThreadInfo(userInfo);
 
   const usernameText = stringForUserExplicit(userInfo);
 
   const [usernameCopied, setUsernameCopied] = React.useState<boolean>(false);
 
   const [
     userProfileRelationshipButtonHeight,
     setUserProfileRelationshipButtonHeight,
   ] = React.useState<number>(0);
 
   const bottomSheetContext = React.useContext(BottomSheetContext);
   invariant(bottomSheetContext, 'bottomSheetContext should be set');
 
   const { setContentHeight } = bottomSheetContext;
 
   const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
 
   React.useLayoutEffect(() => {
     let height =
       insets.bottom +
       userProfileUserInfoContainerHeight +
       userProfileBottomPadding;
 
     if (userProfileThreadInfo) {
       height += userProfileMenuButtonHeight;
     }
 
     if (
       userProfileThreadInfo &&
       !relationshipBlockedInEitherDirection(userInfo?.relationshipStatus)
     ) {
       // message button height + relationship button height
       height +=
         userProfileActionButtonHeight + userProfileRelationshipButtonHeight;
     }
 
     setContentHeight(height);
   }, [
     insets.bottom,
     setContentHeight,
     userInfo?.relationshipStatus,
     userProfileRelationshipButtonHeight,
     userProfileThreadInfo,
   ]);
 
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
   const onPressCopyUsername = React.useCallback(async () => {
     Clipboard.setString(usernameText);
     setUsernameCopied(true);
     await sleep(3000);
     setUsernameCopied(false);
   }, [usernameText]);
 
   const copyUsernameButton = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (usernameCopied) {
       return (
         <View style={styles.copyUsernameContainer}>
           <SWMansionIcon
             name="check"
             style={styles.copyUsernameIcon}
             size={16}
           />
           <Text style={styles.copyUsernameText}>Username copied!</Text>
         </View>
       );
     }
 
     return (
       <TouchableOpacity
         style={styles.copyUsernameContainer}
         onPress={onPressCopyUsername}
       >
         <SWMansionIcon name="copy" style={styles.copyUsernameIcon} size={16} />
         <Text style={styles.copyUsernameText}>Copy username</Text>
       </TouchableOpacity>
     );
   }, [
     onPressCopyUsername,
     styles.copyUsernameContainer,
     styles.copyUsernameIcon,
     styles.copyUsernameText,
     usernameCopied,
   ]);
 
   const messageButton = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (
       !userProfileThreadInfo ||
       relationshipBlockedInEitherDirection(userInfo?.relationshipStatus)
     ) {
       return null;
     }
 
     const { threadInfo, pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo } = userProfileThreadInfo;
     return (
       <UserProfileMessageButton
         threadInfo={threadInfo}
         pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo={pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo}
       />
     );
   }, [userInfo?.relationshipStatus, userProfileThreadInfo]);
 
   const relationshipButton = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (
       !userProfileThreadInfo ||
       relationshipBlockedInEitherDirection(userInfo?.relationshipStatus)
     ) {
       return null;
     }
 
     const { threadInfo, pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo } = userProfileThreadInfo;
     return (
       <UserProfileRelationshipButton
         threadInfo={threadInfo}
         pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo={pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo}
         setUserProfileRelationshipButtonHeight={
           setUserProfileRelationshipButtonHeight
         }
       />
     );
   }, [userInfo?.relationshipStatus, userProfileThreadInfo]);
 
   return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
       <SWMansionIcon name="menu-vertical" size={24} style={styles.moreIcon} />
       <View style={styles.userInfoContainer}>
-        <UserAvatar size="L" userID={userInfo?.id} />
+        <UserProfileAvatar userID={userInfo?.id} />
         <View style={styles.usernameContainer}>
           <SingleLine style={styles.usernameText}>{usernameText}</SingleLine>
           {copyUsernameButton}
         </View>
       </View>
       {messageButton}
       {relationshipButton}
     </View>
   );
 }
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   container: {
     paddingHorizontal: 16,
   },
   moreIcon: {
     color: 'modalButtonLabel',
     alignSelf: 'flex-end',
   },
   userInfoContainer: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
   },
   usernameContainer: {
     flex: 1,
     justifyContent: 'center',
     alignItems: 'flex-start',
     paddingLeft: 16,
   },
   usernameText: {
     color: 'modalForegroundLabel',
     fontSize: 18,
     fontWeight: '500',
   },
   copyUsernameContainer: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     justifyContent: 'center',
     paddingTop: 8,
   },
   copyUsernameIcon: {
     color: 'purpleLink',
     marginRight: 4,
   },
   copyUsernameText: {
     color: 'purpleLink',
     fontSize: 12,
   },
   messageButtonContainer: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     justifyContent: 'center',
     alignItems: 'center',
     backgroundColor: 'purpleButton',
     paddingVertical: 8,
     marginTop: 16,
     borderRadius: 8,
   },
   messageButtonIcon: {
     color: 'floatingButtonLabel',
     paddingRight: 8,
   },
   messageButtonText: {
     color: 'floatingButtonLabel',
   },
 };
 
 export default UserProfile;