diff --git a/app/presentation/RoomItem/index.js b/app/presentation/RoomItem/index.js
index 938517dc2..f0e05a3b1 100644
--- a/app/presentation/RoomItem/index.js
+++ b/app/presentation/RoomItem/index.js
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ class RoomItem extends React.Component {
 		status: PropTypes.string,
 		toggleFav: PropTypes.func,
 		toggleRead: PropTypes.func,
-		hideChannel: PropTypes.func
-	};
+		hideChannel: PropTypes.func,
+		avatar: PropTypes.bool
+	}
 
 	static defaultProps = {
 		avatarSize: 48
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ class RoomItem extends React.Component {
 
 	render() {
 		const {
-			unread, userMentions, name, _updatedAt, alert, testID, type, avatarSize, baseUrl, userId, username, token, id, prid, showLastMessage, lastMessage, isRead, width, favorite, status
+			unread, userMentions, name, _updatedAt, alert, testID, type, avatarSize, baseUrl, userId, username, token, id, prid, showLastMessage, lastMessage, isRead, width, favorite, status, avatar
 		} = this.props;
 
 		const date = formatDate(_updatedAt);
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ class RoomItem extends React.Component {
 								accessibilityLabel={accessibilityLabel}
 							>
 								<Avatar
-									text={name}
+									text={avatar}
 									size={avatarSize}
 									type={type}
 									baseUrl={baseUrl}
diff --git a/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js b/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js
index ccb556454..cb2834145 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ class RoomsListView extends React.Component {
 				userMentions={item.userMentions}
 				isRead={this.getIsRead(item)}
 				favorite={item.f}
+				avatar={item.name}
 				lastMessage={item.lastMessage}
 				name={this.getRoomTitle(item)}
 				_updatedAt={item.roomUpdatedAt}