diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/ConversationArgs.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/ConversationArgs.kt
index e3c2c988a5..bffa34aaa1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/ConversationArgs.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/ConversationArgs.kt
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ import org.signal.core.models.UriSerializer
 import org.signal.core.models.media.Media
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.badges.models.Badge
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.conversation.ConversationIntents.ConversationScreenType
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.conversation.colors.ChatColors
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.SlideFactory
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.Recipient.Companion.resolved
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.RecipientId
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.stickers.StickerLocator
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.wallpaper.ChatWallpaper
 
 @Serializable
 @Parcelize
@@ -40,6 +43,14 @@ data class ConversationArgs(
   @IgnoredOnParcel
   val draftMediaType: SlideFactory.MediaType? = SlideFactory.MediaType.from(draftContentType)
 
+  @IgnoredOnParcel
+  val wallpaper: ChatWallpaper?
+    get() = resolved(recipientId).wallpaper
+
+  @IgnoredOnParcel
+  val chatColors: ChatColors
+    get() = resolved(recipientId).chatColors
+
   fun canInitializeFromDatabase(): Boolean {
     return draftText == null && (draftMedia == null || ConversationIntents.isBubbleIntentUri(draftMedia) || ConversationIntents.isNotificationIntentUri(draftMedia)) && draftMediaType == null
   }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationFragment.kt
index ee1f40af3d..735183df37 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationFragment.kt
@@ -480,7 +480,8 @@ class ConversationFragment :
       repository = ConversationRepository(localContext = requireContext(), isInBubble = args.conversationScreenType == ConversationScreenType.BUBBLE),
       recipientRepository = conversationRecipientRepository,
       messageRequestRepository = messageRequestRepository,
-      scheduledMessagesRepository = ScheduledMessagesRepository()
+      scheduledMessagesRepository = ScheduledMessagesRepository(),
+      initialChatColors = args.chatColors
     )
   }
 
@@ -686,6 +687,8 @@ class ConversationFragment :
       incognito = args.isIncognito
     )
     conversationToolbarOnScrollHelper.attach(binding.conversationItemRecycler)
+    presentWallpaper(args.wallpaper)
+    presentChatColors(args.chatColors)
     presentConversationTitle(viewModel.recipientSnapshot)
     presentGroupConversationSubtitle(createGroupSubtitleString(viewModel.titleViewParticipantsSnapshot))
     presentActionBarMenu()
@@ -1680,11 +1683,6 @@ class ConversationFragment :
     presentChatColors(recipient.chatColors)
     invalidateOptionsMenu()
     updateMessageRequestAcceptedState(!viewModel.hasMessageRequestState)
-
-    recyclerViewColorizer.setChatColors(recipient.chatColors)
-    if (adapter.onHasWallpaperChanged(hasWallpaper = recipient.wallpaper != null)) {
-      conversationItemDecorations.hasWallpaper = recipient.wallpaper != null
-    }
   }
 
   @MainThread
@@ -2151,7 +2149,7 @@ class ConversationFragment :
       lifecycleOwner = viewLifecycleOwner,
       requestManager = Glide.with(this),
       clickListener = ConversationItemClickListener(),
-      hasWallpaper = viewModel.wallpaperSnapshot != null,
+      hasWallpaper = args.wallpaper != null,
       colorizer = colorizer,
       startExpirationTimeout = viewModel::startExpirationTimeout,
       chatColorsDataProvider = viewModel::chatColorsSnapshot,
@@ -2168,7 +2166,7 @@ class ConversationFragment :
     adapter.setPagingController(viewModel.pagingController)
 
     recyclerViewColorizer = RecyclerViewColorizer(binding.conversationItemRecycler)
-    viewModel.recipientSnapshot?.chatColors?.let { recyclerViewColorizer.setChatColors(it) }
+    recyclerViewColorizer.setChatColors(args.chatColors)
 
     binding.conversationItemRecycler.adapter = ConcatAdapter(typingIndicatorAdapter, adapter)
     multiselectItemDecoration = MultiselectItemDecoration(
@@ -2205,7 +2203,7 @@ class ConversationFragment :
     threadHeaderMarginDecoration.toolbarMargin = statusBarInset + resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.signal_m3_toolbar_height) + 16.dp
     binding.conversationItemRecycler.addItemDecoration(threadHeaderMarginDecoration)
 
-    conversationItemDecorations = ConversationItemDecorations(hasWallpaper = viewModel.wallpaperSnapshot != null)
+    conversationItemDecorations = ConversationItemDecorations(hasWallpaper = args.wallpaper != null)
     binding.conversationItemRecycler.addItemDecoration(conversationItemDecorations, 0)
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModel.kt
index 790cbc9a90..c3d17e2b9e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationViewModel.kt
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.banner.banners.UnauthorizedBanner
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.contactshare.Contact
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.conversation.ConversationMessage
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.conversation.ScheduledMessagesRepository
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.conversation.colors.ChatColors
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.conversation.mutiselect.MultiselectPart
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.conversation.plaintext.PlaintextExportRepository
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.conversation.v2.data.ConversationElementKey
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ import kotlin.time.Duration
 class ConversationViewModel(
   val threadId: Long,
   requestedStartingPosition: Int,
+  initialChatColors: ChatColors,
   private val repository: ConversationRepository,
   recipientRepository: ConversationRecipientRepository,
   messageRequestRepository: MessageRequestRepository,
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ class ConversationViewModel(
     .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
 
   private val chatBounds: BehaviorSubject<Rect> = BehaviorSubject.create()
-  private val chatColors: RxStore<ChatColorsDrawable.ChatColorsData> = RxStore(ChatColorsDrawable.ChatColorsData(null, null))
+  private val chatColors: RxStore<ChatColorsDrawable.ChatColorsData> = RxStore(ChatColorsDrawable.ChatColorsData(initialChatColors, null))
   val chatColorsSnapshot: ChatColorsDrawable.ChatColorsData get() = chatColors.state
 
   @Volatile