diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/AvatarImageView.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/AvatarImageView.java
index 2f8ed6240c..e797f4de9e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/AvatarImageView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/AvatarImageView.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.RetrieveProfileAvatarJob;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.profiles.AvatarHelper;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.Recipient;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.ui.bottomsheet.RecipientBottomSheetDialogFragment;
-import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.AvatarUtil;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.NameUtil;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public final class AvatarImageView extends AppCompatImageView {
   private OnClickListener                 listener;
   private boolean                         blurred;
   private ChatColors                      chatColors;
+  private String                          initials;
   private FixedSizeTarget                 fixedSizeTarget;
 
   private @Nullable RecipientContactPhoto  recipientContactPhoto;
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ public final class AvatarImageView extends AppCompatImageView {
     unknownRecipientDrawable = new FallbackAvatarDrawable(context, new FallbackAvatar.Resource.Person(AvatarColor.UNKNOWN)).circleCrop();
     blurred                  = false;
     chatColors               = null;
+    initials                 = null;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -123,12 +125,7 @@ public final class AvatarImageView extends AppCompatImageView {
    * Shows self as the actual profile picture.
    */
   public void setRecipient(@NonNull Recipient recipient, boolean quickContactEnabled) {
-    if (recipient.isSelf()) {
-      setAvatar(Glide.with(this), null, quickContactEnabled);
-      AvatarUtil.loadIconIntoImageView(recipient, this);
-    } else {
-      setAvatar(Glide.with(this), recipient, quickContactEnabled);
-    }
+    setAvatar(Glide.with(this), recipient, quickContactEnabled, recipient.isSelf());
   }
 
   public AvatarOptions.Builder buildOptions() {
@@ -177,10 +174,12 @@ public final class AvatarImageView extends AppCompatImageView {
 
       boolean    shouldBlur = recipient.getShouldBlurAvatar();
       ChatColors chatColors = recipient.getChatColors();
+      String     initials   = NameUtil.getAbbreviation(recipient.getDisplayName(getContext()));
 
-      if (!photo.equals(recipientContactPhoto) || shouldBlur != blurred || !Objects.equals(chatColors, this.chatColors)) {
+      if (!photo.equals(recipientContactPhoto) || shouldBlur != blurred || !Objects.equals(chatColors, this.chatColors) || !Objects.equals(initials, this.initials)) {
         requestManager.clear(this);
-        this.chatColors       = chatColors;
+        this.chatColors = chatColors;
+        this.initials   = initials;
         recipientContactPhoto = photo;
 
         FallbackAvatarProvider activeFallbackPhotoProvider = this.fallbackAvatarProvider;
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ public final class AvatarImageView extends AppCompatImageView {
             @Override
             public @NonNull FallbackAvatar getFallbackAvatar(@NonNull Recipient recipient) {
               if (recipient.isSelf()) {
-                return new FallbackAvatar.Resource.Person(recipient.getAvatarColor());
+                return FallbackAvatar.forTextOrDefault(recipient.getDisplayName(getContext()), recipient.getAvatarColor());
               }
 
               return FallbackAvatarProvider.super.getFallbackAvatar(recipient);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/landing/MyStoriesItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/landing/MyStoriesItem.kt
index d721d94edc..4c057961e0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/landing/MyStoriesItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/landing/MyStoriesItem.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.stories.landing
 
 import android.view.View
+import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner
+import androidx.lifecycle.Observer
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.R
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.avatar.view.AvatarView
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.settings.PreferenceModel
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ object MyStoriesItem {
   }
 
   class Model(
+    val lifecycleOwner: LifecycleOwner,
     val onClick: () -> Unit
   ) : PreferenceModel<Model>() {
     override fun areItemsTheSame(newItem: Model): Boolean = true
@@ -28,9 +31,39 @@ object MyStoriesItem {
 
     private val avatarView: AvatarView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.avatar)
 
+    private var recipient: Recipient? = null
+
+    private val recipientObserver = object : Observer<Recipient> {
+      override fun onChanged(recipient: Recipient) {
+        onRecipientChanged(recipient)
+      }
+    }
+
     override fun bind(model: Model) {
       itemView.setOnClickListener { model.onClick() }
-      avatarView.displayProfileAvatar(Recipient.self())
+      observeRecipient(model.lifecycleOwner, Recipient.self())
+    }
+
+    private fun onRecipientChanged(recipient: Recipient) {
+      avatarView.displayProfileAvatar(recipient)
+    }
+
+    private fun observeRecipient(lifecycleOwner: LifecycleOwner?, recipient: Recipient?) {
+      this.recipient?.live()?.liveData?.removeObserver(recipientObserver)
+
+      this.recipient = recipient
+
+      lifecycleOwner?.let {
+        this.recipient?.live()?.liveData?.observe(lifecycleOwner, recipientObserver)
+      }
+    }
+
+    override fun onViewRecycled() {
+      unbindRecipient()
+    }
+
+    private fun unbindRecipient() {
+      observeRecipient(null, null)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/landing/StoriesLandingFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/landing/StoriesLandingFragment.kt
index b90baed892..824db9d6bc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/landing/StoriesLandingFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/landing/StoriesLandingFragment.kt
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ class StoriesLandingFragment : DSLSettingsFragment(layoutId = R.layout.stories_l
       if (state.displayMyStoryItem) {
         customPref(
           MyStoriesItem.Model(
+            lifecycleOwner = viewLifecycleOwner,
             onClick = {
               cameraFab.performClick()
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/landing/StoriesLandingItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/landing/StoriesLandingItem.kt
index bfb820e13c..fd61eb71e2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/landing/StoriesLandingItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/landing/StoriesLandingItem.kt
@@ -66,10 +66,20 @@ object StoriesLandingItem {
         data == newItem.data &&
         !hasStatusChange(newItem) &&
         !hasThumbChange(newItem) &&
+        !hasSelfProfileChange(newItem) &&
         (data.sendingCount == newItem.data.sendingCount && data.failureCount == newItem.data.failureCount) &&
         data.storyViewState == newItem.data.storyViewState
     }
 
+    private fun hasSelfProfileChange(newItem: Model): Boolean {
+      if (!data.storyRecipient.isMyStory || !newItem.data.storyRecipient.isMyStory) {
+        return false
+      }
+      val old = data.individualRecipient
+      val new = Recipient.self()
+      return old.hasAvatar != new.hasAvatar || old.profileAvatarFileDetails != new.profileAvatarFileDetails || old.profileName.toString() != new.profileName.toString()
+    }
+
     override fun getChangePayload(newItem: Model): Any? {
       return if (isSameRecord(newItem) && hasStatusChange(newItem)) {
         STATUS_CHANGE