diff --git a/ui/shared/status/StatusIdenticon.qml b/ui/shared/status/StatusIdenticon.qml
index 9bbb98a6a0..d9fa271518 100644
--- a/ui/shared/status/StatusIdenticon.qml
+++ b/ui/shared/status/StatusIdenticon.qml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Item {
     height: 40
 
     Loader {
-        sourceComponent: root.chatType == Constants.chatTypeOneToOne ? imageIdenticon : letterIdenticon
+        sourceComponent: root.chatType == Constants.chatTypeOneToOne || !!root.identicon ? imageIdenticon : letterIdenticon
         anchors.fill: parent
     }