diff --git a/images/main.go b/images/main.go
index bcee823b5..d1f879692 100644
--- a/images/main.go
+++ b/images/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package images
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"image"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func GenerateImageVariants(cImg image.Image) ([]IdentityImage, error) {
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ func GenerateImageVariants(cImg image.Image) ([]IdentityImage, error) {
 			Height:       rImg.Bounds().Dy(),
 			FileSize:     bb.Len(),
 			ResizeTarget: int(s),
+			Clock:        uint64(time.Now().UnixMilli()),
 		}
 
 		iis = append(iis, ii)
diff --git a/images/main_test.go b/images/main_test.go
index 97c311030..844808740 100644
--- a/images/main_test.go
+++ b/images/main_test.go
@@ -44,3 +44,27 @@ func TestGenerateBannerImage_ShrinkOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Exactly(t, identityImage.Width, int(BannerDim))
 	require.Exactly(t, identityImage.Height, 805)
 }
+
+func TestGenerateIdentityImages(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create image data
+	testImage := image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, int(BannerDim)+10, int(BannerDim)+20))
+
+	// Create a temporary file for storing the image data
+	tmpTestFilePath := t.TempDir() + "/test.png"
+	file, err := os.Create(tmpTestFilePath)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	// Save the image data to the temporary file
+	err = png.Encode(file, testImage)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Generate the identity images
+	identityImages, err := GenerateIdentityImages(tmpTestFilePath, 100, 100, 500, 500)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Check the identity images have a valid clock value
+	for _, image := range identityImages {
+		require.NotEqual(t, image.Clock, uint64(0))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_contacts.go b/protocol/messenger_contacts.go
index ea8cc2177..c2536a0d8 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_contacts.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_contacts.go
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ func (m *Messenger) updateContactImagesURL(contact *Contact) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			v.LocalURL = m.httpServer.MakeContactImageURL(common.PubkeyToHex(publicKey), k)
+			v.LocalURL = m.httpServer.MakeContactImageURL(common.PubkeyToHex(publicKey), k, v.Clock)
 			contact.Images[k] = v
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server/server_media.go b/server/server_media.go
index bbd3d0229..b80e5bdb0 100644
--- a/server/server_media.go
+++ b/server/server_media.go
@@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ func (s *MediaServer) MakeQRURL(qurul string,
 	return u.String()
 }
 
-func (s *MediaServer) MakeContactImageURL(publicKey string, imageType string) string {
+func (s *MediaServer) MakeContactImageURL(publicKey string, imageType string, imageClock uint64) string {
 	u := s.MakeBaseURL()
 	u.Path = contactImagesPath
-	u.RawQuery = url.Values{"publicKey": {publicKey}, "imageName": {imageType}}.Encode()
+	u.RawQuery = url.Values{"publicKey": {publicKey}, "imageName": {imageType}, "clock": {fmt.Sprint(imageClock)}}.Encode()
 
 	return u.String()
 }
diff --git a/server/server_test.go b/server/server_test.go
index 7a0074a5d..e8d243361 100644
--- a/server/server_test.go
+++ b/server/server_test.go
@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@ func (s *ServerURLSuite) TestServer_MakeStickerURL() {
 		s.serverNoPort.MakeStickerURL("0xdeadbeef4ac0"))
 }
 
+func (s *ServerURLSuite) TestServer_MakeContactImageURL() {
+	s.Require().Equal(
+		baseURLWithCustomPort+"/contactImages?clock=1&imageName=Test&publicKey=0x1",
+		s.server.MakeContactImageURL("0x1", "Test", uint64(1)))
+	s.testNoPort(
+		baseURLWithDefaultPort+"/contactImages?clock=1&imageName=Test&publicKey=0x1",
+		s.serverNoPort.MakeContactImageURL("0x1", "Test", uint64(1)))
+}
+
 // TestQRCodeGeneration tests if we provide all the correct parameters to the media server
 // do we get a valid QR code or not as part of the response payload.
 // we have stored a generated QR code in tests folder, and we compare their bytes.