diff --git a/resources/qml/RoomList.qml b/resources/qml/RoomList.qml
index 3b7fa84e..addbf571 100644
--- a/resources/qml/RoomList.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/RoomList.qml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Page {
             required property bool hasLoudNotification
             required property bool hasUnreadMessages
             required property bool isDirect
-            required property string directChatAvatarMxid
+            required property string directChatOtherUserId
 
             color: background
             height: avatarSize + 2 * Nheko.paddingMedium
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ Page {
                     width: avatarSize
                     url: avatarUrl.replace("mxc://", "image://MxcImage/")
                     displayName: roomName
-                    userid: isDirect ? directChatAvatarMxid : undefined
+                    userid: isDirect ? directChatOtherUserId : ""
                     roomid: roomId
 
                     Rectangle {
diff --git a/resources/qml/TopBar.qml b/resources/qml/TopBar.qml
index 78f81b7f..a8a53a24 100644
--- a/resources/qml/TopBar.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/TopBar.qml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Rectangle {
             height: Nheko.avatarSize
             url: avatarUrl.replace("mxc://", "image://MxcImage/")
             roomid: room.roomId
-            userid: room.isDirect ? room.directChatAvatarMxid : undefined
+            userid: room.isDirect ? room.directChatOtherUserId : ""
             displayName: roomName
             onClicked: {
                 if (room)
diff --git a/src/timeline/RoomlistModel.cpp b/src/timeline/RoomlistModel.cpp
index d12fb426..094b0df6 100644
--- a/src/timeline/RoomlistModel.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/RoomlistModel.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ RoomlistModel::roleNames() const
           {Tags, "tags"},
           {ParentSpaces, "parentSpaces"},
           {IsDirect, "isDirect"},
-          {DirectChatAvatarMxid, "directChatAvatarMxid"},
+          {DirectChatOtherUserId, "directChatOtherUserId"},
         };
 }
 
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ RoomlistModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
                         }
                         case Roles::IsDirect:
                                 return room->isDirect();
-                        case Roles::DirectChatAvatarMxid:
-                                return room->directChatAvatarMxid();
+                        case Roles::DirectChatOtherUserId:
+                                return room->directChatOtherUserId();
                         default:
                                 return {};
                         }
diff --git a/src/timeline/RoomlistModel.h b/src/timeline/RoomlistModel.h
index 57669087..c0a87aee 100644
--- a/src/timeline/RoomlistModel.h
+++ b/src/timeline/RoomlistModel.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
                 Tags,
                 ParentSpaces,
                 IsDirect,
-                DirectChatAvatarMxid,
+                DirectChatOtherUserId,
         };
 
         RoomlistModel(TimelineViewManager *parent = nullptr);
diff --git a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
index d5c39bbe..ca303040 100644
--- a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ TimelineModel::syncState(const mtx::responses::State &s)
 
                         if (roomMemberCount() <= 2) {
                                 emit isDirectChanged();
-                                emit directChatAvatarMxidChanged();
+                                emit directChatOtherUserIdChanged();
                         }
                 } else if (std::holds_alternative<StateEvent<state::Encryption>>(e)) {
                         this->isEncrypted_ = cache::isRoomEncrypted(room_id_.toStdString());
@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ TimelineModel::roomMemberCount() const
 }
 
 QString
-TimelineModel::directChatAvatarMxid() const
+TimelineModel::directChatOtherUserId() const
 {
         if (roomMemberCount() < 3) {
                 QString id;
diff --git a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.h b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.h
index 03e33066..582c6b28 100644
--- a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.h
+++ b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.h
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class TimelineModel : public QAbstractListModel
         Q_PROPERTY(int trustlevel READ trustlevel NOTIFY trustlevelChanged)
         Q_PROPERTY(bool isDirect READ isDirect NOTIFY isDirectChanged)
         Q_PROPERTY(
-          QString directChatAvatarMxid READ directChatAvatarMxid NOTIFY directChatAvatarMxidChanged)
+          QString directChatOtherUserId READ directChatOtherUserId NOTIFY directChatOtherUserIdChanged)
         Q_PROPERTY(InputBar *input READ input CONSTANT)
         Q_PROPERTY(Permissions *permissions READ permissions NOTIFY permissionsChanged)
 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public:
         crypto::Trust trustlevel() const;
         int roomMemberCount() const;
         bool isDirect() const { return roomMemberCount() <= 2; } // TODO: handle invites
-        QString directChatAvatarMxid() const;
+        QString directChatOtherUserId() const;
 
         std::optional<mtx::events::collections::TimelineEvents> eventById(const QString &id)
         {
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ signals:
         void roomAvatarUrlChanged();
         void roomMemberCountChanged();
         void isDirectChanged();
-        void directChatAvatarMxidChanged();
+        void directChatOtherUserIdChanged();
         void permissionsChanged();
         void forwardToRoom(mtx::events::collections::TimelineEvents *e, QString roomId);