diff --git a/resources/qml/MessageView.qml b/resources/qml/MessageView.qml
index dae3e5d7..29115b00 100644
--- a/resources/qml/MessageView.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/MessageView.qml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ ListView {
                 spacing: 8
 
                 Avatar {
+                    id: messageUserAvatar
                     width: avatarSize
                     height: avatarSize
                     url: modelData ? chat.model.avatarUrl(modelData.userId).replace("mxc://", "image://MxcImage/") : ""
@@ -109,6 +110,13 @@ ListView {
                     onClicked: chat.model.openUserProfile(modelData.userId)
                 }
 
+                Connections {
+                    target: chat.model
+                    onRoomAvatarUrlChanged: { 
+                      messageUserAvatar.url = modelData ? chat.model.avatarUrl(modelData.userId).replace("mxc://", "image://MxcImage/") : ""
+                    }
+                }
+
                 Label {
                     id: userName
 
diff --git a/resources/qml/UserProfile.qml b/resources/qml/UserProfile.qml
index cff69a90..349fb89f 100644
--- a/resources/qml/UserProfile.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/UserProfile.qml
@@ -34,6 +34,37 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             onClicked: profile.isSelf ? profile.changeAvatar() : TimelineManager.openImageOverlay(TimelineManager.timeline.avatarUrl(userid), TimelineManager.timeline.data.id)
         }
 
+        Text {
+            id: errorText
+            text: "Error Text"
+            color: "red"
+            visible: opacity > 0
+            opacity: 0
+            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
+        }
+
+        SequentialAnimation {
+            id: hideErrorAnimation
+            running: false
+            PauseAnimation {
+                duration: 4000
+            }
+            NumberAnimation {
+                target: errorText
+                property: 'opacity'
+                to: 0
+                duration: 1000
+            }
+        }
+
+        Connections{
+            target: profile
+            onDisplayError: {
+                errorText.opacity = 1
+                hideErrorAnimation.restart()
+            }
+        }
+
         TextInput {
             id: displayUsername
 
diff --git a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
index 79cf5184..a4d551f5 100644
--- a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
@@ -801,7 +801,10 @@ TimelineModel::viewDecryptedRawMessage(QString id) const
 void
 TimelineModel::openUserProfile(QString userid, bool global)
 {
-        emit openProfile(new UserProfile(global ? "" : room_id_, userid, manager_, this));
+        UserProfile *userProfile = new UserProfile(global ? "" : room_id_, userid, manager_, this);
+        connect(
+          this, &TimelineModel::roomAvatarUrlChanged, userProfile, &UserProfile::avatarUrlChanged);
+        emit openProfile(userProfile);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/ui/UserProfile.cpp b/src/ui/UserProfile.cpp
index 960cfc4d..e260c924 100644
--- a/src/ui/UserProfile.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/UserProfile.cpp
@@ -308,12 +308,12 @@ UserProfile::changeAvatar()
 
         QFile file{fileName, this};
         if (format != "image") {
-                // displayErrorMessage(tr("The selected file is not an image"));
+                emit displayError(tr("The selected file is not an image"));
                 return;
         }
 
         if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
-                // displayErrorMessage(tr("Error while reading file: %1").arg(file.errorString()));
+                emit displayError(tr("Error while reading file: %1").arg(file.errorString()));
                 return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/UserProfile.h b/src/ui/UserProfile.h
index 69c1542c..9f48f935 100644
--- a/src/ui/UserProfile.h
+++ b/src/ui/UserProfile.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class UserProfile : public QObject
         Q_OBJECT
         Q_PROPERTY(QString displayName READ displayName NOTIFY displayNameChanged)
         Q_PROPERTY(QString userid READ userid CONSTANT)
-        Q_PROPERTY(QString avatarUrl READ avatarUrl CONSTANT)
+        Q_PROPERTY(QString avatarUrl READ avatarUrl NOTIFY avatarUrlChanged)
         Q_PROPERTY(DeviceInfoModel *deviceList READ deviceList CONSTANT)
         Q_PROPERTY(bool isGlobalUserProfile READ isGlobalUserProfile CONSTANT)
         Q_PROPERTY(bool isUserVerified READ getUserStatus NOTIFY userStatusChanged)
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ public:
 signals:
         void userStatusChanged();
         void displayNameChanged();
+        void avatarUrlChanged();
+        void displayError(const QString &errorMessage);
         void globalUsernameRetrieved(const QString &globalUser);
 
 protected slots: