diff --git a/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m b/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
index 39224f74c..a86d066eb 100644
--- a/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ static NSString *const kURLHostVerifyPrefix             = @"verify";
     [[TSStorageManager sharedManager] setupDatabaseWithSafeBlockingMigrations:^{
         [VersionMigrations runSafeBlockingMigrations];
     }];
+    [[Environment getCurrent].contactsManager startObserving];
 
     self.incomingMessageReadObserver =
         [[OWSIncomingMessageReadObserver alloc] initWithMessageSender:[Environment getCurrent].messageSender];
diff --git a/Signal/src/Models/OWSContactAvatarBuilder.m b/Signal/src/Models/OWSContactAvatarBuilder.m
index b0177ce0d..2211ee870 100644
--- a/Signal/src/Models/OWSContactAvatarBuilder.m
+++ b/Signal/src/Models/OWSContactAvatarBuilder.m
@@ -48,7 +48,14 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
                         diameter:(NSUInteger)diameter
                  contactsManager:(OWSContactsManager *)contactsManager
 {
-    NSString *name = [contactsManager displayNameForPhoneIdentifier:signalId];
+    // Name for avatar initialis.
+    NSString *_Nullable name = [contactsManager nameFromSystemContactsForRecipientId:signalId];
+    if (name.length == 0) {
+        name = [contactsManager profileNameForRecipientId:signalId];
+    }
+    if (name.length == 0) {
+        name = signalId;
+    }
     return [self initWithContactId:signalId name:name diameter:diameter contactsManager:contactsManager];
 }
 
diff --git a/Signal/src/contact/OWSContactsManager.h b/Signal/src/contact/OWSContactsManager.h
index e3d4fa464..4cbc6fcc4 100644
--- a/Signal/src/contact/OWSContactsManager.h
+++ b/Signal/src/contact/OWSContactsManager.h
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ extern NSString *const OWSContactsManagerSignalAccountsDidChangeNotification;
  */
 @interface OWSContactsManager : NSObject <ContactsManagerProtocol>
 
+#pragma mark - Setup
+
+- (void)startObserving;
+
+#pragma mark - Accessors
+
 @property (nonnull, readonly) NSCache<NSString *, UIImage *> *avatarCache;
 
 @property (atomic, readonly) NSArray<Contact *> *allContacts;
@@ -54,7 +60,14 @@ extern NSString *const OWSContactsManagerSignalAccountsDidChangeNotification;
 - (BOOL)hasNameInSystemContactsForRecipientId:(NSString *)recipientId;
 - (NSString *)displayNameForPhoneIdentifier:(nullable NSString *)identifier;
 - (NSString *)displayNameForSignalAccount:(SignalAccount *)signalAccount;
+
+// Generally we prefer the formattedProfileName over the raw profileName so as to
+// distinguish a profile name apart from a name pulled from the system's contacts.
+// This helps clarify when the remote person chooses a potentially confusing profile name.
 - (nullable NSString *)formattedProfileNameForRecipientId:(NSString *)recipientId;
+- (nullable NSString *)profileNameForRecipientId:(NSString *)recipientId;
+- (nullable NSString *)nameFromSystemContactsForRecipientId:(NSString *)recipientId;
+
 - (nullable UIImage *)imageForPhoneIdentifier:(nullable NSString *)identifier;
 - (NSAttributedString *)formattedDisplayNameForSignalAccount:(SignalAccount *)signalAccount font:(UIFont *_Nonnull)font;
 - (NSAttributedString *)formattedFullNameForRecipientId:(NSString *)recipientId font:(UIFont *)font;
diff --git a/Signal/src/contact/OWSContactsManager.m b/Signal/src/contact/OWSContactsManager.m
index 735f7348a..acfc16157 100644
--- a/Signal/src/contact/OWSContactsManager.m
+++ b/Signal/src/contact/OWSContactsManager.m
@@ -136,6 +136,24 @@ NSString *const kTSStorageManager_AccountLastNames = @"kTSStorageManager_Account
                                                                            failure:failure];
 }
 
+- (void)startObserving
+{
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                             selector:@selector(otherUsersProfileDidChange:)
+                                                 name:kNSNotificationName_OtherUsersProfileDidChange
+                                               object:nil];
+}
+
+- (void)otherUsersProfileDidChange:(NSNotification *)notification
+{
+    OWSAssert([NSThread isMainThread]);
+
+    NSString *recipientId = notification.userInfo[kNSNotificationKey_ProfileRecipientId];
+    OWSAssert(recipientId.length > 0);
+
+    [self clearAvatarCacheForRecipientId:recipientId];
+}
+
 - (void)updateWithContacts:(NSArray<Contact *> *)contacts
 {
     dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
@@ -165,6 +183,11 @@ NSString *const kTSStorageManager_AccountLastNames = @"kTSStorageManager_Account
     });
 }
 
+- (void)clearAvatarCacheForRecipientId:(NSString *)recipientId
+{
+    [self.avatarCache removeObjectForKey:recipientId];
+}
+
 - (void)updateSignalAccounts
 {
     dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
@@ -423,16 +446,25 @@ NSString *const kTSStorageManager_AccountLastNames = @"kTSStorageManager_Account
     return [NSString stringWithFormat:profileNameFormatString, profileName];
 }
 
+- (nullable NSString *)profileNameForRecipientId:(NSString *)recipientId
+{
+    return [self.profileManager profileNameForRecipientId:recipientId];
+}
+
+- (nullable NSString *)nameFromSystemContactsForRecipientId:(NSString *)recipientId
+{
+    return [self cachedDisplayNameForRecipientId:recipientId];
+}
+
 - (NSString *_Nonnull)displayNameForPhoneIdentifier:(NSString *_Nullable)recipientId
 {
     if (!recipientId) {
         return self.unknownContactName;
     }
 
-    // Prefer a saved name from system contacts, if available
-    NSString *_Nullable displayName = [self cachedDisplayNameForRecipientId:recipientId];
+    NSString *_Nullable displayName = [self nameFromSystemContactsForRecipientId:recipientId];
 
-    // Else fall back to just using their recipientId
+    // Fall back to just using their recipientId
     if (displayName.length < 1) {
         displayName = recipientId;
     }