diff --git a/src/domain/session/room/RoomViewModel.js b/src/domain/session/room/RoomViewModel.js
index 5b625fe6..86edf027 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/room/RoomViewModel.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/room/RoomViewModel.js
@@ -87,13 +87,24 @@ export class RoomViewModel extends ViewModel {
         return "";
     }
 
-    get avatarInitials() {
+    get avatarLetter() {
         return avatarInitials(this._room.name);
     }
 
     get avatarColorNumber() {
         return getIdentifierColorNumber(this._room.id)
     }
+
+    get avatarUrl() {
+        if (this._room.avatarUrl) {
+            return this._room.mediaRepository.mxcUrlThumbnail(this._room.avatarUrl, 32, 32, "crop");
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    get avatarTitle() {
+        return this.name;
+    }
     
     async _sendMessage(message) {
         if (message) {
diff --git a/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/MessageTile.js b/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/MessageTile.js
index 794ba1a9..5b3bb603 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/MessageTile.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/MessageTile.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export class MessageTile extends SimpleTile {
         return this._entry.displayName || this._entry.sender;
     }
 
+    // Avatar view model contract
     get avatarColorNumber() {
         return getIdentifierColorNumber(this._entry.sender);
     }
@@ -50,6 +51,10 @@ export class MessageTile extends SimpleTile {
         return avatarInitials(this.sender);
     }
 
+    get avatarTitle() {
+        return this.sender;
+    }
+
     get date() {
         return this._date && this._date.toLocaleDateString({}, {month: "numeric", day: "numeric"});
     }
diff --git a/src/domain/session/roomlist/RoomTileViewModel.js b/src/domain/session/roomlist/RoomTileViewModel.js
index 9f527f65..56d0345f 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/roomlist/RoomTileViewModel.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/roomlist/RoomTileViewModel.js
@@ -61,11 +61,23 @@ export class RoomTileViewModel extends ViewModel {
         return this._room.name;
     }
 
-    get avatarInitials() {
+    // Avatar view model contract
+    get avatarLetter() {
         return avatarInitials(this._room.name);
     }
 
     get avatarColorNumber() {
         return getIdentifierColorNumber(this._room.id)
     }
+
+    get avatarUrl() {
+        if (this._room.avatarUrl) {
+            return this._room.mediaRepository.mxcUrlThumbnail(this._room.avatarUrl, 32, 32, "crop");
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    get avatarTitle() {
+        return this.name;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/matrix/room/Room.js b/src/matrix/room/Room.js
index 7bea8362..5ac77009 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/Room.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/Room.js
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ export class Room extends EventEmitter {
         return this._roomId;
     }
 
+    get avatarUrl() {
+        return this._summary.avatarUrl;
+    }
+
     /** @public */
     async openTimeline() {
         if (this._timeline) {
diff --git a/src/matrix/room/RoomSummary.js b/src/matrix/room/RoomSummary.js
index dd443be3..bef9424c 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/RoomSummary.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/RoomSummary.js
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ function applySyncResponse(data, roomResponse, membership) {
         }
         data = timeline.events.reduce(processEvent, data);
     }
+    const unreadNotifications = roomResponse.unread_notifications;
+    if (unreadNotifications) {
+        data = data.cloneIfNeeded();
+        data.highlightCount = unreadNotifications.highlight_count;
+        data.notificationCount = unreadNotifications.notification_count;
+    }
 
     return data;
 }
@@ -46,15 +52,21 @@ function processEvent(data, event) {
         }
     }
     if (event.type === "m.room.name") {
-        const newName = event.content && event.content.name;
+        const newName = event.content?.name;
         if (newName !== data.name) {
             data = data.cloneIfNeeded();
             data.name = newName;
         }
+    } if (event.type === "m.room.avatar") {
+        const newUrl = event.content?.url;
+        if (newUrl !== data.avatarUrl) {
+            data = data.cloneIfNeeded();
+            data.avatarUrl = newUrl;
+        }
     } else if (event.type === "m.room.message") {
-        const content = event.content;
-        const body = content && content.body;
-        const msgtype = content && content.msgtype;
+        const {content} = event;
+        const body = content?.body;
+        const msgtype = content?.msgtype;
         if (msgtype === "m.text") {
             data = data.cloneIfNeeded();
             data.lastMessageBody = body;
@@ -105,6 +117,9 @@ class SummaryData {
         this.altAliases = copy ? copy.altAliases : null;
         this.hasFetchedMembers = copy ? copy.hasFetchedMembers : false;
         this.lastPaginationToken = copy ? copy.lastPaginationToken : null;
+        this.avatarUrl = copy ? copy.avatarUrl : null;
+        this.notificationCount = copy ? copy.notificationCount : 0;
+        this.highlightCount = copy ? copy.highlightCount : 0;
         this.cloned = copy ? true : false;
     }
 
@@ -155,6 +170,10 @@ export class RoomSummary {
 		return this._data.joinCount;
 	}
 
+    get avatarUrl() {
+        return this._data.avatarUrl;
+    }
+
     get hasFetchedMembers() {
         return this._data.hasFetchedMembers;
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/web/common.js b/src/ui/web/common.js
index d7ae198b..2883652e 100644
--- a/src/ui/web/common.js
+++ b/src/ui/web/common.js
@@ -19,3 +19,23 @@ export function spinner(t, extraClasses = undefined) {
         t.circle({cx:"50%", cy:"50%", r:"45%", pathLength:"100"})
     );
 }
+
+/**
+ * @param  {TemplateBuilder} t
+ * @param  {Object} vm   view model with {avatarUrl, avatarColorNumber, avatarTitle, avatarLetter}
+ * @param  {Number} size
+ * @return {Element}
+ */
+export function renderAvatar(t, vm, size) {
+    const hasAvatar = !!vm.avatarUrl;
+    const avatarClasses = {
+        avatar: true,
+        [`usercolor${vm.avatarColorNumber}`]: !hasAvatar,
+    };
+    // TODO: handle updates from default to img or reverse
+    const sizeStr = size.toString();
+    const avatarContent = hasAvatar ?
+        t.img({src: vm => vm.avatarUrl, width: sizeStr, height: sizeStr, title: vm => vm.avatarTitle}) :
+        vm => vm.avatarLetter;
+    return t.div({className: avatarClasses}, [avatarContent]);
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/web/session/RoomTile.js b/src/ui/web/session/RoomTile.js
index 9268bfe5..cde53b81 100644
--- a/src/ui/web/session/RoomTile.js
+++ b/src/ui/web/session/RoomTile.js
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import {TemplateView} from "../general/TemplateView.js";
+import {renderAvatar} from "../common.js";
 
 export class RoomTile extends TemplateView {
     render(t, vm) {
         return t.li({"className": {"active": vm => vm.isOpen}}, [
-            t.div({className: `avatar medium usercolor${vm.avatarColorNumber}`}, vm => vm.avatarInitials),
+            renderAvatar(t, vm, 32),
             t.div({className: "description"}, t.div({className: "name"}, vm => vm.name))
         ]);
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/web/session/room/RoomView.js b/src/ui/web/session/room/RoomView.js
index 7a4abd45..3f9b9bce 100644
--- a/src/ui/web/session/room/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/ui/web/session/room/RoomView.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {TemplateView} from "../../general/TemplateView.js";
 import {TimelineList} from "./TimelineList.js";
 import {TimelineLoadingView} from "./TimelineLoadingView.js";
 import {MessageComposer} from "./MessageComposer.js";
+import {renderAvatar} from "../../common.js";
 
 export class RoomView extends TemplateView {
     render(t, vm) {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ export class RoomView extends TemplateView {
             t.div({className: "TimelinePanel"}, [
                 t.div({className: "RoomHeader"}, [
                     t.button({className: "back", onClick: () => vm.close()}),
-                    t.div({className: `avatar usercolor${vm.avatarColorNumber}`}, vm => vm.avatarInitials),
+                    renderAvatar(t, vm, 32),
                     t.div({className: "room-description"}, [
                         t.h2(vm => vm.name),
                     ]),
diff --git a/src/ui/web/session/room/timeline/common.js b/src/ui/web/session/room/timeline/common.js
index b7965905..36ccb624 100644
--- a/src/ui/web/session/room/timeline/common.js
+++ b/src/ui/web/session/room/timeline/common.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
+import {renderAvatar} from "../../../common.js";
+
 export function renderMessage(t, vm, children) {
     const classes = {
         "TextMessageView": true,
@@ -23,16 +25,8 @@ export function renderMessage(t, vm, children) {
         continuation: vm => vm.isContinuation,
     };
 
-    const hasAvatar = !!vm.avatarUrl;
-    const avatarClasses = {
-        avatar: true,
-        [`usercolor${vm.avatarColorNumber}`]: !hasAvatar,
-    };
-    const avatarContent = hasAvatar ?
-        t.img({src: vm.avatarUrl, width: "30", height: "30", title: vm.sender}) :
-        vm.avatarLetter;
     const profile = t.div({className: "profile"}, [
-        t.div({className: avatarClasses}, [avatarContent]),
+        renderAvatar(t, vm, 30),
         t.div({className: `sender usercolor${vm.avatarColorNumber}`}, vm.sender)
     ]);
     children = [profile].concat(children);