diff --git a/src/modules/components/address/addressInput/addressInput.test.tsx b/src/modules/components/address/addressInput/addressInput.test.tsx
index eb713378b..363e1b305 100644
--- a/src/modules/components/address/addressInput/addressInput.test.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/components/address/addressInput/addressInput.test.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,38 @@
 import { act, render, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { userEvent } from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import type { Address } from 'viem';
+import type { UseEnsAddressReturnType, UseEnsNameReturnType } from 'wagmi';
+import * as wagmi from 'wagmi';
 import { IconType, clipboardUtils } from '../../../../core';
+import { addressUtils } from '../../../utils';
 import { OdsModulesProvider } from '../../odsModulesProvider';
 import { AddressInput, type IAddressInputProps } from './addressInput';
 
+jest.mock('../../member', () => ({
+    MemberAvatar: () => <div data-testid="member-avatar-mock" />,
+}));
+
 describe('<AddressInput /> component', () => {
     const pasteMock = jest.spyOn(clipboardUtils, 'paste');
     const copyMock = jest.spyOn(clipboardUtils, 'copy');
 
+    const getChecksumMock = jest.spyOn(addressUtils, 'getChecksum');
+
+    const useEnsAddressMock = jest.spyOn(wagmi, 'useEnsAddress');
+    const useEnsNameMock = jest.spyOn(wagmi, 'useEnsName');
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        getChecksumMock.mockImplementation((value) => value as Address);
+        useEnsAddressMock.mockReturnValue({ data: undefined, isFetching: false } as UseEnsAddressReturnType);
+        useEnsNameMock.mockReturnValue({ data: undefined, isFetching: false } as UseEnsNameReturnType);
+    });
+
     afterEach(() => {
         pasteMock.mockReset();
         copyMock.mockReset();
+
+        useEnsAddressMock.mockReset();
+        useEnsNameMock.mockReset();
     });
 
     const createTestComponent = (props?: Partial<IAddressInputProps>) => {
@@ -92,4 +114,15 @@ describe('<AddressInput /> component', () => {
         expect(linkButton).toBeInTheDocument();
         expect(linkButton.href).toEqual(`https://etherscan.io/address/${value}`);
     });
+
+    it('renders a loder as avatar when loading the user address', () => {
+        useEnsAddressMock.mockReturnValue({ isFetching: true } as UseEnsAddressReturnType);
+        render(createTestComponent());
+        expect(screen.getByRole('progressbar')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('renders the avatar for the current address', () => {
+        render(createTestComponent());
+        expect(screen.getByTestId('member-avatar-mock')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/modules/components/address/addressInput/addressInput.tsx b/src/modules/components/address/addressInput/addressInput.tsx
index fd4412570..dade58a6a 100644
--- a/src/modules/components/address/addressInput/addressInput.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/components/address/addressInput/addressInput.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { forwardRef, useEffect, useRef, useState, type ChangeEvent, type FocusEvent } from 'react';
-import { getAddress, type Address } from 'viem';
+import { type Address } from 'viem';
 import { normalize } from 'viem/ens';
 import { useConfig, useEnsAddress, useEnsName, type UseEnsAddressParameters, type UseEnsNameParameters } from 'wagmi';
 import {
-    Avatar,
     Button,
     IconType,
     InputContainer,
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../core';
 import type { IWeb3ComponentProps } from '../../../types';
 import { addressUtils, ensUtils } from '../../../utils';
+import { MemberAvatar } from '../../member';
 
 export interface IAddressInputResolvedValue {
     /**
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export const AddressInput = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, IAddressInputProps>(
             onAccept?.({ address: ensAddress, name: normalizedEns });
         } else if (addressUtils.isAddress(debouncedValue)) {
             // User input is a valid address with or without a ENS name linked to it
-            const checksumAddress = getAddress(debouncedValue);
+            const checksumAddress = addressUtils.getChecksum(debouncedValue);
             onAccept?.({ address: checksumAddress, name: ensName ?? undefined });
         } else {
             // User input is not a valid address nor ENS name
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ export const AddressInput = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, IAddressInputProps>(
     const displayTruncatedAddress = value != null && addressUtils.isAddress(value) && !isFocused;
     const displayTruncatedEns = value != null && ensUtils.isEnsName(value) && !isFocused;
 
+    const addressValue = ensAddress ?? (addressUtils.isAddress(value) ? value : undefined);
+
     const processedValue = displayTruncatedAddress
         ? addressUtils.truncateAddress(value)
         : displayTruncatedEns
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ export const AddressInput = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, IAddressInputProps>(
         <InputContainer {...containerProps}>
             <div className="ml-3 shrink-0">
                 {isLoading && <Spinner variant="neutral" size="lg" />}
-                {!isLoading && <Avatar />}
+                {!isLoading && <MemberAvatar address={addressValue} />}
             </div>
             <textarea
                 type="text"
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@ export const AddressInput = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, IAddressInputProps>(
                         {displayMode === 'ens' ? '0x...' : 'ENS'}
                     </Button>
                 )}
-                {(ensAddress != null || addressUtils.isAddress(value)) && !isFocused && (
+                {addressValue != null && !isFocused && (
                     <>
                         <Button
                             variant="tertiary"
diff --git a/src/modules/utils/addressUtils/addressUtils.test.tsx b/src/modules/utils/addressUtils/addressUtils.test.tsx
index 4e5cfadfd..ef7efea92 100644
--- a/src/modules/utils/addressUtils/addressUtils.test.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/utils/addressUtils/addressUtils.test.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * (See here https://github.com/jestjs/jest/issues/7780#issuecomment-865077151)
  * @jest-environment node
  */
+import { testLogger } from '../../../core/test';
 import { addressUtils } from './addressUtils';
 
 describe('address utils', () => {
@@ -45,4 +46,18 @@ describe('address utils', () => {
             expect(addressUtils.truncateAddress(value)).toEqual(expectedValue);
         });
     });
+
+    describe('getChecksum', () => {
+        it('returns the address on its checksum format', () => {
+            const value = '0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045';
+            const checksum = '0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045';
+            expect(addressUtils.getChecksum(value)).toEqual(checksum);
+        });
+
+        it('throws error when input value is not a valid address ', () => {
+            testLogger.suppressErrors();
+            const value = 'test';
+            expect(() => addressUtils.getChecksum(value)).toThrow();
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/modules/utils/addressUtils/addressUtils.tsx b/src/modules/utils/addressUtils/addressUtils.tsx
index aacb9e5ea..aaa64d7fa 100644
--- a/src/modules/utils/addressUtils/addressUtils.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/utils/addressUtils/addressUtils.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isAddress } from 'viem';
+import { getAddress, isAddress, type Address } from 'viem';
 
 export interface IIsAddressParams {
     /**
@@ -15,17 +15,24 @@ class AddressUtils {
      * @param options Options for the address check (@see IIsAddressParams)
      * @returns True when the given address is a valid address, false otherwise.
      */
-    isAddress = (address = '', options: IIsAddressParams = { strict: false }) => isAddress(address, options);
+    isAddress = (address = '', options: IIsAddressParams = { strict: false }): boolean => isAddress(address, options);
 
     /**
      * Truncates the input address by displaying the first and last 4 characters.
      * @param address The address to truncate
      * @returns The truncated address when the address input is valid, the address input as is otherwise.
      */
-    truncateAddress = (address = '') =>
+    truncateAddress = (address = ''): string =>
         this.isAddress(address)
             ? `${address.slice(0, 4)}...${address.slice(address.length - 4, address.length)}`
             : address;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the address on its checksum format
+     * @param address The address to be formatted
+     * @returns The address in checksum format
+     */
+    getChecksum = (address = ''): Address => getAddress(address);
 }
 
 export const addressUtils = new AddressUtils();