diff --git a/conference.js b/conference.js
index 197a64a50ce..4af2765d6c2 100644
--- a/conference.js
+++ b/conference.js
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ import {
 import {
     getLocalParticipant,
     getNormalizedDisplayName,
+    getParticipantByIdOrUndefined,
     getVirtualScreenshareParticipantByOwnerId
 } from './react/features/base/participants/functions';
 import { updateSettings } from './react/features/base/settings/actions';
@@ -1775,12 +1776,17 @@ export default {
         room.addCommandListener(
             this.commands.defaults.AVATAR_URL,
             (data, from) => {
-                APP.store.dispatch(
-                    participantUpdated({
-                        conference: room,
-                        id: from,
-                        avatarURL: data.value
-                    }));
+                const participant = getParticipantByIdOrUndefined(APP.store, from);
+
+                // if already set from presence(jwt), skip the command processing
+                if (!participant?.avatarURL) {
+                    APP.store.dispatch(
+                        participantUpdated({
+                            conference: room,
+                            id: from,
+                            avatarURL: data.value
+                        }));
+                }
             });
 
         room.on(
diff --git a/modules/API/API.js b/modules/API/API.js
index d4887e3d7a4..10a7c8a1fd1 100644
--- a/modules/API/API.js
+++ b/modules/API/API.js
@@ -489,7 +489,9 @@ function initCommands() {
             sendAnalytics(createApiEvent('email.changed'));
             APP.conference.changeLocalEmail(email);
         },
-        'avatar-url': avatarUrl => {
+        'avatar-url': avatarUrl => { // @deprecated
+            console.warn('Using command avatarUrl is deprecated. Use context.user.avatar in the jwt.');
+
             sendAnalytics(createApiEvent('avatar.url.changed'));
             APP.conference.changeLocalAvatarUrl(avatarUrl);
         },
diff --git a/react/features/base/conference/actions.any.ts b/react/features/base/conference/actions.any.ts
index 64a00b39799..86da22e2f4a 100644
--- a/react/features/base/conference/actions.any.ts
+++ b/react/features/base/conference/actions.any.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
     participantSourcesUpdated,
     participantUpdated
 } from '../participants/actions';
-import { getNormalizedDisplayName } from '../participants/functions';
+import { getNormalizedDisplayName, getParticipantByIdOrUndefined } from '../participants/functions';
 import { IJitsiParticipant } from '../participants/types';
 import { toState } from '../redux/functions';
 import {
@@ -277,11 +277,18 @@ function _addConferenceListeners(conference: IJitsiConference, dispatch: IStore[
 
     conference.addCommandListener(
         AVATAR_URL_COMMAND,
-        (data: { value: string; }, id: string) => dispatch(participantUpdated({
-            conference,
-            id,
-            avatarURL: data.value
-        })));
+        (data: { value: string; }, id: string) => {
+            const participant = getParticipantByIdOrUndefined(state, id);
+
+            // if already set from presence(jwt), skip the command processing
+            if (!participant?.avatarURL) {
+                return dispatch(participantUpdated({
+                    conference,
+                    id,
+                    avatarURL: data.value
+                }));
+            }
+        });
     conference.addCommandListener(
         EMAIL_COMMAND,
         (data: { value: string; }, id: string) => dispatch(participantUpdated({
diff --git a/react/features/base/conference/functions.ts b/react/features/base/conference/functions.ts
index f08224d1182..14d86e28156 100644
--- a/react/features/base/conference/functions.ts
+++ b/react/features/base/conference/functions.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ export function commonUserJoinedHandling(
     } else {
         const isReplacing = user?.isReplacing();
 
+        // the identity and avatar come from jwt and never change in the presence
         dispatch(participantJoined({
+            avatarURL: user.getIdentity()?.user?.avatar,
             botType: user.getBotType(),
             conference,
             id,