diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/AvatarView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/AvatarView.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22381838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/AvatarView.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import {BaseUpdateView} from "./general/BaseUpdateView.js";
+import {renderStaticAvatar, renderImg} from "./avatar.js";
+import {text} from "./general/html.js";
+
+/*
+optimization to not use a sub view when changing between img and text
+because there can be many many instances of this view
+*/
+
+export class AvatarView extends BaseUpdateView {
+    /**
+     * @param  {ViewModel} value   view model with {avatarUrl, avatarColorNumber, avatarTitle, avatarLetter}
+     * @param  {Number} size
+     */
+    constructor(value, size) {
+        super(value);
+        this._root = null;
+        this._avatarUrl = null;
+        this._avatarTitle = null;
+        this._avatarLetter = null;
+        this._size = size;
+    }
+
+    _avatarUrlChanged() {
+        if (this.value.avatarUrl(this._size) !== this._avatarUrl) {
+            this._avatarUrl = this.value.avatarUrl(this._size);
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    _avatarTitleChanged() {
+        if (this.value.avatarTitle !== this._avatarTitle) {
+            this._avatarTitle = this.value.avatarTitle;
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    _avatarLetterChanged() {
+        if (this.value.avatarLetter !== this._avatarLetter) {
+            this._avatarLetter = this.value.avatarLetter;
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    mount(options) {
+        this._avatarUrlChanged();
+        this._avatarLetterChanged();
+        this._avatarTitleChanged();
+        this._root = renderStaticAvatar(this.value, this._size);
+        // takes care of update being called when needed
+        super.mount(options);
+        return this._root;
+    }
+
+    root() {
+        return this._root;
+    }
+
+    update(vm) {
+        // important to always call _...changed for every prop 
+        if (this._avatarUrlChanged()) {
+            // avatarColorNumber won't change, it's based on room/user id
+            const bgColorClass = `usercolor${vm.avatarColorNumber}`;
+            if (vm.avatarUrl(this._size)) {
+                this._root.replaceChild(renderImg(vm, this._size), this._root.firstChild);
+                this._root.classList.remove(bgColorClass);
+            } else {
+                this._root.replaceChild(text(vm.avatarLetter), this._root.firstChild);
+                this._root.classList.add(bgColorClass);
+            }
+        }
+        const hasAvatar = !!vm.avatarUrl(this._size);
+        if (this._avatarTitleChanged() && hasAvatar) {
+            const img = this._root.firstChild;
+            img.setAttribute("title", vm.avatarTitle);
+        }
+        if (this._avatarLetterChanged() && !hasAvatar) {
+            this._root.firstChild.textContent = vm.avatarLetter;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/avatar.js b/src/platform/web/ui/avatar.js
index 093cfd69..bda44db0 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/avatar.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/avatar.js
@@ -15,89 +15,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import {tag, text, classNames} from "./general/html.js";
-import {BaseUpdateView} from "./general/BaseUpdateView.js";
-
-/*
-optimization to not use a sub view when changing between img and text
-because there can be many many instances of this view
-*/
-
-export class AvatarView extends BaseUpdateView {
-    /**
-     * @param  {ViewModel} value   view model with {avatarUrl, avatarColorNumber, avatarTitle, avatarLetter}
-     * @param  {Number} size
-     */
-    constructor(value, size) {
-        super(value);
-        this._root = null;
-        this._avatarUrl = null;
-        this._avatarTitle = null;
-        this._avatarLetter = null;
-        this._size = size;
-    }
-
-    _avatarUrlChanged() {
-        if (this.value.avatarUrl(this._size) !== this._avatarUrl) {
-            this._avatarUrl = this.value.avatarUrl(this._size);
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    _avatarTitleChanged() {
-        if (this.value.avatarTitle !== this._avatarTitle) {
-            this._avatarTitle = this.value.avatarTitle;
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    _avatarLetterChanged() {
-        if (this.value.avatarLetter !== this._avatarLetter) {
-            this._avatarLetter = this.value.avatarLetter;
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    mount(options) {
-        this._avatarUrlChanged();
-        this._avatarLetterChanged();
-        this._avatarTitleChanged();
-        this._root = renderStaticAvatar(this.value, this._size);
-        // takes care of update being called when needed
-        super.mount(options);
-        return this._root;
-    }
-
-    root() {
-        return this._root;
-    }
-
-    update(vm) {
-        // important to always call _...changed for every prop 
-        if (this._avatarUrlChanged()) {
-            // avatarColorNumber won't change, it's based on room/user id
-            const bgColorClass = `usercolor${vm.avatarColorNumber}`;
-            if (vm.avatarUrl(this._size)) {
-                this._root.replaceChild(renderImg(vm, this._size), this._root.firstChild);
-                this._root.classList.remove(bgColorClass);
-            } else {
-                this._root.replaceChild(text(vm.avatarLetter), this._root.firstChild);
-                this._root.classList.add(bgColorClass);
-            }
-        }
-        const hasAvatar = !!vm.avatarUrl(this._size);
-        if (this._avatarTitleChanged() && hasAvatar) {
-            const img = this._root.firstChild;
-            img.setAttribute("title", vm.avatarTitle);
-        }
-        if (this._avatarLetterChanged() && !hasAvatar) {
-            this._root.firstChild.textContent = vm.avatarLetter;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * @param  {Object} vm   view model with {avatarUrl, avatarColorNumber, avatarTitle, avatarLetter}
  * @param  {Number} size
@@ -118,7 +35,7 @@ export function renderStaticAvatar(vm, size, extraClasses = undefined) {
     return tag.div({className: avatarClasses, 'data-avatar-letter': vm.avatarLetter}, [avatarContent]);
 }
 
-function renderImg(vm, size) {
+export function renderImg(vm, size) {
     const sizeStr = size.toString();
     return tag.img({src: vm.avatarUrl(size), width: sizeStr, height: sizeStr, title: vm.avatarTitle});
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/leftpanel/RoomTileView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/leftpanel/RoomTileView.js
index 84b38b62..228addba 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/leftpanel/RoomTileView.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/leftpanel/RoomTileView.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import {TemplateView} from "../../general/TemplateView.js";
-import {AvatarView} from "../../avatar.js";
+import {AvatarView} from "../../AvatarView.js";
 
 export class RoomTileView extends TemplateView {
     render(t, vm) {
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/rightpanel/RoomDetailsView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/rightpanel/RoomDetailsView.js
index a6d1a81f..8357b722 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/rightpanel/RoomDetailsView.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/rightpanel/RoomDetailsView.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {TemplateView} from "../../general/TemplateView.js";
 import {classNames, tag} from "../../general/html.js";
-import {AvatarView} from "../../avatar.js";
+import {AvatarView} from "../../AvatarView.js";
 
 export class RoomDetailsView extends TemplateView {
     render(t, vm) {
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/RoomView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/RoomView.js
index f8e84f87..ccad448f 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/RoomView.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {TimelineList} from "./TimelineList.js";
 import {TimelineLoadingView} from "./TimelineLoadingView.js";
 import {MessageComposer} from "./MessageComposer.js";
 import {RoomArchivedView} from "./RoomArchivedView.js";
-import {AvatarView} from "../../avatar.js";
+import {AvatarView} from "../../AvatarView.js";
 
 export class RoomView extends TemplateView {
     constructor(options) {