diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/models/user.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/models/user.dart
index d9d99836d..632f43b9e 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/models/user.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/models/user.dart
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class User {
         profileImagePath = dto.profileImagePath,
         isAdmin = dto.isAdmin,
         memoryEnabled = dto.memoriesEnabled,
+        avatarColor = dto.avatarColor.toAvatarColor(),
         inTimeline = dto.inTimeline;
 
   @Index(unique: true, replace: false, type: IndexType.hash)
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ enum AvatarColorEnum {
   amber,
 }
 
-extension AvatarColorEnumHelper on UserResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum {
+extension UserResponseAvatarColorEnumHelper on UserResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum {
   AvatarColorEnum toAvatarColor() {
     switch (this) {
       case UserResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum.primary:
@@ -141,6 +142,35 @@ extension AvatarColorEnumHelper on UserResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum {
   }
 }
 
+extension PartnerResponseAvatarColorEnumHelper
+    on PartnerResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum {
+  AvatarColorEnum toAvatarColor() {
+    switch (this) {
+      case PartnerResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum.primary:
+        return AvatarColorEnum.primary;
+      case PartnerResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum.pink:
+        return AvatarColorEnum.pink;
+      case PartnerResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum.red:
+        return AvatarColorEnum.red;
+      case PartnerResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum.yellow:
+        return AvatarColorEnum.yellow;
+      case PartnerResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum.blue:
+        return AvatarColorEnum.blue;
+      case PartnerResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum.green:
+        return AvatarColorEnum.green;
+      case PartnerResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum.purple:
+        return AvatarColorEnum.purple;
+      case PartnerResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum.orange:
+        return AvatarColorEnum.orange;
+      case PartnerResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum.gray:
+        return AvatarColorEnum.gray;
+      case PartnerResponseDtoAvatarColorEnum.amber:
+        return AvatarColorEnum.amber;
+    }
+    return AvatarColorEnum.primary;
+  }
+}
+
 extension AvatarColorToColorHelper on AvatarColorEnum {
   Color toColor([bool isDarkTheme = false]) {
     switch (this) {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/ui/user_circle_avatar.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/ui/user_circle_avatar.dart
index 3c3ab661c..e729eb8fe 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/ui/user_circle_avatar.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/ui/user_circle_avatar.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import 'dart:math';
 import 'package:cached_network_image/cached_network_image.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/extensions/build_context_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/shared/models/store.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/shared/models/user.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/shared/ui/transparent_image.dart';
@@ -37,9 +36,7 @@ class UserCircleAvatar extends ConsumerWidget {
       ),
     );
     return CircleAvatar(
-      backgroundColor: useRandomBackgroundColor
-          ? randomColors[Random().nextInt(randomColors.length)]
-          : context.primaryColor,
+      backgroundColor: user.avatarColor.toColor(),
       radius: radius,
       child: user.profileImagePath.isEmpty
           ? textIcon