diff --git a/iOS/MasterTimeline/Cell/MasterTimelineTableViewCell.swift b/iOS/MasterTimeline/Cell/MasterTimelineTableViewCell.swift
index 5cf316e5b..7b10d7079 100644
--- a/iOS/MasterTimeline/Cell/MasterTimelineTableViewCell.swift
+++ b/iOS/MasterTimeline/Cell/MasterTimelineTableViewCell.swift
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ class MasterTimelineTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
 		
 	}
 	
+	func setAvatarImage(_ image: UIImage) {
+		avatarImageView.image = image
+	}
+	
 }
 
 // MARK: - Private
diff --git a/iOS/MasterTimeline/MasterTimelineViewController.swift b/iOS/MasterTimeline/MasterTimelineViewController.swift
index fe2cb1472..7e881cab8 100644
--- a/iOS/MasterTimeline/MasterTimelineViewController.swift
+++ b/iOS/MasterTimeline/MasterTimelineViewController.swift
@@ -285,9 +285,8 @@ class MasterTimelineViewController: UITableViewController, UndoableCommandRunner
 				guard let article = coordinator.articles.articleAtRow(indexPath.row) else {
 					return
 				}
-				if feed == article.feed {
-					tableView.reloadRows(at: [indexPath], with: .none)
-					return
+				if article.feed == feed, let cell = tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath) as? MasterTimelineTableViewCell, let image = avatarFor(article) {
+					cell.setAvatarImage(image)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -304,8 +303,8 @@ class MasterTimelineViewController: UITableViewController, UndoableCommandRunner
 					return
 				}
 				for author in authors {
-					if author.avatarURL == avatarURL {
-						tableView.reloadRows(at: [indexPath], with: .none)
+					if author.avatarURL == avatarURL, let cell = tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath) as? MasterTimelineTableViewCell, let image = avatarFor(article) {
+						cell.setAvatarImage(image)
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -323,8 +322,8 @@ class MasterTimelineViewController: UITableViewController, UndoableCommandRunner
 				guard let article = coordinator.articles.articleAtRow(indexPath.row), let articleFaviconURL = article.feed?.faviconURL else {
 					return
 				}
-				if faviconURL == articleFaviconURL {
-					tableView.reloadRows(at: [indexPath], with: .none)
+				if faviconURL == articleFaviconURL, let cell = tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath) as? MasterTimelineTableViewCell, let image = avatarFor(article) {
+					cell.setAvatarImage(image)
 					return
 				}