diff --git a/internal/processing/workers/fromclientapi.go b/internal/processing/workers/fromclientapi.go
index 8cd67dd2a..0e27eea0e 100644
--- a/internal/processing/workers/fromclientapi.go
+++ b/internal/processing/workers/fromclientapi.go
@@ -750,6 +750,9 @@ func (p *clientAPI) UpdateAccount(ctx context.Context, cMsg *messages.FromClient
 		log.Errorf(ctx, "error federating account update: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Account representation has changed, invalidate from timelines.
+	p.surface.invalidateTimelineEntriesByAccount(account.ID)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/processing/workers/fromfediapi.go b/internal/processing/workers/fromfediapi.go
index 0f0c7549e..93dd5b00e 100644
--- a/internal/processing/workers/fromfediapi.go
+++ b/internal/processing/workers/fromfediapi.go
@@ -811,6 +811,9 @@ func (p *fediAPI) UpdateAccount(ctx context.Context, fMsg *messages.FromFediAPI)
 		log.Errorf(ctx, "error refreshing account: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Account representation has changed, invalidate from timelines.
+	p.surface.invalidateTimelineEntriesByAccount(account.ID)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/processing/workers/surfacetimeline.go b/internal/processing/workers/surfacetimeline.go
index 2046d1995..ebb77b6bb 100644
--- a/internal/processing/workers/surfacetimeline.go
+++ b/internal/processing/workers/surfacetimeline.go
@@ -826,6 +826,12 @@ func (s *Surface) removeTimelineEntriesByAccount(accountID string) {
 	s.State.Caches.Timelines.List.RemoveByAccountIDs(accountID)
 }
 
+// removeTimelineEntriesByAccount invalidates all cached timeline entries authored by account ID.
+func (s *Surface) invalidateTimelineEntriesByAccount(accountID string) {
+	s.State.Caches.Timelines.Home.UnprepareByAccountIDs(accountID)
+	s.State.Caches.Timelines.List.UnprepareByAccountIDs(accountID)
+}
+
 func (s *Surface) removeRelationshipFromTimelines(ctx context.Context, timelineAccountID string, targetAccountID string) {
 	// Remove all statuses by target account
 	// from given account's home timeline.