diff --git a/src/components/EntityIcon.vue b/src/components/EntityIcon.vue
index 373da04..b14be84 100644
--- a/src/components/EntityIcon.vue
+++ b/src/components/EntityIcon.vue
@@ -5,20 +5,29 @@
 import { createAvatar, StyleOptions } from "@dicebear/core";
 import { avataaars } from "@dicebear/collection";
 import { Vue, Component, Prop } from "vue-facing-decorator";
+import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
 
 @Component
 export default class EntityIcon extends Vue {
-  @Prop entityId = "";
+  @Prop contact: Contact;
+  @Prop entityId = ""; // overridden by contact.did or profileImageUrl
   @Prop iconSize = 0;
+  @Prop profileImageUrl = ""; // overridden by contact.profileImageUrl
 
   generateIcon() {
-    const options: StyleOptions<object> = {
-      seed: this.entityId || "",
-      size: this.iconSize,
-    };
-    const avatar = createAvatar(avataaars, options);
-    const svgString = avatar.toString();
-    return svgString;
+    const imageUrl = this.contact?.profileImageUrl || this.profileImageUrl;
+    if (imageUrl) {
+      return `<img src="${imageUrl}" alt="avatar" width="${this.iconSize}" height="${this.iconSize}" />`;
+    } else {
+      const identifier = this.contact?.did || this.entityId;
+      const options: StyleOptions<object> = {
+        seed: (identifier as string) || "",
+        size: this.iconSize,
+      };
+      const avatar = createAvatar(avataaars, options);
+      const svgString = avatar.toString();
+      return svgString;
+    }
   }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/components/GiftedPhotoDialog.vue b/src/components/GiftedPhotoDialog.vue
index 6c388fd..80b5b05 100644
--- a/src/components/GiftedPhotoDialog.vue
+++ b/src/components/GiftedPhotoDialog.vue
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ export default class GiftedPhotoDialog extends Vue {
   activeDeviceNumber = 0;
   activeDid = "";
   blob: Blob | null = null;
-  crop: boolean;
+  claimType = "GiveAction";
+  crop = false;
   mirror = false;
   numDevices = 0;
   setImage: (arg: string) => void = () => {};
@@ -162,9 +163,10 @@ export default class GiftedPhotoDialog extends Vue {
     }
   }
 
-  open(setImageFn: (arg: string) => void, crop?: boolean) {
+  open(setImageFn: (arg: string) => void, crop?: boolean, claimType?: string) {
     this.visible = true;
     this.crop = !!crop;
+    this.claimType = claimType || "GiveAction";
     const bottomNav = document.querySelector("#QuickNav") as HTMLElement;
     if (bottomNav) {
       bottomNav.style.display = "none";
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ export default class GiftedPhotoDialog extends Vue {
       return;
     }
     formData.append("image", this.blob, "snapshot.png"); // png is set in snapshot()
-    formData.append("claimType", "GiveAction");
+    formData.append("claimType", this.claimType);
     try {
       const response = await axios.post(
         DEFAULT_IMAGE_API_SERVER + "/image",
diff --git a/src/db/tables/contacts.ts b/src/db/tables/contacts.ts
index 14ad680..4ddc4de 100644
--- a/src/db/tables/contacts.ts
+++ b/src/db/tables/contacts.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export interface Contact {
   did: string;
   name?: string;
   nextPubKeyHashB64?: string; // base64-encoded SHA256 hash of next public key
+  profileImageUrl?: string;
   publicKeyBase64?: string;
   seesMe?: boolean;
   registered?: boolean;
diff --git a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
index 43c5cd5..6879537 100644
--- a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
@@ -63,36 +63,14 @@
 
     <!-- Identity Details -->
     <div class="bg-slate-100 rounded-md overflow-hidden px-4 py-3 mb-4">
-      <h2 v-if="givenName" class="text-xl font-semibold mb-2">
-        {{ givenName }}
-        <router-link :to="{ name: 'new-edit-account' }">
-          <fa icon="pen" class="text-xs text-blue-500 mb-1"></fa>
-        </router-link>
-        <div class="flex justify-center mt-4">
-          <span v-if="profileImageUrl" class="flex justify-between">
-            <a
-              :href="profileImageUrl"
-              target="_blank"
-              class="text-blue-500 ml-4"
-            >
-              <img :src="profileImageUrl" class="h-24 rounded-xl" />
-            </a>
-            <fa
-              icon="trash-can"
-              @click="confirmDeleteImage"
-              class="text-red-500 fa-fw ml-8 mt-10"
-            />
-          </span>
-          <span v-else>
-            <fa
-              icon="camera"
-              class="bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-400 to-blue-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white px-2 py-2 rounded-md"
-              @click="openPhotoDialog"
-            />
-          </span>
-          <GiftedPhotoDialog ref="photoDialog" />
-        </div>
-      </h2>
+      <div v-if="givenName">
+        <h2 class="text-xl font-semibold mb-2">
+          {{ givenName }}
+          <router-link :to="{ name: 'new-edit-account' }">
+            <fa icon="pen" class="text-xs text-blue-500 mb-1"></fa>
+          </router-link>
+        </h2>
+      </div>
       <span v-else>
         <router-link
           :to="{ name: 'new-edit-account' }"
@@ -101,6 +79,61 @@
           Set Your Name
         </router-link>
       </span>
+      <div class="flex justify-center mt-4">
+        <span v-if="profileImageUrl" class="flex justify-between">
+          <EntityIcon
+            :icon-size="96"
+            :profileImageUrl="profileImageUrl"
+            class="inline-block align-text-bottom border border-slate-300 rounded"
+            @click="showLargeIdenticonUrl = profileImageUrl"
+          />
+          <fa
+            icon="trash-can"
+            @click="confirmDeleteImage"
+            class="text-red-500 fa-fw ml-8 mt-8 w-12 h-12"
+          />
+        </span>
+        <span v-else>
+          <fa
+            icon="camera"
+            class="bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-400 to-blue-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white px-2 py-2 rounded-md"
+            @click="openPhotoDialog"
+          />
+        </span>
+        <GiftedPhotoDialog ref="photoDialog" />
+      </div>
+      <div class="mt-4">
+        <div class="flex justify-center">
+          ... and those without your image see this:
+        </div>
+        <div class="flex justify-center">
+          <EntityIcon
+            :entityId="activeDid"
+            :iconSize="64"
+            class="inline-block align-middle border border-slate-300 rounded-md mr-1"
+            @click="showLargeIdenticonId = activeDid"
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        v-if="showLargeIdenticonId || showLargeIdenticonUrl"
+        class="fixed z-[100] top-0 inset-x-0 w-full"
+      >
+        <div
+          class="absolute inset-0 h-screen flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-slate-900/50"
+        >
+          <EntityIcon
+            :entityId="showLargeIdenticonId"
+            :iconSize="512"
+            :profileImageUrl="showLargeIdenticonUrl"
+            class="flex w-11/12 max-w-sm mx-auto mb-3 overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg"
+            @click="
+              showLargeIdenticonId = undefined;
+              showLargeIdenticonUrl = undefined;
+            "
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
 
       <div class="text-slate-500 text-sm font-bold">ID</div>
       <div class="text-sm text-slate-500 flex justify-start items-center mb-1">
@@ -580,6 +613,8 @@ import {
   ImageRateLimits,
 } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
 import { Buffer } from "buffer/";
+import EntityIcon from "@/components/EntityIcon.vue";
+import {Contact} from "@/db/tables/contacts";
 
 interface IAccount {
   did: string;
@@ -591,7 +626,7 @@ interface IAccount {
 const inputFileNameRef = ref<Blob>();
 
 @Component({
-  components: { GiftedPhotoDialog, QuickNav, TopMessage },
+  components: {EntityIcon, GiftedPhotoDialog, QuickNav, TopMessage },
 })
 export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
   $notify!: (notification: NotificationIface, timeout?: number) => void;
@@ -614,6 +649,8 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
   profileImageUrl?: string;
   publicHex = "";
   publicBase64 = "";
+  showLargeIdenticonId?: string;
+  showLargeIdenticonUrl?: string;
   webPushServer = "";
   webPushServerInput = "";
 
@@ -1290,14 +1327,18 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
   }
 
   openPhotoDialog() {
-    (this.$refs.photoDialog as GiftedPhotoDialog).open(async (imgUrl) => {
-      await db.open();
-      db.settings.update(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, {
-        profileImageUrl: imgUrl,
-      });
-      this.profileImageUrl = imgUrl;
-      //console.log("Got image URL:", imgUrl);
-    }, true);
+    (this.$refs.photoDialog as GiftedPhotoDialog).open(
+      async (imgUrl) => {
+        await db.open();
+        db.settings.update(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, {
+          profileImageUrl: imgUrl,
+        });
+        this.profileImageUrl = imgUrl;
+        //console.log("Got image URL:", imgUrl);
+      },
+      true,
+      "profile",
+    );
   }
 
   confirmDeleteImage() {
@@ -1351,14 +1392,14 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
         return;
       }
 
-      this.profileImageUrl = "";
+      this.profileImageUrl = undefined;
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Error deleting image:", error);
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
       if ((error as any).response.status === 404) {
         console.log("The image was already deleted:", error);
 
-        this.profileImageUrl = "";
+        this.profileImageUrl = undefined;
 
         // it already doesn't exist so we won't say anything to the user
       } else {
diff --git a/src/views/ClaimView.vue b/src/views/ClaimView.vue
index f623716..e47e40e 100644
--- a/src/views/ClaimView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ClaimView.vue
@@ -415,12 +415,11 @@ import { accessToken } from "@/libs/crypto";
 import * as serverUtil from "@/libs/endorserServer";
 import * as libsUtil from "@/libs/util";
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav.vue";
-import EntityIcon from "@/components/EntityIcon.vue";
 import { Account } from "@/db/tables/accounts";
 import { GiverInputInfo } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
 
 @Component({
-  components: { EntityIcon, GiftedDialog, OfferDialog, QuickNav },
+  components: { GiftedDialog, OfferDialog, QuickNav },
 })
 export default class ClaimView extends Vue {
   $notify!: (notification: NotificationIface, timeout?: number) => void;
diff --git a/src/views/ContactGiftingView.vue b/src/views/ContactGiftingView.vue
index d522729..446abcc 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactGiftingView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactGiftingView.vue
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <h2 class="text-base flex gap-4 items-center">
           <span class="grow font-semibold">
             <EntityIcon
-              :entityId="contact.did"
+              :contact="contact"
               :iconSize="32"
               class="inline-block align-middle border border-slate-300 rounded-md mr-1"
             />
diff --git a/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue b/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
index 72cbc95..be3a0c7 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
         :dotsOptions="{ type: 'square' }"
         class="flex justify-center"
       />
-      <span> Click QR to copy your contact URL to your clipboard. </span>
+      <span> Click that QR to copy your contact URL to your clipboard. </span>
+      <div>Not scanning? Show it in pieces.</div>
     </div>
     <div class="text-center" v-else>
       You have no identitifiers yet, so
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ import { useClipboard } from "@vueuse/core";
 import { NotificationIface } from "@/constants/app";
 import { accountsDB, db } from "@/db/index";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
-import { deriveAddress, nextDerivationPath, SimpleSigner } from "@/libs/crypto";
+import {deriveAddress, getContactPayloadFromJwtUrl, nextDerivationPath, SimpleSigner} from "@/libs/crypto";
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav.vue";
 import { Account } from "@/db/tables/accounts";
 import {
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
             (settings?.lastName ? ` ${settings.lastName}` : ""), // deprecated, pre v 0.1.3
           publicEncKey,
           nextPublicEncKeyHash: nextPublicEncKeyHashBase64,
+          profileImageUrl: settings?.profileImageUrl,
         },
       };
 
@@ -177,9 +179,24 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
   // Unfortunately, there are not typescript definitions for the qrcode-stream component yet.
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
   onScanDetect(content: any) {
-    if (content[0]?.rawValue) {
-      localStorage.setItem("contactEndorserUrl", content[0].rawValue);
-      this.$router.push({ name: "contacts" });
+    const url = content[0]?.rawValue;
+    if (url) {
+      try {
+        const fullData = getContactPayloadFromJwtUrl(url);
+        console.log("fullData", fullData);
+        localStorage.setItem("contactEndorserUrl", url);
+        this.$router.push({ name: "contacts" });
+      } catch (e) {
+        this.$notify(
+          {
+            group: "alert",
+            type: "warning",
+            title: "Invalid Contact QR Code",
+            text: "The QR code isn't in the right format.",
+          },
+          5000,
+        );
+      }
     } else {
       this.$notify(
         {
@@ -188,7 +205,7 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
           title: "Invalid Contact QR Code",
           text: "No QR code detected with contact information.",
         },
-        -1,
+        5000,
       );
     }
   }
@@ -203,7 +220,7 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
         title: "Invalid Scan",
         text: "The scan was invalid.",
       },
-      -1,
+      5000,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/views/ContactsView.vue b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
index e5c699b..6f1119d 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
@@ -94,17 +94,17 @@
         <div class="grow overflow-hidden">
           <h2 class="text-base font-semibold">
             <EntityIcon
-              :entityId="contact.did"
+              :contact="contact"
               :iconSize="24"
               class="inline-block align-text-bottom border border-slate-300 rounded"
-              @click="showLargeIdenticon = contact.did"
-            ></EntityIcon>
+              @click="showLargeIdenticon = contact"
+            />
             {{ contact.name || AppString.NO_CONTACT_NAME }}
             <button
               class="text-sm uppercase bg-gradient-to-b from-slate-400 to-slate-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white px-1 rounded-md"
               @click="
                 contactEdit = contact;
-                contactNewName = contact.name;
+                contactNewName = contact.name || '';
               "
               title="Edit"
             >
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@
         class="absolute inset-0 h-screen flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-slate-900/50"
       >
         <EntityIcon
-          :entityId="showLargeIdenticon"
+          :contact="showLargeIdenticon"
           :iconSize="512"
           class="flex w-11/12 max-w-sm mx-auto mb-3 overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg"
-          @click="showLargeIdenticon = ''"
+          @click="showLargeIdenticon = undefined"
         />
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
   showGiveNumbers = false;
   showGiveTotals = true;
   showGiveConfirmed = true;
-  showLargeIdenticon = "";
+  showLargeIdenticon?: Contact;
 
   AppString = AppString;
   libsUtil = libsUtil;
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
         did: payload.iss,
         name: payload.own.name,
         nextPubKeyHashB64: payload.own.nextPublicEncKeyHash,
+        profileImageUrl: payload.own.profileImageUrl,
         publicKeyBase64: payload.own.publicEncKey,
       } as Contact);
     }
diff --git a/src/views/DiscoverView.vue b/src/views/DiscoverView.vue
index 9126cc5..5256ca5 100644
--- a/src/views/DiscoverView.vue
+++ b/src/views/DiscoverView.vue
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav.vue";
 import InfiniteScroll from "@/components/InfiniteScroll.vue";
-import EntityIcon from "@/components/EntityIcon.vue";
 import ProjectIcon from "@/components/ProjectIcon.vue";
 import TopMessage from "@/components/TopMessage.vue";
 import { NotificationIface } from "@/constants/app";
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ import { didInfo, PlanData } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
 
 @Component({
   components: {
-    EntityIcon,
     InfiniteScroll,
     ProjectIcon,
     QuickNav,
diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index 66511db..b9bc8cf 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
             @click="openDialog(contact)"
           >
             <EntityIcon
-              :entityId="contact.did"
+              :contact="contact"
               :iconSize="64"
               class="mx-auto border border-slate-300 rounded-md mb-1"
             />
diff --git a/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue b/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
index b460245..f5766d2 100644
--- a/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ProjectViewView.vue
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
           @click="openGiftDialog(contact)"
         >
           <EntityIcon
-            :entityId="contact.did"
+            :contact="contact"
             :iconSize="64"
             class="mx-auto border border-slate-300 rounded-md mb-1"
           />
diff --git a/src/views/ProjectsView.vue b/src/views/ProjectsView.vue
index 2639a5b..b4a7184 100644
--- a/src/views/ProjectsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ProjectsView.vue
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
                 :entityId="offer.recipientDid"
                 :iconSize="48"
                 class="inline-block align-middle border border-slate-300 rounded-md"
-              ></EntityIcon>
+              />
             </div>
 
             <div>