diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ConversationAdapter.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ConversationAdapter.java
index f5f48a262..34c9d7b32 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ConversationAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ConversationAdapter.java
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ public class ConversationAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Conversation> {
 
 		@Override
 		protected Bitmap doInBackground(Conversation... params) {
-			return activity.avatarService().get(params[0], activity.getPixel(56));
+			return activity.avatarService().get(params[0], activity.getPixel(56), isCancelled());
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		protected void onPostExecute(Bitmap bitmap) {
-			if (bitmap != null) {
+			if (bitmap != null && !isCancelled()) {
 				final ImageView imageView = imageViewReference.get();
 				if (imageView != null) {
 					imageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ public class ConversationAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Conversation> {
 		if (cancelPotentialWork(conversation, imageView)) {
 			final Bitmap bm = activity.avatarService().get(conversation, activity.getPixel(56), true);
 			if (bm != null) {
+				cancelPotentialWork(conversation, imageView);
 				imageView.setImageBitmap(bm);
 				imageView.setBackgroundColor(0x00000000);
 			} else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ListItemAdapter.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ListItemAdapter.java
index 02c54b77e..c29b01bcf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ListItemAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/ListItemAdapter.java
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ public class ListItemAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<ListItem> {
 
 		@Override
 		protected Bitmap doInBackground(ListItem... params) {
-			return activity.avatarService().get(params[0], activity.getPixel(48));
+			return activity.avatarService().get(params[0], activity.getPixel(48), isCancelled());
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		protected void onPostExecute(Bitmap bitmap) {
-			if (bitmap != null) {
+			if (bitmap != null && !isCancelled()) {
 				final ImageView imageView = imageViewReference.get();
 				if (imageView != null) {
 					imageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ public class ListItemAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<ListItem> {
 		if (cancelPotentialWork(item, imageView)) {
 			final Bitmap bm = activity.avatarService().get(item,activity.getPixel(48),true);
 			if (bm != null) {
+				cancelPotentialWork(item, imageView);
 				imageView.setImageBitmap(bm);
 				imageView.setBackgroundColor(0x00000000);
 			} else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
index 0268097f4..10179d7e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ public class MessageAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Message> {
 
 		@Override
 		protected void onPostExecute(Bitmap bitmap) {
-			if (bitmap != null) {
+			if (bitmap != null && !isCancelled()) {
 				final ImageView imageView = imageViewReference.get();
 				if (imageView != null) {
 					imageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@ public class MessageAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Message> {
 		if (cancelPotentialWork(message, imageView)) {
 			final Bitmap bm = activity.avatarService().get(message, activity.getPixel(48), true);
 			if (bm != null) {
+				cancelPotentialWork(message, imageView);
 				imageView.setImageBitmap(bm);
 				imageView.setBackgroundColor(0x00000000);
 			} else {