diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index def9e1fa..71851f36 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # TODO
 
-- room settings: make letter avatar respond to name change in real time
 - sessions page size
 - menu click-through padding to close it easily
 - clear listview checked on message clear
diff --git a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/RoomPane/SettingsView.qml b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/RoomPane/SettingsView.qml
index 492eb602..437a8ed9 100644
--- a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/RoomPane/SettingsView.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/RoomPane/SettingsView.qml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ HFlickableColumnPage {
     HRoomAvatar {
         id: avatar
         roomId: chat.roomId
-        displayName: chat.roomInfo.display_name
+        displayName: nameField.item.text || chat.roomInfo.display_name
         mxc: chat.roomInfo.avatar_url
         // enabled: chat.roomInfo.can_set_avatar  # put this in "change avatar"