diff --git a/store/sql_user_store.go b/store/sql_user_store.go
index fc3d125c4f..77470946c6 100644
--- a/store/sql_user_store.go
+++ b/store/sql_user_store.go
@@ -150,6 +150,25 @@ func (us SqlUserStore) Update(user *model.User, allowActiveUpdate bool) StoreCha
 	return storeChannel
 }
 
+func (us SqlUserStore) UpdateUpdateAt(userId string) StoreChannel {
+	storeChannel := make(StoreChannel)
+
+	go func() {
+		result := StoreResult{}
+
+		if _, err := us.GetMaster().Exec("UPDATE Users SET UpdateAt = ? WHERE Id = ?", model.GetMillis(), userId); err != nil {
+			result.Err = model.NewAppError("SqlUserStore.UpdateUpdateAt", "We couldn't update the update_at", "user_id="+userId)
+		} else {
+			result.Data = userId
+		}
+
+		storeChannel <- result
+		close(storeChannel)
+	}()
+
+	return storeChannel
+}
+
 func (us SqlUserStore) UpdateLastPingAt(userId string, time int64) StoreChannel {
 	storeChannel := make(StoreChannel)
 
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 070ee05622..0ed0457887 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ type PostStore interface {
 type UserStore interface {
 	Save(user *model.User) StoreChannel
 	Update(user *model.User, allowRoleUpdate bool) StoreChannel
+	UpdateUpdateAt(userId string) StoreChannel
 	UpdateLastPingAt(userId string, time int64) StoreChannel
 	UpdateLastActivityAt(userId string, time int64) StoreChannel
 	UpdateUserAndSessionActivity(userId string, sessionId string, time int64) StoreChannel
diff --git a/web/react/components/post.jsx b/web/react/components/post.jsx
index 04b5ba082c..726fb1b024 100644
--- a/web/react/components/post.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/post.jsx
@@ -74,12 +74,14 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             currentUserCss = "current--user";
         }
 
+        var timestamp = UserStore.getCurrentUser().update_at;
+
         return (
             <div>
                 <div id={post.id} className={"post " + this.props.sameUser + " " + rootUser + " " + postType + " " + currentUserCss}>
                     { !this.props.hideProfilePic ?
                     <div className="post-profile-img__container">
-                        <img className="post-profile-img" src={"/api/v1/users/" + post.user_id + "/image"} height="36" width="36" />
+                        <img className="post-profile-img" src={"/api/v1/users/" + post.user_id + "/image?time=" + timestamp} height="36" width="36" />
                     </div>
                     : "" }
                     <div className="post__content">
diff --git a/web/react/components/post_list.jsx b/web/react/components/post_list.jsx
index d6dc9ce303..e6e0282090 100644
--- a/web/react/components/post_list.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/post_list.jsx
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                     more_messages = (
                         <div className="channel-intro">
                             <div className="post-profile-img__container channel-intro-img">
-                                <img className="post-profile-img" src={"/api/v1/users/" + teammate.id + "/image"} height="50" width="50" />
+                                <img className="post-profile-img" src={"/api/v1/users/" + teammate.id + "/image?time=" + teammate.update_at} height="50" width="50" />
                             </div>
                             <div className="channel-intro-profile">
                                 <strong><UserProfile userId={teammate.id} /></strong>
diff --git a/web/react/components/post_right.jsx b/web/react/components/post_right.jsx
index 115ee87d4a..d48b0f0ef0 100644
--- a/web/react/components/post_right.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/post_right.jsx
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ RootPost = React.createClass({
         var message = utils.textToJsx(this.props.post.message);
         var filenames = this.props.post.filenames;
         var isOwner = UserStore.getCurrentId() == this.props.post.user_id;
+        var timestamp = UserStore.getProfile(this.props.post.user_id).update_at;
 
         var type = "Post";
         if (this.props.post.root_id.length > 0) {
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ RootPost = React.createClass({
         return (
             <div className={"post post--root " + currentUserCss}>
                 <div className="post-profile-img__container">
-                    <img className="post-profile-img" src={"/api/v1/users/" + this.props.post.user_id + "/image"} height="36" width="36" />
+                    <img className="post-profile-img" src={"/api/v1/users/" + this.props.post.user_id + "/image?time=" + timestamp} height="36" width="36" />
                 </div>
                 <div className="post__content">
                     <ul className="post-header">
diff --git a/web/react/components/user_profile.jsx b/web/react/components/user_profile.jsx
index 648960471a..89d0a80ff2 100644
--- a/web/react/components/user_profile.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/user_profile.jsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var name = this.props.overwriteName ? this.props.overwriteName : this.state.profile.username;
 
 
-        var data_content = "<img style='margin: 10px' src='/api/v1/users/" + this.state.profile.id + "/image' height='128' width='128' />";
+        var data_content = "<img style='margin: 10px' src='/api/v1/users/" + this.state.profile.id + "/image?time=" + this.state.profile.update_at + "' height='128' width='128' />";
         if (!config.ShowEmail) {
             data_content += "<div class='text-nowrap'>Email not shared</div>";
         } else {