diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index b54927cb5..509f1b16b 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -593,12 +593,6 @@ pub fn set_blocking(context: &Context, chat_id: u32, new_blocking: Blocked) -> b
     .is_ok()
 }
 
-fn copy_device_icon_to_blobs(context: &Context) -> Result<String, Error> {
-    let icon = include_bytes!("../assets/icon-device.png");
-    let blob = BlobObject::create(context, "icon-device.png".to_string(), icon)?;
-    Ok(blob.as_name().to_string())
-}
-
 pub fn update_saved_messages_icon(context: &Context) -> Result<(), Error> {
     // if there is no saved-messages chat, there is nothing to update. this is no error.
     if let Ok((chat_id, _)) = lookup_by_contact_id(context, DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF) {
@@ -613,6 +607,24 @@ pub fn update_saved_messages_icon(context: &Context) -> Result<(), Error> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+pub fn update_device_icon(context: &Context) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    // if there is no device-chat, there is nothing to update. this is no error.
+    if let Ok((chat_id, _)) = lookup_by_contact_id(context, DC_CONTACT_ID_DEVICE) {
+        let icon = include_bytes!("../assets/icon-device.png");
+        let blob = BlobObject::create(context, "icon-device.png".to_string(), icon)?;
+        let icon = blob.as_name().to_string();
+
+        let mut chat = Chat::load_from_db(context, chat_id)?;
+        chat.param.set(Param::ProfileImage, &icon);
+        chat.update_param(context)?;
+
+        let mut contact = Contact::load_from_db(context, DC_CONTACT_ID_DEVICE)?;
+        contact.param.set(Param::ProfileImage, icon);
+        contact.update_param(context)?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub fn create_or_lookup_by_contact_id(
     context: &Context,
     contact_id: u32,
@@ -638,10 +650,7 @@ pub fn create_or_lookup_by_contact_id(
             chat_name,
             match contact_id {
                 DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF => "K=1".to_string(), // K = Param::Selftalk
-                DC_CONTACT_ID_DEVICE => {
-                    let icon = copy_device_icon_to_blobs(context)?;
-                    format!("D=1\ni={}", icon) // D = Param::Devicetalk, i = Param::ProfileImage
-                },
+                DC_CONTACT_ID_DEVICE => "D=1".to_string(), // D = Param::Devicetalk
                 _ => "".to_string()
             },
             create_blocked as u8,
@@ -665,6 +674,8 @@ pub fn create_or_lookup_by_contact_id(
 
     if contact_id == DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF {
         update_saved_messages_icon(context)?;
+    } else if contact_id == DC_CONTACT_ID_DEVICE {
+        update_device_icon(context)?;
     }
 
     Ok((chat_id, create_blocked))
diff --git a/src/sql.rs b/src/sql.rs
index 85b2834f5..bbfa1b28a 100644
--- a/src/sql.rs
+++ b/src/sql.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use rusqlite::{Connection, OpenFlags, Statement, NO_PARAMS};
 use thread_local_object::ThreadLocal;
 
-use crate::chat::update_saved_messages_icon;
+use crate::chat::{update_device_icon, update_saved_messages_icon};
 use crate::constants::ShowEmails;
 use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::dc_tools::*;
@@ -848,7 +848,6 @@ fn open(
             if exists_before_update && sql.get_raw_config_int(context, "bcc_self").is_none() {
                 sql.set_raw_config_int(context, "bcc_self", 1)?;
             }
-            update_icons = true;
             sql.set_raw_config_int(context, "dbversion", 59)?;
         }
         if dbversion < 60 {
@@ -865,6 +864,7 @@ fn open(
                 "ALTER TABLE contacts ADD COLUMN selfavatar_sent INTEGER DEFAULT 0;",
                 NO_PARAMS,
             )?;
+            update_icons = true;
             sql.set_raw_config_int(context, "dbversion", 61)?;
         }
 
@@ -892,6 +892,7 @@ fn open(
         }
         if update_icons {
             update_saved_messages_icon(context)?;
+            update_device_icon(context)?;
         }
     }