diff --git a/src/renderer/components/fetched-image.tsx b/src/renderer/components/fetched-image.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..855fead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/fetched-image.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { AccountInfo } from '../../shared-types';
+
+export function FetchedImage({
+	src,
+	account,
+}: {
+	src: string;
+	account: AccountInfo;
+}) {
+	const [imgSrc, setImgSrc] = React.useState<string | undefined>();
+	const isFetched = React.useRef<boolean>(false);
+
+	const fetchImage = React.useCallback(async () => {
+		const bytes = await window.electronApi.getRawImage(src, account);
+		if ('error' in bytes) {
+			console.error(`Error loading image ${src}`, bytes.error);
+			return;
+		}
+		const blob = new Blob(bytes);
+		const imageObjectURL = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+		setImgSrc(imageObjectURL);
+	}, [src]);
+
+	React.useEffect(() => {
+		return () => {
+			// Make sure to reset isFetched if the component is unmounted.
+			isFetched.current = false;
+		};
+	}, []);
+
+	React.useEffect(() => {
+		if (isFetched.current) {
+			return;
+		}
+		isFetched.current = true;
+		fetchImage();
+	}, [fetchImage]);
+
+	if (!imgSrc) {
+		return <PlaceholderComponent />;
+	}
+	return <img src={imgSrc} />;
+}
+
+function PlaceholderComponent() {
+	return React.createElement(
+		'svg',
+		{ width: '33', height: '33' },
+		React.createElement('circle', {
+			cx: '16',
+			cy: '16',
+			r: '15',
+			fill: 'orange',
+		})
+	);
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/notification.tsx b/src/renderer/components/notification.tsx
index a0488d0..f0914b5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/notification.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/notification.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import Gridicon from 'gridicons';
 import debugFactory from 'debug';
 import { formatDistanceToNow } from 'date-fns';
-import EnsuredImage from './ensured-image';
 import MuteIcon from './mute-icon';
 import {
 	Note,
@@ -11,7 +10,11 @@ import {
 	MarkUnread,
 	MuteRepo,
 	UnmuteRepo,
+	AppReduxState,
 } from '../types';
+import { FetchedImage } from './fetched-image';
+import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import EnsuredImage from './ensured-image';
 
 const debug = debugFactory('gitnews-menubar');
 
@@ -47,6 +50,9 @@ export default function Notification({
 	const isUnread =
 		note.unread === true ? true : note.gitnewsMarkedUnread === true;
 
+	const accounts = useSelector((state: AppReduxState) => state.accounts);
+	const account = accounts.find(({ id }) => id === note.gitnewsAccountId);
+
 	const onClick = () => {
 		debug('clicked on notification', note);
 		setMuteRequested(false);
@@ -134,7 +140,11 @@ export default function Notification({
 			<div className="notification__image">
 				{isUnread && <span className="notification__new-dot" />}
 				{isMuted && <MuteIcon className="mute-icon" />}
-				<EnsuredImage src={avatarSrc} />
+				{account ? (
+					<FetchedImage src={avatarSrc} account={account} />
+				) : (
+					<EnsuredImage src={avatarSrc} />
+				)}
 			</div>
 			<div className="notification__body">
 				<div className="notification__repo">