diff --git a/src/controllers/activitypub/profiles.js b/src/controllers/activitypub/profiles.js
index 10ca171dc9..738902998c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/activitypub/profiles.js
+++ b/src/controllers/activitypub/profiles.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const db = require('../../database');
+const user = require('../../user');
 const { getActor } = require('../../activitypub');
 
 const controller = module.exports;
@@ -14,14 +15,24 @@ controller.get = async function (req, res, next) {
 	const { preferredUsername, published, icon, image, name, summary, hostname } = actor;
 	const isFollowing = await db.isSortedSetMember(`followingRemote:${req.uid}`, uid);
 
+	let picture;
+	if (icon) {
+		picture = typeof icon === 'string' ? icon : icon.url;
+	}
+	const iconBackgrounds = await user.getIconBackgrounds();
+	let bgColor = Array.prototype.reduce.call(preferredUsername, (cur, next) => cur + next.charCodeAt(), 0);
+	bgColor = iconBackgrounds[bgColor % iconBackgrounds.length];
+
 	const payload = {
 		uid,
 		username: `${preferredUsername}@${hostname}`,
 		userslug: `${preferredUsername}@${hostname}`,
 		fullname: name,
 		joindate: new Date(published).getTime(),
-		picture: typeof icon === 'string' ? icon : icon.url,
-		uploadedpicture: typeof icon === 'string' ? icon : icon.url,
+		picture,
+		'icon:text': (preferredUsername[0] || '').toUpperCase(),
+		'icon:bgColor': bgColor,
+		uploadedpicture: undefined,
 		'cover:url': !image || typeof image === 'string' ? image : image.url,
 		'cover:position': '50% 50%',
 		aboutme: summary,