diff --git a/client/src/components/Conversations/Convo.tsx b/client/src/components/Conversations/Convo.tsx
index c10aad33e3..3aea1d0441 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Conversations/Convo.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Conversations/Convo.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type { TConversation } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import { useUpdateConversationMutation } from '~/data-provider';
 import EndpointIcon from '~/components/Endpoints/EndpointIcon';
 import { useNavigateToConvo, useLocalize, useShiftKey } from '~/hooks';
+import { useAgentsMapContext } from '~/Providers/AgentsMapContext';
 import { useGetEndpointsQuery } from '~/data-provider';
 import { NotificationSeverity } from '~/common';
 import { ConvoOptions } from './ConvoOptions';
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export default function Conversation({ conversation, retainView, toggleNav }: Co
   const params = useParams();
   const localize = useLocalize();
   const { showToast } = useToastContext();
+  const agentsMap = useAgentsMapContext();
   const { navigateToConvo } = useNavigateToConvo();
   const { data: endpointsConfig } = useGetEndpointsQuery();
   const currentConvoId = useMemo(() => params.conversationId, [params.conversationId]);
@@ -186,6 +188,7 @@ export default function Conversation({ conversation, retainView, toggleNav }: Co
           <EndpointIcon
             conversation={conversation}
             endpointsConfig={endpointsConfig}
+            agentsMap={agentsMap}
             size={20}
             context="menu-item"
           />
diff --git a/client/src/components/Endpoints/EndpointIcon.tsx b/client/src/components/Endpoints/EndpointIcon.tsx
index c32ea12369..9e4f2bb6a7 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Endpoints/EndpointIcon.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Endpoints/EndpointIcon.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
-import { getEndpointField, isAssistantsEndpoint } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+import { getEndpointField, isAssistantsEndpoint, EModelEndpoint } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import type {
   TPreset,
+  TAgentsMap,
   TConversation,
   TAssistantsMap,
   TEndpointsConfig,
 } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import ConvoIconURL from '~/components/Endpoints/ConvoIconURL';
 import MinimalIcon from '~/components/Endpoints/MinimalIcon';
-import { getIconEndpoint } from '~/utils';
+import { getIconEndpoint, getAgentAvatarUrl } from '~/utils';
 
 export default function EndpointIcon({
   conversation,
   endpointsConfig,
   className = 'mr-0',
   assistantMap,
+  agentsMap,
   context,
 }: {
   conversation: TConversation | TPreset | null;
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ export default function EndpointIcon({
   containerClassName?: string;
   context?: 'message' | 'nav' | 'landing' | 'menu-item';
   assistantMap?: TAssistantsMap;
+  agentsMap?: TAgentsMap;
   className?: string;
   size?: number;
 }) {
@@ -37,7 +40,11 @@ export default function EndpointIcon({
   const assistantAvatar = (assistant && (assistant.metadata?.avatar as string)) || '';
   const assistantName = assistant && (assistant.name ?? '');
 
-  const iconURL = assistantAvatar || convoIconURL;
+  const agent =
+    endpoint === EModelEndpoint.agents ? agentsMap?.[conversation?.agent_id ?? ''] : null;
+  const agentAvatar = getAgentAvatarUrl(agent) ?? '';
+
+  const iconURL = assistantAvatar || agentAvatar || convoIconURL;
 
   if (iconURL && (iconURL.includes('http') || iconURL.startsWith('/images/'))) {
     return (
diff --git a/client/src/components/Endpoints/URLIcon.tsx b/client/src/components/Endpoints/URLIcon.tsx
index ddb62aaded..366289a6e4 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Endpoints/URLIcon.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Endpoints/URLIcon.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import React, { memo, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { memo, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { AlertCircle } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Skeleton } from '@librechat/client';
 import { icons } from '~/hooks/Endpoint/Icons';
+import { isImageCached } from '~/utils';
 
 export const URLIcon = memo(
   ({
@@ -19,9 +21,21 @@ export const URLIcon = memo(
     endpoint?: string;
   }) => {
     const [imageError, setImageError] = useState(false);
+    const [isLoaded, setIsLoaded] = useState(() => isImageCached(iconURL));
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+      if (isImageCached(iconURL)) {
+        setIsLoaded(true);
+        setImageError(false);
+      } else {
+        setIsLoaded(false);
+        setImageError(false);
+      }
+    }, [iconURL]);
 
     const handleImageError = () => {
       setImageError(true);
+      setIsLoaded(false);
     };
 
     const DefaultIcon: React.ElementType =
@@ -46,18 +60,29 @@ export const URLIcon = memo(
     }
 
     return (
-      <div className={className} style={containerStyle}>
+      <div className={`${className} relative`} style={containerStyle}>
         <img
           src={iconURL}
           alt={altName ?? 'Icon'}
-          style={imageStyle}
+          style={{
+            ...imageStyle,
+            opacity: isLoaded ? 1 : 0,
+            transition: 'opacity 0.2s ease-in-out',
+          }}
           className="object-cover"
+          onLoad={() => setIsLoaded(true)}
           onError={handleImageError}
-          loading="lazy"
           decoding="async"
           width={Number(containerStyle.width) || 20}
           height={Number(containerStyle.height) || 20}
         />
+        {!isLoaded && !imageError && (
+          <Skeleton
+            className="absolute inset-0 rounded-full"
+            style={{ width: containerStyle.width, height: containerStyle.height }}
+            aria-hidden="true"
+          />
+        )}
       </div>
     );
   },
diff --git a/client/src/utils/agents.tsx b/client/src/utils/agents.tsx
index e83a94c1aa..a65577d1f3 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/agents.tsx
+++ b/client/src/utils/agents.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@ import { Feather } from 'lucide-react';
 import { Skeleton } from '@librechat/client';
 import type t from 'librechat-data-provider';
 
+/**
+ * Checks if an image is already cached in the browser
+ * Returns true if image is complete and has valid dimensions
+ */
+export const isImageCached = (url: string | null | undefined): boolean => {
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined' || !url) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const img = new Image();
+  img.src = url;
+  return img.complete && img.naturalWidth > 0;
+};
+
 /**
  * Extracts the avatar URL from an agent's avatar property
  * Handles both string and object formats
@@ -32,10 +45,17 @@ const LazyAgentAvatar = ({
   alt: string;
   imgClass: string;
 }) => {
-  const [isLoaded, setIsLoaded] = useState(false);
+  const [isLoaded, setIsLoaded] = useState(() => isImageCached(url));
+  const [hasError, setHasError] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    setIsLoaded(false);
+    if (isImageCached(url)) {
+      setIsLoaded(true);
+      setHasError(false);
+    } else {
+      setIsLoaded(false);
+      setHasError(false);
+    }
   }, [url]);
 
   return (
@@ -44,15 +64,19 @@ const LazyAgentAvatar = ({
         src={url}
         alt={alt}
         className={imgClass}
-        loading="lazy"
         onLoad={() => setIsLoaded(true)}
-        onError={() => setIsLoaded(false)}
+        onError={() => {
+          setIsLoaded(false);
+          setHasError(true);
+        }}
         style={{
           opacity: isLoaded ? 1 : 0,
           transition: 'opacity 0.2s ease-in-out',
         }}
       />
-      {!isLoaded && <Skeleton className="absolute inset-0 rounded-full" aria-hidden="true" />}
+      {!isLoaded && !hasError && (
+        <Skeleton className="absolute inset-0 rounded-full" aria-hidden="true" />
+      )}
     </>
   );
 };