diff --git a/crates/collab_ui2/src/collab_panel.rs b/crates/collab_ui2/src/collab_panel.rs
index abeb481d533a200f9c60cb8d9d74b182ac701173..22a8a2cbba6b18806f3e612c7dd29e7677dcd536 100644
--- a/crates/collab_ui2/src/collab_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/collab_ui2/src/collab_panel.rs
@@ -3318,7 +3318,7 @@ impl Render for CollabPanel {
                             .user
                             .avatar
                             .as_ref()
-                            .map(|avatar| Avatar::new(avatar.clone())),
+                            .map(|avatar| Avatar::data(avatar.clone())),
                     )
                     .child(Label::new(contact.user.github_login.clone()))
                     .on_mouse_down(gpui::MouseButton::Left, {
diff --git a/crates/collab_ui2/src/collab_titlebar_item.rs b/crates/collab_ui2/src/collab_titlebar_item.rs
index aad908531ac3a8b1362494778c27f2a99ea42391..9386d3ff35e540ab209cc44c8331bc1414871aa3 100644
--- a/crates/collab_ui2/src/collab_titlebar_item.rs
+++ b/crates/collab_ui2/src/collab_titlebar_item.rs
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ impl Render for CollabTitlebarItem {
                         current_user
                             .avatar
                             .clone()
-                            .map(|avatar| div().child(Avatar::new(avatar.clone())))
+                            .map(|avatar| div().child(Avatar::data(avatar.clone())))
                             .into_iter()
                             .chain(remote_participants.into_iter().flat_map(|(user, peer_id)| {
                                 user.avatar.as_ref().map(|avatar| {
                                     div()
-                                        .child(Avatar::new(avatar.clone()).into_element())
+                                        .child(Avatar::data(avatar.clone()).into_element())
                                         .on_mouse_down(MouseButton::Left, {
                                             let workspace = workspace.clone();
                                             let id = peer_id.clone();
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ impl Render for CollabTitlebarItem {
             .map(|this| {
                 if let Some(user) = current_user {
                     this.when_some(user.avatar.clone(), |this, avatar| {
-                        this.child(ui::Avatar::new(avatar))
+                        this.child(ui::Avatar::data(avatar))
                     })
                 } else {
                     this.child(Button::new("Sign in").on_click(move |_, cx| {
diff --git a/crates/collab_ui2/src/notifications/incoming_call_notification.rs b/crates/collab_ui2/src/notifications/incoming_call_notification.rs
index d400b14f5f362c7c60658a2dd857b65785ccc693..f47fcf07515195d325a663621fa9d34a55571452 100644
--- a/crates/collab_ui2/src/notifications/incoming_call_notification.rs
+++ b/crates/collab_ui2/src/notifications/incoming_call_notification.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl IncomingCallNotification {
                     .calling_user
                     .avatar
                     .as_ref()
-                    .map(|avatar| Avatar::new(avatar.clone())),
+                    .map(|avatar| Avatar::data(avatar.clone())),
             )
             .child(
                 v_stack()
diff --git a/crates/ui2/src/components/avatar.rs b/crates/ui2/src/components/avatar.rs
index 0ea7702f52081c924dfd3124898cd33336ff241b..d358b221da9287f488bd68dd95bcff659191b5a5 100644
--- a/crates/ui2/src/components/avatar.rs
+++ b/crates/ui2/src/components/avatar.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use gpui::{img, ImageSource, Img, IntoElement};
+use gpui::{img, ImageData, ImageSource, Img, IntoElement};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, PartialEq, Clone)]
 pub enum Shape {
@@ -34,7 +36,13 @@ impl RenderOnce for Avatar {
 }
 
 impl Avatar {
-    pub fn new(src: impl Into<ImageSource>) -> Self {
+    pub fn uri(src: impl Into<SharedString>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            src: src.into().into(),
+            shape: Shape::Circle,
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn data(src: Arc<ImageData>) -> Self {
         Self {
             src: src.into(),
             shape: Shape::Circle,
diff --git a/crates/ui2/src/components/list.rs b/crates/ui2/src/components/list.rs
index a994583666ef98404097299824835a28f82be86c..875ab6d97e2032ae8c6be9bb9e0445d99897d099 100644
--- a/crates/ui2/src/components/list.rs
+++ b/crates/ui2/src/components/list.rs
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@ impl RenderOnce for ListItem {
                         .color(Color::Muted),
                 ),
             ),
-            Some(GraphicSlot::Avatar(src)) => Some(h_stack().child(Avatar::new(src))),
-            Some(GraphicSlot::PublicActor(src)) => Some(h_stack().child(Avatar::new(src))),
+            Some(GraphicSlot::Avatar(src)) => Some(h_stack().child(Avatar::uri(src))),
+            Some(GraphicSlot::PublicActor(src)) => Some(h_stack().child(Avatar::uri(src))),
             None => None,
         };
 
diff --git a/crates/ui2/src/components/stories/avatar.rs b/crates/ui2/src/components/stories/avatar.rs
index 177065cfcb96aaab262bb35001c63eb75b500842..505ede4ecc98d1248533f806b8fb47fc932a0028 100644
--- a/crates/ui2/src/components/stories/avatar.rs
+++ b/crates/ui2/src/components/stories/avatar.rs
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ impl Render for AvatarStory {
         Story::container()
             .child(Story::title_for::<Avatar>())
             .child(Story::label("Default"))
-            .child(Avatar::new(
-                "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1714999?v=4".into(),
+            .child(Avatar::uri(
+                "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1714999?v=4",
             ))
-            .child(Avatar::new(
-                "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/326587?v=4".into(),
+            .child(Avatar::uri(
+                "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/326587?v=4",
             ))
     }
 }