diff --git a/features/joinroom/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/joinroom/impl/JoinRoomView.kt b/features/joinroom/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/joinroom/impl/JoinRoomView.kt
index 706dc3a355..48af082af8 100644
--- a/features/joinroom/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/joinroom/impl/JoinRoomView.kt
+++ b/features/joinroom/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/joinroom/impl/JoinRoomView.kt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.atomic.pages.HeaderFooterPage
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.background.LightGradientBackground
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.async.AsyncActionView
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.avatar.Avatar
+import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.avatar.AvatarData
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.avatar.AvatarSize
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.button.BackButton
 import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.components.button.SuperButton
@@ -196,7 +197,15 @@ private fun JoinRoomContent(
                 modifier = modifier,
                 avatar = {
                     if (contentState.name == null && contentState.roomAvatarUrl == null) {
-                        PlaceholderAtom(width = AvatarSize.RoomHeader.dp, height = AvatarSize.RoomHeader.dp)
+                        // Use a Dash Avatar
+                        Avatar(
+                            AvatarData(
+                                id = contentState.roomId.value,
+                                name = "#",
+                                url = null,
+                                size = AvatarSize.RoomHeader,
+                            )
+                        )
                     } else {
                         Avatar(contentState.avatarData(AvatarSize.RoomHeader))
                     }