diff --git a/src/state/models/profile-view.ts b/src/state/models/profile-view.ts
index 2cb48193..8386fbbc 100644
--- a/src/state/models/profile-view.ts
+++ b/src/state/models/profile-view.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ export class ProfileViewModel {
       const res = await this.rootStore.api.app.bsky.actor.getProfile(
         this.params,
       )
+      this.rootStore.profiles.overwrite(this.params.actor, res) // cache invalidation
       this._replaceAll(res)
       this._xIdle()
     } catch (e: any) {
diff --git a/src/state/models/profiles-view.ts b/src/state/models/profiles-view.ts
index 4dc5a399..d9fe98b3 100644
--- a/src/state/models/profiles-view.ts
+++ b/src/state/models/profiles-view.ts
@@ -41,4 +41,10 @@ export class ProfilesViewModel {
       throw e
     }
   }
+
+  overwrite(did: string, res: GetProfile.Response) {
+    if (this.cache.has(did)) {
+      this.cache.set(did, res)
+    }
+  }
 }