diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/identity_names/identity_names_provider.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/identity_names/identity_names_provider.dart
index 383dea1372..2f07546d73 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/identity_names/identity_names_provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/identity_names/identity_names_provider.dart
@@ -47,7 +47,14 @@ IdentityNames watchIdentityNames(
     agentPubkeys: agentPubkeys,
     fallbackNames: fallbackNames,
   );
-  final missing = sources.missingOwnerProfiles(names.candidates);
+  // A displayed identity's profile carries its owner hint, so load uncached
+  // candidates as well as their owners; channels load member profiles
+  // elsewhere, but a displayed collection has no other loader.
+  final missing = {
+    for (final key in names.candidates)
+      if (!sources.profiles.containsKey(key)) key,
+    ...sources.missingOwnerProfiles(names.candidates),
+  };
   if (missing.isNotEmpty) {
     Future.microtask(() {
       if (ref.context.mounted) {
diff --git a/mobile/test/features/pulse/compose_note_page_test.dart b/mobile/test/features/pulse/compose_note_page_test.dart
index d0650a5bc5..ff06b65d6b 100644
--- a/mobile/test/features/pulse/compose_note_page_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/features/pulse/compose_note_page_test.dart
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ class _FakeUserCacheNotifier extends UserCacheNotifier {
 
   @override
   UserProfile? get(String pubkey) => _users[pubkey.toLowerCase()];
+
+  @override
+  Future<bool> preload(List<String> pubkeys) async => true;
 }
 
 void main() {