diff --git a/src/components/ProfileCard.tsx b/src/components/ProfileCard.tsx
index 6d22dc6bb0..5b45b9907d 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfileCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfileCard.tsx
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export function Avatar({
   moderationOpts,
   onPress,
   disabledPreview,
-  disableNavigation,
+  disableLink,
   liveOverride,
   size = 40,
 }: {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export function Avatar({
   moderationOpts: ModerationOpts
   onPress?: () => void
   disabledPreview?: boolean
-  disableNavigation?: boolean
+  disableLink?: boolean
   liveOverride?: boolean
   size?: number
 }) {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export function Avatar({
       profile={profile}
       moderation={moderation.ui('avatar')}
       onBeforePress={onPress}
-      disableNavigation={disableNavigation}
+      disableLink={disableLink}
       live={liveOverride ?? live}
     />
   )
diff --git a/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreSuggestedAccounts.tsx b/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreSuggestedAccounts.tsx
index 97d92e72f8..2464fb886b 100644
--- a/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreSuggestedAccounts.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Search/modules/ExploreSuggestedAccounts.tsx
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ let SuggestedProfileCard = ({
                 <ProfileCard.Avatar
                   profile={profile}
                   moderationOpts={moderationOpts}
-                  disableNavigation={IS_WEB}
+                  disableLink={IS_WEB}
                 />
                 <ProfileCard.NameAndHandle
                   profile={profile}
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/UserAvatar.tsx b/src/view/com/util/UserAvatar.tsx
index 3250ee3782..f08fc00479 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/UserAvatar.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/UserAvatar.tsx
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ interface PreviewableUserAvatarProps extends BaseUserAvatarProps {
   profile: bsky.profile.AnyProfileView
   disableHoverCard?: boolean
   disableNavigation?: boolean
+  disableLink?: boolean
   onBeforePress?: () => void
 }
 
@@ -551,6 +552,7 @@ let PreviewableUserAvatar = ({
   profile,
   disableHoverCard,
   disableNavigation,
+  disableLink,
   onBeforePress,
   live,
   ...props
@@ -611,6 +613,8 @@ let PreviewableUserAvatar = ({
             embed={status.embed}
           />
         </>
+      ) : disableLink ? (
+        avatarEl
       ) : (
         <Link
           label={_(