diff --git a/src/js/components/Identicon.js b/src/js/components/Identicon.js
index 10baa445..03013b0c 100644
--- a/src/js/components/Identicon.js
+++ b/src/js/components/Identicon.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Identicon extends Component {
 
   shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps, nextState) {
     if (nextProps.str !== this.props.str) return true;
+    if (nextProps.hidePhoto !== this.props.hidePhoto) return true;
     if (nextState.photo !== this.state.photo) return true;
     if (nextState.name !== this.state.name) return true;
     if (nextState.activity !== this.state.activity) return true;
@@ -23,16 +24,23 @@ class Identicon extends Component {
       $(this.base).empty();
       this.componentDidMount();
     }
+    if (prevProps.hidePhoto !== this.props.hidePhoto) {
+      $(this.base).find('.iris-identicon').toggle(!this.state.photo || this.props.hidePhoto);
+    }
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
     const pub = this.props.str;
     this.identicon = new iris.Attribute({type: 'keyID', value: pub}).identicon({width: this.props.width, showType: false});
     this.base.appendChild(this.identicon);
-    State.public.user(pub).get('profile').get('photo').on(photo => { // TODO: limit size
-      $(this.base).find('.iris-identicon').toggle(!photo);
-      this.setState({photo});
-    });
+    if (!this.props.hidePhoto) {
+      State.public.user(pub).get('profile').get('photo').on(photo => { // TODO: limit size
+        $(this.base).find('.iris-identicon').toggle(!photo || this.props.hidePhoto);
+        this.setState({photo});
+      });
+    } else {
+      $(this.base).find('.iris-identicon').show();
+    }
 
     this.setState({activity: null});
     if (this.props.showTooltip) {
@@ -68,7 +76,7 @@ class Identicon extends Component {
     return html`
       <div onClick=${this.props.onClick} style="${this.props.onClick ? 'cursor: pointer;' : ''} position: relative;" class="identicon-container ${this.props.showTooltip ? 'tooltip' : ''} ${activity}">
         <div style="width: ${width}; height: ${width}" class="identicon">
-          ${this.state.photo ? html`<${SafeImg} src=${this.state.photo} class="identicon-image" width=${width}/>` : ''}
+          ${(this.state.photo && !this.props.hidePhoto) ? html`<${SafeImg} src=${this.state.photo} class="identicon-image" width=${width}/>` : ''}
         </div>
         ${this.props.showTooltip && this.state.name ? html`<span class="tooltiptext">${this.state.name}</span>` : ''}
         ${this.props.activity ? html`<div class="online-indicator"/>` : ''}
diff --git a/src/js/views/Profile.js b/src/js/views/Profile.js
index 2af11259..fd16a431 100644
--- a/src/js/views/Profile.js
+++ b/src/js/views/Profile.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function deleteChat(pub) {
 class Profile extends View {
   constructor() {
     super();
-    this.eventListeners = [];
+    this.eventListeners = {};
     this.followedUsers = new Set();
     this.followers = new Set();
     this.id = "profile";
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ class Profile extends View {
     if (this.isMyProfile) {
       profilePhoto = html`<${ProfilePhotoPicker} currentPhoto=${this.state.photo} placeholder=${this.props.id} callback=${src => this.onProfilePhotoSet(src)}/>`;
     } else {
-      if (this.state.photo) {
+      if (this.state.photo && !this.state.blocked) {
         profilePhoto = html`<${SafeImg} class="profile-photo" src=${this.state.photo}/>`
       } else {
-        profilePhoto = html`<${Identicon} str=${this.props.id} width=250/>`
+        profilePhoto = html`<${Identicon} str=${this.props.id} hidePhoto=${this.state.blocked} width=250/>`
       }
     }
     return html`
@@ -211,19 +211,18 @@ class Profile extends View {
     return html`
       <div class="content">
         ${this.renderDetails()}
-        ${this.renderTabs()}
-        ${this.renderTab()}
+        ${this.state.blocked ? '' : this.renderTabs()}
+        ${this.state.blocked ? '' : this.renderTab()}
       </div>
     `;
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
-    this.eventListeners.forEach(e => e.off());
+    Object.values(this.eventListeners).forEach(e => e.off());
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
     if (prevProps.id !== this.props.id) {
-      this.setState({memberCandidate:null});
       this.componentDidMount();
     }
   }
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ class Profile extends View {
   getProfileDetails() {
     const pub = this.props.id;
     State.public.user(pub).get('follow').map().on((following,key,c,e) => {
-      this.eventListeners.push(e);
+      this.eventListeners['follow'] = e;
       if (following) {
         this.followedUsers.add(key);
       } else {
@@ -251,17 +250,17 @@ class Profile extends View {
     });
     State.public.user(pub).get('profile').get('name').on((name,a,b,e) => {
       document.title = name || document.title;
-      this.eventListeners.push(e);
+      this.eventListeners['name'] = e;
       if (!$('#profile .profile-name:focus').length) {
         this.setState({name});
       }
     });
     State.public.user(pub).get('profile').get('photo').on((photo,a,b,e) => {
-      this.eventListeners.push(e);
+      this.eventListeners['photo'] = e;
       this.setState({photo});
     });
     State.public.user(pub).get('profile').get('about').on((about,a,b,e) => {
-      this.eventListeners.push(e);
+      this.eventListeners['about'] = e;
       if (!$('#profile .profile-about-content:focus').length) {
         this.setState({about});
       } else {
@@ -272,8 +271,8 @@ class Profile extends View {
 
   componentDidMount() {
     const pub = this.props.id;
-    this.eventListeners.forEach(e => e.off());
-    this.setState({followedUserCount: 0, followerCount: 0, name: '', photo: '', about: ''});
+    Object.values(this.eventListeners).forEach(e => e.off());
+    this.setState({followedUserCount: 0, followerCount: 0, name: '', photo: '', about: '', blocked: false});
     this.isMyProfile = Session.getPubKey() === pub;
     const chat = Session.channels[pub];
     if (pub.length < 40) {
@@ -305,6 +304,10 @@ class Profile extends View {
       colorLight : "#ffffff",
       correctLevel : QRCode.CorrectLevel.H
     });
+    State.public.user().get('block').get(this.props.id).on((blocked,k,x,e) => {
+      this.eventListeners['block'] = e;
+      this.setState({blocked});
+    })
   }
 }