diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 9485bf631..658219290 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 - #1296: `embedded` view mode shows `chatbox-navback` arrow in header
 - #1330: Missing room name in MUC invitation popup
 - #1445: Participants list uses big font in embedded mode
+- #1455: Avatar in controlbox status-view not updated
 - #1465: When highlighting a roster contact, they're incorrectly shown as online
 - #1495: Mentions should always include a URI attribute
 - #1502: Fatal error when using prebind
diff --git a/src/converse-chatboxviews.js b/src/converse-chatboxviews.js
index ec7e7d41a..e854fb7a6 100644
--- a/src/converse-chatboxviews.js
+++ b/src/converse-chatboxviews.js
@@ -19,20 +19,20 @@ const AvatarMixin = {
 
     renderAvatar (el) {
         el = el || this.el;
-        const canvas_el = el.querySelector('canvas');
-        if (_.isNull(canvas_el)) {
+        const avatar_el = el.querySelector('canvas.avatar, svg.avatar');
+        if (_.isNull(avatar_el)) {
             return;
         }
         if (this.model.vcard) {
             const data = {
-                'classes': canvas_el.getAttribute('class'),
-                'width': canvas_el.width,
-                'height': canvas_el.height,
+                'classes': avatar_el.getAttribute('class'),
+                'width': avatar_el.getAttribute('width'),
+                'height': avatar_el.getAttribute('height'),
             }
             const image_type = this.model.vcard.get('image_type'),
                   image = this.model.vcard.get('image');
             data['image'] = "data:" + image_type + ";base64," + image;
-            canvas_el.outerHTML = tpl_avatar(data);
+            avatar_el.outerHTML = tpl_avatar(data);
         }
     },
 };