diff --git a/src/component/fileListItem/view.js b/src/component/fileListItem/view.js
index 8d8ffdc..95bc9df 100644
--- a/src/component/fileListItem/view.js
+++ b/src/component/fileListItem/view.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { normalizeURI, parseURI } from 'lbry-redux';
-import { ActivityIndicator, Platform, Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
+import { ActivityIndicator, Image, Platform, Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 import { navigateToUri, formatBytes } from 'utils/helper';
 import Colors from 'styles/colors';
+import ChannelIconItem from 'component/channelIconItem';
+import channelIconStyle from 'styles/channelIcon';
 import Constants from 'constants'; // eslint-disable-line node/no-deprecated-api
 import DateTime from 'component/dateTime';
 import FileItemMedia from 'component/fileItemMedia';
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ import fileListStyle from 'styles/fileList';
 
 class FileListItem extends React.PureComponent {
   state = {
+    autoStyle: null,
     url: null,
   };
 
@@ -45,6 +48,11 @@ class FileListItem extends React.PureComponent {
     if (!claim && !batchResolve) {
       resolveUri(uri);
     }
+
+    this.setState({
+      autoStyle:
+        ChannelIconItem.AUTO_THUMB_STYLES[Math.floor(Math.random() * ChannelIconItem.AUTO_THUMB_STYLES.length)],
+    });
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate() {
@@ -135,10 +143,13 @@ class FileListItem extends React.PureComponent {
       return null;
     }
 
+    const isChannel = name && name.startsWith('@');
+    const hasThumbnail = !!thumbnail;
+
     return (
       <View style={style}>
         <TouchableOpacity
-          style={style}
+          style={[style, isChannel ? fileListStyle.channelContainer : null]}
           onPress={this.onPressHandler}
           onLongPress={() => {
             if (onLongPress) {
@@ -146,13 +157,31 @@ class FileListItem extends React.PureComponent {
             }
           }}
         >
-          <FileItemMedia
-            style={fileListStyle.thumbnail}
-            duration={duration}
-            resizeMode="cover"
-            title={title || name || normalizeURI(uri).substring(7)}
-            thumbnail={thumbnail}
-          />
+          {!isChannel && (
+            <FileItemMedia
+              style={fileListStyle.thumbnail}
+              duration={duration}
+              resizeMode="cover"
+              title={title || name || normalizeURI(uri).substring(7)}
+              thumbnail={thumbnail}
+            />
+          )}
+
+          {isChannel && (
+            <View style={fileListStyle.thumbnail}>
+              <View style={fileListStyle.channelThumbnailContainer}>
+                {hasThumbnail && (
+                  <Image style={fileListStyle.channelThumbnail} resizeMode={'cover'} source={{ uri: thumbnail }} />
+                )}
+                {!hasThumbnail && (
+                  <Text style={channelIconStyle.autothumbCharacter}>
+                    {title ? title.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() : claim.name.substring(1, 2).toUpperCase()}
+                  </Text>
+                )}
+              </View>
+            </View>
+          )}
+
           {selected && (
             <View style={fileListStyle.selectedOverlay}>
               <Icon name={'check-circle'} solid color={Colors.NextLbryGreen} size={32} />
@@ -206,17 +235,17 @@ class FileListItem extends React.PureComponent {
               </View>
             )}
 
-            {channel && !hideChannel && (
+            {(channel || isChannel) && !hideChannel && (
               <Link
                 style={fileListStyle.publisher}
-                text={channel}
+                text={isChannel ? name : channel}
                 onPress={() => {
                   navigateToUri(
                     navigation,
-                    normalizeURI(shortChannelUri || fullChannelUri),
+                    normalizeURI(isChannel ? uri : shortChannelUri || fullChannelUri),
                     null,
                     false,
-                    fullChannelUri,
+                    isChannel ? claim && claim.permanent_url : fullChannelUri,
                   );
                 }}
               />
diff --git a/src/component/fileResultItem/view.js b/src/component/fileResultItem/view.js
index 0c0b10e..8f0d584 100644
--- a/src/component/fileResultItem/view.js
+++ b/src/component/fileResultItem/view.js
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import { normalizeURI, parseURI } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { ActivityIndicator, Platform, Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 import { navigateToUri, formatBytes } from 'utils/helper';
 import Colors from 'styles/colors';
+import ChannelIconItem from 'component/channelIconItem';
+import channelIconStyle from 'styles/channelIcon';
 import Constants from 'constants'; // eslint-disable-line node/no-deprecated-api
 import DateTime from 'component/dateTime';
+import FastImage from 'react-native-fast-image';
 import FileItemMedia from 'component/fileItemMedia';
 import FilePrice from 'component/filePrice';
 import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/FontAwesome5';
@@ -14,6 +17,17 @@ import ProgressBar from 'component/progressBar';
 import fileListStyle from 'styles/fileList';
 
 class FileResultItem extends React.PureComponent {
+  state = {
+    autoStyle: null,
+  };
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+    this.setState({
+      autoStyle:
+        ChannelIconItem.AUTO_THUMB_STYLES[Math.floor(Math.random() * ChannelIconItem.AUTO_THUMB_STYLES.length)],
+    });
+  }
+
   getStorageForFileInfo = fileInfo => {
     if (!fileInfo.completed) {
       const written = formatBytes(fileInfo.written_bytes);
@@ -58,6 +72,8 @@ class FileResultItem extends React.PureComponent {
       title,
     } = result;
 
+    const isChannel = name && name.startsWith('@');
+    const hasThumbnail = !!thumbnailUrl;
     const obscure = obscureNsfw && nsfw;
     const url = normalizeURI(`${name}#${claimId}`);
     const hasChannel = !!channel;
@@ -66,14 +82,39 @@ class FileResultItem extends React.PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <View style={style}>
-        <TouchableOpacity style={style} onPress={this.onPressHandler}>
-          <FileItemMedia
-            style={fileListStyle.thumbnail}
-            duration={duration}
-            resizeMode="cover"
-            title={title || name || normalizeURI(url).substring(7)}
-            thumbnail={thumbnailUrl}
-          />
+        <TouchableOpacity
+          style={[style, isChannel ? fileListStyle.channelContainer : null]}
+          onPress={this.onPressHandler}
+        >
+          {!isChannel && (
+            <FileItemMedia
+              style={fileListStyle.thumbnail}
+              duration={duration}
+              resizeMode="cover"
+              title={title || name || normalizeURI(url).substring(7)}
+              thumbnail={thumbnailUrl}
+            />
+          )}
+
+          {isChannel && (
+            <View style={fileListStyle.thumbnail}>
+              <View style={fileListStyle.channelThumbnailContainer}>
+                {hasThumbnail && (
+                  <FastImage
+                    style={fileListStyle.channelThumbnail}
+                    resizeMode={FastImage.resizeMode.cover}
+                    source={{ uri: thumbnailUrl }}
+                  />
+                )}
+                {!hasThumbnail && (
+                  <Text style={channelIconStyle.autothumbCharacter}>
+                    {title ? title.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() : name.substring(1, 2).toUpperCase()}
+                  </Text>
+                )}
+              </View>
+            </View>
+          )}
+
           {fileInfo && fileInfo.completed && fileInfo.download_path && (
             <Icon
               style={featuredResult ? fileListStyle.featuredDownloadedIcon : fileListStyle.downloadedIcon}
@@ -100,15 +141,22 @@ class FileResultItem extends React.PureComponent {
               </View>
             )}
 
-            {hasChannel && (
-              <Link
-                style={fileListStyle.publisher}
-                text={channel}
-                onPress={() => {
-                  navigateToUri(navigation, normalizeURI(channelUrl), null, false, channelUrl);
-                }}
-              />
-            )}
+            {hasChannel ||
+              (isChannel && (
+                <Link
+                  style={fileListStyle.publisher}
+                  text={isChannel ? name : channel}
+                  onPress={() => {
+                    navigateToUri(
+                      navigation,
+                      normalizeURI(isChannel ? url : channelUrl),
+                      null,
+                      false,
+                      isChannel ? url : channelUrl,
+                    );
+                  }}
+                />
+              ))}
 
             <View style={fileListStyle.info}>
               {fileInfo && !isNaN(fileInfo.written_bytes) && fileInfo.written_bytes > 0 && (
diff --git a/src/component/suggestedSubscriptionItem/view.js b/src/component/suggestedSubscriptionItem/view.js
index ac24a31..5f7e37c 100644
--- a/src/component/suggestedSubscriptionItem/view.js
+++ b/src/component/suggestedSubscriptionItem/view.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { buildURI, normalizeURI } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { ActivityIndicator, FlatList, Image, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import { navigateToUri } from 'utils/helper';
 import Colors from 'styles/colors';
+import ChannelIconItem from 'component/channelIconItem';
+import channelIconStyle from 'styles/channelIcon';
 import discoverStyle from 'styles/discover';
 import FileItem from 'component/fileItem';
 import SubscribeButton from 'component/subscribeButton';
@@ -11,11 +13,20 @@ import Link from 'component/link';
 import Tag from 'component/tag';
 
 class SuggestedSubscriptionItem extends React.PureComponent {
+  state = {
+    autoStyle: null,
+  };
+
   componentDidMount() {
     const { claim, uri, resolveUri } = this.props;
     if (!claim) {
       resolveUri(uri);
     }
+
+    this.setState({
+      autoStyle:
+        ChannelIconItem.AUTO_THUMB_STYLES[Math.floor(Math.random() * ChannelIconItem.AUTO_THUMB_STYLES.length)],
+    });
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -28,6 +39,7 @@ class SuggestedSubscriptionItem extends React.PureComponent {
       }
     }
 
+    const hasThumbnail = !!thumbnail;
     if (isResolvingUri) {
       return (
         <View style={subscriptionsStyle.itemLoadingContainer}>
@@ -38,12 +50,15 @@ class SuggestedSubscriptionItem extends React.PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <View style={subscriptionsStyle.suggestedItem}>
-        <View style={subscriptionsStyle.suggestedItemThumbnailContainer}>
-          <Image
-            style={subscriptionsStyle.suggestedItemThumbnail}
-            resizeMode={'cover'}
-            source={thumbnail ? { uri: thumbnail } : require('../../assets/default_avatar.jpg')}
-          />
+        <View style={[subscriptionsStyle.suggestedItemThumbnailContainer, this.state.autoStyle]}>
+          {hasThumbnail && (
+            <Image style={subscriptionsStyle.suggestedItemThumbnail} resizeMode={'cover'} source={{ uri: thumbnail }} />
+          )}
+          {!hasThumbnail && (
+            <Text style={channelIconStyle.autothumbCharacter}>
+              {title ? title.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() : claim ? claim.name.substring(1, 2).toUpperCase() : ''}
+            </Text>
+          )}
         </View>
 
         <View style={subscriptionsStyle.suggestedItemDetails}>
diff --git a/src/page/subscriptions/view.js b/src/page/subscriptions/view.js
index e48487e..83b9027 100644
--- a/src/page/subscriptions/view.js
+++ b/src/page/subscriptions/view.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class SubscriptionsPage extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    // this.onComponentFocused();
+    this.onComponentFocused();
   }
 
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
diff --git a/src/styles/fileList.js b/src/styles/fileList.js
index fe5811b..d3d5f4f 100644
--- a/src/styles/fileList.js
+++ b/src/styles/fileList.js
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ const fileListStyle = StyleSheet.create({
     alignItems: 'center',
     justifyContent: 'center',
   },
+  channelThumbnailContainer: {
+    width: thumbnailHeight, // maintain same width and height
+    height: thumbnailHeight,
+    borderRadius: 140,
+    overflow: 'hidden',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+  },
+  channelThumbnail: {
+    width: '100%',
+    height: '100%',
+  },
   selectedOverlay: {
     position: 'absolute',
     left: 0,
@@ -63,6 +75,9 @@ const fileListStyle = StyleSheet.create({
     marginTop: screenWidthPixels <= 720 ? 1 : 3,
     color: Colors.LbryGreen,
   },
+  channelContainer: {
+    alignItems: 'center',
+  },
   loading: {
     position: 'absolute',
   },
diff --git a/src/styles/subscriptions.js b/src/styles/subscriptions.js
index bb1ff78..20e90d8 100644
--- a/src/styles/subscriptions.js
+++ b/src/styles/subscriptions.js
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ const subscriptionsStyle = StyleSheet.create({
     height: 70,
     borderRadius: 140,
     overflow: 'hidden',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
   },
   suggestedItemThumbnail: {
     width: '100%',