diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/pr-review/discussion/comment-row.test.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/pr-review/discussion/comment-row.test.tsx
index c6e6481844..324ce2e56b 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/components/pr-review/discussion/comment-row.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/components/pr-review/discussion/comment-row.test.tsx
@@ -302,3 +302,17 @@ describe('CommentRow overflow actions', () => {
     renderer.unmount();
   });
 });
+
+describe('CommentRow avatar recycling', () => {
+  it('sets recyclingKey to the author avatar URL so a recycled row clears the previous image', async () => {
+    const avatarUrl = 'https://example.com/alice.png';
+    const renderer = await render(makeComment({ author: { login: 'alice', avatarUrl } }));
+
+    const image = renderer.root.find(
+      node => typeof node.type === 'string' && (node.type as string) === 'Image'
+    );
+    expect((image.props as Record<string, unknown>).recyclingKey).toBe(avatarUrl);
+
+    renderer.unmount();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/pr-review/discussion/comment-row.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/pr-review/discussion/comment-row.tsx
index 18fa553fc4..2a31dcf347 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/components/pr-review/discussion/comment-row.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/components/pr-review/discussion/comment-row.tsx
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ export function CommentRow({
             className="size-6 rounded-full"
             transition={0}
             cachePolicy="memory"
+            recyclingKey={comment.author.avatarUrl}
             accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors
           />
         ) : (