diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/AccountsCard.vue b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/AccountsCard.vue
index 70f6ae242..8c56741a2 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/AccountsCard.vue
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/AccountsCard.vue
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       :class="{ expanded: mode === 'expanded', isolated: mode === 'isolated' }"
     >
       <div v-if="selectedAccount" class="selected account">
-        <Avatar size="xs" :src="`https://mc-heads.net/avatar/${selectedAccount.profile.id}/128`" />
+        <Avatar size="xs" :src="avatarUrl" />
         <div>
           <h4>{{ selectedAccount.profile.name }}</h4>
           <p>Selected</p>
@@ -57,11 +57,7 @@
         <div v-for="account in displayAccounts" :key="account.profile.id" class="account-row">
           <Button class="option account" @click="setAccount(account)">
             <Avatar
-              :src="
-                account.profile.id == selectedAccount.profile.id
-                  ? avatarUrl
-                  : `https://mc-heads.net/avatar/${account.profile.id}/128`
-              "
+              :src="getAccountAvatarUrl(account)"
               class="icon"
             />
             <p>{{ account.profile.name }}</p>
@@ -82,7 +78,7 @@
 <script setup>
 import { DropdownIcon, PlusIcon, TrashIcon, LogInIcon, SpinnerIcon } from '@modrinth/assets'
 import { Avatar, Button, Card } from '@modrinth/ui'
-import { ref, computed, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
+import {ref, computed, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, onUnmounted, watch} from 'vue'
 import {
   users,
   remove_user,
@@ -95,6 +91,7 @@ import { trackEvent } from '@/helpers/analytics'
 import { process_listener } from '@/helpers/events'
 import { handleSevereError } from '@/store/error.js'
 import { get_available_skins } from '@/helpers/skins'
+import { getPlayerHeadUrl } from '@/helpers/rendering/batch-skin-renderer.ts'
 
 defineProps({
   mode: {
@@ -110,6 +107,7 @@ const accounts = ref({})
 const loginDisabled = ref(false)
 const defaultUser = ref()
 const equippedSkin = ref(null)
+const headUrlCache = ref(new Map())
 
 async function refreshValues() {
   defaultUser.value = await get_default_user().catch(handleError)
@@ -118,6 +116,15 @@ async function refreshValues() {
   try {
     const skins = await get_available_skins()
     equippedSkin.value = skins.find((skin) => skin.is_equipped)
+
+    if (equippedSkin.value) {
+      try {
+        const headUrl = await getPlayerHeadUrl(equippedSkin.value)
+        headUrlCache.value.set(equippedSkin.value.texture_key, headUrl)
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.warn('Failed to get head render for equipped skin:', error)
+      }
+    }
   } catch {
     equippedSkin.value = null
   }
@@ -140,11 +147,28 @@ const displayAccounts = computed(() =>
 
 const avatarUrl = computed(() => {
   if (equippedSkin.value?.texture_key) {
+    const cachedUrl = headUrlCache.value.get(equippedSkin.value.texture_key)
+    if (cachedUrl) {
+      return cachedUrl
+    }
     return `https://mc-heads.net/avatar/${equippedSkin.value.texture_key}/128`
   }
-  return `https://mc-heads.net/avatar/${selectedAccount.value.profile.id}/128`
+  if (selectedAccount.value?.profile?.id) {
+    return `https://mc-heads.net/avatar/${selectedAccount.value.profile.id}/128`
+  }
+  return 'https://launcher-files.modrinth.com/assets/steve_head.png'
 })
 
+function getAccountAvatarUrl(account) {
+  if (account.profile.id === selectedAccount.value?.profile?.id && equippedSkin.value?.texture_key) {
+    const cachedUrl = headUrlCache.value.get(equippedSkin.value.texture_key)
+    if (cachedUrl) {
+      return cachedUrl
+    }
+  }
+  return `https://mc-heads.net/avatar/${account.profile.id}/128`
+}
+
 const selectedAccount = computed(() =>
   accounts.value.find((account) => account.profile.id === defaultUser.value),
 )
diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/rendering/batch-skin-renderer.ts b/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/rendering/batch-skin-renderer.ts
index 4b689c959..0557aadeb 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/rendering/batch-skin-renderer.ts
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/rendering/batch-skin-renderer.ts
@@ -133,23 +133,167 @@ function getModelUrlForVariant(variant: string): string {
 }
 
 export const map = reactive(new Map<string, RenderResult>())
+export const headMap = reactive(new Map<string, string>())
 const DEBUG_MODE = false
 
 export async function cleanupUnusedPreviews(skins: Skin[]): Promise<void> {
   const validKeys = new Set<string>()
+  const validHeadKeys = new Set<string>()
 
   for (const skin of skins) {
     const key = `${skin.texture_key}+${skin.variant}+${skin.cape_id ?? 'no-cape'}`
+    const headKey = `${skin.texture_key}-head`
     validKeys.add(key)
+    validHeadKeys.add(headKey)
   }
 
   try {
     await skinPreviewStorage.cleanupInvalidKeys(validKeys)
+    await skinPreviewStorage.cleanupInvalidKeys(validHeadKeys)
   } catch (error) {
     console.warn('Failed to cleanup unused skin previews:', error)
   }
 }
 
+export async function generatePlayerHeadBlob(
+  skinUrl: string,
+  size: number = 64
+): Promise<Blob> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const img = new Image();
+    img.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
+
+    img.onload = () => {
+      try {
+        const sourceCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+        const sourceCtx = sourceCanvas.getContext('2d');
+
+        if (!sourceCtx) {
+          throw new Error('Could not get 2D context from source canvas');
+        }
+
+        sourceCanvas.width = img.width;
+        sourceCanvas.height = img.height;
+
+        sourceCtx.drawImage(img, 0, 0);
+
+        const outputCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+        const outputCtx = outputCanvas.getContext('2d');
+
+        if (!outputCtx) {
+          throw new Error('Could not get 2D context from output canvas');
+        }
+
+        outputCanvas.width = size;
+        outputCanvas.height = size;
+
+        outputCtx.imageSmoothingEnabled = false;
+
+        const headImageData = sourceCtx.getImageData(8, 8, 8, 8);
+
+        const headCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+        const headCtx = headCanvas.getContext('2d');
+
+        if (!headCtx) {
+          throw new Error('Could not get 2D context from head canvas');
+        }
+
+        headCanvas.width = 8;
+        headCanvas.height = 8;
+        headCtx.putImageData(headImageData, 0, 0);
+
+        outputCtx.drawImage(headCanvas, 0, 0, 8, 8, 0, 0, size, size);
+
+        const hatImageData = sourceCtx.getImageData(40, 8, 8, 8);
+
+        const hatCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+        const hatCtx = hatCanvas.getContext('2d');
+
+        if (!hatCtx) {
+          throw new Error('Could not get 2D context from hat canvas');
+        }
+
+        hatCanvas.width = 8;
+        hatCanvas.height = 8;
+        hatCtx.putImageData(hatImageData, 0, 0);
+
+        const hatPixels = hatImageData.data;
+        let hasHat = false;
+
+        for (let i = 3; i < hatPixels.length; i += 4) {
+          if (hatPixels[i] > 0) {
+            hasHat = true;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (hasHat) {
+          outputCtx.drawImage(hatCanvas, 0, 0, 8, 8, 0, 0, size, size);
+        }
+
+        outputCanvas.toBlob((blob) => {
+          if (blob) {
+            resolve(blob);
+          } else {
+            reject(new Error('Failed to create blob from canvas'));
+          }
+        }, 'image/png');
+
+      } catch (error) {
+        reject(error);
+      }
+    };
+
+    img.onerror = () => {
+      reject(new Error('Failed to load skin texture image'));
+    };
+
+    img.src = skinUrl;
+  });
+}
+
+async function generateHeadRender(skin: Skin): Promise<string> {
+  const headKey = `${skin.texture_key}-head`
+
+  if (headMap.has(headKey)) {
+    if (DEBUG_MODE) {
+      const url = headMap.get(headKey)!
+      URL.revokeObjectURL(url)
+      headMap.delete(headKey)
+    } else {
+      return headMap.get(headKey)!
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const cached = await skinPreviewStorage.retrieve(headKey)
+    if (cached && typeof cached === 'string') {
+      headMap.set(headKey, cached)
+      return cached
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('Failed to retrieve cached head render:', error)
+  }
+
+  const skinUrl = await get_normalized_skin_texture(skin)
+  const headBlob = await generatePlayerHeadBlob(skinUrl, 64)
+  const headUrl = URL.createObjectURL(headBlob)
+
+  headMap.set(headKey, headUrl)
+
+  try {
+    await skinPreviewStorage.store(headKey, headUrl)
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('Failed to store head render in persistent storage:', error)
+  }
+
+  return headUrl
+}
+
+export async function getPlayerHeadUrl(skin: Skin): Promise<string> {
+  return await generateHeadRender(skin)
+}
+
 export async function generateSkinPreviews(skins: Skin[], capes: Cape[]): Promise<void> {
   const renderer = new BatchSkinRenderer()
   const capeModelUrl = '/src/assets/models/cape.gltf'
@@ -203,6 +347,8 @@ export async function generateSkinPreviews(skins: Skin[], capes: Cape[]): Promis
       } catch (error) {
         console.warn('Failed to store skin preview in persistent storage:', error)
       }
+
+      await generateHeadRender(skin)
     }
   } finally {
     renderer.dispose()