diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/display_name.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/display_name.js
index 32809778ae..6b9dd6f81b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/display_name.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/display_name.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default class DisplayName extends React.PureComponent {
         suffix = `+${others.size - 2}`;
       }
     } else {
-      if (others) {
+      if (others && others.size > 0) {
         account = others.first();
       } else {
         account = this.props.account;
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
index 3e98d374b8..6270d3c92b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       );
     }
 
-    if (otherAccounts) {
+    if (otherAccounts && otherAccounts.size > 0) {
       statusAvatar = <AvatarComposite accounts={otherAccounts} size={48} />;
     } else if (account === undefined || account === null) {
       statusAvatar = <Avatar account={status.get('account')} size={48} />;
diff --git a/app/models/account_conversation.rb b/app/models/account_conversation.rb
index cc6b392798..0c03747e2a 100644
--- a/app/models/account_conversation.rb
+++ b/app/models/account_conversation.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class AccountConversation < ApplicationRecord
     if participant_account_ids.empty?
       [account]
     else
-      Account.where(id: participant_account_ids)
+      participants = Account.where(id: participant_account_ids)
+      participants.empty? ? [account] : participants
     end
   end