diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bb701ef8..526027ebb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Delta Chat Android Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+* improve image quality when setting group avatars
+
 ## v2.10.0
 2025-08
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/profiles/AvatarHelper.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/profiles/AvatarHelper.java
index 2ebe7afa7..a7efd2789 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/profiles/AvatarHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/profiles/AvatarHelper.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class AvatarHelper {
             try {
                 File avatar = File.createTempFile("groupavatar", ".jpg", context.getCacheDir());
                 FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(avatar);
-                bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 85, out);
+                bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, out);
                 out.close();
                 dcContext.setChatProfileImage(chatId, avatar.getPath()); // The avatar is copied to the blobs directory here...
                 //noinspection ResultOfMethodCallIgnored