diff --git a/components/ui/context.tsx b/components/ui/context.tsx
index 206573858..5746d1ca0 100644
--- a/components/ui/context.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/context.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ type Action =
       type: 'SET_MODAL_VIEW'
       view: MODAL_VIEWS
     }
+  | {
+      type: 'SET_USER_AVATAR'
+      value: string
+  }
 
 type MODAL_VIEWS = 'SIGNUP_VIEW' | 'LOGIN_VIEW' | 'FORGOT_VIEW'
 type ToastText = string
@@ -123,6 +127,12 @@ function uiReducer(state: State, action: Action) {
         toastText: action.text,
       }
     }
+    case 'SET_USER_AVATAR': {
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        userAvatar: action.value,
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -147,6 +157,8 @@ export const UIProvider: FC = (props) => {
   const openToast = () => dispatch({ type: 'OPEN_TOAST' })
   const closeToast = () => dispatch({ type: 'CLOSE_TOAST' })
 
+  const setUserAvatar = (value: string) => dispatch({ type: 'SET_USER_AVATAR', value })
+
   const setModalView = (view: MODAL_VIEWS) =>
     dispatch({ type: 'SET_MODAL_VIEW', view })
 
@@ -164,6 +176,7 @@ export const UIProvider: FC = (props) => {
       setModalView,
       openToast,
       closeToast,
+      setUserAvatar
     }),
     [state]
   )
diff --git a/lib/hooks/useUserAvatar.ts b/lib/hooks/useUserAvatar.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc9020931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hooks/useUserAvatar.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { getRandomPairOfColors } from '@lib/colors'
+import { useUI } from '@components/ui/context'
+
+export const useUserAvatar = (name = 'userAvatar') => {
+  const { userAvatar, setUserAvatar } = useUI()
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!userAvatar && localStorage.getItem(name)) {
+      // get bg value locally.
+      setUserAvatar(localStorage.getItem(name))
+    }
+    if (!localStorage.getItem(name)) {
+      // local not set, set.
+      const bg = getRandomPairOfColors()
+      const value = `linear-gradient(140deg, ${bg[0]}, ${bg[1]} 100%)`
+      localStorage.setItem(name, value)
+      setUserAvatar(value)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  return {
+    userAvatar,
+    setUserAvatar,
+  }
+}