diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 73647d26e..e310c1787 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ set_package_properties(Quotient PROPERTIES
     PURPOSE "Talk with matrix server"
 )
 
-if(${Quotient_VERSION_MINOR} GREATER 6)
-    message(SEND_ERROR "NeoChat cannot be compiled against a 0.7 version of libQuotient. Use a 0.6 version instead")
-endif()
-
 find_package(cmark)
 set_package_properties(cmark PROPERTIES
     TYPE REQUIRED
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 87d58ead3..842dc4e81 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ add_executable(neochat
     ../res.qrc
 )
 
+if(${Quotient_VERSION_MINOR} GREATER 6)
+    target_compile_definitions(neochat PRIVATE QUOTIENT_07)
+endif()
+
 ecm_add_app_icon(NEOCHAT_ICON ICONS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/128-logo.png)
 
 target_sources(neochat PRIVATE ${NEOCHAT_ICON})
diff --git a/src/controller.cpp b/src/controller.cpp
index aa03c2cad..454ba3da7 100644
--- a/src/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/controller.cpp
@@ -395,7 +395,11 @@ void Controller::playAudio(const QUrl &localFile)
 void Controller::changeAvatar(Connection *conn, const QUrl &localFile)
 {
     auto job = conn->uploadFile(localFile.toLocalFile());
+#ifdef QUOTIENT_07
+    if(isJobPending(job)) {
+#else
     if (isJobRunning(job)) {
+#endif
         connect(job, &BaseJob::success, this, [conn, job] {
             conn->callApi<SetAvatarUrlJob>(conn->userId(), job->contentUri());
         });
diff --git a/src/neochatroom.cpp b/src/neochatroom.cpp
index 5b6646efc..10e3e9ffd 100644
--- a/src/neochatroom.cpp
+++ b/src/neochatroom.cpp
@@ -392,7 +392,11 @@ QString NeoChatRoom::eventToString(const RoomEvent &evt, Qt::TextFormat format,
                     }
                     if (e.avatarUrl().isEmpty()) {
                         text += i18nc("their refers to a singular user", "cleared their avatar");
+#ifdef QUOTIENT_07
+                    } else if (!e.prevContent()->avatarUrl) {
+#else
                     } else if (e.prevContent()->avatarUrl.isEmpty()) {
+#endif
                         text += i18n("set an avatar");
                     } else {
                         text += i18nc("their refers to a singular user", "updated their avatar");
@@ -451,7 +455,11 @@ QString NeoChatRoom::eventToString(const RoomEvent &evt, Qt::TextFormat format,
 void NeoChatRoom::changeAvatar(const QUrl &localFile)
 {
     const auto job = connection()->uploadFile(localFile.toLocalFile());
+#ifdef QUOTIENT_07
+    if(isJobPending(job)) {
+#else
     if (isJobRunning(job)) {
+#endif
         connect(job, &BaseJob::success, this, [this, job] {
             connection()->callApi<SetRoomStateWithKeyJob>(id(), "m.room.avatar", localUser()->id(), QJsonObject{{"url", job->contentUri()}});
         });
diff --git a/src/userlistmodel.cpp b/src/userlistmodel.cpp
index edab621bb..0a79b45bb 100644
--- a/src/userlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/userlistmodel.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ void UserListModel::setRoom(Quotient::Room *room)
             std::sort(m_users.begin(), m_users.end(), room->memberSorter());
         }
         for (User *user : qAsConst(m_users)) {
+#ifdef QUOTIENT_07
+            connect(user, &User::defaultAvatarChanged, this, [=](){
+                avatarChanged(user, m_currentRoom);
+            });
+#else
             connect(user, &User::avatarChanged, this, &UserListModel::avatarChanged);
+#endif
         }
         connect(m_currentRoom->connection(), &Connection::loggedOut, this, [=] {
             setRoom(nullptr);
@@ -147,7 +153,13 @@ void UserListModel::userAdded(Quotient::User *user)
     beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), pos, pos);
     m_users.insert(pos, user);
     endInsertRows();
+#ifdef QUOTIENT_07
+    connect(user, &User::defaultAvatarChanged, this, [=](){
+        avatarChanged(user, m_currentRoom);
+    });
+#else
     connect(user, &Quotient::User::avatarChanged, this, &UserListModel::avatarChanged);
+#endif
 }
 
 void UserListModel::userRemoved(Quotient::User *user)