diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 3328d4968..e35adc2cc 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 ## Bug fixes
 * Fix fetching comments after fetching likes [#7167](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7167)
 * Hide 'reshare' button on already reshared posts [#7169](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7169)
+* Only reload profile header when changing aspect memberships [#7183](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7183)
 
 ## Features
 * Show spinner when loading comments in the stream [#7170](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7170)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
index b987ea387..a2b814399 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ app.pages.Profile = app.views.Base.extend({
     this.streamCollection = _.has(opts, "streamCollection") ? opts.streamCollection : null;
     this.streamViewClass = _.has(opts, "streamView") ? opts.streamView : null;
 
-    this.model.on("change", this.render, this);
     this.model.on("sync", this._done, this);
 
     // bind to global events
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
index 0fc671b8e..1522b71e4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ app.views.ProfileHeader = app.views.Base.extend({
   initialize: function(opts) {
     this.photos = _.has(opts, 'photos') ? opts.photos : null;
     this.contacts = _.has(opts, 'contacts') ? opts.contacts : null;
+    this.model.on("change", this.render, this);
     $("#mentionModal").on("modal:loaded", this.mentionModalLoaded.bind(this));
     $("#mentionModal").on("hidden.bs.modal", this.mentionModalHidden);
   },
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view_spec.js
index 17bfecc81..ebd4ecde1 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view_spec.js
@@ -11,6 +11,34 @@ describe("app.views.ProfileHeader", function() {
     loginAs(factory.userAttrs());
   });
 
+  describe("initialize", function() {
+    it("calls #render when the model changes", function() {
+      spyOn(app.views.ProfileHeader.prototype, "render");
+      this.view.initialize();
+      expect(app.views.ProfileHeader.prototype.render).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      this.view.model.trigger("change");
+      expect(app.views.ProfileHeader.prototype.render).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("calls #mentionModalLoaded on modal:loaded", function() {
+      spec.content().append("<div id='mentionModal'></div>");
+      spyOn(app.views.ProfileHeader.prototype, "mentionModalLoaded");
+      this.view.initialize();
+      expect(app.views.ProfileHeader.prototype.mentionModalLoaded).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      $("#mentionModal").trigger("modal:loaded");
+      expect(app.views.ProfileHeader.prototype.mentionModalLoaded).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("calls #mentionModalHidden on hidden.bs.modal", function() {
+      spec.content().append("<div id='mentionModal'></div>");
+      spyOn(app.views.ProfileHeader.prototype, "mentionModalHidden");
+      this.view.initialize();
+      expect(app.views.ProfileHeader.prototype.mentionModalHidden).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      $("#mentionModal").trigger("hidden.bs.modal");
+      expect(app.views.ProfileHeader.prototype.mentionModalHidden).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
   context("#presenter", function() {
     it("contains necessary elements", function() {
       expect(this.view.presenter()).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({