diff --git a/communication/classes/api.php b/communication/classes/api.php
index 8f454d6b772..93dbdff9052 100644
--- a/communication/classes/api.php
+++ b/communication/classes/api.php
@@ -226,9 +226,8 @@ class api {
      * @return bool
      */
     public function set_avatar_from_datauri_or_filepath(?string $datauri): bool {
-        global $DB;
 
-        $currentfilename = $DB->get_field('communication', 'avatarfilename', ['id' => $this->communication->get_id()]);
+        $currentfilename = $this->communication->get_avatar_filename();
         if (empty($datauri) && empty($currentfilename)) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -260,7 +259,11 @@ class api {
             $fs->create_file_from_string($this->get_avatar_filerecord($filename), file_get_contents($datauri));
         }
 
-        $DB->set_field('communication', 'avatarfilename', $filename, ['id' => $this->communication->get_id()]);
+        $this->communication->set_avatar_filename($filename);
+
+        // Indicate that we need to sync the avatar when the update task is run.
+        $this->communication->set_avatar_synced_flag(false);
+
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/communication/classes/processor.php b/communication/classes/processor.php
index b8d806a396f..839926c36f4 100644
--- a/communication/classes/processor.php
+++ b/communication/classes/processor.php
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class processor {
             'roomname' => $roomname,
             'avatarfilename' => null,
             'active' => self::PROVIDER_ACTIVE,
+            'avatarsynced' => 0,
         ];
         $record->id = $DB->insert_record('communication', $record);
 
@@ -586,6 +587,46 @@ class processor {
         return $file ? $file : null;
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * Set the avatar file name.
+     *
+     * @param string|null $filename
+     */
+    public function set_avatar_filename(?string $filename): void {
+        global $DB;
+        $DB->update_record('communication', ['id' => $this->instancedata->id, 'avatarfilename' => $filename]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the avatar file name.
+     *
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    public function get_avatar_filename(): ?string {
+        return $this->instancedata->avatarfilename;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the avatar has been synced with the provider.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function is_avatar_synced(): bool {
+        return (bool)$this->instancedata->avatarsynced;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Indicate if the avatar has been synced with the provider.
+     *
+     * @param boolean $synced True if avatar has been synced.
+     */
+    public function set_avatar_synced_flag(bool $synced): void {
+        global $DB;
+        $DB->update_record('communication', ['id' => $this->instancedata->id, 'avatarsynced' => (int)$synced]);
+        $this->instancedata->avatarsynced = (int)$synced;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get a room url.
      *
diff --git a/communication/tests/processor_test.php b/communication/tests/processor_test.php
index 9c88a6bb38b..73438e47da0 100644
--- a/communication/tests/processor_test.php
+++ b/communication/tests/processor_test.php
@@ -361,6 +361,9 @@ class processor_test extends \advanced_testcase {
      *
      * @covers ::get_avatar
      * @covers ::load_by_instance
+     * @covers ::get_avatar_filename
+     * @covers ::set_avatar_filename
+     * @covers ::set_avatar_synced_flag
      */
     public function test_get_avatar(): void {
         $this->resetAfterTest();
@@ -394,6 +397,17 @@ class processor_test extends \advanced_testcase {
         $this->assertEquals($avatar->get_itemid(), $communicationprocessor->get_id());
         $this->assertEquals($avatar->get_filepath(), '/');
         $this->assertEquals($avatar->get_filearea(), 'avatar');
+        $this->assertEquals($avatar->get_filename(), $communicationprocessor->get_avatar_filename());
+
+        // Change the avatar file name to something else and check it was set.
+        $communicationprocessor->set_avatar_filename('newname.svg');
+
+        $communicationprocessor = processor::load_by_instance(
+            'core_course',
+            'coursecommunication',
+            $course->id
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals($communicationprocessor->get_avatar_filename(), 'newname.svg');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/db/install.xml b/lib/db/install.xml
index bebdd926af4..e18b9a07e03 100644
--- a/lib/db/install.xml
+++ b/lib/db/install.xml
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@
         <FIELD NAME="roomname" TYPE="char" LENGTH="255" NOTNULL="false" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="Name of the communication room"/>
         <FIELD NAME="avatarfilename" TYPE="char" LENGTH="100" NOTNULL="false" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="Name of the avatar file name for the communication instance"/>
         <FIELD NAME="active" TYPE="int" LENGTH="1" NOTNULL="true" DEFAULT="1" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="The communication instance is active or not"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="avatarsynced" TYPE="int" LENGTH="1" NOTNULL="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="Indicate if the avatar has been synced with the provider"/>
       </FIELDS>
       <KEYS>
         <KEY NAME="primary" TYPE="primary" FIELDS="id"/>
diff --git a/lib/db/upgrade.php b/lib/db/upgrade.php
index 518567c1418..f8efc889580 100644
--- a/lib/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/lib/db/upgrade.php
@@ -3333,5 +3333,20 @@ privatefiles,moodle|/user/files.php';
         upgrade_main_savepoint(true, 2023062700.01);
     }
 
+    if ($oldversion < 2023062900.01) {
+
+        // Define field avatarsynced to be added to communication.
+        $table = new xmldb_table('communication');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('avatarsynced', XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '1', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, 0, 'active');
+
+        // Conditionally launch add field avatarsynced.
+        if (!$dbman->field_exists($table, $field)) {
+            $dbman->add_field($table, $field);
+        }
+
+        // Main savepoint reached.
+        upgrade_main_savepoint(true, 2023062900.01);
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index b7bc78e76f8..b7944e76469 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$version  = 2023062900.00;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch.
+$version  = 2023062900.01;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch.
                                         //         RR    = release increments - 00 in DEV branches.
                                         //           .XX = incremental changes.
 $release  = '4.3dev (Build: 20230629)'; // Human-friendly version name