diff --git a/src/api/timelines.js b/src/api/timelines.js
index 0679b1eec..568b97a4f 100644
--- a/src/api/timelines.js
+++ b/src/api/timelines.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export const fetchTimeline = ({
     publicAndExternal: MASTODON_PUBLIC_TIMELINE,
     dms: MASTODON_DIRECT_MESSAGES_TIMELINE_URL,
     user: MASTODON_USER_TIMELINE_URL,
+    userPinned: MASTODON_USER_TIMELINE_URL,
     media: MASTODON_USER_TIMELINE_URL,
     list: MASTODON_LIST_TIMELINE_URL,
     favorites: MASTODON_USER_FAVORITES_TIMELINE_URL,
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ export const fetchTimeline = ({
 
   const twoArgs = new Set([
     'user',
+    'userPinned',
     'media',
     'list',
     'publicFavorites',
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ export const fetchTimeline = ({
   const id = (() => {
     switch (timeline) {
       case 'user':
+      case 'userPinned':
       case 'media':
         return userId
       case 'list':
@@ -163,6 +166,9 @@ export const fetchTimeline = ({
   if (timeline === 'media') {
     params.onlyMedia = true
   }
+  if (timeline === 'userPinned') {
+    params.pinned = true
+  }
   if (timeline === 'public') {
     params.local = true
   }
diff --git a/src/components/timeline/timeline.js b/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
index 040ae80e7..789e73985 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
+++ b/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@ library.add(faCircleNotch, faCog, faMinus, faArrowUp, faCirclePlus, faCheck)
 const Timeline = {
   props: {
     timelineRef: Object,
-    argument: String,
-    embedded: Boolean,
     count: Number,
-    pinnedStatusIds: Set,
-    inProfile: Boolean,
     footerSlipgate: Object, // reference to an element where we should put our footer
+    embedded: Boolean,
+    inProfile: Boolean,
+    skipPinned: Boolean,
   },
   data() {
     return {
@@ -58,17 +57,8 @@ const Timeline = {
     },
     filteredVisibleStatuses() {
       return [...this.timeline.visibleStatusesIds.keys()]
-        .filter(
-          (id) =>
-            this.timelineRef.name !== 'user' ||
-            (id >= this.timeline.minId && id <= this.timeline.maxId),
-        )
         .map((id) => this.timeline.statuses.get(id))
-    },
-    filteredPinnedStatusIds() {
-      return (this.pinnedStatusIds || []).filter(
-        (statusId) => this.timeline.statusesObject[statusId],
-      )
+        .filter(({ pinned }) => this.skipPinned ? !pinned : true)
     },
     newStatusCount() {
       return this.timeline.newStatusCount
@@ -109,17 +99,11 @@ const Timeline = {
         ),
       }
     },
-    // id map of statuses which need to be hidden in the main list due to pinning logic
-    pinnedStatusIdsObject() {
-      return keyBy(this.pinnedStatusIds)
-    },
     statusesToDisplay() {
       const amount = this.timeline.visibleStatusesIds.size
       const statusesPerSide = Math.ceil(Math.max(3, window.innerHeight / 80))
-      const nonPinnedIndex =
-        this.virtualScrollIndex - this.filteredPinnedStatusIds.length
-      const min = Math.max(0, nonPinnedIndex - statusesPerSide)
-      const max = Math.min(amount, nonPinnedIndex + statusesPerSide)
+      const min = Math.max(0, this.virtualScrollIndex - statusesPerSide)
+      const max = Math.min(amount, this.virtualScrollIndex + statusesPerSide)
       return new Set(
         [...this.timeline.visibleStatusesIds.keys()].slice(min, max),
       )
@@ -159,6 +143,11 @@ const Timeline = {
   },
   methods: {
     timelineChange(newTimeline, oldTimeline) {
+      // TODO this might not be necessary if we optimize mergeOrAdd
+      const sameName = newTimeline?.name === oldTimeline?.name
+      const sameArgument = newTimeline?.argument === oldTimeline?.argument
+      if (sameName && sameArgument) return
+
       if (oldTimeline && oldTimeline.name !== 'friends') {
         useTimelinesStore().clearTimeline(oldTimeline.name)
       }
diff --git a/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue b/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
index 38a2ae144..fec86c228 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
@@ -71,17 +71,6 @@
         class="timeline"
         role="feed"
       >
-        <Conversation
-          v-for="statusId in filteredPinnedStatusIds"
-          :key="statusId + '-pinned'"
-          role="listitem"
-          class="status-fadein"
-          :status-id="statusId"
-          :pinned-status-ids-object="pinnedStatusIdsObject"
-          :in-profile="inProfile"
-          :profile-user-id="userId"
-          collapsable
-        />
         <Conversation
           v-for="status in filteredVisibleStatuses"
           :key="status.id"
diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
index 1b6b5f31c..191b5c8eb 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import UserCard from 'src/components/user_card/user_card.vue'
 import { useInstanceCapabilitiesStore } from 'src/stores/instance_capabilities.js'
 import { useInterfaceStore } from 'src/stores/interface.js'
 import { useMergedConfigStore } from 'src/stores/merged_config.js'
-import { useTimelinesStore } from 'src/stores/statuses.js'
+import { useTimelinesStore } from 'src/stores/timelines.js'
 import { useUsersStore } from 'src/stores/users.js'
 
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ const UserProfile = {
     useInterfaceStore().setForeignProfileBackground(this.user?.background_image)
   },
   unmounted() {
-    this.stopFetching()
     useInterfaceStore().setForeignProfileBackground(null)
     this.$store.dispatch('clearFollowers', this.userId)
     this.$store.dispatch('clearFriends', this.userId)
@@ -101,6 +100,7 @@ const UserProfile = {
     },
     load(userNameOrId) {
       const loadById = (userId) => {
+        console.log('LOAD', userId)
         this.userId = userId
       }
 
@@ -119,10 +119,11 @@ const UserProfile = {
       if (user) {
         loadById(user.id)
       } else {
-        ;(maybeId
-          ? this.$store.dispatch('fetchUser', maybeId)
-          : this.$store.dispatch('fetchUserByName', maybeName)
-        )
+        const promise = maybeId
+          ? useUsersStore().fetchUser(maybeId)
+          : useUsersStore().fetchUserByName(maybeName)
+
+        promise
           .then(({ id }) => loadById(id))
           .catch((reason) => {
             const errorMessage = get(reason, 'error.error')
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ const UserProfile = {
       }
     },
     switchUser(userNameOrId) {
+      console.log('USER SWITCH')
       this.load(userNameOrId)
     },
     onTabSwitch(tab) {
diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
index e7381937d..ca74de0d6 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
@@ -14,22 +14,32 @@
         />
       </div>
       <tab-switcher
+        v-if="userId"
         :active-tab="tab"
         :render-only-focused="true"
         :on-switch="onTabSwitch"
       >
         <div
+          key="statuses"
           class="statuses"
           :label="$t('user_card.statuses')"
           :count="user.statuses_count"
           :title="$t('user_profile.timeline_title')"
         >
+          <!--
           <Timeline
             key="statuses"
-            :embedded="true"
-            timeline-name="user"
-            :argument="userId"
-            :in-profile="true"
+            :timeline-ref="{ name: 'userPinned', argument: userId }"
+            embedded
+            in-profile
+            :footer-slipgate="footerRef"
+          />
+          -->
+          <Timeline
+            :timeline-ref="{ name: 'user', argument: userId }"
+            embedded
+            in-profile
+            skip-pinned
             :footer-slipgate="footerRef"
           />
         </div>
@@ -71,24 +81,23 @@
         <Timeline
           key="media"
           :label="$t('user_card.media')"
-          :disabled="!media.visibleStatuses.length"
-          :embedded="true"
+          :disabled="!media.visibleStatusesIds.size"
           :title="$t('user_card.media')"
-          timeline-name="media"
-          :argument="userId"
-          :in-profile="true"
+          :timeline-ref="{ name: 'media', argument: userId }"
+          embedded
+          in-profile
           :footer-slipgate="footerRef"
         />
         <Timeline
           v-if="favoritesTabVisible"
           key="favorites"
           :label="$t('user_card.favorites')"
-          :disabled="!favorites.visibleStatuses.length"
-          :embedded="true"
+          :disabled="!favorites.visibleStatusesIds.size"
           :title="$t('user_card.favorites')"
-          timeline-name="favorites"
+          :timeline-ref="{ name: 'favorites', argument: userId }"
           :argument="isUs ? undefined : userId"
-          :in-profile="true"
+          embedded
+          in-profile
           :footer-slipgate="footerRef"
         />
       </tab-switcher>
diff --git a/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js b/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js
index 84c980556..e056ece94 100644
--- a/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js
+++ b/src/services/timeline_fetcher/timeline_fetcher.service.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const fetchAndUpdate = ({
     })
 }
 
-const timelineFetcher = (timeline, argument, argumentKey, credentials) => {
+const timelineFetcher = (timeline, argument, credentials) => {
   const state = {
     interval: null
   }
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ const timelineFetcher = (timeline, argument, argumentKey, credentials) => {
   } = {}) => fetchAndUpdate({
     timeline,
     argument,
-    argumentKey,
     credentials,
   }, {
     maxId,
diff --git a/src/stores/timelines.js b/src/stores/timelines.js
index 5f78440fd..3ba3cb60b 100644
--- a/src/stores/timelines.js
+++ b/src/stores/timelines.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const emptyTl = (name, argument = null) => {
     fetcher: null,
   }
 
-  const property = USER_TIMELINES.has(name) ? 'userId' : ARGUMENT_MAP[name]
+  const property = ARGUMENT_MAP[name]
 
   if (property) {
     result[property] = argument
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export const ARGUMENT_MAP = {
   bookmarks: 'bookmarkFolderId',
   quotes: 'statusId',
   search: 'query',
+  user: 'userId',
+  userPinned: 'userId',
+  media: 'userId',
 }
 
 export const defaultState = () => {
@@ -58,7 +61,6 @@ export const defaultState = () => {
   ].map((name) => [name, emptyTl(name)]))
 }
 
-const USER_TIMELINES = new Set(['user', 'userPinned', 'media', 'favorites'])
 //const CUSTOM_SORT = new Set(['bookmarks', 'favorites'])
 
 export const useTimelinesStore = defineStore('timelines', {
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ export const useTimelinesStore = defineStore('timelines', {
       // user. I.e. opening different user profiles makes request which could
       // return data late after user already viewing different user profile
       // Same can happen with tags etc.
-      const property = USER_TIMELINES.has(name) ? 'userId' : ARGUMENT_MAP[name]
+      const property = ARGUMENT_MAP[name]
 
       if (property && timeline[property] !== argument) {
         return
@@ -148,7 +150,6 @@ export const useTimelinesStore = defineStore('timelines', {
       timeline.fetcher = timelineFetcher(
         timeline,
         argument,
-        ARGUMENT_MAP[timeline.name],
         useOAuthStore().token,
       )