diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.ts
index 8a6f1c6..e656404 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item.ts
@@ -75,9 +75,16 @@
 
 @customElement('gr-change-list-item')
 export class GrChangeListItem extends LitElement {
-  /** The logged-in user's account, or null if no user is logged in. */
+  /** The logged-in user's account, or undefined if no user is logged in. */
   @property({type: Object})
-  account: AccountInfo | null = null;
+  loggedInUser?: AccountInfo;
+
+  /**
+   * When the list is part of the dashboard, the user for which the dashboard is
+   * generated.
+   */
+  @property({type: String})
+  dashboardUser?: string;
 
   @property({type: Array})
   visibleChangeTableColumns?: string[];
@@ -764,9 +771,9 @@
         !isServiceUser(r)
     );
     reviewers.sort((r1, r2) => {
-      if (this.account) {
-        if (isSelf(r1, this.account)) return -1;
-        if (isSelf(r2, this.account)) return 1;
+      if (this.loggedInUser) {
+        if (isSelf(r1, this.loggedInUser)) return -1;
+        if (isSelf(r2, this.loggedInUser)) return 1;
       }
       if (this.hasAttention(r1) && !this.hasAttention(r2)) return -1;
       if (this.hasAttention(r2) && !this.hasAttention(r1)) return 1;
@@ -825,9 +832,15 @@
   }
 
   private computeWaiting(): Timestamp | undefined {
-    if (!this.account?._account_id || !this.change?.attention_set)
-      return undefined;
-    return this.change?.attention_set[this.account._account_id]?.last_update;
+    // TODO: dashboardUser comes from DashboardViewState and can be an
+    // Email Address. In this case the attention_set lookup will return
+    // undefined.
+    const userId =
+      this.dashboardUser === 'self'
+        ? this.loggedInUser?._account_id
+        : this.dashboardUser;
+    if (!userId || !this.change?.attention_set) return undefined;
+    return this.change?.attention_set[userId]?.last_update;
   }
 
   private computeIsColumnHidden(
@@ -849,7 +862,7 @@
     // Don't prevent the default and neither stop bubbling. We just want to
     // report the click, but then let the browser handle the click on the link.
 
-    const selfId = (this.account && this.account._account_id) || -1;
+    const selfId = (this.loggedInUser && this.loggedInUser._account_id) || -1;
     const ownerId =
       (this.change && this.change.owner && this.change.owner._account_id) || -1;
 
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.ts
index 5e31cc8..25e97af 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-item/gr-change-list-item_test.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,9 @@
     attSetIds: number[],
     expected: number[]
   ) {
-    element.account = userId ? {_account_id: userId as AccountId} : null;
+    element.loggedInUser = userId
+      ? {_account_id: userId as AccountId}
+      : undefined;
     element.change = {
       ...change,
       owner: {
@@ -384,7 +386,7 @@
       registered_on: '2015-03-12 18:32:08.000000000' as Timestamp,
     });
     element.showNumber = true;
-    element.account = createAccountWithId(1);
+    element.loggedInUser = createAccountWithId(1);
     element.config = createServerInfo();
     element.change = change;
     await element.updateComplete;
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section.ts
index 1248a0f..5e99df2 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,14 @@
    * in.
    */
   @property({type: Object})
-  account: AccountInfo | undefined = undefined;
+  loggedInUser?: AccountInfo;
+
+  /**
+   * When the list is part of the dashboard, the user for which the dashboard is
+   * generated.
+   */
+  @property({type: String})
+  dashboardUser?: string;
 
   @property({type: String})
   usp?: string;
@@ -319,7 +326,8 @@
     return html`
       <gr-change-list-item
         tabindex="0"
-        .account=${this.account}
+        .loggedInUser=${this.loggedInUser}
+        .dashboardUser=${this.dashboardUser}
         .selected=${selected}
         .change=${change}
         .sectionName=${this.changeSection.name}
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section_test.ts
index 63552c7..4ec8491 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-section/gr-change-list-section_test.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     };
     element = await fixture<GrChangeListSection>(
       html`<gr-change-list-section
-        .account=${createAccountDetailWithId(1)}
+        .loggedInUser=${createAccountDetailWithId(1)}
         .config=${createServerInfo()}
         .visibleChangeTableColumns=${Object.values(ColumnNames)}
         .changeSection=${changeSection}
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view.ts
index 07a27c6..dbca42f 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list-view/gr-change-list-view.ts
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
       <div ?hidden=${this.loading}>
         ${this.renderRepoHeader()} ${this.renderUserHeader()}
         <gr-change-list
-          .account=${this.account}
+          .loggedInUser=${this.account}
           .changes=${this.changes}
           @toggle-star=${(e: CustomEvent<ChangeStarToggleStarDetail>) => {
             this.handleToggleStar(e);
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.ts
index b1f3c2c..38ee01a 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,14 @@
    * in.
    */
   @property({type: Object})
-  account: AccountInfo | undefined = undefined;
+  loggedInUser?: AccountInfo;
+
+  /**
+   * When the list is part of the dashboard, the user for which the dashboard is
+   * generated.
+   */
+  @property({type: String})
+  dashboardUser?: string;
 
   @property({type: Array})
   changes?: ChangeInfo[];
@@ -262,7 +269,8 @@
         .labelNames=${labelNames}
         .dynamicHeaderEndpoints=${this.dynamicHeaderEndpoints}
         .isCursorMoving=${this.isCursorMoving}
-        .account=${this.account}
+        .loggedInUser=${this.loggedInUser}
+        .dashboardUser=${this.dashboardUser}
         .selectedIndex=${computeRelativeIndex(
           this.selectedIndex,
           sectionIndex,
@@ -289,7 +297,7 @@
 
   override willUpdate(changedProperties: PropertyValues) {
     if (
-      changedProperties.has('account') ||
+      changedProperties.has('loggedInUser') ||
       changedProperties.has('preferences') ||
       changedProperties.has('config') ||
       changedProperties.has('sections')
@@ -340,7 +348,7 @@
     this.visibleChangeTableColumns = this.changeTableColumns.filter(col =>
       this.isColumnEnabled(col, this.config)
     );
-    if (this.account && this.preferences) {
+    if (this.loggedInUser && this.preferences) {
       this.showNumber = !!this.preferences?.legacycid_in_change_table;
       if (
         this.preferences?.change_table &&
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.ts
index e201ab4..62a4f7d 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-change-list/gr-change-list_test.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       time_format: TimeFormat.HHMM_12,
       change_table: [],
     };
-    element.account = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
+    element.loggedInUser = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
     element.config = createServerInfo();
     element.sections = [
       {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
   });
 
   test('show change number disabled when not logged in', async () => {
-    element.account = undefined;
+    element.loggedInUser = undefined;
     element.preferences = undefined;
     element.config = createServerInfo();
     await element.updateComplete;
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
       time_format: TimeFormat.HHMM_12,
       change_table: [],
     };
-    element.account = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
+    element.loggedInUser = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
     element.config = createServerInfo();
     await element.updateComplete;
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
       time_format: TimeFormat.HHMM_12,
       change_table: [],
     };
-    element.account = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
+    element.loggedInUser = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
     element.config = createServerInfo();
     await element.updateComplete;
 
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
       stubFlags('isEnabled').returns(true);
       element = await fixture(html`<gr-change-list></gr-change-list>`);
       element.sections = [{results: [{...createChange()}]}];
-      element.account = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
+      element.loggedInUser = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
       element.preferences = {
         legacycid_in_change_table: true,
         time_format: TimeFormat.HHMM_12,
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
       stubFlags('isEnabled').returns(true);
       element = await fixture(html`<gr-change-list></gr-change-list>`);
       element.sections = [{results: [{...createChange()}]}];
-      element.account = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
+      element.loggedInUser = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
       element.preferences = {
         legacycid_in_change_table: true,
         time_format: TimeFormat.HHMM_12,
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
       stubFlags('isEnabled').returns(true);
       element = await fixture(html`<gr-change-list></gr-change-list>`);
       element.sections = [{results: [{...createChange()}]}];
-      element.account = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
+      element.loggedInUser = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
       element.preferences = {
         legacycid_in_change_table: true,
         time_format: TimeFormat.HHMM_12,
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@
 
   test('loggedIn and showNumber', async () => {
     element.sections = [{results: [{...createChange()}], name: 'a'}];
-    element.account = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
+    element.loggedInUser = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
     element.preferences = {
       legacycid_in_change_table: false, // sets showNumber false
       time_format: TimeFormat.HHMM_12,
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
 
   test('garbage columns in preference are not shown', async () => {
     // This would only exist if somebody manually updated the config file.
-    element.account = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
+    element.loggedInUser = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
     element.preferences = {
       legacycid_in_change_table: true,
       time_format: TimeFormat.HHMM_12,
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
       html`<gr-change-list></gr-change-list>`
     );
     element.sections = [{results: [{...createChange()}]}];
-    element.account = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
+    element.loggedInUser = {_account_id: 1001 as AccountId};
     element.preferences = {
       change_table: [
         'Status', // old status
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view.ts
index cb6d047..f4c5215 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
   protected confirmDeleteModal?: HTMLDialogElement;
 
   @property({type: Object})
-  account?: AccountDetailInfo;
+  loggedInUser?: AccountDetailInfo;
 
   @property({type: Object})
   preferences?: PreferencesInput;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     subscribe(
       this,
       () => this.getUserModel().account$,
-      x => (this.account = x)
+      x => (this.loggedInUser = x)
     );
     subscribe(
       this,
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@
         ${this.renderUserHeader()}
         <h1 class="assistive-tech-only">Dashboard</h1>
         <gr-change-list
-          .account=${this.account}
+          .loggedInUser=${this.loggedInUser}
+          .dashboardUser=${this.viewState?.user}
           .preferences=${this.preferences}
           .sections=${this.results}
           .usp=${'dashboard'}
@@ -392,15 +393,16 @@
       : Promise.resolve(
           getUserDashboard(user, sections, title || this.computeTitle(user))
         );
-    // Checking `this.account` to make sure that the user is logged in.
+    // Checking `this.loggedInUser` to make sure that the user is logged in.
     // Otherwise sending a query for 'owner:self' will result in an error.
-    const checkForNewUser = !project && !!this.account && user === 'self';
+    const isLoggedInUserDashboard =
+      !project && !!this.loggedInUser && user === 'self';
     return dashboardPromise
       .then(res => {
         if (res && res.title) {
           fireTitleChange(res.title);
         }
-        return this.fetchDashboardChanges(res, checkForNewUser);
+        return this.fetchDashboardChanges(res, isLoggedInUserDashboard);
       })
       .then(() => {
         this.maybeShowDraftsBanner();
@@ -423,7 +425,7 @@
    */
   fetchDashboardChanges(
     res: UserDashboard | undefined,
-    checkForNewUser: boolean
+    isLoggedInUserDashboard: boolean
   ): Promise<void> {
     if (!res) {
       return Promise.resolve();
@@ -442,7 +444,8 @@
           : section.query
       );
 
-      if (checkForNewUser) {
+      if (isLoggedInUserDashboard) {
+        // The query to check if the user created any changes yet.
         queries.push('owner:self limit:1');
       }
     }
@@ -453,8 +456,9 @@
         if (!changes) {
           throw new Error('getChanges returns undefined');
         }
-        if (checkForNewUser) {
-          // Last set of results is not meant for dashboard display.
+        if (isLoggedInUserDashboard) {
+          // Last query ('owner:self limit:1') is only for evaluation if
+          // the user is "New" ie. haven't created any changes yet.
           const lastResultSet = changes.pop();
           this.showNewUserHelp = lastResultSet!.length === 0;
         }
@@ -485,7 +489,12 @@
    * And then we want to emphasize the changes where the waiting time is larger.
    */
   private maybeSortResults(name: string, results: ChangeInfo[]) {
-    const userId = this.account?._account_id;
+    // TODO: viewState?.user can be an Email Address. In this case the
+    // attention_set lookups will return undefined.
+    const userId =
+      this.viewState?.user === 'self'
+        ? this.loggedInUser?._account_id
+        : this.viewState?.user;
     const sortedResults = [...results];
     if (name === YOUR_TURN.name && userId) {
       sortedResults.sort((c1, c2) => {
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view_test.ts b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view_test.ts
index 84a3139..b05d970 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view_test.ts
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change-list/gr-dashboard-view/gr-dashboard-view_test.ts
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 
   suite('selfOnly sections', () => {
     test('viewing self dashboard includes selfOnly sections', async () => {
-      element.account = undefined;
+      element.loggedInUser = undefined;
       element.viewState = {
         view: GerritView.DASHBOARD,
         user: 'self',
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
     });
 
     test('viewing dashboard when logged in includes owner:self query', async () => {
-      element.account = createAccountDetailWithId(1);
+      element.loggedInUser = createAccountDetailWithId(1);
       element.viewState = {
         view: GerritView.DASHBOARD,
         user: 'self',