diff --git a/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/BaseMessageTile.js b/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/BaseMessageTile.js
index 71c709b8..9bd9f0ea 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/BaseMessageTile.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/BaseMessageTile.js
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ export class BaseMessageTile extends SimpleTile {
         return this._entry.sender;
     }
 
+    get memberPanelLink() {
+        return `${this.urlCreator.urlUntilSegment("room")}/member/${this.sender}`;
+    }
+
     // Avatar view model contract
     get avatarColorNumber() {
         return getIdentifierColorNumber(this._entry.sender);
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js
index c5d860f2..b6b257cd 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export class BaseMessageView extends TemplateView {
             // should be after body as it is overlayed on top
             t.button({className: "Timeline_messageOptions"}, "⋯"),
         ]);
+        const avatar = t.a({href: vm.memberPanelLink}, [renderStaticAvatar(vm, 30, "Timeline_messageAvatar")]);
         // given that there can be many tiles, we don't add
         // unneeded DOM nodes in case of a continuation, and we add it
         // with a side-effect binding to not have to create sub views,
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export class BaseMessageView extends TemplateView {
                 li.removeChild(li.querySelector(".Timeline_messageAvatar"));
                 li.removeChild(li.querySelector(".Timeline_messageSender"));
             } else if (!isContinuation) {
-                li.insertBefore(renderStaticAvatar(vm, 30, "Timeline_messageAvatar"), li.firstChild);
+                li.insertBefore(avatar, li.firstChild);
                 li.insertBefore(tag.div({className: `Timeline_messageSender usercolor${vm.avatarColorNumber}`}, vm.displayName), li.firstChild);
             }
         });