diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
index e019ebbdbf..a3c962fb88 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import ModerationTools from '../moderation_tools/moderation_tools.vue'
 import { hex2rgb } from '../../services/color_convert/color_convert.js'
 import { requestFollow, requestUnfollow } from '../../services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate'
 import generateProfileLink from 'src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator'
+import { isEqual } from 'lodash'
 
 export default {
   props: [ 'user', 'switcher', 'selected', 'hideBio', 'rounded', 'bordered' ],
@@ -100,6 +101,11 @@ export default {
       const validRole = rights.admin || rights.moderator
       const roleTitle = rights.admin ? 'admin' : 'moderator'
       return validRole && roleTitle
+    },
+    isActiveRoute () {
+      const profileRoute = this.userProfileLink(this.user)
+      const currentRoute = this.$router.currentRoute
+      return profileRoute.name === currentRoute.name && isEqual(profileRoute.params, currentRoute.params)
     }
   },
   components: {
@@ -162,6 +168,14 @@ export default {
     },
     reportUser () {
       this.$store.dispatch('openUserReportingModal', this.user.id)
+    },
+    enlargeAvatar () {
+      const attachment = {
+        url: this.user.profile_image_url_original,
+        mimetype: 'image'
+      }
+      this.$store.dispatch('setMedia', [attachment])
+      this.$store.dispatch('setCurrent', attachment)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
index 9e14248010..3c0bf0d4ea 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,20 @@
     <div class="panel-heading">
       <div class="user-info">
         <div class="container">
-          <router-link :to="userProfileLink(user)">
+          <a
+            v-if="isActiveRoute"
+            class="user-info-avatar-link"
+            @click="enlargeAvatar"
+          >
+            <UserAvatar
+              :better-shadow="betterShadow"
+              :user="user"
+            />
+          </a>
+          <router-link
+            v-else
+            :to="userProfileLink(user)"
+          >
             <UserAvatar
               :better-shadow="betterShadow"
               :user="user"
@@ -372,6 +385,10 @@
     }
   }
 
+  &-avatar-link {
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+
   .usersettings {
     color: $fallback--lightText;
     color: var(--lightText, $fallback--lightText);