diff --git a/src/boot/after_store.js b/src/boot/after_store.js
index 5b9e5c960b..e716082a98 100644
--- a/src/boot/after_store.js
+++ b/src/boot/after_store.js
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ const afterStoreSetup = ({ store, i18n }) => {
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'chatAvailable', value: features.includes('chat') })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'gopherAvailable', value: features.includes('gopher') })
 
+      store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'restrictedNicknames', value: metadata.restrictedNicknames })
+
       const suggestions = metadata.suggestions
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'suggestionsEnabled', value: suggestions.enabled })
       store.dispatch('setInstanceOption', { name: 'suggestionsWeb', value: suggestions.web })
diff --git a/src/components/chat_panel/chat_panel.js b/src/components/chat_panel/chat_panel.js
index e175e90c98..8db12abb35 100644
--- a/src/components/chat_panel/chat_panel.js
+++ b/src/components/chat_panel/chat_panel.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const chatPanel = {
       this.collapsed = !this.collapsed
     },
     userProfileLink (user) {
-      return generateProfileLink(user.id, user.screen_name)
+      return generateProfileLink(user.id, user.screen_name, this.$store.state.instance.restrictedNicknames)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/notification/notification.js b/src/components/notification/notification.js
index 9ab870b643..e83b226324 100644
--- a/src/components/notification/notification.js
+++ b/src/components/notification/notification.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const Notification = {
       this.userExpanded = !this.userExpanded
     },
     userProfileLink (user) {
-      return generateProfileLink(user.id, user.screen_name)
+      return generateProfileLink(user.id, user.screen_name, this.$store.state.instance.restrictedNicknames)
     }
   },
   computed: {
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index e683056f99..d4eb0d604e 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ const Status = {
       this.showPreview = false
     },
     userProfileLink (id, name) {
-      return generateProfileLink(id, name)
+      return generateProfileLink(id, name, this.$store.state.instance.restrictedNicknames)
     }
   },
   watch: {
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
index f0fff3359b..615e64879c 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const UserCard = {
       this.$store.dispatch('removeFollowRequest', this.user)
     },
     userProfileLink (user) {
-      return generateProfileLink(user.id, user.screen_name)
+      return generateProfileLink(user.id, user.screen_name, this.$store.state.instance.restrictedNicknames)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
index 751850539b..6d9b3c2fbe 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
+++ b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     userProfileLink (user) {
-      return generateProfileLink(user.id, user.screen_name)
+      return generateProfileLink(user.id, user.screen_name, this.$store.state.instance.restrictedNicknames)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/who_to_follow_panel/who_to_follow_panel.js b/src/components/who_to_follow_panel/who_to_follow_panel.js
index b2183e6d8c..eaeb527ab6 100644
--- a/src/components/who_to_follow_panel/who_to_follow_panel.js
+++ b/src/components/who_to_follow_panel/who_to_follow_panel.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const WhoToFollowPanel = {
   },
   methods: {
     userProfileLink (id, name) {
-      return generateProfileLink(id, name)
+      return generateProfileLink(id, name, this.$store.state.instance.restrictedNicknames)
     }
   },
   watch: {
diff --git a/src/modules/instance.js b/src/modules/instance.js
index ab88306f32..093bfd0f8d 100644
--- a/src/modules/instance.js
+++ b/src/modules/instance.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const defaultState = {
   pleromaBackend: true,
   emoji: [],
   customEmoji: [],
+  restrictedNicknames: [],
 
   // Feature-set, apparently, not everything here is reported...
   mediaProxyAvailable: false,
diff --git a/src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator.js b/src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator.js
index 3367eb8a2c..bca2c9cdc0 100644
--- a/src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator.js
+++ b/src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-const generateProfileLink = (id, screenName) => {
+import { includes } from 'lodash'
+
+const generateProfileLink = (id, screenName, restrictedNicknames) => {
+  const complicated = (isExternal(screenName) || includes(restrictedNicknames, screenName))
   return {
-    name: (isExternal(screenName) ? 'external-user-profile' : 'user-profile'),
-    params: (isExternal(screenName) ? { id } : { name: screenName })
+    name: (complicated ? 'external-user-profile' : 'user-profile'),
+    params: (complicated ? { id } : { name: screenName })
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator.spec.js
index 4366f7998f..8c7a28950e 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator.spec.js
@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@ describe('generateProfileLink', () => {
       name: 'external-user-profile', params: { id: 1 }
     })
   })
+
+  it('returns obj for restricted user', () => {
+    expect(generateProfileLink(1, 'lain', ['lain'])).to.eql({
+      name: 'external-user-profile', params: { id: 1 }
+    })
+  })
 })