diff --git a/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.js b/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.js
index 5bac773647..ebe09814c5 100644
--- a/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.js
+++ b/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import Gallery from '../gallery/gallery.vue'
 import LinkPreview from '../link-preview/link-preview.vue'
 import StatusContent from '../status_content/status_content.vue'
 import ChatMessageDate from '../chat_message_date/chat_message_date.vue'
-import generateProfileLink from 'src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator'
+import { defineAsyncComponent } from 'vue'
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
 import {
   faTimes,
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ const ChatMessage = {
     UserAvatar,
     Gallery,
     LinkPreview,
-    ChatMessageDate
+    ChatMessageDate,
+    UserPopover: defineAsyncComponent(() => import('../user_popover/user_popover.vue'))
   },
   computed: {
     // Returns HH:MM (hours and minutes) in local time.
@@ -49,9 +50,6 @@ const ChatMessage = {
     message () {
       return this.chatViewItem.data
     },
-    userProfileLink () {
-      return generateProfileLink(this.author.id, this.author.screen_name, this.$store.state.instance.restrictedNicknames)
-    },
     isMessage () {
       return this.chatViewItem.type === 'message'
     },
diff --git a/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.vue b/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.vue
index 0e1a5375d9..9b823f7d9b 100644
--- a/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.vue
+++ b/src/components/chat_message/chat_message.vue
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@
         v-if="!isCurrentUser"
         class="avatar-wrapper"
       >
-        <router-link
+        <UserPopover
           v-if="chatViewItem.isHead"
-          :to="userProfileLink"
+          :userId="author.id"
         >
           <UserAvatar
             :compact="true"
             :better-shadow="betterShadow"
             :user="author"
           />
-        </router-link>
+        </UserPopover>
       </div>
       <div class="chat-message-inner">
         <div
diff --git a/src/components/chat_title/chat_title.js b/src/components/chat_title/chat_title.js
index f6e299ad33..b872112652 100644
--- a/src/components/chat_title/chat_title.js
+++ b/src/components/chat_title/chat_title.js
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-import generateProfileLink from 'src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator'
 import UserAvatar from '../user_avatar/user_avatar.vue'
 import RichContent from 'src/components/rich_content/rich_content.jsx'
+import { defineAsyncComponent } from 'vue'
 
 export default {
   name: 'ChatTitle',
   components: {
     UserAvatar,
-    RichContent
+    RichContent,
+    UserPopover: defineAsyncComponent(() => import('../user_popover/user_popover.vue'))
   },
   props: [
     'user', 'withAvatar'
@@ -18,10 +19,5 @@ export default {
     htmlTitle () {
       return this.user ? this.user.name_html : ''
     }
-  },
-  methods: {
-    getUserProfileLink (user) {
-      return generateProfileLink(user.id, user.screen_name)
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/chat_title/chat_title.vue b/src/components/chat_title/chat_title.vue
index 7f6aaaa418..22d0e7c491 100644
--- a/src/components/chat_title/chat_title.vue
+++ b/src/components/chat_title/chat_title.vue
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
     class="chat-title"
     :title="title"
   >
-    <router-link
+    <UserPopover
       class="avatar-container"
       v-if="withAvatar && user"
-      :to="getUserProfileLink(user)"
+      :userId="user.id"
     >
       <UserAvatar
         class="titlebar-avatar"
         :user="user"
       />
-    </router-link>
+    </UserPopover>
     <RichContent
       v-if="user"
       class="username"