diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index 7bf4fa2d..682231c4 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ const Status = {
     retweet () { return !!this.statusoid.retweeted_status },
     retweeter () { return this.statusoid.user.name || this.statusoid.user.screen_name },
     retweeterHtml () { return this.statusoid.user.name_html },
+    retweeterProfileLink () { return this.generateUserProfileLink(this.statusoid.user.id, this.statusoid.user.screen_name) },
     status () {
       if (this.retweet) {
         return this.statusoid.retweeted_status
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index 7581f749..ea8fa0cb 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@
       <div v-if="retweet && !noHeading" :class="[repeaterClass, { highlighted: repeaterStyle }]" :style="[repeaterStyle]" class="media container retweet-info">
         <UserAvatar v-if="retweet" :betterShadow="betterShadow" :src="statusoid.user.profile_image_url_original"/>
         <div class="media-body faint">
-          <a v-if="retweeterHtml" :href="statusoid.user.statusnet_profile_url" class="user-name" :title="'@'+statusoid.user.screen_name" v-html="retweeterHtml"></a>
-          <a v-else :href="statusoid.user.statusnet_profile_url" class="user-name" :title="'@'+statusoid.user.screen_name">{{retweeter}}</a>
+          <span class="user-name">
+            <router-link :to="retweeterProfileLink">
+              {{retweeterHtml || retweeter}}
+            </router-link>
+          </span>
           <i class='fa icon-retweet retweeted' :title="$t('tool_tip.repeat')"></i>
           {{$t('timeline.repeated')}}
         </div>