diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
index c9e74f521f..8187e55fd6 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var TextForEvent = require('../../../TextForEvent');
 var ContextualMenu = require('../../../ContextualMenu');
 var Velociraptor = require('../../../Velociraptor');
 require('../../../VelocityBounce');
+var dispatcher = require("../../../dispatcher");
 
 var bounce = false;
 try {
@@ -304,12 +305,23 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         var readAvatars = this.getReadAvatars();
 
+        function onMemberAvatarClicked(sender) {
+            return () => {
+                //var member = new Matrix.RoomMember(null, userId);
+                //if (!member) { return; }
+                dispatcher.dispatch({
+                    action: 'view_user',
+                    member: sender
+                });
+            };
+        }
+
         var avatar, sender;
         if (!this.props.continuation) {
             if (this.props.mxEvent.sender) {
                 avatar = (
-                    <div className="mx_EventTile_avatar">
-                        <MemberAvatar member={this.props.mxEvent.sender} width={24} height={24} />
+                    <div className="mx_EventTile_avatar" style={{cursor: "pointer"}}>
+                        <MemberAvatar member={this.props.mxEvent.sender} width={24} height={24} onClick={onMemberAvatarClicked(this.props.mxEvent.sender)} />
                     </div>
                 );
             }