diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/stream.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/stream.js.handlebars
index 6ced4639850..9278c659baf 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/stream.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/stream.js.handlebars
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{#grouped-each model.content}}
   <div {{bind-attr class=":item hidden deleted moderator_action"}}>
     <div class='clearfix info'>
-      <a href="{{unbound userUrl}}" class='avatar-link'><div class='avatar-wrapper'>{{avatar this imageSize="large" extraClasses="actor" ignoreTitle="true"}}</div></a>
+      <a href="{{unbound userUrl}}" data-user-expand="{{unbound username}}" class='avatar-link'><div class='avatar-wrapper'>{{avatar this imageSize="large" extraClasses="actor" ignoreTitle="true"}}</div></a>
       <span class='time'>{{date path="created_at" leaveAgo="true"}}</span>
       <span class="title">
         <a href="{{unbound postUrl}}">{{unbound title}}</a>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
               {{i18n "bookmarks.remove"}}
             </button>
           {{/if}}
-          <a href="{{unbound userUrl}}" class='avatar-link'><div class='avatar-wrapper'>{{avatar this imageSize="tiny" extraClasses="actor" ignoreTitle="true"}}</div></a>
+          <a href="{{unbound userUrl}}" data-user-expand="{{unbound username}}" class='avatar-link'><div class='avatar-wrapper'>{{avatar this imageSize="tiny" extraClasses="actor" ignoreTitle="true"}}</div></a>
           {{#if edit_reason}} &mdash; <span class="edit-reason">{{unbound edit_reason}}</span>{{/if}}
         {{/grouped-each}}
       </div>