diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list-intro.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list-intro.tsx
index 74687e3d2..8b92a3875 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list-intro.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-message-list-intro.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const ChatMessageListIntro = () => {
       }
     >
       <Stack alignItems='center' space={2}>
-        <Link to={`@${chat.account.acct}`}>
+        <Link to={`/@${chat.account.acct}`}>
           <Avatar src={chat.account.avatar_static} size={75} />
         </Link>
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const ChatMessageListIntro = () => {
               <Text tag='span'>{intl.formatMessage(messages.intro)}</Text>
             </>
           ) : (
-            <Link to={`@${chat.account.acct}`}>
+            <Link to={`/@${chat.account.acct}`}>
               <Text tag='span' theme='inherit' weight='semibold'>@{chat.account.acct}</Text>
             </Link>
           )}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-widget/chat-window.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-widget/chat-window.tsx
index de6439355..48b38ba25 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-widget/chat-window.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/chats/components/chat-widget/chat-window.tsx
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ const ChatWindow = () => {
 
             <HStack alignItems='center' space={3}>
               {isOpen && (
-                <Link to={`@${chat.account.acct}`}>
+                <Link to={`/@${chat.account.acct}`}>
                   <Avatar src={chat.account.avatar} size={40} />
                 </Link>
               )}
 
-              <LinkWrapper enabled={isOpen} to={`@${chat.account.acct}`}>
+              <LinkWrapper enabled={isOpen} to={`/@${chat.account.acct}`}>
                 <Stack alignItems='start'>
                   <div className='flex items-center space-x-1 flex-grow'>
                     <Text size='sm' weight='bold' truncate>{chat.account.display_name || `@${chat.account.acct}`}</Text>