diff --git a/web/modals/threads/members/member.react.js b/web/modals/threads/members/member.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/members/member.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/members/member.react.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // @flow
 
-import classNames from 'classnames';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { removeUsersFromThread } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@
 import Label from '../../../components/label.react.js';
 import MenuItem from '../../../components/menu-item.react.js';
 import Menu from '../../../components/menu.react.js';
+import { usePushUserProfileModal } from '../../user-profile/user-profile-utils.js';
 
 const commIconComponent = <CommIcon size={18} icon="user-edit" />;
 
@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@
   +memberInfo: RelativeMemberInfo,
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
   +setOpenMenu: SetState<?string>,
-  +isMenuOpen: boolean,
 };
 
 function ThreadMember(props: Props): React.Node {
-  const { memberInfo, threadInfo, setOpenMenu, isMenuOpen } = props;
+  const { memberInfo, threadInfo, setOpenMenu } = props;
   const { pushModal } = useModalContext();
   const userName = stringForUser(memberInfo);
   const { roles } = threadInfo;
@@ -117,12 +116,10 @@
     [roleName],
   );
 
-  const memberContainerClasses = classNames(css.memberContainer, {
-    [css.memberContainerWithMenuOpen]: isMenuOpen,
-  });
+  const pushUserProfileModal = usePushUserProfileModal(memberInfo.id);
 
   return (
-    <div className={memberContainerClasses}>
+    <div className={css.memberContainer} onClick={pushUserProfileModal}>
       <div className={css.memberInfo}>
         <UserAvatar size="S" userID={memberInfo.id} />
         {userName}
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/members/members-list.react.js b/web/modals/threads/members/members-list.react.js
--- a/web/modals/threads/members/members-list.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/members/members-list.react.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
                 memberInfo={user}
                 threadInfo={threadInfo}
                 setOpenMenu={setOpenMenu}
-                isMenuOpen={openMenu === user.id}
               />
             ));
           const letterHeader = (
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@
             </React.Fragment>
           );
         }),
-    [groupedByFirstLetterMembers, openMenu, threadInfo],
+    [groupedByFirstLetterMembers, threadInfo],
   );
   let content = groupedMembersList;
   if (!hasMembers) {
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/members/members-modal.css b/web/modals/threads/members/members-modal.css
--- a/web/modals/threads/members/members-modal.css
+++ b/web/modals/threads/members/members-modal.css
@@ -33,11 +33,9 @@
 }
 
 div.memberContainer:hover {
-  color: var(--members-modal-member-text-hover);
-}
-
-div.memberContainerWithMenuOpen {
-  color: var(--members-modal-member-text-hover);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  background-color: var(--inline-engagement-bg-hover);
+  border-radius: 8px;
 }
 
 div.memberInfo {