diff --git a/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-avatar-modal.react.js b/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-avatar-modal.react.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8dfb58afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile-avatar-modal.react.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// @flow
+
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import UserAvatar from '../../avatars/user-avatar.react.js';
+import FullScreenViewModal from '../full-screen-view-modal.react.js';
+
+type Props = {
+  +userID: ?string,
+};
+
+function UserProfileAvatarModal(props: Props): React.Node {
+  const { userID } = props;
+
+  const userProfileAvatarModal = React.useMemo(
+    () => (
+      <FullScreenViewModal>
+        <UserAvatar size="XXL" userID={userID} />
+      </FullScreenViewModal>
+    ),
+    [userID],
+  );
+
+  return userProfileAvatarModal;
+}
+
+export default UserProfileAvatarModal;
diff --git a/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile.css b/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile.css
index 159662fac..3d956ae01 100644
--- a/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile.css
+++ b/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile.css
@@ -1,52 +1,56 @@
 .container {
   padding: 0 32px 32px;
   width: 552px;
   max-width: 80vw;
 }
 
 .userInfoContainer {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   margin-bottom: 24px;
 }
 
+.userAvatarContainer:hover {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
 .usernameContainer {
   padding-left: 16px;
 }
 
 .usernameText {
   font-size: var(--xxl-font-24);
   color: var(--fg);
   font-weight: 500;
 }
 
 .copyUsernameContainer {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   color: var(--purple-link);
   margin-top: 8px;
 }
 
 .copyUsernameContainer:hover {
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 
 .copyUsernameText {
   font-size: var(--xs-font-12);
   margin-left: 4px;
 }
 
 .multiButtonRowContainer {
   display: flex;
   column-gap: 8px;
 }
 
 .actionButton {
   column-gap: 8px;
   flex: 1;
 }
 
 .incomingFriendRequestText {
   color: var(--fg);
   margin: 24px 0 8px 0;
 }
diff --git a/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile.react.js b/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile.react.js
index 9b2d26564..d16300110 100644
--- a/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/user-profile/user-profile.react.js
@@ -1,88 +1,99 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
+import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from 'lib/components/SWMansionIcon.react.js';
 import { relationshipBlockedInEitherDirection } from 'lib/shared/relationship-utils.js';
 import { stringForUserExplicit } from 'lib/shared/user-utils.js';
 import type { UserProfileThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 import type { UserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types';
 import sleep from 'lib/utils/sleep.js';
 
 import UserProfileActionButtons from './user-profile-action-buttons.react.js';
+import UserProfileAvatarModal from './user-profile-avatar-modal.react.js';
 import css from './user-profile.css';
 import UserAvatar from '../../avatars/user-avatar.react.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +userInfo: ?UserInfo,
   +userProfileThreadInfo: ?UserProfileThreadInfo,
 };
 
 function UserProfile(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { userInfo, userProfileThreadInfo } = props;
 
+  const { pushModal } = useModalContext();
+
   const usernameText = stringForUserExplicit(userInfo);
 
   const [usernameCopied, setUsernameCopied] = React.useState<boolean>(false);
 
+  const onClickUserAvatar = React.useCallback(() => {
+    pushModal(<UserProfileAvatarModal userID={userInfo?.id} />);
+  }, [pushModal, userInfo?.id]);
+
   const onClickCopyUsername = React.useCallback(async () => {
     if (usernameCopied) {
       return;
     }
 
     await navigator.clipboard.writeText(usernameText);
     setUsernameCopied(true);
     await sleep(3000);
     setUsernameCopied(false);
   }, [usernameCopied, usernameText]);
 
   const actionButtons = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (
       !userProfileThreadInfo ||
       relationshipBlockedInEitherDirection(userInfo?.relationshipStatus)
     ) {
       return null;
     }
 
     return (
       <UserProfileActionButtons threadInfo={userProfileThreadInfo.threadInfo} />
     );
   }, [userInfo?.relationshipStatus, userProfileThreadInfo]);
 
   const userProfile = React.useMemo(
     () => (
       <div className={css.container}>
         <div className={css.userInfoContainer}>
-          <UserAvatar userID={userInfo?.id} size="L" />
+          <div className={css.userAvatarContainer} onClick={onClickUserAvatar}>
+            <UserAvatar userID={userInfo?.id} size="L" />
+          </div>
           <div className={css.usernameContainer}>
             <div className={css.usernameText}>{usernameText}</div>
             <div
               className={css.copyUsernameContainer}
               onClick={onClickCopyUsername}
             >
               <SWMansionIcon
                 icon={!usernameCopied ? 'copy' : 'check'}
                 size={16}
               />
               <p className={css.copyUsernameText}>
                 {!usernameCopied ? 'Copy username' : 'Username copied!'}
               </p>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
         {actionButtons}
       </div>
     ),
     [
       actionButtons,
       onClickCopyUsername,
+      onClickUserAvatar,
       userInfo?.id,
       usernameCopied,
       usernameText,
     ],
   );
 
   return userProfile;
 }
 
 export default UserProfile;