diff --git a/native/chat/message-header.react.js b/native/chat/message-header.react.js
index c730a7bad..3e0943168 100644
--- a/native/chat/message-header.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-header.react.js
@@ -1,123 +1,137 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { useRoute } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View } from 'react-native';
+import { View, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
 
 import { useStringForUser } from 'lib/hooks/ens-cache.js';
 
 import { clusterEndHeight, avatarOffset } from './chat-constants.js';
 import type { DisplayType } from './timestamp.react.js';
 import { Timestamp, timestampHeight } from './timestamp.react.js';
 import SingleLine from '../components/single-line.react.js';
 import { MessageListRouteName } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types.js';
+import { useNavigateToUserProfileBottomSheet } from '../user-profile/user-profile-utils.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
   +focused: boolean,
   +display: DisplayType,
 };
 function MessageHeader(props: Props): React.Node {
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   const { item, focused, display } = props;
   const { creator, time } = item.messageInfo;
   const { isViewer } = creator;
+
   const route = useRoute();
   const modalDisplay = display === 'modal';
 
   const shouldShowUsername = !isViewer && (modalDisplay || item.startsCluster);
   const stringForUser = useStringForUser(shouldShowUsername ? creator : null);
 
+  const navigateToUserProfileBottomSheet =
+    useNavigateToUserProfileBottomSheet();
+
+  const onPressAuthorName = React.useCallback(
+    () => navigateToUserProfileBottomSheet(item.messageInfo.creator.id),
+    [item.messageInfo.creator.id, navigateToUserProfileBottomSheet],
+  );
+
   const authorNameStyle = React.useMemo(() => {
     const style = [styles.authorName];
     if (modalDisplay) {
       style.push(styles.modal);
     }
 
     return style;
   }, [modalDisplay, styles.authorName, styles.modal]);
 
   const authorName = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!stringForUser) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    return <SingleLine style={authorNameStyle}>{stringForUser}</SingleLine>;
-  }, [authorNameStyle, stringForUser]);
+    return (
+      <TouchableOpacity onPress={onPressAuthorName}>
+        <SingleLine style={authorNameStyle}>{stringForUser}</SingleLine>
+      </TouchableOpacity>
+    );
+  }, [authorNameStyle, onPressAuthorName, stringForUser]);
 
   // We only want to render the top-placed timestamp for a message if it's
   // rendered in the message list, and not any separate screens (i.e.
   // the MessageResultsScreen).
   const presentedFromMessageList =
     typeof route.params?.presentedFrom === 'string' &&
     route.params.presentedFrom.startsWith(MessageListRouteName);
 
   const messageInMessageList =
     route.name === MessageListRouteName || presentedFromMessageList;
 
   const timestamp = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!messageInMessageList || (!modalDisplay && !item.startsConversation)) {
       return null;
     }
 
     return <Timestamp time={time} display={display} />;
   }, [
     display,
     item.startsConversation,
     messageInMessageList,
     modalDisplay,
     time,
   ]);
 
   const containerStyle = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!focused || modalDisplay) {
       return null;
     }
 
     let topMargin = 0;
     if (!item.startsCluster && !item.messageInfo.creator.isViewer) {
       topMargin += authorNameHeight + clusterEndHeight;
     }
     if (!item.startsConversation) {
       topMargin += timestampHeight;
     }
 
     return { marginTop: topMargin };
   }, [
     focused,
     item.messageInfo.creator.isViewer,
     item.startsCluster,
     item.startsConversation,
     modalDisplay,
   ]);
 
   return (
     <View style={containerStyle}>
       {timestamp}
       {authorName}
     </View>
   );
 }
 
 const authorNameHeight = 25;
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   authorName: {
     bottom: 0,
     color: 'listBackgroundSecondaryLabel',
     fontSize: 14,
     height: authorNameHeight,
     marginRight: 7,
     paddingHorizontal: 12,
     paddingVertical: 4,
     marginLeft: 12 + avatarOffset,
   },
   modal: {
     // high contrast framed against OverlayNavigator-dimmed background
     color: 'white',
   },
 };
 
 export { MessageHeader, authorNameHeight };