diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-user-index.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-user-index.js.es6
index 175463c0a12..834ed3912ba 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-user-index.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-user-index.js.es6
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import CanCheckEmails from 'discourse/mixins/can-check-emails';
 import { propertyNotEqual, setting } from 'discourse/lib/computed';
 import { userPath } from 'discourse/lib/url';
 import { popupAjaxError } from 'discourse/lib/ajax-error';
+import computed from 'ember-addons/ember-computed-decorators';
 
 export default Ember.Controller.extend(CanCheckEmails, {
   editingUsername: false,
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend(CanCheckEmails, {
     return [];
   }.property('model.user_fields.[]'),
 
+  @computed('model.username_lower')
+  preferencesPath(username) {
+    return userPath(`${username}/preferences`);
+  },
+
   actions: {
 
     impersonate() { return this.get("model").impersonate(); },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user-index.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user-index.hbs
index 069d47ecb29..f6a7a2d75e1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user-index.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user-index.hbs
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@
   <div class='display-row'>
     <div class='field'>{{i18n 'user.avatar.title'}}</div>
     <div class='value'>{{avatar content imageSize="large"}}</div>
+    <div class="controls">
+      {{{i18n "admin.user.visit_profile" url=preferencesPath}}}
+    </div>
   </div>
 
   <div class='display-row'>
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index c44767ba538..0ab3ececb79 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -3254,6 +3254,8 @@ en:
         reset_bounce_score:
           label: "Reset"
           title: "Reset bounce score back to 0"
+        visit_profile: "Visit <a href='%{url}'>this user's preferences page</a> to edit their profile"
+
         deactivate_explanation: "A deactivated user must re-validate their email."
         suspended_explanation: "A suspended user can't log in."
         block_explanation: "A blocked user can't post or start topics."