diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.hbs
index 60fc4a42a1d..1203205d38f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.hbs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
             {{#if controller.showParticipants}}
               <td class='participants'>
                 {{#each participants}}
-                  <a href="{{user.path}}" class="{{extras}}">{{avatar this usernamePath="user.username" imageSize="small"}}</a>
+                <a href="{{unbound user.path}}" data-user-card="{{unbound user.username}}" class="{{unbound extras}}">{{avatar this usernamePath="user.username" imageSize="small"}}</a>
                 {{/each}}
               </td>
             {{/if}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/components/basic-topic-list.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/components/basic-topic-list.hbs
index 78ba9006db0..6023398d19c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/components/basic-topic-list.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/components/basic-topic-list.hbs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
               {{#if controller.showParticipants}}
                 <div class='participants'>
                   {{#each participants}}
-                    <a href="{{user.path}}" class="{{extras}}">{{avatar this usernamePath="user.username" imageSize="small"}}</a>
+                    <a href="{{unbound user.path}}" class="{{unbound extras}}">{{avatar this usernamePath="user.username" imageSize="small"}}</a>
                   {{/each}}
                 </div>
               {{/if}}