diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/user/user.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/user/user.controller.js
index 28dcedd677..a98eacd702 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/user/user.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/user/user.controller.js
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ angular.module("umbraco")
            $scope.changePasswordModel.value.confirm = "";
         }
 
+        $scope.editUser = function()  {
+          $location
+            .path('/users/users/user/' + $scope.user.id);
+          $scope.model.close();
+        }
+
         dashboardResource.getDashboard("user-dialog").then(function (dashboard) {
             $scope.dashboard = dashboard;
         });
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/user/user.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/user/user.html
index b926d9e266..fa85785868 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/user/user.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/user/user.html
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@
     </h5>
 
     <umb-button
-      action="model.close()"
+      action="editUser()"
       alias="editUser"
       button-style="action"
-      href="#/users/users/user/{{user.id}}"
       label="Edit"
       label-key="general_edit"
       ng-if="canEditProfile"
-      type="link">
+      type="button">
     </umb-button>
 
     <umb-button