diff --git a/src/components/Modal/UserModal/UserModal.vue b/src/components/Modal/UserModal/UserModal.vue
index 3913715fee..faea1f63cf 100644
--- a/src/components/Modal/UserModal/UserModal.vue
+++ b/src/components/Modal/UserModal/UserModal.vue
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       <user-icon
         v-if="!isMobile"
         :user-id="id"
-        prevent-modal
+        :prevent-modal="false"
         :class="$style.icon"
         :style="styles.icon"
       />
@@ -112,4 +112,9 @@ const { userDetail } = useUserDetail(props)
   margin: auto;
   border: 6px solid $theme-background-secondary-border;
 }
+
+.icon[role='button'] {
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/UI/UserIcon.vue b/src/components/UI/UserIcon.vue
index ea534352b0..4e7ec68541 100644
--- a/src/components/UI/UserIcon.vue
+++ b/src/components/UI/UserIcon.vue
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ const props = withDefaults(
     size: 36,
     indicatorSize: 10,
     preventModal: false,
-    hasNotification: false,
-    isInactive: false
+    hasNotification: false
   }
 )
 
@@ -78,8 +77,7 @@ const styles = reactive({
     height: `${props.size}px`,
     backgroundImage: userIconFileId.value
       ? `url(${buildUserIconPath(userIconFileId.value)})`
-      : undefined,
-    pointerEvents: props.preventModal ? ('none' as const) : undefined
+      : undefined
   }))
 })