diff --git a/src/widgets/accountpopup.cpp b/src/widgets/accountpopup.cpp
index 5c6288274..93e526afa 100644
--- a/src/widgets/accountpopup.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/accountpopup.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "widgets/accountpopup.hpp"
+#include "channel.hpp"
 #include "credentials.hpp"
 #include "ui_accountpopupform.h"
 
@@ -13,9 +14,10 @@
 namespace chatterino {
 namespace widgets {
 
-AccountPopupWidget::AccountPopupWidget()
+AccountPopupWidget::AccountPopupWidget(std::shared_ptr<Channel> channel)
     : QWidget(nullptr)
     , _ui(new Ui::AccountPopup)
+    , _channel(channel)
 {
     _ui->setupUi(this);
 
@@ -29,6 +31,11 @@ AccountPopupWidget::AccountPopupWidget()
     });
 }
 
+void AccountPopupWidget::setChannel(std::shared_ptr<Channel> channel)
+{
+    this->_channel = channel;
+}
+
 void AccountPopupWidget::setName(const QString &name)
 {
     _ui->lblUsername->setText(name);
diff --git a/src/widgets/accountpopup.hpp b/src/widgets/accountpopup.hpp
index 346ac934b..ccbf57317 100644
--- a/src/widgets/accountpopup.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/accountpopup.hpp
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ class AccountPopupWidget : public QWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    AccountPopupWidget();
+    AccountPopupWidget(std::shared_ptr<Channel> channel);
 
     void setName(const QString &name);
+    void setChannel(std::shared_ptr<Channel> channel);
 
 private:
     Ui::AccountPopup *_ui;
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ private:
     void getUserData();
     void loadAvatar(const QUrl &avatarUrl);
 
+    std::shared_ptr<Channel> _channel;
+
     QString userID;
     QPixmap avatar;
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/chatwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/chatwidget.cpp
index 6c0f6cc41..97fd13010 100644
--- a/src/widgets/chatwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/chatwidget.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ ChatWidget::ChatWidget(ChannelManager &_channelManager, NotebookPage *parent)
     , completionManager(parent->completionManager)
     , channelName("/chatWidgets/" + std::to_string(index++) + "/channelName")
     , channel(_channelManager.emptyChannel)
+    , userPopupWidget(_channelManager.emptyChannel)
     , vbox(this)
     , header(this)
     , view(this)
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ void ChatWidget::setChannel(std::shared_ptr<Channel> _newChannel)
         this->header.checkLive();
     });
 
+    this->userPopupWidget.setChannel(_newChannel);
+
     // on new message
     this->messageAppendedConnection =
         this->channel->messageAppended.connect([this](SharedMessage &message) {
diff --git a/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.cpp b/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.cpp
index a05d3f7ed..70f1dc2c9 100644
--- a/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/chatwidgetview.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ ChatWidgetView::ChatWidgetView(ChatWidget *_chatWidget)
     : BaseWidget(_chatWidget)
     , chatWidget(_chatWidget)
     , scrollBar(this)
+    , userPopupWidget(_chatWidget->getChannelRef())
     , selectionStart(0, 0)
     , selectionEnd(0, 0)
     , selectionMin(0, 0)