diff --git a/install/package.json b/install/package.json
index d9ebed0948..e65bf82273 100644
--- a/install/package.json
+++ b/install/package.json
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         "nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone": "2.3.1",
         "nodebb-plugin-web-push": "0.7.3",
         "nodebb-rewards-essentials": "1.0.1",
-        "nodebb-theme-harmony": "2.0.39",
+        "nodebb-theme-harmony": "2.0.40",
         "nodebb-theme-lavender": "7.1.18",
         "nodebb-theme-peace": "2.2.39",
         "nodebb-theme-persona": "14.0.16",
diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/user.json b/public/language/en-GB/user.json
index 2810fbd3ab..42039d997f 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/user.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/user.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 	"chat": "Chat",
 	"chat-with": "Continue chat with %1",
 	"new-chat-with": "Start new chat with %1",
+	"view-remote": "View Original",
 	"flag-profile": "Flag Profile",
 	"profile-flagged": "Already flagged",
 	"follow": "Follow",
diff --git a/src/user/data.js b/src/user/data.js
index c9d8cb5ae6..5a620c375a 100644
--- a/src/user/data.js
+++ b/src/user/data.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const intFields = [
 
 module.exports = function (User) {
 	const fieldWhitelist = [
-		'uid', 'username', 'userslug', 'email', 'email:confirmed', 'joindate',
+		'uid', 'username', 'userslug', 'url', 'email', 'email:confirmed', 'joindate',
 		'lastonline', 'picture', 'icon:bgColor', 'fullname', 'birthday',
 		'aboutme', 'signature', 'uploadedpicture', 'profileviews', 'reputation',
 		'postcount', 'topiccount', 'lastposttime', 'banned', 'banned:expire',
@@ -235,6 +235,12 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 				user.username = validator.escape(user.username ? user.username.toString() : '');
 			}
 
+			if (user.hasOwnProperty('url')) {
+				// works around renderOverride supplying `url` to templates
+				user.remoteUrl = user.url;
+				delete user.url;
+			}
+
 			if (user.hasOwnProperty('email')) {
 				user.email = validator.escape(user.email ? user.email.toString() : '');
 			}