diff --git a/actions/finishopenidlogin.php b/actions/finishopenidlogin.php
index 7033344537..27e5057ec1 100644
--- a/actions/finishopenidlogin.php
+++ b/actions/finishopenidlogin.php
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class FinishopenidloginAction extends Action {
 		$user = new User();
 		$user->id = $id;
 		$user->nickname = $nickname;
-		$user->uri = common_mint_tag('user:'.$id);
+		$user->uri = common_user_uri($user);
 		
 		if ($sreg['email'] && Validate::email($sreg['email'], true)) {
 			$user->email = $sreg['email'];
diff --git a/actions/newnotice.php b/actions/newnotice.php
index a3ba4c9ccf..6d98c820cc 100644
--- a/actions/newnotice.php
+++ b/actions/newnotice.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class NewnoticeAction extends Action {
 		}
 
 		$orig = clone($notice);
-		$notice->uri = common_mint_tag('notice:' . $id);
+		$notice->uri = common_notice_uri($notice);
 		
 		if (!$notice->update($orig)) {
 			common_server_error(_t('Problem saving notice.'));
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@ class NewnoticeAction extends Action {
 		common_notice_form();
 		common_show_footer();
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/actions/register.php b/actions/register.php
index c167701fd7..3ed892e7ff 100644
--- a/actions/register.php
+++ b/actions/register.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class RegisterAction extends Action {
 		$user->nickname = $nickname;
 		$user->password = common_munge_password($password, $id);
 		$user->created =  DB_DataObject_Cast::dateTime(); # current time
-		$user->uri = common_mint_tag('user:'.$id);
+		$user->uri = common_user_uri($user);
 		
 		$result = $user->insert();
 		if (!$result) {
diff --git a/actions/userbyid.php b/actions/userbyid.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9de32406a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/userbyid.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ * Laconica - a distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ * Copyright (C) 2008, Controlez-Vous, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+if (!defined('LACONICA')) { exit(1); }
+
+class UserbyidAction extends Action {
+    function handle($args) {
+        parent::handle($args);
+        $id = $this->trimmed('id');
+        if (!$id) {
+        	$this->client_error(_t('No id.'));
+		}
+		$user =& User::staticGet($id);
+		if (!$id) {
+			$this->client_error(_t('No such user.'));
+		}
+		common_redirect('showstream',
+			array('nickname' => $user->nickname));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/htaccess.sample b/htaccess.sample
index cd8ba10038..41ae878c63 100644
--- a/htaccess.sample
+++ b/htaccess.sample
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ RewriteRule ^settings/openid$ index.php?action=openidsettings [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^notice/new$ index.php?action=newnotice [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^notice/(\d+)$ index.php?action=shownotice&notice=$1 [L,QSA]
 
+RewriteRule ^user/(\d+)$ index.php?action=userbyid&id=$1 [L,QSA]
+
 RewriteRule ^(\w+)/subscriptions$ index.php?action=subscriptions&nickname=$1 [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^(\w+)/subscribers$ index.php?action=subscribers&nickname=$1 [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^(\w+)/xrds$ index.php?action=xrds&nickname=$1 [L,QSA]
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index e137799f2d..ae6752653d 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -572,6 +572,8 @@ function common_fancy_url($action, $args=NULL) {
 		}
 	 case 'confirmemail':
 		return common_path('main/confirmemail/'.$args['code']);
+	 case 'userbyid':
+	 	return common_path('user/'.$args['id']);
 	 default:
 		return common_simple_url($action, $args);
 	}
@@ -897,3 +899,12 @@ function common_copy_args($from) {
 	}
 	return $to;
 }
+
+function common_user_uri(&$user) {
+	return common_local_url('userbyid', array('id' => $user->id));
+}
+
+function common_notice_uri(&$notice) {
+	return common_local_url('shownotice', 
+		array('notice' => $notice->id));
+}