diff --git a/src/middleware/middleware.js b/src/middleware/middleware.js
index 1dd5eee7bc..bc07719ade 100644
--- a/src/middleware/middleware.js
+++ b/src/middleware/middleware.js
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ middleware.checkAccountPermissions = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 middleware.redirectUidToUserslug = function(req, res, next) {
-	var uid = parseInt(req.params.userslug, 10);
+	var uid = parseInt(req.params.uid, 10);
 	if (!uid) {
 		return next();
 	}
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ middleware.redirectUidToUserslug = function(req, res, next) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
 
-		var path = req.path.replace(/^\/api/, '').replace(uid, function() { return userslug; });
+		var path = req.path.replace(/^\/api/, '')
+				.replace('uid', 'user')
+				.replace(uid, function() { return userslug; });
 		controllers.helpers.redirect(res, path);
 	});
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/accounts.js b/src/routes/accounts.js
index 48d23b0ce0..9ee4b3af20 100644
--- a/src/routes/accounts.js
+++ b/src/routes/accounts.js
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ var helpers = require('./helpers');
 var setupPageRoute = helpers.setupPageRoute;
 
 module.exports = function (app, middleware, controllers) {
-	var middlewares = [middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.redirectUidToUserslug];
-	var accountMiddlewares = [middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.checkAccountPermissions, middleware.redirectUidToUserslug];
+	var middlewares = [middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings];
+	var accountMiddlewares = [middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, middleware.checkAccountPermissions];
+
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/uid/:uid/:section?', middleware, [], middleware.redirectUidToUserslug);
 
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/user/:userslug', middleware, middlewares, controllers.accounts.profile.get);
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/user/:userslug/following', middleware, middlewares, controllers.accounts.follow.getFollowing);
diff --git a/src/socket.io/user.js b/src/socket.io/user.js
index 59672c006b..c38bcc5bbf 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/user.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/user.js
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ SocketUser.follow = function(socket, data, callback) {
 				bodyShort: '[[notifications:user_started_following_you, ' + userData.username + ']]',
 				nid: 'follow:' + data.uid + ':uid:' + socket.uid,
 				from: socket.uid,
-				path: '/user/' + socket.uid,
+				path: '/uid/' + socket.uid,
 				mergeId: 'notifications:user_started_following_you'
 			}, next);
 		},