diff --git a/r2/r2/config/routing.py b/r2/r2/config/routing.py
index 8013478d1..bd0fa4a31 100644
--- a/r2/r2/config/routing.py
+++ b/r2/r2/config/routing.py
@@ -126,13 +126,15 @@ def make_map():
        where='overview')
     mc('/user/:username/:where', controller='user', action='listing',
        where='overview')
-    mc('/u/:username', controller='redirect', action='user_redirect')
 
     mc('/user/:username/m/:multi', controller='hot', action='listing')
     mc('/user/:username/m/:multi/new', controller='new', action='listing')
     mc('/user/:username/m/:multi/:sort', controller='browse', sort='top',
        action='listing', requirements=dict(sort='top|controversial'))
 
+    mc('/u/:username', controller='redirect', action='user_redirect')
+    mc('/u/:username/*rest', controller='redirect', action='user_redirect')
+
     # preserve timereddit URLs from 4/1/2012
     mc('/t/:timereddit', controller='redirect', action='timereddit_redirect')
     mc('/t/:timereddit/*rest', controller='redirect',
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/redirect.py b/r2/r2/controllers/redirect.py
index d84173809..2cc7501b9 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/redirect.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/redirect.py
@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ class RedirectController(BaseController):
     def GET_redirect(self, dest):
         return redirect_to(str(dest))
 
-    def GET_user_redirect(self, username):
+    def GET_user_redirect(self, username, rest=None):
         user = chkuser(username)
         if not user:
             abort(400)
-        return redirect_to("/user/" + user, _code=301)
+        url = "/user/" + user
+        if rest:
+            url += "/" + rest
+        return redirect_to(str(url), _code=301)
 
     def GET_timereddit_redirect(self, timereddit, rest=None):
         tr_name = chksrname(timereddit)