diff --git a/files/templates/userpage.html b/files/templates/userpage.html
index 9f9832598c..e58f8b75a1 100644
--- a/files/templates/userpage.html
+++ b/files/templates/userpage.html
@@ -359,9 +359,7 @@
 <div class="container-fluid pb-0 text-center bg-white d-md-none" style="margin-top:-6px;border-radius:0!important;">
 	<div class="row">
 		<div class="col px-0">
-			<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="{{u.banner_url}}" {% if not v or v.newtabexternal %}target="_blank"{% endif %}>
-				<img alt="@{{u.username}}'s banner" class="userbanner" height="200" width="100%" src="{{u.banner_url}}">
-			</a> p
+			<img alt="@{{u.username}}'s banner" role="button" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#expandImageModal" onclick="expandDesktopImage('{{u.banner_url}}')" loading="lazy" src="{{u.banner_url}}" width=100% style="object-fit:cover;max-height:50vw!important">
 		</div>
 	</div>
 	<div class="row border-bottom">
@@ -781,4 +779,4 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block GIFpicker %}
-{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endblock %}