diff --git a/lang/en/message.php b/lang/en/message.php
index 49bd897dfe8..159aea2c925 100644
--- a/lang/en/message.php
+++ b/lang/en/message.php
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ $string['unreadnewmessage'] = 'New message from {$a}';
 $string['userisblockingyou'] = 'This user has blocked you from sending messages to them';
 $string['userisblockingyounoncontact'] = '{$a} only accepts messages from their contacts.';
 $string['viewinganotherusersmessagearea'] = 'You are viewing another user\'s message area.';
-$string['viewmessages'] = 'View messages';
 $string['viewmessageswith'] = 'View messages with {$a}';
 $string['viewnotificationresource'] = 'Go to: {$a}';
 $string['viewunreadmessageswith'] = 'View unread messages with {$a}';
diff --git a/message/templates/message_area_profile.mustache b/message/templates/message_area_profile.mustache
index 13250a3ce40..14903fa863b 100644
--- a/message/templates/message_area_profile.mustache
+++ b/message/templates/message_area_profile.mustache
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
 </div>
 <div class="profile" data-userid="{{userid}}" data-region="profile">
     <div class="user-container">
-        <img class="profile-picture" src="{{profileimageurl}}" alt="" />
+        <a data-action="profile-view" href="#">
+            <img class="profile-picture" src="{{profileimageurl}}"
+                 alt="{{#str}}pictureof, moodle, {{fullname}}{{/str}}"
+                 title="{{#str}}pictureof, moodle, {{fullname}}{{/str}}" />
+        </a>
         <div class="name-container">
             <div class="name">{{fullname}}</div>
             <div class="status {{#isonline}}online{{/isonline}}">
@@ -37,10 +41,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="actions">
         <div class="separator">
-            <a data-action="profile-view" href="#">{{#str}}viewprofile{{/str}}</a>
-        </div>
-        <div class="separator">
-            <a data-action="profile-send-message" href="#">{{#str}}viewmessages, message{{/str}}</a>
+            <a data-action="profile-send-message" href="#">{{#str}}sendmessage, message{{/str}}</a>
         </div>
         <div class="separator">
             {{#isblocked}}