diff --git a/static/js/recent_topics_ui.js b/static/js/recent_topics_ui.js
index f9c26db506..dac3a22d19 100644
--- a/static/js/recent_topics_ui.js
+++ b/static/js/recent_topics_ui.js
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ export function initialize() {
         filters = new Set(ls.get(ls_key));
     }
 
-    $("#recent_topics_table").on("click", ".participant_profile", function (e) {
+    $("body").on("click", "#recent_topics_table .participant_profile", function (e) {
         const participant_user_id = Number.parseInt($(this).attr("data-user-id"), 10);
         e.stopPropagation();
         const user = people.get_by_user_id(participant_user_id);