diff --git a/services/mailer/mail_admin_new_user.go b/services/mailer/mail_admin_new_user.go
index e6372c5200..e9610e626a 100644
--- a/services/mailer/mail_admin_new_user.go
+++ b/services/mailer/mail_admin_new_user.go
@@ -51,16 +51,17 @@ func MailNewUser(ctx context.Context, u *user_model.User) {
 func mailNewUser(ctx context.Context, u *user_model.User, lang string, tos []string) {
 	locale := translation.NewLocale(lang)
 
+	manageUserURL := setting.AppURL + "admin/users/" + strconv.FormatInt(u.ID, 10)
 	subject := locale.Tr("mail.admin.new_user.subject", u.Name)
-	manageUserURL := setting.AppSubURL + "/admin/users/" + strconv.FormatInt(u.ID, 10)
 	body := locale.Tr("mail.admin.new_user.text", manageUserURL)
 	mailMeta := map[string]any{
-		"NewUser":  u,
-		"Subject":  subject,
-		"Body":     body,
-		"Language": locale.Language(),
-		"Locale":   locale,
-		"Str2html": templates.Str2html,
+		"NewUser":    u,
+		"NewUserUrl": u.HTMLURL(),
+		"Subject":    subject,
+		"Body":       body,
+		"Language":   locale.Language(),
+		"Locale":     locale,
+		"Str2html":   templates.Str2html,
 	}
 
 	var mailBody bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/services/mailer/mail_admin_new_user_test.go b/services/mailer/mail_admin_new_user_test.go
index 9e88972ca6..be6ecd9791 100644
--- a/services/mailer/mail_admin_new_user_test.go
+++ b/services/mailer/mail_admin_new_user_test.go
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ func TestAdminNotificationMail_test(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	setting.MailService = &mailService
-	setting.Domain = "localhost"
-	setting.AppSubURL = "http://localhost"
 
 	// test with SEND_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL_ON_NEW_USER enabled
 	setting.Admin.SendNotificationEmailOnNewUser = true
@@ -77,8 +75,9 @@ func TestAdminNotificationMail_test(t *testing.T) {
 	sa = func(msgs ...*Message) {
 		assert.Equal(t, len(msgs), 1, "Test provides only one admin user, so only one email must be sent")
 		assert.Equal(t, msgs[0].To, users[0].Email, "checks if the recipient is the admin of the instance")
-		manageUserURL := "/admin/users/" + strconv.FormatInt(users[1].ID, 10)
+		manageUserURL := setting.AppURL + "admin/users/" + strconv.FormatInt(users[1].ID, 10)
 		assert.Contains(t, msgs[0].Body, manageUserURL)
+		assert.Contains(t, msgs[0].Body, users[1].HTMLURL())
 		assert.Contains(t, msgs[0].Body, translatedKey, "the .Locale translates to nothing")
 		assert.Contains(t, msgs[0].Body, users[1].Name, "user name of the newly created user")
 		for _, untranslated := range []string{"mail.admin", "admin.users"} {
diff --git a/templates/mail/notify/admin_new_user.tmpl b/templates/mail/notify/admin_new_user.tmpl
index 07e7a602b2..34d1584f60 100644
--- a/templates/mail/notify/admin_new_user.tmpl
+++ b/templates/mail/notify/admin_new_user.tmpl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 <body>
 	<ul>
-		<h3>{{.Locale.Tr "mail.admin.new_user.user_info" | Str2html}}: {{.NewUser.Name}}</h3>
+		<h3>{{.Locale.Tr "mail.admin.new_user.user_info" | Str2html}}: <a href="{{.NewUserUrl}}">@{{.NewUser.Name}}</a></h3>
 		<li>{{.Locale.Tr "admin.users.created" | Str2html}}: {{DateTime "full" .NewUser.CreatedUnix}}</li>
 	</ul>
 	<p> {{.Body | Str2html}} </p>