diff --git a/privatemsg.module b/privatemsg.module
index 2610f62..62000c8 100644
--- a/privatemsg.module
+++ b/privatemsg.module
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ function privatemsg_menu() {
     'page callback'    => 'privatemsg_list_page',
     'page arguments'   => array('list', 1),
     'file'             => 'privatemsg.pages.inc',
-    'access callback'  => 'privatemsg_user_access',
+    'access callback'  => 'privatemsg_ownuser_access',
     'access arguments' => array('read all private messages'),
     'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
   );
@@ -349,6 +349,36 @@ function privatemsg_user_access($permission = 'read privatemsg', $account = NULL
 }
 
 /**
+ * Privatemsg wrapper for user_access and the user/%/messages menu options,
+ * allow access to the own profile, otherwise calls to privatemsg_user_access
+ *
+ * @param $permission
+ *   Permission string, defaults to read privatemsg
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   TRUE if user has access, FALSE if not
+ *
+ * @ingroup api
+ */
+function privatemsg_ownuser_access ($permission = NULL, $account = NULL) {
+  if ( $account === NULL ) {
+    global $user;
+    $account = $user;
+  }
+
+  if (!$account->uid) { // Disallow anonymous access, regardless of permissions
+    return FALSE ;
+  }
+
+  else if (arg(0) == 'user' && is_numeric(arg(1)) && $account->uid == arg(1))
+    return TRUE ;
+
+  else
+    return privatemsg_user_access($permission, $account) ;
+}
+
+
+/**
  * Check access to the view messages page.
  *
  * Function to restrict the access of the view messages page to just the
diff --git a/privatemsg.pages.inc b/privatemsg.pages.inc
index 162aba1..abb1c83 100644
--- a/privatemsg.pages.inc
+++ b/privatemsg.pages.inc
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ function privatemsg_list_page($argument = 'list', $uid = NULL) {
     // Has rights and user_load return an array so user does exist
     $account = $account_check;
   }
+  // redirect to 'messages' if it's the own profile
+  else if ((int)$uid > 0 && $uid == $user->uid) {
+      drupal_goto('messages') ;
+      return ;
+  }
 
   return drupal_get_form('privatemsg_list', $argument, $account);
 }