diff --git a/wp-includes/template-functions-author.php b/wp-includes/template-functions-author.php
index 4d112254dc..b6354db01d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/template-functions-author.php
+++ b/wp-includes/template-functions-author.php
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ function get_author_link($echo = false, $author_id, $author_nicename) {
 				$link = get_settings('home') . trailingslashit($link);
     }
 
+		$link = apply_filters('author_link', $link);
     if ($echo) echo $link;
     return $link;
 }