diff --git a/addons/website_forum/views/website_profile_templates.xml b/addons/website_forum/views/website_profile_templates.xml
index 64ffd51e3d7..cb0c253de9c 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/views/website_profile_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/website_forum/views/website_profile_templates.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <odoo><data>
-    <!--Private profile-->
-    <template id="private_profile" inherit_id="website_profile.private_profile">
-        <xpath expr="//div[@id='private_profile_return_link_container']" position="inside">
+    <!--Access Denied - Profile Page-->
+    <template id="profile_access_denied" inherit_id="website_profile.profile_access_denied">
+        <xpath expr="//div[@id='profile_access_denied_return_link_container']" position="inside">
             <t t-if="request.params.get('forum_id')">
                 <a t-attf-href="/forum/#{request.params.get('forum_id')}" class="btn btn-primary">Return to the forum</a>
             </t>
diff --git a/addons/website_profile/controllers/main.py b/addons/website_profile/controllers/main.py
index a408e0d972d..e77e92b8b32 100644
--- a/addons/website_profile/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website_profile/controllers/main.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import math
 from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
 from operator import itemgetter
 
-from odoo import fields, http, modules, tools
+from odoo import _, fields, http, tools
 from odoo.http import request
 from odoo.osv import expression
 
@@ -36,14 +36,22 @@ class WebsiteProfile(http.Controller):
         return False
 
     def _check_user_profile_access(self, user_id):
+        """ Takes a user_id and returns:
+            - (user record, False) when the user is granted access
+            - (False, str) when the user is denied access
+            Raises a Not Found Exception when the profile does not exist
+        """
         user_sudo = request.env['res.users'].sudo().browse(user_id)
         # User can access - no matter what - his own profile
         if user_sudo.id == request.env.user.id:
-            return user_sudo
-        if user_sudo.karma == 0 or not user_sudo.website_published or \
-            (user_sudo.id != request.session.uid and request.env.user.karma < request.website.karma_profile_min):
-            return False
-        return user_sudo
+            return user_sudo, False
+        if request.env.user.karma < request.website.karma_profile_min:
+            return False, _("Not have enough karma to view other users' profile.")
+        elif not user_sudo.exists():
+            raise request.not_found()
+        elif user_sudo.karma == 0 or not user_sudo.website_published:
+            return False, _('This profile is private!')
+        return user_sudo, False
 
     def _prepare_user_values(self, **kwargs):
         kwargs.pop('edit_translations', None) # avoid nuking edit_translations
@@ -84,14 +92,14 @@ class WebsiteProfile(http.Controller):
             field_name=field, width=int(width), height=int(height), crop=crop
         ).get_response()
 
-    @http.route(['/profile/user/<int:user_id>'], type='http', auth="public", website=True)
+    @http.route('/profile/user/<int:user_id>', type='http', auth='public', website=True)
     def view_user_profile(self, user_id, **post):
-        user = self._check_user_profile_access(user_id)
-        if not user:
-            return request.render("website_profile.private_profile")
+        user_sudo, denial_reason = self._check_user_profile_access(user_id)
+        if denial_reason:
+            return request.render('website_profile.profile_access_denied', {'denial_reason': denial_reason})
         values = self._prepare_user_values(**post)
         params = self._prepare_user_profile_parameters(**post)
-        values.update(self._prepare_user_profile_values(user, **params))
+        values.update(self._prepare_user_profile_values(user_sudo, **params))
         return request.render("website_profile.user_profile_main", values)
 
     # Edit Profile
diff --git a/addons/website_profile/views/website_profile.xml b/addons/website_profile/views/website_profile.xml
index 620061d4bcc..45c1b1a544e 100644
--- a/addons/website_profile/views/website_profile.xml
+++ b/addons/website_profile/views/website_profile.xml
@@ -508,12 +508,12 @@
         <h6 t-else="" t-field="badge.name" class="d-inline my-0"/>
     </template>
 
-    <!--Private profile-->
-    <template id="private_profile" name="Private Profile Page">
+    <!--Access Denied - Profile Page-->
+    <template id="profile_access_denied" name="Access Denied - Profile Page">
         <t t-call="website.layout">
             <div class="container mb32 mt48">
-                <h1 class="mt32">This profile is private!</h1>
-                <div id="private_profile_return_link_container">
+                <h1 class="mt32" t-out="denial_reason"/>
+                <div id="profile_access_denied_return_link_container">
                     <p><a t-attf-href="/">Return to the website.</a></p>
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/addons/website_slides/views/website_slides_templates_profile.xml b/addons/website_slides/views/website_slides_templates_profile.xml
index e6b4b744862..e2f5f22f83e 100644
--- a/addons/website_slides/views/website_slides_templates_profile.xml
+++ b/addons/website_slides/views/website_slides_templates_profile.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" ?>
 <odoo><data>
-    <!--Private profile-->
-    <template id="private_profile" inherit_id="website_profile.private_profile">
-        <xpath expr="//div[@id='private_profile_return_link_container']" position="inside">
+    <!--Access Denied - Profile Page-->
+    <template id="profile_access_denied" inherit_id="website_profile.profile_access_denied">
+        <xpath expr="//div[@id='profile_access_denied_return_link_container']" position="inside">
             <t t-if="request.params.get('channel_id')">
                 <p><a t-attf-href="/slides/course-#{request.params.get('channel_id')}">Return to the course.</a></p>
             </t>