diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/settings/staff/user-loading.js b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/settings/staff/user-loading.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..561d4686c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/settings/staff/user-loading.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import Controller from '@ember/controller';
+import {alias} from '@ember/object/computed';
+import {inject as service} from '@ember/service';
+
+export default Controller.extend({
+    session: service(),
+
+    user: alias('model'),
+    currentUser: alias('session.user')
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/routes/settings/staff/index.js b/ghost/admin/app/routes/settings/staff/index.js
index 84fba06ce9..20d1246f4a 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/routes/settings/staff/index.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/routes/settings/staff/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ export default class IndexRoute extends AuthenticatedRoute {
     @service infinity;
     @service session;
 
+    beforeModel() {
+        super.beforeModel(...arguments);
+
+        const user = this.session.user;
+
+        if (!user.isAdmin) {
+            return this.transitionTo('settings.staff.user', user);
+        }
+    }
+
     model() {
         return this.session.user;
     }
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/templates/settings/staff/user-loading.hbs b/ghost/admin/app/templates/settings/staff/user-loading.hbs
index 9167696e79..33bd3846ea 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/templates/settings/staff/user-loading.hbs
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/templates/settings/staff/user-loading.hbs
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 <section class="gh-canvas">
     <GhCanvasHeader class="gh-canvas-header">
-        <h2 class="gh-canvas-title" data-test-screen-title>
-            <LinkTo @route="settings">Settings</LinkTo>
-            <span>{{svg-jar "arrow-right"}}</span>
-            <LinkTo @route="settings.staff" data-test-staff-link={{true}}>Staff</LinkTo>
-            <span>{{svg-jar "arrow-right"}}</span>
-            {{this.user.name}}
-        </h2>
+        {{!-- Remove breadcrumbs for Authors and Contributors --}}
+        {{#if this.currentUser.isAuthorOrContributor}}
+            <h2 class="gh-canvas-title" data-test-screen-title>Your profile</h2>
+        {{else}}
+            <h2 class="gh-canvas-title" data-test-screen-title>
+                <LinkTo @route="settings">Settings</LinkTo>
+                <span>{{svg-jar "arrow-right"}}</span>
+                <LinkTo @route="settings.staff" data-test-staff-link={{true}}>Staff</LinkTo>
+                <span>{{svg-jar "arrow-right"}}</span>
+                {{this.user.name}}
+            </h2>
+        {{/if}}
 
         <section class="view-actions">
             <div class="gh-btn gh-btn-primary"><span>Save</span></div>