diff --git a/web/react/components/channel_info_modal.jsx b/web/react/components/channel_info_modal.jsx
index 18e125de33..72c7c3daa9 100644
--- a/web/react/components/channel_info_modal.jsx
+++ b/web/react/components/channel_info_modal.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015 Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See License.txt for license information.
 
+import * as Utils from '../utils/utils.jsx';
 const Modal = ReactBootstrap.Modal;
 
 export default class ChannelInfoModal extends React.Component {
@@ -10,10 +11,13 @@ export default class ChannelInfoModal extends React.Component {
             channel = {
                 display_name: 'No Channel Found',
                 name: 'No Channel Found',
+                purpose: 'No Channel Found',
                 id: 'No Channel Found'
             };
         }
 
+        const channelURL = Utils.getShortenedTeamURL() + channel.name;
+
         return (
             <Modal
                 show={this.props.show}
@@ -28,13 +32,17 @@ export default class ChannelInfoModal extends React.Component {
                         <div className='col-sm-9'>{channel.display_name}</div>
                     </div>
                     <div className='row form-group'>
-                        <div className='col-sm-3 info__label'>{'Channel Handle:'}</div>
-                        <div className='col-sm-9'>{channel.name}</div>
+                        <div className='col-sm-3 info__label'>{'Channel URL:'}</div>
+                        <div className='col-sm-9'>{channelURL}</div>
                     </div>
                     <div className='row'>
                         <div className='col-sm-3 info__label'>{'Channel ID:'}</div>
                         <div className='col-sm-9'>{channel.id}</div>
                     </div>
+                    <div className='row'>
+                        <div className='col-sm-3 info__label'>{'Channel Purpose:'}</div>
+                        <div className='col-sm-9'>{channel.purpose}</div>
+                    </div>
                 </Modal.Body>
                 <Modal.Footer>
                     <button