diff --git a/src/controllers/api.js b/src/controllers/api.js
index 73d98842b2..993d07976a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api.js
+++ b/src/controllers/api.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var categories = require('../categories');
 var privileges = require('../privileges');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
 var widgets = require('../widgets');
+var accountHelpers = require('../controllers/accounts/helpers');
 
 var apiController = {};
 
@@ -218,6 +219,22 @@ apiController.getObject = function(req, res, next) {
 	});
 };
 
+apiController.getCurrentUser = function(req, res, next) {
+	async.waterfall([
+		function(next) {
+			user.getUserField(req.uid, 'userslug', next);
+		},
+		function(userslug, next) {
+			accountHelpers.getUserDataByUserSlug(userslug, req.uid, next);
+		}
+	], function(err, userData) {
+		if (err) {
+			return next(err);
+		}
+		res.json(userData);
+	});
+};
+
 apiController.getUserByUID = function(req, res, next) {
 	byType('uid', req, res, next);
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index 1a84f59c3a..ee983f1cd5 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module.exports =  function(app, middleware, controllers) {
 	router.get('/config', middleware.applyCSRF, controllers.api.getConfig);
 	router.get('/widgets/render', controllers.api.renderWidgets);
 
+	router.get('/me', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.api.getCurrentUser);
 	router.get('/user/uid/:uid', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.api.getUserByUID);
 	router.get('/user/username/:username', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.api.getUserByUsername);
 	router.get('/user/email/:email', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.api.getUserByEmail);