diff --git a/api/responses/responses.go b/api/responses/responses.go
index 8ad60d5fc..fe701dbf2 100644
--- a/api/responses/responses.go
+++ b/api/responses/responses.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type Subsonic struct {
 	MusicFolders *MusicFolders `xml:"musicFolders,omitempty"                        json:"musicFolders,omitempty"`
 	Indexes      *Indexes      `xml:"indexes,omitempty"                             json:"indexes,omitempty"`
 	Directory    *Directory    `xml:"directory,omitempty"                           json:"directory,omitempty"`
+	User         *User `xml:"user,omitempty"                           json:"user,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type JsonWrapper struct {
@@ -79,3 +80,23 @@ type Directory struct {
 	Id    string  `xml:"id,attr"                       json:"id"`
 	Name  string  `xml:"name,attr"                     json:"name"`
 }
+
+type User struct {
+	Username            string `xml:"username,attr" json:"username"`
+	Email               string `xml:"email,attr,omitempty" json:"email,omitempty"`
+	ScrobblingEnabled   bool `xml:"scrobblingEnabled,attr" json:"scrobblingEnabled"`
+	MaxBitRate          int `xml:"maxBitRate,attr,omitempty" json:"maxBitRate,omitempty"`
+	AdminRole           bool `xml:"adminRole,attr" json:"adminRole"`
+	SettingsRole        bool `xml:"settingsRole,attr" json:"settingsRole"`
+	DownloadRole        bool `xml:"downloadRole,attr" json:"downloadRole"`
+	UploadRole          bool `xml:"uploadRole,attr" json:"uploadRole"`
+	PlaylistRole        bool `xml:"playlistRole,attr" json:"playlistRole"`
+	CoverArtRole        bool `xml:"coverArtRole,attr" json:"coverArtRole"`
+	CommentRole         bool `xml:"commentRole,attr" json:"commentRole"`
+	PodcastRole         bool `xml:"podcastRole,attr" json:"podcastRole"`
+	StreamRole          bool `xml:"streamRole,attr" json:"streamRole"`
+	JukeboxRole         bool `xml:"jukeboxRole,attr" json:"jukeboxRole"`
+	ShareRole           bool `xml:"shareRole,attr" json:"shareRole"`
+	VideoConversionRole bool `xml:"videoConversionRole,attr" json:"videoConversionRole"`
+	Folder              []int `xml:"folder,omitempty" json:"folder,omitempty"`
+}
diff --git a/api/responses/responses_test.go b/api/responses/responses_test.go
index 1aa733c79..7e4e4abd3 100644
--- a/api/responses/responses_test.go
+++ b/api/responses/responses_test.go
@@ -124,6 +124,28 @@ func TestSubsonicResponses(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 		})
 
+		Convey("User", func() {
+			response.User = &User{Username: "deluan"}
+			Convey("Without optional fields", func() {
+				Convey("XML", func() {
+					So(response, ShouldMatchXML, `<subsonic-response xmlns="http://subsonic.org/restapi" status="ok" version="1.0.0"><user username="deluan" scrobblingEnabled="false" adminRole="false" settingsRole="false" downloadRole="false" uploadRole="false" playlistRole="false" coverArtRole="false" commentRole="false" podcastRole="false" streamRole="false" jukeboxRole="false" shareRole="false" videoConversionRole="false"></user></subsonic-response>`)
+				})
+				Convey("JSON", func() {
+					So(response, ShouldMatchJSON, `{"status":"ok","user":{"adminRole":false,"commentRole":false,"coverArtRole":false,"downloadRole":false,"jukeboxRole":false,"playlistRole":false,"podcastRole":false,"scrobblingEnabled":false,"settingsRole":false,"shareRole":false,"streamRole":false,"uploadRole":false,"username":"deluan","videoConversionRole":false},"version":"1.0.0"}`)
+				})
+			})
+			Convey("With optional fields", func() {
+				response.User.Email = "gosonic@deluan.com"
+				response.User.Folder = []int{1}
+				Convey("XML", func() {
+					So(response, ShouldMatchXML, `<subsonic-response xmlns="http://subsonic.org/restapi" status="ok" version="1.0.0"><user username="deluan" email="gosonic@deluan.com" scrobblingEnabled="false" adminRole="false" settingsRole="false" downloadRole="false" uploadRole="false" playlistRole="false" coverArtRole="false" commentRole="false" podcastRole="false" streamRole="false" jukeboxRole="false" shareRole="false" videoConversionRole="false"><folder>1</folder></user></subsonic-response>`)
+				})
+				Convey("JSON", func() {
+					So(response, ShouldMatchJSON, `{"status":"ok","user":{"adminRole":false,"commentRole":false,"coverArtRole":false,"downloadRole":false,"email":"gosonic@deluan.com","folder":[1],"jukeboxRole":false,"playlistRole":false,"podcastRole":false,"scrobblingEnabled":false,"settingsRole":false,"shareRole":false,"streamRole":false,"uploadRole":false,"username":"deluan","videoConversionRole":false},"version":"1.0.0"}`)
+				})
+			})
+		})
+
 		Reset(func() {
 			response = &Subsonic{Status: "ok", Version: "1.0.0"}
 		})
diff --git a/api/users.go b/api/users.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df3d647db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/users.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package api
+
+import "github.com/deluan/gosonic/api/responses"
+
+type UsersController struct{ BaseAPIController }
+
+// TODO This is a placeholder. The real one has to read this info from a config file
+func (c *UsersController) GetUser() {
+	r := c.NewEmpty()
+	r.User = &responses.User{}
+	r.User.Username = c.GetParameter("username", "Required string parameter 'username' is not present")
+	r.User.StreamRole = true
+	r.User.DownloadRole = true
+	c.SendResponse(r)
+}
+
diff --git a/conf/router.go b/conf/router.go
index 9aa10f452..f5c93fe15 100644
--- a/conf/router.go
+++ b/conf/router.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func mapEndpoints() {
 		beego.NSRouter("/getCoverArt.view", &api.GetCoverArtController{}, "*:Get"),
 		beego.NSRouter("/stream.view", &api.StreamController{}, "*:Get"),
 		beego.NSRouter("/download.view", &api.StreamController{}, "*:Get"),
+		beego.NSRouter("/getUser.view", &api.UsersController{}, "*:GetUser"),
 	)
 	beego.AddNamespace(ns)