diff --git a/server/api/admin.js b/server/api/admin.js
index 7f56c1c..cbc9b98 100644
--- a/server/api/admin.js
+++ b/server/api/admin.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ function cleanUserObject (dbe, admin) {
     id: dbe.id,
     username: dbe.username,
     display_name: dbe.display_name,
+    uuid: dbe.uuid,
     email: dbe.email,
     avatar_file: dbe.avatar_file,
     activated: dbe.activated === 1,
diff --git a/server/api/index.js b/server/api/index.js
index 8ee6276..028531d 100644
--- a/server/api/index.js
+++ b/server/api/index.js
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ const API = {
         scope = 'username'
         if (identifier.indexOf('@') !== -1) {
           scope = 'email'
+        } else if (identifier.length === 36 && identifier.match(/^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[1-5][0-9a-f]{3}-[89ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/i)) {
+          scope = 'uuid'
         }
       } else if (typeof identifier === 'object') {
         if (identifier.id != null) {
diff --git a/views/admin/index.pug b/views/admin/index.pug
index 885ff86..2b40f12 100644
--- a/views/admin/index.pug
+++ b/views/admin/index.pug
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ block body
 					{{/activated}}
 				</div>
 				<div class="display_name">{{display_name}}</div>
-				<div class="username">{{id}} - {{username}}</div>
+				<div class="username">{{id}} - {{username}} ({{uuid}})</div>
 				<div class="email">{{email}}</div>
 				<div class="privilege">Privilege: level {{nw_privilege}}</div>
 				<div class="timestamp">{{created_at}}</div>