diff --git a/src/main/scala/code/lib/ObpAPI.scala b/src/main/scala/code/lib/ObpAPI.scala
index ce9f7f5e..d5629778 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/code/lib/ObpAPI.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/code/lib/ObpAPI.scala
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ object ObpAPI extends Loggable {
     }
   }
 
-
+  def currentUser : Box[CurrentUserJson]= {
+    ObpGet("/v2.0.0/users/current").flatMap(_.extractOpt[CurrentUserJson])
+  }
 
 
 
@@ -534,6 +536,13 @@ object ObpJson {
     full_name: Option[String],
     logo: Option[String],
     website: Option[String])
+
+  case class CurrentUserJson(user_id: String,
+                             email: String,
+                             provider_id: String,
+                             provider: String,
+                             display_name: String
+                            )
 		  		  
   case class UserJson(id: Option[String],
     provider: Option[String],
diff --git a/src/main/scala/code/snippet/Login.scala b/src/main/scala/code/snippet/Login.scala
index 01e266ab..712a80ee 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/code/snippet/Login.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/code/snippet/Login.scala
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import net.liftweb.http.js.JsCmd
 import net.liftweb.util.Helpers
 import Helpers._
 import net.liftweb.http.SHtml
-import code.lib.OAuthClient
+import code.lib.{ObpAPI, OAuthClient}
 import net.liftweb.http.js.JsCmds.Noop
 
 class Login {
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class Login {
   // TODO show currently logged-in user / name
   private def loggedIn = {
     ".logged-out *" #> "" &
+      ".username *" #> ObpAPI.currentUser.map(u => u.display_name) &
     "#logout [onclick+]" #> SHtml.onEvent(s => {
       OAuthClient.logoutAll()
       Noop
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/templates-hidden/default.html b/src/main/webapp/templates-hidden/default.html
index 8ac5dc41..7d48e779 100755
--- a/src/main/webapp/templates-hidden/default.html
+++ b/src/main/webapp/templates-hidden/default.html
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see www.gnu.org/licenses/
                         <a class="settings-imgs__link" id="logout">
                             <img src="./media/images/logout-icon.png" alt="Log out icon" class="settings-logout__icon" >
                         </a>
+                        <span class="username"></span>
                         <!--
                         <a href="#" class="settings-imgs__link">
                             <img src="./media/images/settings-icon.png" alt="Settings icon" class="settings-imgs__icon">