diff --git a/packages/app/src/App.jsx b/packages/app/src/App.jsx
index 8cab7048..7025bfac 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/App.jsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/App.jsx
@@ -457,7 +457,14 @@ class App extends React.Component {
 		}
 
 		const user = await User.data()
+
 		await this.setState({ user })
+
+		const publicData = await User.publicData()
+
+		app.userData = {
+			...publicData,
+		}
 	}
 
 	render() {
diff --git a/packages/app/src/models/user/index.js b/packages/app/src/models/user/index.js
index d1a8298d..40232264 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/models/user/index.js
+++ b/packages/app/src/models/user/index.js
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ export default class User {
         return User.bridge.get.user(undefined, { username: token.username, _id: token.user_id })
     }
 
+    static async publicData() {
+        const token = await Session.decodedToken()
+
+        if (!token) {
+            return false
+        }
+
+        return User.bridge.get.userPublicData({ username: token.username })
+    }
+
     static async roles() {
         const token = await Session.decodedToken()
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/controllers/UserController/index.js b/packages/server/src/controllers/UserController/index.js
index 76e24d97..f3432e28 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/controllers/UserController/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/controllers/UserController/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ const AllowedPublicUpdateFields = [
     "description",
 ]
 
+const AllowedAnonPublicGetters = [
+    "username",
+    "fullName",
+    "avatar",
+    "roles"
+]
+
 const MaxStringsLengths = {
     fullName: 120,
     email: 320,
@@ -188,6 +195,32 @@ export default class UserController extends Controller {
                 })
             }),
         },
+        "/user/public_data": {
+            middlewares: ["withOptionalAuthentication"],
+            fn: async (req, res) => {
+                let user = req.query?.username ?? req.user.username
+
+                if (!user) {
+                    return res.status(400).json({
+                        error: "No user provided",
+                    })
+                }
+
+                user = await User.findOne({
+                    username: user,
+                }).catch(() => null)
+
+                if (!user) {
+                    return res.json({
+                        user: null,
+                    })
+                }
+
+                user = _.pick(user, AllowedAnonPublicGetters)
+
+                return res.json(user)
+            }
+        },
         "/self": {
             middlewares: ["withAuthentication"],
             fn: async (req, res) => {