diff --git a/deluge/ui/client.py b/deluge/ui/client.py
index 466b5951c..26cef631f 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/client.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/client.py
@@ -758,6 +758,15 @@ class Client(object):
         """
         return self._daemon_proxy.get_bytes_sent()
 
+    def get_auth_user(self):
+        """
+        Returns the current authenticated username.
+
+        :returns: the authenticated username
+        :rtype: str
+        """
+        return self._daemon_proxy.username
+
     def get_auth_level(self):
         """
         Returns the authentication level the daemon returned upon authentication.