diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_common.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_common.go
index 531219c..48ed49a 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_common.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_common.go
@@ -102,6 +102,18 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetScanStatus(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
 	return sub
 }
 
+func (c *Controller) ServeGetUser(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
+	user := r.Context().Value(key.User).(*model.User)
+	sub := spec.NewResponse()
+	sub.User = &spec.User{
+		Username:          user.Name,
+		AdminRole:         user.IsAdmin,
+		ScrobblingEnabled: user.LastFMSession != "",
+		Folder:            []int{1},
+	}
+	return sub
+}
+
 func (c *Controller) ServeNotFound(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
 	return spec.NewError(70, "view not found")
 }
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/spec.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/spec.go
index 222db18..73c01d0 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/spec.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/spec.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type Response struct {
 	Licence           *Licence           `xml:"license"       json:"license,omitempty"`
 	SearchResultTwo   *SearchResultTwo   `xml:"searchResult2" json:"searchResult2,omitempty"`
 	SearchResultThree *SearchResultThree `xml:"searchResult3" json:"searchResult3,omitempty"`
+	User              *User              `xml:"user"          json:"user,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func NewResponse() *Response {
@@ -177,3 +178,21 @@ type SearchResultThree struct {
 	Albums  []*Album      `xml:"album,omitempty"  json:"album,omitempty"`
 	Tracks  []*TrackChild `xml:"song,omitempty"   json:"song,omitempty"`
 }
+
+type User struct {
+	Username            string `xml:"username,attr"            json:"username"`
+	ScrobblingEnabled   bool   `xml:"scrobblingEnabled,attr"   json:"scrobblingEnabled"`
+	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,attr"              json:"folder"`
+}
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index b8947fb..166c9ef 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func New(db *db.DB, musicPath string, listenAddr string) *Server {
 		redirectTo := fmt.Sprintf("/rest/startScan.view?%s", r.URL.Query().Encode())
 		http.Redirect(w, r, redirectTo, http.StatusMovedPermanently)
 	})
+	// common middleware for admin and subsonic routes
 	router.Use(ctrlBase.WithLogging)
 	router.Use(ctrlBase.WithCORS)
 	server := &http.Server{
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ func New(db *db.DB, musicPath string, listenAddr string) *Server {
 
 func (s *Server) SetupAdmin() error {
 	ctrl := ctrladmin.New(s.ctrlBase)
-	// TODO: remove all the H()s
+	//
+	// begin public routes (creates session)
 	routPublic := s.router.PathPrefix("/admin").Subrouter()
 	routPublic.Use(ctrl.WithSession)
 	routPublic.Handle("/login", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeLogin))
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ func (s *Server) SetupAdmin() error {
 	routUser.Handle("/change_own_password_do", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeChangeOwnPasswordDo))
 	routUser.Handle("/link_lastfm_do", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeLinkLastFMDo))
 	routUser.Handle("/unlink_lastfm_do", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeUnlinkLastFMDo))
+	//
 	// begin admin routes (if session is valid, and is admin)
 	routAdmin := routUser.NewRoute().Subrouter()
 	routAdmin.Use(ctrl.WithAdminSession)
@@ -101,24 +104,29 @@ func (s *Server) SetupSubsonic() error {
 	rout := s.router.PathPrefix("/rest").Subrouter()
 	rout.Use(ctrl.WithValidSubsonicArgs)
 	rout.NotFoundHandler = ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeNotFound)
-	// common
+	//
+	// begin common
 	rout.Handle("/getLicense{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeGetLicence))
 	rout.Handle("/getMusicFolders{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeGetMusicFolders))
 	rout.Handle("/getScanStatus{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeGetScanStatus))
 	rout.Handle("/ping{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServePing))
 	rout.Handle("/scrobble{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeScrobble))
 	rout.Handle("/startScan{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeStartScan))
-	// raw
+	rout.Handle("/getUser{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeGetUser))
+	//
+	// begin raw
 	rout.Handle("/download{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.HR(ctrl.ServeStream))
 	rout.Handle("/getCoverArt{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.HR(ctrl.ServeGetCoverArt))
 	rout.Handle("/stream{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.HR(ctrl.ServeStream))
-	// browse by tag
+	//
+	// begin browse by tag
 	rout.Handle("/getAlbum{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeGetAlbum))
 	rout.Handle("/getAlbumList2{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeGetAlbumListTwo))
 	rout.Handle("/getArtist{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeGetArtist))
 	rout.Handle("/getArtists{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeGetArtists))
 	rout.Handle("/search3{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeSearchThree))
-	// browse by folder
+	//
+	// begin browse by folder
 	rout.Handle("/getIndexes{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeGetIndexes))
 	rout.Handle("/getMusicDirectory{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeGetMusicDirectory))
 	rout.Handle("/getAlbumList{_:(?:\\.view)?}", ctrl.H(ctrl.ServeGetAlbumList))