diff --git a/src/auth.ts b/src/auth.ts
index a6c13a2cc..7b3444878 100644
--- a/src/auth.ts
+++ b/src/auth.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 import * as errors from 'balena-errors';
 import memoizee from 'memoizee';
 import type { InjectedDependenciesParam, InjectedOptionsParam } from '.';
-import { WhoamiResult } from './types/auth';
+import { UserInfo, WhoamiResult } from './types/auth';
 
 const getAuth = function (
 	deps: InjectedDependenciesParam,
@@ -279,6 +279,21 @@ const getAuth = function (
 		});
 	}
 
+	async function getUserInfo(): Promise<UserInfo> {
+		const actor = await getActorDetails();
+
+		if (actor.actorType !== 'user') {
+			throw new Error(
+				'The authentication credentials in use are not of a user',
+			);
+		}
+		return {
+			id: actor.actorTypeId,
+			email: actor.email,
+			username: actor.username,
+		};
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @summary Get current logged in user's id
 	 * @name getUserId
@@ -501,6 +516,7 @@ const getAuth = function (
 		getUserId,
 		getUserActorId,
 		getEmail,
+		getUserInfo,
 		logout,
 		register,
 		verifyEmail,
diff --git a/src/types/auth.ts b/src/types/auth.ts
index b5f28acb9..0f0dc257b 100644
--- a/src/types/auth.ts
+++ b/src/types/auth.ts
@@ -24,3 +24,9 @@ export type WhoamiResult =
 	| UserKeyWhoAmIResponse
 	| ApplicationKeyWhoAmIResponse
 	| DeviceKeyWhoAmIResponse;
+
+export interface UserInfo {
+	id: number;
+	username: string;
+	email: string | null;
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration/auth.spec.ts b/tests/integration/auth.spec.ts
index f22abb222..74e441575 100644
--- a/tests/integration/auth.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/auth.spec.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@ describe('SDK authentication', function () {
 			});
 		});
 
+		describe('balena.auth.getUserInfo()', () => {
+			it('should be rejected with an error', async function () {
+				const promise = balena.auth.getUserInfo();
+				await expect(promise).to.be.rejected.and.eventually.have.property(
+					'code',
+					'BalenaNotLoggedIn',
+				);
+			});
+		});
+
 		describe('balena.auth.getUserId()', () => {
 			it('should be rejected with an error', async function () {
 				const promise = balena.auth.getUserId();
@@ -215,6 +225,16 @@ describe('SDK authentication', function () {
 			});
 		});
 
+		describe('balena.auth.getUserInfo()', () => {
+			it('should be rejected with an error', async function () {
+				const promise = balena.auth.getUserInfo();
+				await expect(promise).to.be.rejected.and.eventually.have.property(
+					'code',
+					'BalenaNotLoggedIn',
+				);
+			});
+		});
+
 		describe('balena.auth.getUserId()', () => {
 			it('should be rejected with an error', async function () {
 				const promise = balena.auth.getUserId();
@@ -265,6 +285,16 @@ describe('SDK authentication', function () {
 			});
 		});
 
+		describe('balena.auth.getUserInfo()', () => {
+			it('should be rejected with an error', async function () {
+				const userInfo = await balena.auth.getUserInfo();
+				expect(userInfo.email).to.equal(credentials.email);
+				expect(userInfo.username).to.equal(credentials.username);
+				expect(userInfo.id).to.be.a('number');
+				expect(userInfo.id).to.be.greaterThan(0);
+			});
+		});
+
 		describe('balena.auth.getUserId()', () => {
 			it('should eventually be a user id', async () => {
 				const userId = await balena.auth.getUserId();
@@ -321,6 +351,16 @@ describe('SDK authentication', function () {
 			});
 		});
 
+		describe('balena.auth.getUserInfo()', () => {
+			it('should be rejected with an error', async function () {
+				const promise = balena.auth.getUserInfo();
+				await expect(promise).to.be.rejected.and.eventually.have.property(
+					'message',
+					'The authentication credentials in use are not of a user',
+				);
+			});
+		});
+
 		describe('balena.auth.getUserId()', () => {
 			it('should be rejected with an error', async () => {
 				const promise = balena.auth.getUserId();
@@ -389,6 +429,16 @@ describe('SDK authentication', function () {
 			});
 		});
 
+		describe('balena.auth.getUserInfo()', () => {
+			it('should be rejected with an error', async function () {
+				const promise = balena.auth.getUserInfo();
+				await expect(promise).to.be.rejected.and.eventually.have.property(
+					'message',
+					'The authentication credentials in use are not of a user',
+				);
+			});
+		});
+
 		describe('balena.auth.getUserId()', () => {
 			it('should be rejected with an error', async () => {
 				const promise = balena.auth.getUserId();
@@ -453,6 +503,16 @@ describe('SDK authentication', function () {
 			});
 		});
 
+		describe('balena.auth.getUserInfo()', () => {
+			it('should be rejected with an error', async function () {
+				const userInfo = await balena.auth.getUserInfo();
+				expect(userInfo.email).to.equal(credentials.email);
+				expect(userInfo.username).to.equal(credentials.username);
+				expect(userInfo.id).to.be.a('number');
+				expect(userInfo.id).to.be.greaterThan(0);
+			});
+		});
+
 		describe('balena.auth.getUserId()', () => {
 			it('should eventually be a user id', async () => {
 				const userId = await balena.auth.getUserId();