diff --git a/api/urls.py b/api/urls.py
index 408cad4..730a13e 100644
--- a/api/urls.py
+++ b/api/urls.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from rest_framework import routers
 
 from .views import ContestViewSet, BandViewSet, FrequencyViewSet, EntryCategoryViewSet, ReferenceViewSet, QSOViewSet, \
-    ShadowCallViewSet
+    ShadowCallViewSet, UserProfileView
 
 router = routers.DefaultRouter()
 router.register('contests', ContestViewSet)
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ router.register('entrycategories', EntryCategoryViewSet)
 router.register('references', ReferenceViewSet)
 router.register('qsos', QSOViewSet, basename='qso')
 router.register('shadowcalls', ShadowCallViewSet)
+router.register('profile', UserProfileView, basename='profile')
 
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^', include(router.urls)),
diff --git a/api/views.py b/api/views.py
index 86d5cae..a6a9c97 100644
--- a/api/views.py
+++ b/api/views.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from rest_framework import viewsets
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
 from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated, IsAdminUser
-
+from rest_framework.response import Response
 
 from .serializers import ContestSerializer, BandSerializer, FrequencySerializer, EntryCategorySerializer, \
-    ReferenceSerializer, QSOSerializer, ShadowCallSerializer
+    ReferenceSerializer, QSOSerializer, ShadowCallSerializer, UserSerializer
 from contest.models import Contest, Band, Frequency, EntryCategory, Reference, QSO, ShadowCall
 
 
@@ -41,9 +42,13 @@ class QSOViewSet(viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
         return QSO.objects.filter(owner=self.request.user)
 
 
-class UserProfile(viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
-    """Return the currently authenticated user as a single item"""
-    pass
+class UserProfileView(APIView):
+    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
+
+    def get(self, request, format=None):
+        user = request.user
+        serializer = UserSerializer(user)
+        return Response(serializer.data)
 
 
 class ShadowCallViewSet(viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):