diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java
index 84bd1cb93..706a9112d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ public class GitHub {
         return MAPPER.readValue(getApiURL(tail),type);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Obtains the object that represents the named user.
+     */
     public GHUser getUser(String login) throws IOException {
         GHUser u = users.get(login);
         if (u==null) {
@@ -107,6 +110,14 @@ public class GitHub {
         return u;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the {@link GHUser} that represents yourself.
+     */
+    public GHUser getMyself() throws IOException {
+        requireCredential();
+        return getUser(login);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a new repository.
      *