diff --git a/doc/api/http_api.md b/doc/api/http_api.md
index a7fc0bedd..0543ef71a 100644
--- a/doc/api/http_api.md
+++ b/doc/api/http_api.md
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ returns the number of user that are currently editing this pad
 returns the list of users that are currently editing this pad
 
 *Example returns:*
-  * `{code: 0, message:"ok", data: {padUsers: [{colorId:"#c1a9d9","name":"username1","timestamp":1345228793126},{"colorId":"#d9a9cd","name":"Hmmm","timestamp":1345228796042}]}}`
+  * `{code: 0, message:"ok", data: {padUsers: [{colorId:"#c1a9d9","name":"username1","timestamp":1345228793126,"id":"a.n4gEeMLsvg12452n"},{"colorId":"#d9a9cd","name":"Hmmm","timestamp":1345228796042,"id":"a.n4gEeMLsvg12452n"}]}}`
   * `{code: 0, message:"ok", data: {padUsers: []}}`
 
 #### deletePad(padID)
diff --git a/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js b/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
index 24f72c796..ceef5de74 100644
--- a/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
+++ b/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.js
@@ -1536,6 +1536,7 @@ exports.padUsers = function (padID, callback) {
       }
       var aid = sessioninfos[ix].author;
       authorManager.getAuthor( aid, function ( err, author ) {
+        author.id = aid;
         authors.push( author );
         if ( authors.length === pad2sessions[padID].length ) {
           callback(null, {padUsers: authors});