diff --git a/server/lib/plugins/plugin-helpers-builder.ts b/server/lib/plugins/plugin-helpers-builder.ts
index d57c69ef0..f1bc24d8b 100644
--- a/server/lib/plugins/plugin-helpers-builder.ts
+++ b/server/lib/plugins/plugin-helpers-builder.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { VideoBlacklistCreate } from '@shared/models'
 import { addAccountInBlocklist, addServerInBlocklist, removeAccountFromBlocklist, removeServerFromBlocklist } from '../blocklist'
 import { getServerConfig } from '../config'
 import { blacklistVideo, unblacklistVideo } from '../video-blacklist'
+import { UserModel } from '@server/models/account/user'
 
 function buildPluginHelpers (pluginModel: MPlugin, npmName: string): PeerTubeHelpers {
   const logger = buildPluginLogger(npmName)
@@ -163,6 +164,11 @@ function buildPluginRelatedHelpers (plugin: MPlugin, npmName: string) {
 
 function buildUserHelpers () {
   return {
-    getAuthUser: (res: express.Response) => res.locals.oauth?.token?.User
+    getAuthUser: (res: express.Response) => {
+      const user = res.locals.oauth?.token?.User
+      if (!user) return undefined
+
+      return UserModel.loadByIdFull(user.id)
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/models/account/user.ts b/server/models/account/user.ts
index 00c6d73aa..513455773 100644
--- a/server/models/account/user.ts
+++ b/server/models/account/user.ts
@@ -565,6 +565,10 @@ export class UserModel extends Model {
     return UserModel.unscoped().findByPk(id)
   }
 
+  static loadByIdFull (id: number): Promise<MUserDefault> {
+    return UserModel.findByPk(id)
+  }
+
   static loadByIdWithChannels (id: number, withStats = false): Promise<MUserDefault> {
     const scopes = [
       ScopeNames.WITH_VIDEOCHANNELS
diff --git a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-four/main.js b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-four/main.js
index 6ed0c20d2..b9b207b81 100644
--- a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-four/main.js
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-four/main.js
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ async function register ({
       return res.json({ routerRoute })
     })
 
-    router.get('/user', (req, res) => {
-      const user = peertubeHelpers.user.getAuthUser(res)
+    router.get('/user', async (req, res) => {
+      const user = await peertubeHelpers.user.getAuthUser(res)
       if (!user) return res.sendStatus(404)
 
       const isAdmin = user.role === 0
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ async function register ({
 
       return res.json({
         username: user.username,
+        displayName: user.Account.name,
         isAdmin,
         isModerator,
         isUser
diff --git a/server/tests/plugins/plugin-helpers.ts b/server/tests/plugins/plugin-helpers.ts
index 20020ec41..f72de8229 100644
--- a/server/tests/plugins/plugin-helpers.ts
+++ b/server/tests/plugins/plugin-helpers.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ describe('Test plugin helpers', function () {
       })
 
       expect(res.body.username).to.equal('root')
+      expect(res.body.displayName).to.equal('root')
       expect(res.body.isAdmin).to.be.true
       expect(res.body.isModerator).to.be.false
       expect(res.body.isUser).to.be.false
diff --git a/server/types/plugins/register-server-option.model.ts b/server/types/plugins/register-server-option.model.ts
index 4af476ed2..2432b7ac4 100644
--- a/server/types/plugins/register-server-option.model.ts
+++ b/server/types/plugins/register-server-option.model.ts
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ export type PeerTubeHelpers = {
 
   user: {
     // PeerTube >= 3.2
-    getAuthUser: (response: Response) => {
+    getAuthUser: (response: Response) => Promise<{
       id?: string
       username: string
       email: string
       blocked: boolean
       role: UserRole
-    } | undefined
+    } | undefined>
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/support/doc/plugins/guide.md b/support/doc/plugins/guide.md
index 53d53c26d..5b7d1cb31 100644
--- a/support/doc/plugins/guide.md
+++ b/support/doc/plugins/guide.md
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ function register ({
   router.get('/ping', (req, res) => res.json({ message: 'pong' }))
 
   // Users are automatically authenticated
-  router.get('/auth', (res, res) => {
-    const user = peertubeHelpers.user.getAuthUser(res)
+  router.get('/auth', async (res, res) => {
+    const user = await peertubeHelpers.user.getAuthUser(res)
 
     const isAdmin = user.role === 0
     const isModerator = user.role === 1