diff --git a/app/src/main/aidl/com/geeksville/mesh/IMeshService.aidl b/app/src/main/aidl/com/geeksville/mesh/IMeshService.aidl
index a73a9a14..4efffd93 100644
--- a/app/src/main/aidl/com/geeksville/mesh/IMeshService.aidl
+++ b/app/src/main/aidl/com/geeksville/mesh/IMeshService.aidl
@@ -168,4 +168,7 @@ interface IMeshService {
 
     /// Stop providing location (from phone GPS) to mesh
     void stopProvideLocation();
+
+    /// Send request for node UserInfo
+    void requestUserInfo(in int destNum);
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/UIState.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/UIState.kt
index 50bebf72..60c90ca3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/UIState.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/UIState.kt
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import kotlin.math.roundToInt
 
-/// Given a human name, strip out the first letter of the first three words and return that as the initials for
-/// that user. If the original name is only one word, strip vowels from the original name and if the result is
-/// 3 or more characters, use the first three characters. If not, just take the first 3 characters of the
-/// original name.
+// / Given a human name, strip out the first letter of the first three words and return that as the initials for
+// / that user. If the original name is only one word, strip vowels from the original name and if the result is
+// / 3 or more characters, use the first three characters. If not, just take the first 3 characters of the
+// / original name.
 fun getInitials(nameIn: String): String {
     val nchars = 4
     val minchars = 2
@@ -411,6 +411,15 @@ class UIViewModel @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    fun requestUserInfo(destNum: Int) {
+        info("Requesting UserInfo for '$destNum'")
+        try {
+            meshService?.requestUserInfo( destNum )
+        } catch (ex: RemoteException) {
+            errormsg("Request NodeInfo error: ${ex.message}")
+        }
+    }
+
     fun requestPosition(destNum: Int, position: Position = Position(0.0, 0.0, 0)) {
         info("Requesting position for '$destNum'")
         try {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
index bbecf112..a2cdab6c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
@@ -1928,7 +1928,18 @@ class MeshService : Service(), Logging {
                 removeByNodenum = nodeNum
             })
         }
-
+        override fun requestUserInfo( destNum: Int ) = toRemoteExceptions {
+            if (destNum != myNodeNum) {
+                sendToRadio(newMeshPacketTo(destNum
+                ).buildMeshPacket(
+                    channel = nodeDBbyNodeNum[destNum]?.channel ?: 0
+                ) {
+                    portnumValue = Portnums.PortNum.NODEINFO_APP_VALUE
+                    wantResponse = true
+                    payload = nodeDBbyNodeNum[myNodeNum]!!.user.toByteString()
+                })
+            }
+        }
         override fun requestPosition(destNum: Int, position: Position) = toRemoteExceptions {
             sendToRadio(newMeshPacketTo(destNum).buildMeshPacket(
                 channel = nodeDBbyNodeNum[destNum]?.channel ?: 0,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/UsersFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/UsersFragment.kt
index bcb9bb21..5847bf75 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/UsersFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/UsersFragment.kt
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ class UsersFragment : ScreenFragment("Users"), Logging {
                 R.id.metrics -> {
                     navigateToMetrics(node.num)
                 }
+
+                R.id.request_userinfo -> {
+                    model.requestUserInfo(node.num)
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_nodes.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_nodes.xml
index 345fdd5e..3de66d8d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_nodes.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_nodes.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
             android:id="@+id/direct_message"
             android:title="@string/direct_message"
             app:showAsAction="withText" />
+        <item
+            android:id="@+id/request_userinfo"
+            android:title="@string/request_userinfo"
+            app:showAsAction="withText" />
         <item
             android:id="@+id/request_position"
             android:title="@string/request_position"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index fa2fd477..b1aa85a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -268,4 +268,5 @@
     <string name="encryption_pkc_text">Direct messages are using the new public key infrastructure for encryption. Requires firmware version 2.5 or greater.</string>
     <string name="encryption_error">Public key mismatch</string>
     <string name="encryption_error_text">The public key does not match the recorded key. You may remove the node and let it exchange keys again, but this may indicate a more serious security problem. Contact the user through another trusted channel, to determine if the key change was due to a factory reset or other intentional action.</string>
+    <string name="request_userinfo">Request user info</string>
 </resources>