diff --git a/django/views/debug.py b/django/views/debug.py
index 1aeb05f7b0..977b1c6591 100644
--- a/django/views/debug.py
+++ b/django/views/debug.py
@@ -893,6 +893,11 @@ Exception Value: {{ exception_value|force_escape }}
   <h2>Request information</h2>
 
 {% if request %}
+  {% if request.user %}
+    <h3 id="user-info">USER</h3>
+    <p>{{ request.user }}</p>
+  {% endif %}
+
   <h3 id="get-info">GET</h3>
   {% if request.GET %}
     <table class="req">
@@ -1088,6 +1093,8 @@ File "{{ frame.filename }}" in {{ frame.function }}
 {% if exception_type %}Exception Type: {{ exception_type }}{% if request %} at {{ request.path_info }}{% endif %}
 {% if exception_value %}Exception Value: {{ exception_value }}{% endif %}{% endif %}{% endif %}
 {% if request %}Request information:
+{% if request.user %}USER: {{ request.user }}{% endif %}
+
 GET:{% for k, v in request.GET.items %}
 {{ k }} = {{ v|stringformat:"r" }}{% empty %} No GET data{% endfor %}
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.10.txt b/docs/releases/1.10.txt
index 183699505a..1eada416f6 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.10.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.10.txt
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Models
 Requests and Responses
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-* ...
+* Added ``request.user`` to the debug view.
 
 Serialization
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py b/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py
index b4e7f9c7fa..590d75264f 100644
--- a/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py
+++ b/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ if six.PY3:
     from .py3_test_debug import Py3ExceptionReporterTests  # NOQA
 
 
+class User(object):
+    def __str__(self):
+        return 'jacob'
+
+
 class CallableSettingWrapperTests(SimpleTestCase):
     """ Unittests for CallableSettingWrapper
     """
@@ -254,6 +259,7 @@ class ExceptionReporterTests(SimpleTestCase):
         "A simple exception report can be generated"
         try:
             request = self.rf.get('/test_view/')
+            request.user = User()
             raise ValueError("Can't find my keys")
         except ValueError:
             exc_type, exc_value, tb = sys.exc_info()
@@ -263,6 +269,8 @@ class ExceptionReporterTests(SimpleTestCase):
         self.assertIn('<pre class="exception_value">Can&#39;t find my keys</pre>', html)
         self.assertIn('<th>Request Method:</th>', html)
         self.assertIn('<th>Request URL:</th>', html)
+        self.assertIn('<h3 id="user-info">USER</h3>', html)
+        self.assertIn('<p>jacob</p>', html)
         self.assertIn('<th>Exception Type:</th>', html)
         self.assertIn('<th>Exception Value:</th>', html)
         self.assertIn('<h2>Traceback ', html)
@@ -281,6 +289,7 @@ class ExceptionReporterTests(SimpleTestCase):
         self.assertIn('<pre class="exception_value">Can&#39;t find my keys</pre>', html)
         self.assertNotIn('<th>Request Method:</th>', html)
         self.assertNotIn('<th>Request URL:</th>', html)
+        self.assertNotIn('<h3 id="user-info">USER</h3>', html)
         self.assertIn('<th>Exception Type:</th>', html)
         self.assertIn('<th>Exception Value:</th>', html)
         self.assertIn('<h2>Traceback ', html)
@@ -455,6 +464,7 @@ class PlainTextReportTests(SimpleTestCase):
         "A simple exception report can be generated"
         try:
             request = self.rf.get('/test_view/')
+            request.user = User()
             raise ValueError("Can't find my keys")
         except ValueError:
             exc_type, exc_value, tb = sys.exc_info()
@@ -464,6 +474,7 @@ class PlainTextReportTests(SimpleTestCase):
         self.assertIn("Can't find my keys", text)
         self.assertIn('Request Method:', text)
         self.assertIn('Request URL:', text)
+        self.assertIn('USER: jacob', text)
         self.assertIn('Exception Type:', text)
         self.assertIn('Exception Value:', text)
         self.assertIn('Traceback:', text)
@@ -482,6 +493,7 @@ class PlainTextReportTests(SimpleTestCase):
         self.assertIn("Can't find my keys", text)
         self.assertNotIn('Request Method:', text)
         self.assertNotIn('Request URL:', text)
+        self.assertNotIn('USER:', text)
         self.assertIn('Exception Type:', text)
         self.assertIn('Exception Value:', text)
         self.assertIn('Traceback:', text)