diff --git a/src/caosdb/connection/connection.py b/src/caosdb/connection/connection.py
index fc699ab5db1db36bc1ee63034b6828eec4d16bc1..bcad5d7c9288a79867da864e007e2f3b813fd562 100644
--- a/src/caosdb/connection/connection.py
+++ b/src/caosdb/connection/connection.py
@@ -611,3 +611,12 @@ class _Connection(object):  # pylint: disable=useless-object-inheritance
         _handle_response_status(http_response)
 
         return http_response
+
+    def get_username(self):
+        """
+        Return the username of the current connection.
+        
+        Shortcut for: get_connection()._authenticator._credentials_provider.username
+        """
+        return self._authenticator._credentials_provider.username
+