diff --git a/models/user.go b/models/user.go
index 01c7f5048..6a9828d57 100644
--- a/models/user.go
+++ b/models/user.go
@@ -1337,6 +1337,7 @@ func GetUser(user *User) (bool, error) {
 type SearchUserOptions struct {
 	Keyword       string
 	Type          UserType
+	UID           int64
 	OrderBy       SearchOrderBy
 	Page          int
 	PageSize      int // Can be smaller than or equal to setting.UI.ExplorePagingNum
@@ -1355,9 +1356,14 @@ func (opts *SearchUserOptions) toConds() builder.Cond {
 		if opts.SearchByEmail {
 			keywordCond = keywordCond.Or(builder.Like{"LOWER(email)", lowerKeyword})
 		}
+
 		cond = cond.And(keywordCond)
 	}
 
+	if opts.UID > 0 {
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"id": opts.UID})
+	}
+
 	if !opts.IsActive.IsNone() {
 		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"is_active": opts.IsActive.IsTrue()})
 	}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/user/user.go b/routers/api/v1/user/user.go
index edd5d1b1c..38576a733 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/user/user.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/user/user.go
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ func Search(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: keyword
 	//   type: string
+	// - name: uid
+	//   in: query
+	//   description: ID of the user to search for
+	//   type: integer
 	// - name: limit
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: maximum number of users to return
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ func Search(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//             "$ref": "#/definitions/User"
 	opts := &models.SearchUserOptions{
 		Keyword:  strings.Trim(ctx.Query("q"), " "),
+		UID:      com.StrTo(ctx.Query("uid")).MustInt64(),
 		Type:     models.UserTypeIndividual,
 		PageSize: com.StrTo(ctx.Query("limit")).MustInt(),
 	}
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 18fb34ff4..e6cdfc027 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -5203,6 +5203,12 @@
             "name": "q",
             "in": "query"
           },
+          {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "description": "ID of the user to search for",
+            "name": "uid",
+            "in": "query"
+          },
           {
             "type": "integer",
             "description": "maximum number of users to return",