diff --git a/src/base-apis.js b/src/base-apis.js
index 8fd1bd0f1..4e9fed77b 100644
--- a/src/base-apis.js
+++ b/src/base-apis.js
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ MatrixBaseApis.prototype.getThirdpartyProtocols = function() {
  * Get information on how a specific place on a third party protocol
  * may be reached.
  * @param {string} protocol The protocol given in getThirdpartyProtocols()
- * @param {object} params Protocol-specific parameters, as given in th
+ * @param {object} params Protocol-specific parameters, as given in the
  *                        response to getThirdpartyProtocols()
  * @return {module:client.Promise} Resolves to the result object
  */
@@ -1848,6 +1848,25 @@ MatrixBaseApis.prototype.getThirdpartyLocation = function(protocol, params) {
     );
 };
 
+/**
+ * Get information on how a specific user on a third party protocol
+ * may be reached.
+ * @param {string} protocol The protocol given in getThirdpartyProtocols()
+ * @param {object} params Protocol-specific parameters, as given in the
+ *                        response to getThirdpartyProtocols()
+ * @return {module:client.Promise} Resolves to the result object
+ */
+MatrixBaseApis.prototype.getThirdpartyUser = function(protocol, params) {
+    const path = utils.encodeUri("/thirdparty/user/$protocol", {
+        $protocol: protocol,
+    });
+
+    return this._http.authedRequestWithPrefix(
+        undefined, "GET", path, params, undefined,
+        httpApi.PREFIX_UNSTABLE,
+    );
+};
+
 /**
  * MatrixBaseApis object
  */