diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 84602b493..79e48193e 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -8892,6 +8892,13 @@ export class MatrixClient extends EventEmitter {
                 room.addThreadedEvent(event);
             });
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Fetches the user_id of the configured access token.
+     */
+    public async whoami(): Promise<{ user_id: string }> { // eslint-disable-line camelcase
+        return this.http.authedRequest(undefined, "GET", "/account/whoami");
+    }
 }
 
 /**