diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.cpp
index deee1bff030..ff33f1baca6 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,45 @@ Result<Account, String> Account::from_passwd(const passwd& pwd, const spwd& spwd
     return account;
 }
 
+Account Account::self()
+{
+    struct passwd fallback;
+    fallback.pw_name = const_cast<char*>("(unknown)");
+    fallback.pw_uid = getuid();
+    fallback.pw_gid = getgid();
+    fallback.pw_gecos = const_cast<char*>("");
+    fallback.pw_dir = const_cast<char*>("(unknown)");
+    fallback.pw_shell = const_cast<char*>("(unknown)");
+
+    Vector<gid_t> extra_gids;
+    int extra_gid_count = getgroups(0, nullptr);
+    if (extra_gid_count) {
+        extra_gids.resize(extra_gid_count);
+        int rc = getgroups(extra_gid_count, extra_gids.data());
+        if (rc < 0)
+            extra_gids.resize(0);
+    }
+
+    struct passwd* pwd = getpwuid(fallback.pw_uid);
+    if (!pwd)
+        pwd = &fallback;
+    else
+        pwd->pw_gid = fallback.pw_gid;
+
+    spwd spwd_dummy = {};
+    spwd_dummy.sp_namp = pwd->pw_name;
+    spwd_dummy.sp_pwdp = const_cast<char*>("");
+#ifndef AK_OS_BSD_GENERIC
+    auto* spwd = getspnam(pwd->pw_name);
+    if (!spwd)
+        spwd = &spwd_dummy;
+#else
+    auto* spwd = &spwd_dummy;
+#endif
+
+    return Account(*pwd, *spwd, extra_gids);
+}
+
 Result<Account, String> Account::from_name(const char* username)
 {
     errno = 0;
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.h
index 695e75d4baa..3b4967ef5ee 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/Account.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct spwd {
 
 class Account {
 public:
+    static Account self();
     static Result<Account, String> from_name(const char* username);
     static Result<Account, String> from_uid(uid_t uid);