diff --git a/backend/src/handlers/auth.rs b/backend/src/handlers/auth.rs
index 5a9c91f..947f5c9 100644
--- a/backend/src/handlers/auth.rs
+++ b/backend/src/handlers/auth.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use argon2::{
     password_hash::{SaltString, rand_core::OsRng},
 };
 use axum::{
-    Json,
+    Extension, Json,
     extract::State,
     http::{Response, StatusCode, header},
     response::IntoResponse,
@@ -155,6 +155,20 @@ pub async fn logout() -> Result<impl IntoResponse, (StatusCode, Json<serde_json:
     Ok(response)
 }
 
+pub async fn get_current_user(
+    Extension(state): Extension<LoginModel>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, (StatusCode, Json<serde_json::Value>)> {
+    let response = json!({
+        "status": "success",
+        "data": json!({
+            "first_name": filter_users(&state).first_name,
+            "last_name": filter_users(&state).last_name
+        })
+    });
+
+    Ok(Json(response))
+}
+
 fn filter_users(user: &LoginModel) -> FilteredUser {
     FilteredUser {
         id: user.id,
diff --git a/backend/src/router.rs b/backend/src/router.rs
index a16fa97..788f298 100644
--- a/backend/src/router.rs
+++ b/backend/src/router.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use axum::{
 use crate::{
     AppState,
     handlers::{
-        auth::{create_user, login, logout},
+        auth::{create_user, get_current_user, login, logout},
         ticket::{create_ticket, delete_ticket, edit_ticket, get_ticket_by_id, get_tickets},
     },
 };
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ pub fn create_router(state: Arc<AppState>) -> Router {
         .route("/api/register", post(create_user))
         .route("/api/login", post(login))
         .route("/api/logout", get(logout))
+        .route("/api/current_user", get(get_current_user))
         .with_state(state)
 }