diff --git a/app/Ninja/Transformers/UserTransformer.php b/app/Ninja/Transformers/UserTransformer.php
index 532c1f6fa4f2..1619deb1f2c2 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Transformers/UserTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Transformers/UserTransformer.php
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class UserTransformer extends EntityTransformer
             'notify_viewed' => (bool) $user->notify_viewed,
             'notify_paid' => (bool) $user->notify_paid,
             'notify_approved' => (bool) $user->notify_approved,
+            'is_admin' => (bool) $user->is_admin,
+            'permissions' => (int) $user->getOriginal('permissions'),
         ];
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}