diff --git a/internal/subsonic/subsonic.go b/internal/subsonic/subsonic.go
index e72b80fc..524a08a1 100644
--- a/internal/subsonic/subsonic.go
+++ b/internal/subsonic/subsonic.go
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ func Mount(r chi.Router, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, cfg Config) {
 		register(sub, "/download", m.handleDownload)
 		register(sub, "/getCoverArt", m.handleGetCoverArt)
 		register(sub, "/scrobble", m.handleScrobble)
+		register(sub, "/getUser", handleGetUser)
+
+		// Subsonic clients expect every /rest/* miss to come back as a
+		// Subsonic-shaped error envelope, not chi's plain-text 404. Without
+		// this, hitting an unimplemented method (Feishin's first-login probe
+		// hits getUser, getPlaylists, etc.) breaks the client's parser and
+		// surfaces as a generic "failed to log in".
+		sub.NotFound(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			WriteFail(w, r, ErrGeneric, "Method not implemented")
+		})
 		_ = logger
 	})
 }
diff --git a/internal/subsonic/user.go b/internal/subsonic/user.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f41e6b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/subsonic/user.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package subsonic
+
+import (
+	"encoding/xml"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
+)
+
+// UserResponse wraps the User payload Subsonic clients fetch right after
+// login to discover what the authenticated identity can do. Feishin uses
+// this to gate UI affordances; without it the login flow stalls.
+type UserResponse struct {
+	Envelope
+	User User `json:"user" xml:"user"`
+}
+
+// User mirrors the role-bag from the Subsonic spec. We expose the full set
+// even though Minstrel doesn't model fine-grained ACLs yet — admins get
+// every role, non-admins get the "play music" subset. This keeps clients
+// from disabling features they could otherwise use.
+type User struct {
+	XMLName             xml.Name `json:"-" xml:"user"`
+	Username            string   `json:"username" xml:"username,attr"`
+	Email               string   `json:"email,omitempty" xml:"email,attr,omitempty"`
+	ScrobblingEnabled   bool     `json:"scrobblingEnabled" xml:"scrobblingEnabled,attr"`
+	AdminRole           bool     `json:"adminRole" xml:"adminRole,attr"`
+	SettingsRole        bool     `json:"settingsRole" xml:"settingsRole,attr"`
+	DownloadRole        bool     `json:"downloadRole" xml:"downloadRole,attr"`
+	UploadRole          bool     `json:"uploadRole" xml:"uploadRole,attr"`
+	PlaylistRole        bool     `json:"playlistRole" xml:"playlistRole,attr"`
+	CoverArtRole        bool     `json:"coverArtRole" xml:"coverArtRole,attr"`
+	CommentRole         bool     `json:"commentRole" xml:"commentRole,attr"`
+	PodcastRole         bool     `json:"podcastRole" xml:"podcastRole,attr"`
+	StreamRole          bool     `json:"streamRole" xml:"streamRole,attr"`
+	JukeboxRole         bool     `json:"jukeboxRole" xml:"jukeboxRole,attr"`
+	ShareRole           bool     `json:"shareRole" xml:"shareRole,attr"`
+	VideoConversionRole bool     `json:"videoConversionRole" xml:"videoConversionRole,attr"`
+}
+
+// handleGetUser returns the authenticated user when no username is provided
+// or when the requested username matches; admins may look up any user. Per
+// spec a non-admin asking about another user gets ErrNotAuthorized.
+func handleGetUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	caller, ok := UserFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		WriteFail(w, r, ErrNotAuthorized, "Not authenticated")
+		return
+	}
+	requested := r.URL.Query().Get("username")
+	if requested != "" && requested != caller.Username && !caller.IsAdmin {
+		WriteFail(w, r, ErrNotAuthorized, "Not authorized to view other users")
+		return
+	}
+	// We don't have a per-user lookup wired up yet; until then admins asking
+	// for another username see the caller's roles. Acceptable while M1 has a
+	// single user; revisit once user management lands.
+	Write(w, r, UserResponse{
+		Envelope: NewEnvelope("ok"),
+		User:     userPayload(caller),
+	})
+}
+
+func userPayload(u dbq.User) User {
+	return User{
+		Username:          u.Username,
+		ScrobblingEnabled: true,
+		AdminRole:         u.IsAdmin,
+		SettingsRole:      u.IsAdmin,
+		DownloadRole:      true,
+		UploadRole:        false,
+		PlaylistRole:      true,
+		CoverArtRole:      true,
+		CommentRole:       false,
+		PodcastRole:       false,
+		StreamRole:        true,
+		JukeboxRole:       false,
+		ShareRole:         false,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/subsonic/user_test.go b/internal/subsonic/user_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bb3e8c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/subsonic/user_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package subsonic
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
+)
+
+func TestHandleGetUser_Self(t *testing.T) {
+	user := dbq.User{Username: "alice", IsAdmin: false}
+	w, body := callGetUser(t, user, "")
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200", w.Code)
+	}
+	if body.Resp.Status != "ok" {
+		t.Errorf("status = %q, want ok", body.Resp.Status)
+	}
+	if body.Resp.User.Username != "alice" {
+		t.Errorf("username = %q, want alice", body.Resp.User.Username)
+	}
+	if body.Resp.User.AdminRole {
+		t.Error("non-admin should not have admin role")
+	}
+	if !body.Resp.User.StreamRole {
+		t.Error("stream role must be on so clients enable playback")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleGetUser_AdminGetsAdminRole(t *testing.T) {
+	admin := dbq.User{Username: "admin", IsAdmin: true}
+	_, body := callGetUser(t, admin, "")
+	if !body.Resp.User.AdminRole || !body.Resp.User.SettingsRole {
+		t.Errorf("admin/settings roles = %v/%v, want true/true",
+			body.Resp.User.AdminRole, body.Resp.User.SettingsRole)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandleGetUser_NonAdminCannotLookupOthers(t *testing.T) {
+	user := dbq.User{Username: "alice", IsAdmin: false}
+	_, body := callGetUser(t, user, "bob")
+	if body.Resp.Status != "failed" || body.Resp.Error == nil ||
+		body.Resp.Error.Code != ErrNotAuthorized {
+		t.Errorf("expected ErrNotAuthorized, got status=%q err=%+v",
+			body.Resp.Status, body.Resp.Error)
+	}
+}
+
+type getUserPayload struct {
+	Resp struct {
+		Status string `json:"status"`
+		Error  *Error `json:"error"`
+		User   User   `json:"user"`
+	} `json:"subsonic-response"`
+}
+
+func callGetUser(t *testing.T, user dbq.User, requestedUsername string) (*httptest.ResponseRecorder, getUserPayload) {
+	t.Helper()
+	url := "/rest/getUser.view?f=json"
+	if requestedUsername != "" {
+		url += "&username=" + requestedUsername
+	}
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
+	req = req.WithContext(context.WithValue(req.Context(), userCtxKey, user))
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handleGetUser(w, req)
+
+	var body getUserPayload
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(w.Body.String())).Decode(&body); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode response: %v\nbody=%s", err, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	return w, body
+}