diff --git a/e107_handlers/e107_class.php b/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
index fdeef406a..44f72be01 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
@@ -1385,6 +1385,27 @@ class e107
 		return $user;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Simple replacement for deprecated get_user_data(). e107::user();
+	 * @param $uid integer user_id or leave empty for currently logged in user. 
+	 * @return array of user data
+	 */
+	public static function user($uid=null)
+	{
+		if(!$uid){ return false; }
+			
+		$user = self::getSystemUser($uid, true);
+		$var = array();
+		if($user)
+		{
+			$var = $user->getUserData();
+		}
+		
+		return $var;
+	}
+
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Retrieve current user model object.
 	 *