diff --git a/wire/config.php b/wire/config.php
index a6ba5c3b..ed0c7ba9 100644
--- a/wire/config.php
+++ b/wire/config.php
@@ -523,6 +523,18 @@ $config->sessionHistory = 0;
  */
 $config->userAuthHashType = 'sha1';
 
+/**
+ * Enable output formatting for current $user API variable at boot?
+ * 
+ * EXPERIMENTAL: May not be compatible with with all usages, so if setting to `true` 
+ * then be sure to test thoroughly on anything that works with $user API variable. 
+ * 
+ * @var bool
+ * @since 3.0.241
+ * 
+ */
+$config->userOutputFormatting = false;
+
 /**
  * Names (string) or IDs (int) of roles that are not allowed to login
  *
diff --git a/wire/core/Config.php b/wire/core/Config.php
index f107ab10..86439d6f 100644
--- a/wire/core/Config.php
+++ b/wire/core/Config.php
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
  * 
  * @property string $userAuthSalt Salt generated at install time to be used as a secondary/non-database salt for the password system. #pw-group-session
  * @property string $userAuthHashType Default is 'sha1' - used only if Blowfish is not supported by the system. #pw-group-session
+ * @property bool $userOutputFormatting Enable output formatting for current $user API variable at boot? (default=false) #pw-group-session @since 3.0.241
  * @property string $tableSalt Additional hash for other (non-authentication) purposes. #pw-group-system @since 3.0.164
  * 
  * @property bool $internal This is automatically set to FALSE when PW is externally bootstrapped. #pw-group-runtime
diff --git a/wire/core/ProcessWire.php b/wire/core/ProcessWire.php
index 436324cb..48a4f369 100644
--- a/wire/core/ProcessWire.php
+++ b/wire/core/ProcessWire.php
@@ -601,7 +601,9 @@ class ProcessWire extends Wire {
 		// the current user can only be determined after the session has been initiated
 		$session = $this->wire('session', new Session($this), true); 
 		$this->initVar('session', $session);
-		$this->wire('user', $users->getCurrentUser());
+		$user = $users->getCurrentUser();
+		if($config->userOutputFormatting) $user->of(true);
+		$this->wire('user', $user);
 		
 		$input = $this->wire('input', new WireInput(), true); 
 		if($config->wireInputLazy) $input->setLazy(true);
diff --git a/wire/modules/Process/ProcessProfile/ProcessProfile.module b/wire/modules/Process/ProcessProfile/ProcessProfile.module
index 5fe1b482..1c8cda3d 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Process/ProcessProfile/ProcessProfile.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Process/ProcessProfile/ProcessProfile.module
@@ -72,11 +72,15 @@ class ProcessProfile extends Process implements ConfigurableModule, WirePageEdit
 		}
 
 		$this->user = $this->wire()->user; 
+		$of = $this->user->of();
+		if($of) $this->user->of(false);
+		
 		$this->headline($this->_("Profile:") . ' ' . $this->user->name); // Primary Headline (precedes the username)
 		$form = $this->buildForm($fieldName);
 		
 		if($input->post('submit_save_profile') || $fieldName) {
 			$this->processInput($form, $fieldName); 
+			if($of) $this->user->of(true);
 			if($fieldName) {
 				// no need to redirect
 			} else {
@@ -84,7 +88,9 @@ class ProcessProfile extends Process implements ConfigurableModule, WirePageEdit
 			}
 				
 		} else { 
-			return $form->render();
+			$out = $form->render();
+			if($of) $this->user->of(true);
+			return $out;
 		}
 		return '';
 	}