diff --git a/models/user/user.go b/models/user/user.go
index d828f3d65d..204c8f41b6 100644
--- a/models/user/user.go
+++ b/models/user/user.go
@@ -1230,6 +1230,8 @@ func isUserVisibleToViewerCond(viewer *User) builder.Cond {
 	return builder.Neq{
 		"`user`.visibility": structs.VisibleTypePrivate,
 	}.Or(
+		// viewer self
+		builder.Eq{"`user`.id": viewer.ID},
 		// viewer's following
 		builder.In("`user`.id",
 			builder.