diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions.php b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
index 80d6e22bb7..4fb2da7a72 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
@@ -4299,7 +4299,7 @@ function obtain_users_online_string($online_users, $item_id = 0, $item = 'forum'
 					$row['username'] = '<em>' . $row['username'] . '</em>';
 				}
 
-				if (!isset($online_users['hidden_users'][$row['user_id']]) || $auth->acl_get('u_viewonline'))
+				if (!isset($online_users['hidden_users'][$row['user_id']]) || $auth->acl_get('u_viewonline') || $row['user_id'] === $user->data['user_id'])
 				{
 					$user_online_link[$row['user_id']] = get_username_string(($row['user_type'] <> USER_IGNORE) ? 'full' : 'no_profile', $row['user_id'], $row['username'], $row['user_colour']);
 				}
diff --git a/phpBB/viewonline.php b/phpBB/viewonline.php
index 583e297682..87848f4485 100644
--- a/phpBB/viewonline.php
+++ b/phpBB/viewonline.php
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result))
 
 		if (!$row['session_viewonline'])
 		{
-			$view_online = ($auth->acl_get('u_viewonline')) ? true : false;
+			$view_online = ($auth->acl_get('u_viewonline') || $row['user_id'] === $user->data['user_id']) ? true : false;
 			$logged_hidden_online++;
 
 			$username_full = '<em>' . $username_full . '</em>';