diff --git a/classes/User.php b/classes/User.php
index 22090b9867..8cc8285f1e 100644
--- a/classes/User.php
+++ b/classes/User.php
@@ -684,4 +684,9 @@ class User extends Memcached_DataObject
 
         return ($cnt > 0);
     }
+
+    function getDesign()
+    {
+        return Design::staticGet('id', $this->design_id);
+    }
 }