diff --git a/lib/apiauth.php b/lib/apiauth.php
index 42d32dd624..1e2a6101d6 100644
--- a/lib/apiauth.php
+++ b/lib/apiauth.php
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ class ApiAuthAction extends ApiAction
                             }
                         }
                         $this->auth_user = $user;
+                        global $_cur;
+                        $_cur = $this->auth_user;
                         Event::handle('EndSetApiUser', array($user));
                     }