diff --git a/api-docs/apiLive.htm b/api-docs/apiLive.htm
index d53245bc0..e13755a53 100644
--- a/api-docs/apiLive.htm
+++ b/api-docs/apiLive.htm
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 <body>
 	<div id="page-wrapper">
 		<div id="flybar">
-			<div id="nav-logo">1.2.0.RELEASE API</div>
+			<div id="nav-logo">1.3.0.RELEASE API</div>
 			<div class="flybar-nav">
 				<h2 class="flybar-button">Overview</h2>
 				<div class="flybar-menu-overview">
@@ -12720,8 +12720,7 @@ GET https://DomainName/api/v1/runreports/{reportName}
 				</div>
 			</div>
 
-			<a id="authenticate_request" name="authenticate_request"
-				class="old-syle-anchor">&nbsp;</a>
+			<a id="authenticate_request" name="authenticate_request" class="old-syle-anchor">&nbsp;</a>
 			<div class="method-section">
 				<div class="method-description">
 					<h4>Verify authentication</h4>
@@ -12736,24 +12735,60 @@ POST authentication?username=mifos&password=password
 Content-Type: application/json 
 No Request Body
 					</code>
+					<p>Example response of autentication for user that is not linked with any staff.</p>
 					<code class="method-response">
 {
-  "username": "mifos",
-  "userId": 1,
-  "base64EncodedAuthenticationKey": "bWlmb3M6cGFzc3dvcmQ=",
-  "authenticated": true,
-  "roles": [
-    {
-      "id": 1,
-      "name": "Super user",
-      "description": "This role provides all application permissions."
-    }
-  ],
-  "permissions": [
-    "ALL_FUNCTIONS"
-  ]
+    "username": "mifos",
+    "userId": 1,
+    "base64EncodedAuthenticationKey": "bWlmb3M6cGFzc3dvcmQ=",
+    "authenticated": true,
+    "officeId": 1,
+    "officeName": "Head Office",
+    "roles": [
+        {
+            "id": 1,
+            "name": "Super user",
+            "description": "This role provides all application permissions."
+        }
+    ],
+    "permissions": [
+        "ALL_FUNCTIONS"
+    ]
 }
 					</code>
+					<p>Example response of autentication for user that is linked with a staff member and role.</p>
+<code class="method-response">
+{
+    "username": "mifos",
+    "userId": 1,
+    "base64EncodedAuthenticationKey": "bWlmb3M6cGFzc3dvcmQ=",
+    "authenticated": true,
+    "officeId": 1,
+    "officeName": "Head Office",
+    "staffId": 1,
+    "staffDisplayName": "Director, Program",
+    "organisationalRole": {
+        "id": 100,
+        "code": "staffOrganisationalRoleType.programDirector",
+        "value": "Program Director"
+    },
+    "roles": [
+        {
+            "id": 1,
+            "name": "Super user",
+            "description": "This role provides all application permissions."
+        }
+    ],
+    "permissions": [
+        "ALL_FUNCTIONS"
+    ]
+}
+</code>
+					
+					
+					
+					
+					
 					<code class="method-request">
 POST authentication?username=mifos&password=fail 
 Content-Type: application/json 
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/security/api/AuthenticationApiResource.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/security/api/AuthenticationApiResource.java
index 6d985da05..a679364c4 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/security/api/AuthenticationApiResource.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/security/api/AuthenticationApiResource.java
@@ -76,9 +76,14 @@ public class AuthenticationApiResource {
 
             final Long officeId = principal.getOffice().getId();
             final String officeName = principal.getOffice().getName();
+
+            final Long staffId = principal.getStaffId();
+            final String staffDisplayName = principal.getStaffDisplayName();
+
             final EnumOptionData organisationalRole = principal.organisationalRoleData();
 
-            authenticatedUserData = new AuthenticatedUserData(username, officeId, officeName, organisationalRole, roles, permissions,
+            authenticatedUserData = new AuthenticatedUserData(username, officeId, officeName, staffId, staffDisplayName,
+                    organisationalRole, roles, permissions,
                     principal.getId(), new String(base64EncodedAuthenticationKey));
         }
 
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/security/data/AuthenticatedUserData.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/security/data/AuthenticatedUserData.java
index a87920111..b787217c6 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/security/data/AuthenticatedUserData.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/security/data/AuthenticatedUserData.java
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ public class AuthenticatedUserData {
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     private final String officeName;
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    private final Long staffId;
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    private final String staffDisplayName;
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     private final EnumOptionData organisationalRole;
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     private final Collection<RoleData> roles;
@@ -41,17 +45,21 @@ public class AuthenticatedUserData {
         this.authenticated = false;
         this.officeId = null;
         this.officeName = null;
+        this.staffId = null;
+        this.staffDisplayName = null;
         this.organisationalRole = null;
         this.roles = null;
         this.permissions = permissions;
     }
 
-    public AuthenticatedUserData(final String username, final Long officeId, final String officeName,
-            final EnumOptionData organisationalRole, final Collection<RoleData> roles, final Collection<String> permissions,
-            final Long userId, final String base64EncodedAuthenticationKey) {
+    public AuthenticatedUserData(final String username, final Long officeId, final String officeName, final Long staffId,
+            final String staffDisplayName, final EnumOptionData organisationalRole, final Collection<RoleData> roles,
+            final Collection<String> permissions, final Long userId, final String base64EncodedAuthenticationKey) {
         this.username = username;
         this.officeId = officeId;
         this.officeName = officeName;
+        this.staffId = staffId;
+        this.staffDisplayName = staffDisplayName;
         this.organisationalRole = organisationalRole;
         this.userId = userId;
         this.base64EncodedAuthenticationKey = base64EncodedAuthenticationKey;
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/organisation/staff/domain/Staff.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/organisation/staff/domain/Staff.java
index 79a3d8ddb..69d4c2df4 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/organisation/staff/domain/Staff.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/organisation/staff/domain/Staff.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ public class Staff extends AbstractPersistable<Long> {
     @Column(name = "lastname", length = 50)
     private String lastname;
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     @Column(name = "display_name", length = 100)
     private String displayName;
 
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ public class Staff extends AbstractPersistable<Long> {
     @Column(name = "organisational_role_enum", nullable = true)
     private Integer organisationalRoleType;
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     @ManyToOne
     @JoinColumn(name = "organisational_role_parent_staff_id", nullable = true)
     private Staff organisationalRoleParentStaff;
@@ -158,4 +158,8 @@ public class Staff extends AbstractPersistable<Long> {
     public Long officeId() {
         return this.office.getId();
     }
+
+    public String displayName() {
+        return this.displayName;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/useradministration/domain/AppUser.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/useradministration/domain/AppUser.java
index e5b88b0aa..befd04791 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/useradministration/domain/AppUser.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/useradministration/domain/AppUser.java
@@ -465,4 +465,20 @@ public class AppUser extends AbstractPersistable<Long> implements PlatformUser {
         if (hasNotPermissionForDatatable(datatable, "READ")) { throw new NoAuthorizationException("Not authorised to read datatable: "
                 + datatable); }
     }
+
+    public Long getStaffId() {
+        Long staffId = null;
+        if (this.staff != null) {
+            staffId = this.staff.getId();
+        }
+        return staffId;
+    }
+
+    public String getStaffDisplayName() {
+        String staffDisplayName = null;
+        if (this.staff != null) {
+            staffDisplayName = this.staff.displayName();
+        }
+        return staffDisplayName;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file