diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index ab4704f6..ae278c4f 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ everything related to comments:
     - score (see notes about scoring)
 
 refactors:
-    - post view proxy should retrieve full user
     - centralize markdown prefix decorators
     - add enum validation in IValidatables (needs refactors of enums and
       possible disposal of EnumHelper in favor of something more subtle)
diff --git a/src/Controllers/ViewProxies/PostViewProxy.php b/src/Controllers/ViewProxies/PostViewProxy.php
index 3309f7c6..ee6f91bb 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/ViewProxies/PostViewProxy.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/ViewProxies/PostViewProxy.php
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ namespace Szurubooru\Controllers\ViewProxies;
 class PostViewProxy extends AbstractViewProxy
 {
 	private $tagViewProxy;
+	private $userViewProxy;
 
-	public function __construct(TagViewProxy $tagViewProxy)
+	public function __construct(
+		TagViewProxy $tagViewProxy,
+		UserViewProxy $userViewProxy)
 	{
 		$this->tagViewProxy = $tagViewProxy;
+		$this->userViewProxy = $userViewProxy;
 	}
 
 	public function fromEntity($post)
@@ -17,7 +21,6 @@ class PostViewProxy extends AbstractViewProxy
 		{
 			$result->id = $post->getId();
 			$result->name = $post->getName();
-			$result->userId = $post->getUserId();
 			$result->uploadTime = $post->getUploadTime();
 			$result->lastEditTime = $post->getLastEditTime();
 			$result->safety = \Szurubooru\Helpers\EnumHelper::postSafetyToString($post->getSafety());
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ class PostViewProxy extends AbstractViewProxy
 			$result->imageHeight = $post->getImageHeight();
 			$result->tags = $this->tagViewProxy->fromArray($post->getTags());
 			$result->originalFileSize = $post->getOriginalFileSize();
+			$result->user = $this->userViewProxy->fromEntity($post->getUser());
 		}
 		return $result;
 	}
diff --git a/src/Dao/PostDao.php b/src/Dao/PostDao.php
index d258a156..69a6c5e1 100644
--- a/src/Dao/PostDao.php
+++ b/src/Dao/PostDao.php
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ namespace Szurubooru\Dao;
 class PostDao extends AbstractDao implements ICrudDao
 {
 	private $tagDao;
+	private $userDao;
 	private $fileService;
 	private $thumbnailService;
 
 	public function __construct(
 		\Szurubooru\DatabaseConnection $databaseConnection,
 		\Szurubooru\Dao\TagDao $tagDao,
+		\Szurubooru\Dao\UserDao $userDao,
 		\Szurubooru\Services\FileService $fileService,
 		\Szurubooru\Services\ThumbnailService $thumbnailService)
 	{
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ class PostDao extends AbstractDao implements ICrudDao
 			new \Szurubooru\Dao\EntityConverters\PostEntityConverter());
 
 		$this->tagDao = $tagDao;
+		$this->userDao = $userDao;
 		$this->fileService = $fileService;
 		$this->thumbnailService = $thumbnailService;
 	}
@@ -49,6 +52,13 @@ class PostDao extends AbstractDao implements ICrudDao
 				return $this->fileService->load($post->getThumbnailSourceContentPath());
 			});
 
+		$post->setLazyLoader(
+			\Szurubooru\Entities\Post::LAZY_LOADER_USER,
+			function(\Szurubooru\Entities\Post $post)
+			{
+				return $this->getUser($post);
+			});
+
 		$post->setLazyLoader(
 			\Szurubooru\Entities\Post::LAZY_LOADER_TAGS,
 			function(\Szurubooru\Entities\Post $post)
@@ -69,6 +79,11 @@ class PostDao extends AbstractDao implements ICrudDao
 		return $this->tagDao->findByPostId($post->getId());
 	}
 
+	private function getUser(\Szurubooru\Entities\Post $post)
+	{
+		return $this->userDao->findById($post->getUserId());
+	}
+
 	private function syncContent(\Szurubooru\Entities\Post $post)
 	{
 		$targetPath = $post->getContentPath();
diff --git a/src/Entities/Post.php b/src/Entities/Post.php
index 8b32379f..c4520e52 100644
--- a/src/Entities/Post.php
+++ b/src/Entities/Post.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ final class Post extends Entity
 	const POST_TYPE_VIDEO = 3;
 	const POST_TYPE_YOUTUBE = 4;
 
+	const LAZY_LOADER_USER = 'user';
 	const LAZY_LOADER_TAGS = 'tags';
 	const LAZY_LOADER_CONTENT = 'content';
 	const LAZY_LOADER_THUMBNAIL_SOURCE_CONTENT = 'thumbnailSourceContent';
@@ -57,18 +58,6 @@ final class Post extends Entity
 		$this->userId = $userId;
 	}
 
-	public function setUser(\Szurubooru\Entities\User $user = null)
-	{
-		if ($user)
-		{
-			$this->userId = $user->getId();
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			$this->userId = null;
-		}
-	}
-
 	public function getSafety()
 	{
 		return $this->safety;
@@ -190,6 +179,24 @@ final class Post extends Entity
 		$this->setMeta(self::META_TAG_COUNT, count($tags));
 	}
 
+	public function getUser()
+	{
+		return $this->lazyLoad(self::LAZY_LOADER_USER, null);
+	}
+
+	public function setUser(\Szurubooru\Entities\User $user = null)
+	{
+		$this->lazySave(self::LAZY_LOADER_USER, $user);
+		if ($user)
+		{
+			$this->userId = $user->getId();
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$this->userId = null;
+		}
+	}
+
 	public function getContent()
 	{
 		return $this->lazyLoad(self::LAZY_LOADER_CONTENT, null);
diff --git a/tests/Dao/PostDaoTest.php b/tests/Dao/PostDaoTest.php
index 31b2a7f7..e0e6ab1e 100644
--- a/tests/Dao/PostDaoTest.php
+++ b/tests/Dao/PostDaoTest.php
@@ -3,16 +3,21 @@ namespace Szurubooru\Tests\Dao;
 
 final class PostDaoTest extends \Szurubooru\Tests\AbstractDatabaseTestCase
 {
-	private $tagDao;
 	private $fileServiceMock;
 	private $thumbnailServiceMock;
+	private $tagDao;
+	private $userDao;
 
 	public function setUp()
 	{
 		parent::setUp();
-		$this->tagDao = new \Szurubooru\Dao\TagDao($this->databaseConnection);
 		$this->fileServiceMock = $this->mock(\Szurubooru\Services\FileService::class);
 		$this->thumbnailServiceMock = $this->mock(\Szurubooru\Services\ThumbnailService::class);
+		$this->tagDao = new \Szurubooru\Dao\TagDao($this->databaseConnection);
+		$this->userDao = new \Szurubooru\Dao\UserDao(
+			$this->databaseConnection,
+			$this->fileServiceMock,
+			$this->thumbnailServiceMock);
 	}
 
 	public function testCreating()
@@ -132,6 +137,21 @@ final class PostDaoTest extends \Szurubooru\Tests\AbstractDatabaseTestCase
 		$this->assertEquals(2, count($tagDao->findAll()));
 	}
 
+	public function testSavingUser()
+	{
+		$testUser = new \Szurubooru\Entities\User(5);
+		$testUser->setName('it\'s me');
+		$postDao = $this->getPostDao();
+
+		$post = $this->getPost();
+		$post->setUser($testUser);
+		$postDao->save($post);
+
+		$savedPost = $postDao->findById($post->getId());
+		$this->assertEntitiesEqual($testUser, $post->getUser());
+		$this->assertEquals(5, $post->getUserId());
+	}
+
 	public function testNotLoadingContentForNewPosts()
 	{
 		$postDao = $this->getPostDao();
@@ -206,6 +226,7 @@ final class PostDaoTest extends \Szurubooru\Tests\AbstractDatabaseTestCase
 		return new \Szurubooru\Dao\PostDao(
 			$this->databaseConnection,
 			$this->tagDao,
+			$this->userDao,
 			$this->fileServiceMock,
 			$this->thumbnailServiceMock);
 	}