diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewComponent.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewComponent.cs
index 0084aa222a..f9352d8d25 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewComponent.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewComponent.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System;
+using System.Security.Claims;
 using System.Security.Principal;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
@@ -60,6 +61,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the <see cref="ClaimsPrincipal"/> for the current user.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ClaimsPrincipal UserClaimsPrincipal => ViewContext?.HttpContext?.User;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the <see cref="RouteData"/> for the current request.
         /// </summary>