diff --git a/changelog.d/5644.bugfix b/changelog.d/5644.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6302fd08d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5644.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix newly-registered users not being able to lookup their own profile without joining a room.
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/profile.py b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
index d8462b75ec..a2388a7091 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/profile.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/profile.py
@@ -303,6 +303,10 @@ class BaseProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
if not self.hs.config.require_auth_for_profile_requests or not requester:
return
+ # Always allow the user to query their own profile.
+ if target_user.to_string() == requester.to_string():
+ return
+
try:
requester_rooms = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user(requester.to_string())
target_user_rooms = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user(
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py
index dff9b2f10c..140d8b3772 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py
@@ -288,3 +288,50 @@ class ProfilesRestrictedTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
# if the user isn't already in the room), because we only want to
# make sure the user isn't in the room.
pass
+
+
+class OwnProfileUnrestrictedTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
+
+ servlets = [
+ admin.register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource,
+ login.register_servlets,
+ profile.register_servlets,
+ ]
+
+ def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
+ config = self.default_config()
+ config["require_auth_for_profile_requests"] = True
+ self.hs = self.setup_test_homeserver(config=config)
+
+ return self.hs
+
+ def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs):
+ # User requesting the profile.
+ self.requester = self.register_user("requester", "pass")
+ self.requester_tok = self.login("requester", "pass")
+
+ def test_can_lookup_own_profile(self):
+ """Tests that a user can lookup their own profile without having to be in a room
+ if 'require_auth_for_profile_requests' is set to true in the server's config.
+ """
+ request, channel = self.make_request(
+ "GET", "/profile/" + self.requester, access_token=self.requester_tok
+ )
+ self.render(request)
+ self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.result)
+
+ request, channel = self.make_request(
+ "GET",
+ "/profile/" + self.requester + "/displayname",
+ access_token=self.requester_tok,
+ )
+ self.render(request)
+ self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.result)
+
+ request, channel = self.make_request(
+ "GET",
+ "/profile/" + self.requester + "/avatar_url",
+ access_token=self.requester_tok,
+ )
+ self.render(request)
+ self.assertEqual(channel.code, 200, channel.result)
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