diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/AccountAttribute.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/AccountAttribute.java
index 2ad7ffe4f5..2d88b834d0 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/AccountAttribute.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/AccountAttribute.java
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ package com.google.gerrit.server.events;
 public class AccountAttribute {
     public String name;
     public String email;
+    public String username;
 }
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/EventFactory.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/EventFactory.java
index 56ac0c1a1d..f8d982a816 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/EventFactory.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/events/EventFactory.java
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ public class EventFactory {
     AccountAttribute who = new AccountAttribute();
     who.name = account.getFullName();
     who.email = account.getPreferredEmail();
+    who.username = account.getUserName();
     return who;
   }