diff --git a/netbox/templates/base/base.html b/netbox/templates/base/base.html
index 7a7a4fe99..166f113a2 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/base/base.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/base/base.html
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
 <html
   lang="en"
   data-netbox-url-name="{{ request.resolver_match.url_name }}"
-  data-netbox-base-path="{{ settings.BASE_PATH }}"
+  data-netbox-version="{{ settings.VERSION }}"
+  {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
+    data-netbox-user-name="{{ request.user.username }}"
+    data-netbox-user-is="{{ request.user.pk }}"
+  {% endif %}
   >
   <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
