diff --git a/backend/areas/users/user_service.py b/backend/areas/users/user_service.py
index b5e7681e86340108734bb43c3f0a08b1568ba109..a3e962cd15b2b6f8bb8097ae9e8531ab44830919 100644
--- a/backend/areas/users/user_service.py
+++ b/backend/areas/users/user_service.py
@@ -20,18 +20,24 @@ kratos_frontend_api = frontend_api.FrontendApi(kratos_client)
 kratos_identity_api = identity_api.IdentityApi(kratos_client)
 
 class UserService:
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_users():
+    @classmethod
+    def get_users(cls):
         page = 0
         userList = []
+        dashboardRoles = cls.__getDashboardRoles()
         while page >= 0:
             if page == 0:
                 res = KratosApi.get("/admin/identities?per_page=1000").json()
             else:
                 res = KratosApi.get("/admin/identities?per_page=1000&page={}".format(page)).json()
             for r in res:
-                # removed the app role assignment function, passing simple user data
-                # userList.append(UserService.__insertAppRoleToUser(r["id"], r))
+                # Inject information from the `stackspin` database that's associated to this user.
+                # In particular, the dashboard role (admin or regular user).
+                stackspinData = {}
+                dashboardRole = dashboardRoles.get(r["id"])
+                if dashboardRole is not None:
+                    stackspinData["stackspin_admin"] = dashboardRole == Role.ADMIN_ROLE_ID
+                    r["stackspin_data"] = stackspinData
                 userList.append(r)
             if len(res) == 0:
                 page = -1
@@ -40,10 +46,10 @@ class UserService:
 
         return userList
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_user(id):
+    @classmethod
+    def get_user(cls, id):
         res = KratosApi.get("/admin/identities/{}".format(id)).json()
-        return UserService.__insertAppRoleToUser(id, res)
+        return cls.__insertAppRoleToUser(id, res)
 
     @staticmethod
     def create_recovery_link(id):
@@ -53,8 +59,8 @@ class UserService:
         res = KratosApi.post("/admin/recovery/link", kratos_data).json()
         return res
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def post_user(data):
+    @classmethod
+    def post_user(cls, data):
         kratos_data = {
             "schema_id": "default",
             "traits": {
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@ class UserService:
 
         # We start a recovery flow immediately after creating the
         # user, so the user can set their initial password.
-        UserService.__start_recovery_flow(data["email"])
+        cls.__start_recovery_flow(data["email"])
 
         return UserService.get_user(res["id"])
 
@@ -119,8 +125,8 @@ class UserService:
         api_response = kratos_frontend_api.update_recovery_flow(flow,
                 update_recovery_flow_body=update_recovery_flow_body)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def put_user(id, user_editing_id, data):
+    @classmethod
+    def put_user(cls, id, user_editing_id, data):
         kratos_data = {
             "schema_id": "default",
             "traits": {"email": data["email"], "name": data["name"]},
@@ -148,10 +154,10 @@ class UserService:
                     db.session.add(appRole)
                     db.session.commit()
 
-        return UserService.get_user(id)
+        return cls.get_user(id)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def put_multiple_users(user_editing_id, data):
+    @classmethod
+    def put_multiple_users(cls, user_editing_id, data):
         for user_data in data["users"]:
             kratos_data = {
                 # "schema_id": "default",
@@ -180,7 +186,7 @@ class UserService:
                         db.session.add(appRole)
                         db.session.commit()
 
-            return UserService.get_user(user_data["id"])
+            return cls.get_user(user_data["id"])
 
     @staticmethod
     def delete_user(id):
@@ -254,3 +260,15 @@ class UserService:
 
         userRes["traits"]["app_roles"] = app_roles
         return userRes
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def __getDashboardRoles():
+        dashboardRoles = {}
+        for appRole, app in (
+            db.session.query(AppRole, App)
+            .filter(AppRole.app_id == App.id)
+            .filter(App.slug == "dashboard")
+            .all()
+        ):
+            dashboardRoles[appRole.user_id] = appRole.role_id
+        return dashboardRoles