diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/deprecated-exports.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/deprecated-exports.tsx
index 35f8a6f20..80de12fc2 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/deprecated-exports.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/deprecated-exports.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export {
   internGraphPOSTAPIRequest,
   graphQLQuery,
   isLoggedIn,
+  getUser,
   fetchUser,
   getCachedUser,
 } from './fb-stubs/user';
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/fb-stubs/user.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/fb-stubs/user.tsx
index 86bdec009..f327bd94c 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/fb-stubs/user.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/fb-stubs/user.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ export function getCachedUser(): User | null {
   return null;
 }
 
+export function getUser(): Promise<User | null> {
+  return fetchUser();
+}
+
 export async function internGraphPOSTAPIRequest(
   _endpoint: string,
   _formFields: {