diff --git a/src/user/data.js b/src/user/data.js
index ec643f729b..c9d8cb5ae6 100644
--- a/src/user/data.js
+++ b/src/user/data.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 
 	User.getUserField = async function (uid, field) {
 		const user = await User.getUserFields(uid, [field]);
-		return user ? user[field] : null;
+		return user && user.hasOwnProperty(field) ? user[field] : null;
 	};
 
 	User.getUserFields = async function (uid, fields) {
diff --git a/test/user.js b/test/user.js
index 84d8711260..579386b166 100644
--- a/test/user.js
+++ b/test/user.js
@@ -680,6 +680,12 @@ describe('User', () => {
 				done();
 			});
 		});
+
+		it('should return null if field or user doesn not exist', async () => {
+			assert.strictEqual(await User.getUserField('1', 'doesnotexist'), null);
+			assert.strictEqual(await User.getUserField('doesnotexistkey', 'doesnotexist'), null);
+			assert.strictEqual(await User.getUserField('0', 'doesnotexist'), null);
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe('profile methods', () => {