diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e0ae6b79751..cba1a97cd10 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ v 8.7.0 (unreleased)
   - Improved UX of the navigation sidebar
   - Build status notifications
   - API: Ability to retrieve a specific tag (Robert Schilling)
+  - API: Expose user location (Robert Schilling)
 
 v 8.6.5 (unreleased)
   - Check permissions when user attempts to import members from another project
diff --git a/doc/api/users.md b/doc/api/users.md
index 383e7c76ab0..7d2b4897cff 100644
--- a/doc/api/users.md
+++ b/doc/api/users.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ GET /users
     "state": "blocked",
     "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:01:01Z",
     "bio": null,
+    "location": null,
     "skype": "",
     "linkedin": "",
     "twitter": "",
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ Parameters:
   "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
   "is_admin": false,
   "bio": null,
+  "location": null,
   "skype": "",
   "linkedin": "",
   "twitter": "",
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ Parameters:
   "confirmed_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
   "last_sign_in_at": "2015-03-23T08:00:58Z",
   "bio": null,
+  "location": null,
   "skype": "",
   "linkedin": "",
   "twitter": "",
@@ -191,6 +194,7 @@ Parameters:
 - `extern_uid` (optional)       - External UID
 - `provider` (optional)         - External provider name
 - `bio` (optional)              - User's biography
+- `location` (optional)         - User's location
 - `admin` (optional)            - User is admin - true or false (default)
 - `can_create_group` (optional) - User can create groups - true or false
 - `confirm` (optional)          - Require confirmation - true (default) or false
@@ -218,6 +222,7 @@ Parameters:
 - `extern_uid`                  - External UID
 - `provider`                    - External provider name
 - `bio`                         - User's biography
+- `location` (optional)         - User's location
 - `admin` (optional)            - User is admin - true or false (default)
 - `can_create_group` (optional) - User can create groups - true or false
 - `external` (optional)         - Flags the user as external - true or false(default)
@@ -260,6 +265,7 @@ GET /user
   "state": "active",
   "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
   "bio": null,
+  "location": null,
   "skype": "",
   "linkedin": "",
   "twitter": "",
diff --git a/lib/api/entities.rb b/lib/api/entities.rb
index 340fc5452ab..4c49442bf8b 100644
--- a/lib/api/entities.rb
+++ b/lib/api/entities.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module API
     class User < UserBasic
       expose :created_at
       expose :is_admin?, as: :is_admin
-      expose :bio, :skype, :linkedin, :twitter, :website_url
+      expose :bio, :location, :skype, :linkedin, :twitter, :website_url
     end
 
     class Identity < Grape::Entity
diff --git a/lib/api/users.rb b/lib/api/users.rb
index 13ab17c6904..0a14bac07c0 100644
--- a/lib/api/users.rb
+++ b/lib/api/users.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ module API
       #   extern_uid                        - External authentication provider UID
       #   provider                          - External provider
       #   bio                               - Bio
+      #   location                          - Location of the user
       #   admin                             - User is admin - true or false (default)
       #   can_create_group                  - User can create groups - true or false
       #   confirm                           - Require user confirmation - true (default) or false
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ module API
       post do
         authenticated_as_admin!
         required_attributes! [:email, :password, :name, :username]
-        attrs = attributes_for_keys [:email, :name, :password, :skype, :linkedin, :twitter, :projects_limit, :username, :bio, :can_create_group, :admin, :confirm, :external]
+        attrs = attributes_for_keys [:email, :name, :password, :skype, :linkedin, :twitter, :projects_limit, :username, :bio, :location, :can_create_group, :admin, :confirm, :external]
         admin = attrs.delete(:admin)
         confirm = !(attrs.delete(:confirm) =~ (/(false|f|no|0)$/i))
         user = User.build_user(attrs)
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ module API
       #   website_url                       - Website url
       #   projects_limit                    - Limit projects each user can create
       #   bio                               - Bio
+      #   location                          - Location of the user
       #   admin                             - User is admin - true or false (default)
       #   can_create_group                  - User can create groups - true or false
       #   external                          - Flags the user as external - true or false(default)
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ module API
       put ":id" do
         authenticated_as_admin!
 
-        attrs = attributes_for_keys [:email, :name, :password, :skype, :linkedin, :twitter, :website_url, :projects_limit, :username, :bio, :can_create_group, :admin, :external]
+        attrs = attributes_for_keys [:email, :name, :password, :skype, :linkedin, :twitter, :website_url, :projects_limit, :username, :bio, :location, :can_create_group, :admin, :external]
         user = User.find(params[:id])
         not_found!('User') unless user