diff --git a/apps/code/catalog.de.i18n b/apps/code/catalog.de.i18n
index d7325bd4c..3ec3691d9 100644
--- a/apps/code/catalog.de.i18n
+++ b/apps/code/catalog.de.i18n
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ PythonImportMath = "Math-Modul importieren"
 PythonImportMatplotlibPyplot = "Matplotlib.pyplot-Modul importieren"
 PythonImportOs = "OS-Modul importieren"
 PythonOsUname = "Informationen über das System holen"
+PythonOsGetlogin = "Benutzernamen holen"
 PythonOsRemove = "Datei namens Dateiname entfernen"
 PythonOsRename = "Datei umbenennen von Alt nach Neu"
 PythonOsListdir = "Dateien im Speicher auflisten"
diff --git a/apps/code/catalog.en.i18n b/apps/code/catalog.en.i18n
index 8227192a8..e3b2d4778 100644
--- a/apps/code/catalog.en.i18n
+++ b/apps/code/catalog.en.i18n
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ PythonUniform = "Floating point number in [a,b]"
 PythonImportTime = "Import time module"
 PythonImportOs = "Import os module"
 PythonOsUname = "Get infos about the system"
+PythonOsGetlogin = "Get username"
 PythonOsRemove = "Remove file named filename"
 PythonOsRename = "Rename file oldname to newname"
 PythonOsListdir = "List files in memory"
diff --git a/apps/code/catalog.es.i18n b/apps/code/catalog.es.i18n
index 960dd7eb9..2dee2b928 100644
--- a/apps/code/catalog.es.i18n
+++ b/apps/code/catalog.es.i18n
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ PythonUniform = "Floating point number in [a,b]"
 PythonImportTime = "Import time module"
 PythonImportOs = "Import os module"
 PythonOsUname = " Información del sistema "
+PythonOsGetlogin = "Get username"
 PythonOsRemove = "Eliminar un archivo"
 PythonOsRename = "Renombrar archivo"
 PythonOsListdir = "Archivos de la lista"
diff --git a/apps/code/catalog.fr.i18n b/apps/code/catalog.fr.i18n
index 756ef882e..4ac2560c9 100644
--- a/apps/code/catalog.fr.i18n
+++ b/apps/code/catalog.fr.i18n
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ PythonUniform = "Nombre décimal dans [a,b]"
 PythonImportTime = "Importation du module temps"
 PythonImportOs = "Importation du module os"
 PythonOsUname = "Donne des infos sur le système"
+PythonOsGetlogin = "Donne le nom d'utilisateur"
 PythonOsRemove = "Supprime le fichier nommé filename"
 PythonOsRename = "Renomme oldname en newname"
 PythonOsListdir = "Liste les fichiers"
diff --git a/apps/code/catalog.hu.i18n b/apps/code/catalog.hu.i18n
index a837db91b..6959839aa 100644
--- a/apps/code/catalog.hu.i18n
+++ b/apps/code/catalog.hu.i18n
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ PythonFileReadable = "read-et lehete használni"
 PythonFileWritable = "write-ot lehete használni"
 PythonImportOs = "os modul importálása"
 PythonOsUname = "Rendszer informaciók"
+PythonOsGetlogin = "Get username"
 PythonOsRemove = "Fájl törlése"
 PythonOsRename = "Fájl átnevezése"
 PythonOsListdir = "Fájlok listája"
diff --git a/apps/code/catalog.it.i18n b/apps/code/catalog.it.i18n
index 94eacc262..6c174b53c 100644
--- a/apps/code/catalog.it.i18n
+++ b/apps/code/catalog.it.i18n
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ PythonImportTurtle = "Importa del modulo turtle"
 PythonImportTime = "Importa del modulo time"
 PythonImportOs = "Importa modulo os"
 PythonOsUname = "Ottieni informazioni sul sistema"
+PythonOsGetlogin = "Get username"
 PythonOsRemove = "Rimuovere un file"
 PythonOsRename = "Rinomina file"
 PythonOsListdir = "Elenca file"
diff --git a/apps/code/catalog.nl.i18n b/apps/code/catalog.nl.i18n
index 1ee1f667c..cc788ee13 100644
--- a/apps/code/catalog.nl.i18n
+++ b/apps/code/catalog.nl.i18n
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ PythonImportMatplotlibPyplot = "Importeer matplotlib.pyplot module"
 PythonImportTime = "Importeer time module"
 PythonImportOs = "Importeer os module"
 PythonOsUname = " Krijg systeeminfo"
+PythonOsGetlogin = "Get username"
 PythonOsRemove = "Een bestand verwijderen"
 PythonOsRename = "Hernoem bestand"
 PythonOsListdir = "Lijstbestanden"
diff --git a/apps/code/catalog.pt.i18n b/apps/code/catalog.pt.i18n
index a17ea0ad5..d50630dda 100644
--- a/apps/code/catalog.pt.i18n
+++ b/apps/code/catalog.pt.i18n
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ PythonUniform = "Número decimal em [a,b]"
 PythonImportTime = "Import time module"
 PythonImportOs = "Import os module"
 PythonOsUname = " Obter informações do sistema"
+PythonOsGetlogin = "Get username"
 PythonOsRemove = "Remover um ficheiro"
 PythonOsRename = "Renomear ficheiro"
 PythonOsListdir = "Listar ficheiros"
diff --git a/apps/code/catalog.universal.i18n b/apps/code/catalog.universal.i18n
index 39d1ff3b4..0c05ad6f4 100644
--- a/apps/code/catalog.universal.i18n
+++ b/apps/code/catalog.universal.i18n
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ PythonCommandUniform = "uniform(a,b)"
 PythonConstantE = "2.718281828459045"
 PythonConstantPi = "3.141592653589793"
 PythonOsCommandUname = "uname()"
+PythonOsCommandGetlogin = "getlogin()"
 PythonOsCommandRemove = "remove(filename)"
 PythonOsCommandRename = "rename(oldname, newname)"
 PythonOsCommandRemoveWithoutArg = "remove(\x11)"
diff --git a/apps/code/python_toolbox.cpp b/apps/code/python_toolbox.cpp
index 568e1f22c..4adf62795 100644
--- a/apps/code/python_toolbox.cpp
+++ b/apps/code/python_toolbox.cpp
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ const ToolboxMessageTree OsModuleChildren[] = {
   ToolboxMessageTree::Leaf(I18n::Message::PythonCommandImportOs, I18n::Message::PythonImportOs, false),
   ToolboxMessageTree::Leaf(I18n::Message::PythonCommandImportFromOs, I18n::Message::PythonImportOs, false),
   ToolboxMessageTree::Leaf(I18n::Message::PythonOsCommandUname, I18n::Message::PythonOsUname, false),
+  ToolboxMessageTree::Leaf(I18n::Message::PythonOsCommandGetlogin, I18n::Message::PythonOsGetlogin, false),
   ToolboxMessageTree::Leaf(I18n::Message::PythonOsCommandRemove, I18n::Message::PythonOsRemove, false, I18n::Message::PythonOsCommandRemoveWithoutArg),
   ToolboxMessageTree::Leaf(I18n::Message::PythonOsCommandRename, I18n::Message::PythonOsRename, false, I18n::Message::PythonOsCommandRenameWithoutArg),
   ToolboxMessageTree::Leaf(I18n::Message::PythonOsCommandListdir, I18n::Message::PythonOsListdir, false)
diff --git a/python/port/genhdr/qstrdefs.in.h b/python/port/genhdr/qstrdefs.in.h
index c580bcb8e..b385aa63b 100644
--- a/python/port/genhdr/qstrdefs.in.h
+++ b/python/port/genhdr/qstrdefs.in.h
@@ -537,11 +537,13 @@ Q(SEEK_END)
 // os QSTRs
 Q(os)
 Q(uname)
+Q(getlogin)
 Q(sysname)
 Q(nodename)
 Q(release)
 Q(version)
 Q(machine)
+Q(username)
 Q(rename)
 Q(listdir)
 
diff --git a/python/port/mod/os/modos.cpp b/python/port/mod/os/modos.cpp
index 6bf5124d1..a8333006d 100644
--- a/python/port/mod/os/modos.cpp
+++ b/python/port/mod/os/modos.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <py/objtuple.h>
 }
 
+#include <ion.h>
 #include <ion/storage.h>
 
 #ifndef OMEGA_VERSION
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ mp_obj_t modos_uname(void) {
   return (mp_obj_t)&modos_uname_info_obj;
 }
 
+mp_obj_t modos_getlogin(void) {
+  return mp_obj_new_str((const char *)Ion::username(), MIN(strlen((const char *)Ion::username()), 16));
+}
+
 mp_obj_t modos_remove(mp_obj_t o_file_name) {
 
   size_t len;
diff --git a/python/port/mod/os/modos.h b/python/port/mod/os/modos.h
index 713c81309..0e9da4b98 100644
--- a/python/port/mod/os/modos.h
+++ b/python/port/mod/os/modos.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <py/obj.h>
 
 mp_obj_t modos_uname();
+mp_obj_t modos_getlogin();
 mp_obj_t modos_remove(mp_obj_t o_file_name);
 mp_obj_t modos_rename(mp_obj_t o_old_name, mp_obj_t o_new_name);
 mp_obj_t modos_listdir();
diff --git a/python/port/mod/os/modos_table.c b/python/port/mod/os/modos_table.c
index 723720ce4..a97009720 100644
--- a/python/port/mod/os/modos_table.c
+++ b/python/port/mod/os/modos_table.c
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 #include "modos.h"
 
+#include <string.h>
+#include <py/obj.h>
+#include <py/objstr.h>
+
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(modos_uname_obj, modos_uname);
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(modos_getlogin_obj, modos_getlogin);
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(modos_remove_obj, modos_remove);
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(modos_rename_obj, modos_rename);
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(modos_listdir_obj, modos_listdir);
 
+STATIC const MP_DEFINE_STR_OBJ(modos_sysname_obj, "Omega");
+
 STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t modos_module_globals_table[] = {
   { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_os) },
   { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_uname), &modos_uname_obj},
+  { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_getlogin), &modos_getlogin_obj},
   { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_remove), &modos_remove_obj},
   { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_rename), &modos_rename_obj},
   { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_listdir), &modos_listdir_obj},
+  { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_name), &modos_sysname_obj}
 };
 
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(modos_module_globals, modos_module_globals_table);