diff --git a/changelog.d/5731.misc b/changelog.d/5731.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dffae5d874e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5731.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Return 'user_type' in admin API user endpoints results.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
index 6b0ca800876c..86a333a91916 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ def get_users(self):
         return self._simple_select_list(
             table="users",
             keyvalues={},
-            retcols=["name", "password_hash", "is_guest", "admin"],
+            retcols=["name", "password_hash", "is_guest", "admin", "user_type"],
             desc="get_users",
         )
 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ def get_users_paginate(self, order, start, limit):
             orderby=order,
             start=start,
             limit=limit,
-            retcols=["name", "password_hash", "is_guest", "admin"],
+            retcols=["name", "password_hash", "is_guest", "admin", "user_type"],
         )
         count = yield self.runInteraction("get_users_paginate", self.get_user_count_txn)
         retval = {"users": users, "total": count}
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ def search_users(self, term):
             table="users",
             term=term,
             col="name",
-            retcols=["name", "password_hash", "is_guest", "admin"],
+            retcols=["name", "password_hash", "is_guest", "admin", "user_type"],
             desc="search_users",
         )