diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/add-uid-gid.md b/changelog/unreleased/add-uid-gid.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cab2b7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/add-uid-gid.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Enhancement: Add option to create user with uidnumber and gidnumber
+
+We have added an option to pass uidnumber and gidnumber to the ocis api while creating a new user
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/ocis-ocs/pull/34
diff --git a/pkg/service/v0/data/user.go b/pkg/service/v0/data/user.go
index c43cc9c..6181352 100644
--- a/pkg/service/v0/data/user.go
+++ b/pkg/service/v0/data/user.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ type User struct {
 	DisplayName string `json:"displayname" xml:"displayname"`
 	Email       string `json:"email" xml:"email"`
 	Quota       *Quota `json:"quota" xml:"quota"`
+	UIDNumber   int64  `json:"uidnumber" xml:"uidnumber"`
+	GIDNumber   int64  `json:"gidnumber" xml:"gidnumber"`
 }
 
 // Quota holds quota information
diff --git a/pkg/service/v0/users.go b/pkg/service/v0/users.go
index 42b87f3..0a71607 100644
--- a/pkg/service/v0/users.go
+++ b/pkg/service/v0/users.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/user"
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ func (o Ocs) GetUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Username:    account.PreferredName,
 		DisplayName: account.DisplayName,
 		Email:       account.Mail,
+		UIDNumber:   account.UidNumber,
+		GIDNumber:   account.GidNumber,
 		Enabled:     account.AccountEnabled,
 		// FIXME only return quota for users/{userid} endpoint (not /user)
 		// TODO query storage registry for free space? of home storage, maybe...
@@ -81,6 +84,28 @@ func (o Ocs) AddUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	username := r.PostFormValue("username")
 	displayname := r.PostFormValue("displayname")
 	email := r.PostFormValue("email")
+	uid := r.PostFormValue("uidnumber")
+	gid := r.PostFormValue("gidnumber")
+
+	var uidNumber, gidNumber int64
+	var err error
+
+	if uid != "" {
+		uidNumber, err = strconv.ParseInt(uid, 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			render.Render(w, r, response.ErrRender(data.MetaBadRequest.StatusCode, "Cannot use the uidnumber provided"))
+			o.logger.Error().Err(err).Str("userid", userid).Msg("Cannot use the uidnumber provided")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if gid != "" {
+		gidNumber, err = strconv.ParseInt(gid, 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			render.Render(w, r, response.ErrRender(data.MetaBadRequest.StatusCode, "Cannot use the gidnumber provided"))
+			o.logger.Error().Err(err).Str("userid", userid).Msg("Cannot use the gidnumber provided")
+			return
+		}
+	}
 
 	// fallbacks
 	/* TODO decide if we want to make these fallbacks. Keep in mind:
@@ -94,18 +119,28 @@ func (o Ocs) AddUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	*/
 
-	account, err := o.getAccountService().CreateAccount(r.Context(), &accounts.CreateAccountRequest{
-		Account: &accounts.Account{
-			DisplayName:              displayname,
-			PreferredName:            username,
-			OnPremisesSamAccountName: username,
-			PasswordProfile: &accounts.PasswordProfile{
-				Password: password,
-			},
-			Id:             userid,
-			Mail:           email,
-			AccountEnabled: true,
+	newAccount := &accounts.Account{
+		DisplayName:              displayname,
+		PreferredName:            username,
+		OnPremisesSamAccountName: username,
+		PasswordProfile: &accounts.PasswordProfile{
+			Password: password,
 		},
+		Id:             userid,
+		Mail:           email,
+		AccountEnabled: true,
+	}
+
+	if uidNumber != 0 {
+		newAccount.UidNumber = uidNumber
+	}
+
+	if gidNumber != 0 {
+		newAccount.GidNumber = gidNumber
+	}
+
+	account, err := o.getAccountService().CreateAccount(r.Context(), &accounts.CreateAccountRequest{
+		Account: newAccount,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		merr := merrors.FromError(err)
@@ -130,6 +165,8 @@ func (o Ocs) AddUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Username:    account.PreferredName,
 		DisplayName: account.DisplayName,
 		Email:       account.Mail,
+		UIDNumber:   account.UidNumber,
+		GIDNumber:   account.UidNumber,
 		Enabled:     account.AccountEnabled,
 	}))
 }