diff --git a/rest_framework_jwt/views.py b/rest_framework_jwt/views.py
index 30cd4646..7a090e2e 100644
--- a/rest_framework_jwt/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework_jwt/views.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
                                     token,
                                     expires=expiration,
                                     httponly=True)
+            request.user = user
             return response
 
         return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)