diff --git a/control/controlclient/netmap.go b/control/controlclient/netmap.go
index 1d8dcca93..dd381a9df 100644
--- a/control/controlclient/netmap.go
+++ b/control/controlclient/netmap.go
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ func (nm *NetworkMap) Concise() string {
 func (nm *NetworkMap) printConciseHeader(buf *strings.Builder) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(buf, "netmap: self: %v auth=%v",
 		nm.NodeKey.ShortString(), nm.MachineStatus)
+	login := nm.UserProfiles[nm.User].LoginName
+	if login == "" {
+		if nm.User.IsZero() {
+			login = "?"
+		} else {
+			login = fmt.Sprint(nm.User)
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(buf, " u=%s", login)
 	if nm.LocalPort != 0 {
 		fmt.Fprintf(buf, " port=%v", nm.LocalPort)
 	}
@@ -92,6 +101,7 @@ func (a *NetworkMap) equalConciseHeader(b *NetworkMap) bool {
 	if a.NodeKey != b.NodeKey ||
 		a.MachineStatus != b.MachineStatus ||
 		a.LocalPort != b.LocalPort ||
+		a.User != b.User ||
 		len(a.Addresses) != len(b.Addresses) {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/control/controlclient/netmap_test.go b/control/controlclient/netmap_test.go
index 6a386589a..909a787f1 100644
--- a/control/controlclient/netmap_test.go
+++ b/control/controlclient/netmap_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestNetworkMapConcise(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			want: "netmap: self: [AQEBA] auth=machine-unknown []\n [AgICA] D2                 :    192.168.0.100:12     192.168.0.100:12354\n [AwMDA] D4                 :       10.2.0.100:12        10.1.0.100:12345\n",
+			want: "netmap: self: [AQEBA] auth=machine-unknown u=? []\n [AgICA] D2                 :    192.168.0.100:12     192.168.0.100:12354\n [AwMDA] D4                 :       10.2.0.100:12        10.1.0.100:12345\n",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "debug_non_nil",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestNetworkMapConcise(t *testing.T) {
 				NodeKey: testNodeKey(1),
 				Debug:   &tailcfg.Debug{},
 			},
-			want: "netmap: self: [AQEBA] auth=machine-unknown debug={} []\n",
+			want: "netmap: self: [AQEBA] auth=machine-unknown u=? debug={} []\n",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "debug_values",
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestNetworkMapConcise(t *testing.T) {
 				NodeKey: testNodeKey(1),
 				Debug:   &tailcfg.Debug{LogHeapPprof: true},
 			},
-			want: "netmap: self: [AQEBA] auth=machine-unknown debug={\"LogHeapPprof\":true} []\n",
+			want: "netmap: self: [AQEBA] auth=machine-unknown u=? debug={\"LogHeapPprof\":true} []\n",
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func TestConciseDiffFrom(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			want: "-netmap: self: [AQEBA] auth=machine-unknown []\n+netmap: self: [AgICA] auth=machine-unknown []\n",
+			want: "-netmap: self: [AQEBA] auth=machine-unknown u=? []\n+netmap: self: [AgICA] auth=machine-unknown u=? []\n",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "peer_add",