diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/user.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/user.ts
index a0619f4d0..6deb3bad9 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/user.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/user.ts
@@ -372,12 +372,14 @@ export const UserRepository = db.getRepository(User).extend({
 		options?: {
 			detail?: D;
 			includeSecrets?: boolean;
+			isPrivateMode?: boolean;
 		},
 	): Promise<IsMeAndIsUserDetailed<ExpectsMe, D>> {
 		const opts = Object.assign(
 			{
 				detail: false,
 				includeSecrets: false,
+				isPrivateMode: false
 			},
 			options,
 		);
@@ -442,6 +444,30 @@ export const UserRepository = db.getRepository(User).extend({
 
 		const falsy = opts.detail ? false : undefined;
 
+		if (opts.isPrivateMode) {
+			const packed = {
+				id: user.id,
+				username: user.username,
+				host: user.host,
+
+				...(opts.detail
+				? {
+						twoFactorEnabled: profile!.twoFactorEnabled,
+						usePasswordLessLogin: profile!.usePasswordLessLogin,
+						securityKeys: profile!.twoFactorEnabled
+							? UserSecurityKeys.countBy({
+									userId: user.id,
+								}).then((result) => result >= 1)
+							: false,
+					}
+				: {}),
+			} as Promiseable<Packed<"User">> as Promiseable<
+			IsMeAndIsUserDetailed<ExpectsMe, D>
+		>;
+
+			return await awaitAll(packed);
+		}
+
 		const packed = {
 			id: user.id,
 			name: user.name,
@@ -472,7 +498,7 @@ export const UserRepository = db.getRepository(User).extend({
 										iconUrl: instance.iconUrl,
 										faviconUrl: instance.faviconUrl,
 										themeColor: instance.themeColor,
-								  }
+									}
 								: undefined,
 						)
 				: undefined,
@@ -527,9 +553,9 @@ export const UserRepository = db.getRepository(User).extend({
 						securityKeys: profile!.twoFactorEnabled
 							? UserSecurityKeys.countBy({
 									userId: user.id,
-							  }).then((result) => result >= 1)
+								}).then((result) => result >= 1)
 							: false,
-				  }
+					}
 				: {}),
 
 			...(opts.detail && isMe
@@ -568,7 +594,7 @@ export const UserRepository = db.getRepository(User).extend({
 						mutedInstances: profile!.mutedInstances,
 						mutingNotificationTypes: profile!.mutingNotificationTypes,
 						emailNotificationTypes: profile!.emailNotificationTypes,
-				  }
+					}
 				: {}),
 
 			...(opts.includeSecrets
@@ -585,9 +611,9 @@ export const UserRepository = db.getRepository(User).extend({
 										name: true,
 										lastUsed: true,
 									},
-							  })
+								})
 							: [],
-				  }
+					}
 				: {}),
 
 			...(relation
@@ -601,7 +627,7 @@ export const UserRepository = db.getRepository(User).extend({
 						isBlocked: relation.isBlocked,
 						isMuted: relation.isMuted,
 						isRenoteMuted: relation.isRenoteMuted,
-				  }
+					}
 				: {}),
 		} as Promiseable<Packed<"User">> as Promiseable<
 			IsMeAndIsUserDetailed<ExpectsMe, D>
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/show.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/show.ts
index bead8df0a..6a03097ef 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/show.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/show.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ import type { User } from "@/models/entities/user.js";
 import define from "../../define.js";
 import { apiLogger } from "../../logger.js";
 import { ApiError } from "../../error.js";
+import { fetchMeta } from "@/misc/fetch-meta.js";
 
 export const meta = {
 	tags: ["users"],
 
+	// TODO: determine if should allow this in private mode or to create a new endpoint just for 2fa
 	requireCredential: false,
-	requireCredentialPrivateMode: true,
+	requireCredentialPrivateMode: false,  // set to false to allow FIDO2 and other 2fa auth
 
 	description: "Show the properties of a user.",
 
@@ -146,8 +148,13 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, me) => {
 			throw new ApiError(meta.errors.noSuchUser);
 		}
 
+		// apiLogger.debug(`packed (detailed): ${JSON.stringify(await Users.pack(user, me, {detail: true}))}`);
+		// apiLogger.debug(`packed (private): ${JSON.stringify(await Users.pack(user, me, {detail: true, isPrivateMode: true}))}`);
+
+		const serverMeta = await fetchMeta();
 		return await Users.pack(user, me, {
 			detail: true,
+			isPrivateMode: me !== null ? false : serverMeta.privateMode
 		});
 	}
 });