diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/popovers.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/popovers.js
index 3749259758..931cefb479 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/popovers.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/popovers.js
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ run_test('sender_hover', () => {
                 user_email: 'alice@example.com',
                 user_id: 42,
                 user_time: undefined,
+                user_type: i18n.t('Member'),
                 presence_status: 'offline',
                 user_last_seen_time_status: 'translated: More than 2 weeks ago',
                 pm_with_uri: '#narrow/pm-with/42-alice',
diff --git a/static/js/popovers.js b/static/js/popovers.js
index cb073275ae..6086c2f4cc 100644
--- a/static/js/popovers.js
+++ b/static/js/popovers.js
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ function render_user_info_popover(user, popover_element, is_sender_popover, priv
         user_id: user.user_id,
         user_last_seen_time_status: user_last_seen_time_status(user.user_id),
         user_time: people.get_user_time(user.user_id),
+        user_type: people.get_user_type(user.user_id),
     };
 
     popover_element.popover({
diff --git a/static/templates/user_info_popover_content.handlebars b/static/templates/user_info_popover_content.handlebars
index 834e303f2e..84251c0866 100644
--- a/static/templates/user_info_popover_content.handlebars
+++ b/static/templates/user_info_popover_content.handlebars
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
         {{#if user_time}}
         <li>{{ user_time }} {{#tr this}}Local time{{/tr}}</li>
         {{/if}}
+
+        <li>{{ user_type }}</li>
     </div>
     <hr />
     {{#if show_user_profile}}