diff --git a/plugins/remote_user/lib/remote_user_plugin.rb b/plugins/remote_user/lib/remote_user_plugin.rb
index c8a0cf2..79536de 100644
--- a/plugins/remote_user/lib/remote_user_plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/remote_user/lib/remote_user_plugin.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class RemoteUserPlugin < Noosfero::Plugin
 
       begin
         remote_user = request.headers["HTTP_REMOTE_USER"]
+        user_data = request.env['HTTP_REMOTE_USER_DATA']
 
         if remote_user.blank?
           if logged_in?
@@ -20,10 +21,19 @@ class RemoteUserPlugin < Noosfero::Plugin
             reset_session
           end
         else
+          if user_data.blank?
+            remote_user_email = remote_user + '@remote.user'
+            remote_user_name = remote_user
+          else
+            user_data = JSON.parse(user_data)
+            remote_user_email = user_data['email']
+            remote_user_name = user_data['name']
+          end
+
           if !logged_in?
             self.current_user = User.find_by_login(remote_user)
             unless self.current_user
-              self.current_user = User.create!(:login => remote_user, :email => (remote_user + '@remote.user'), :password => ('pw4'+remote_user), :password_confirmation => ('pw4'+remote_user))
+              self.current_user = User.create!(:login => remote_user, :email => remote_user_email, :name => remote_user_name, :password => ('pw4'+remote_user), :password_confirmation => ('pw4'+remote_user))
               self.current_user.activate
             end
             self.current_user.save!
@@ -34,7 +44,7 @@ class RemoteUserPlugin < Noosfero::Plugin
 
               self.current_user = User.find_by_login(remote_user)
               unless self.current_user
-                self.current_user = User.create!(:login => remote_user, :email => (remote_user + '@remote.user'), :password => ('pw4'+remote_user), :password_confirmation => ('pw4'+remote_user))
+                self.current_user = User.create!(:login => remote_user, :email => remote_user_email, :name => remote_user_name, :password => ('pw4'+remote_user), :password_confirmation => ('pw4'+remote_user))
                 self.current_user.activate
               end
               self.current_user.save!
diff --git a/plugins/remote_user/test/functional/remote_user_plugin_test.rb b/plugins/remote_user/test/functional/remote_user_plugin_test.rb
index 13f25ef..e054cc2 100644
--- a/plugins/remote_user/test/functional/remote_user_plugin_test.rb
+++ b/plugins/remote_user/test/functional/remote_user_plugin_test.rb
@@ -42,26 +42,64 @@ class AccountControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_equal user2.id, session[:user]
   end
 
-  should 'create a new user if the remote user does not exist' do
+  should 'create a new user with remote_user_data if the remote user does not exist' do
     User.destroy_all
 
     assert_equal 0, User.count
 
     @request.env["HTTP_REMOTE_USER"] = "testuser"
+    @request.env["CONTENT_TYPE"] = "application/json"
+    @request.env["HTTP_REMOTE_USER_DATA"] = '{"email":"testuser@domain.com", "name":"Test User"}'
     get :index
 
     assert_equal 1, User.count
     assert_equal "testuser", User.last.login
     assert_equal true, User.last.activated?
     assert_equal User.last.id, session[:user]
+    assert_equal "Test User", User.last.name
+    assert_equal "testuser@domain.com", User.last.email
   end
 
-  should 'create a new user even if there is a logged user but the remote user is different' do
+  should 'create a new user with remote_user_data even if there is a logged user but the remote user is different' do
     user = create_user('testuser', :email => 'testuser@example.com', :password => 'test', :password_confirmation => 'test')
     user.activate
 
     login_as user.login
 
+    @request.env["HTTP_REMOTE_USER"] = 'another_user'
+    @request.env["CONTENT_TYPE"] = "application/json"
+    @request.env["HTTP_REMOTE_USER_DATA"] = '{"email":"another_user@domain.com", "name":"Another User"}'
+    get :index
+
+    assert_equal 2, User.count
+    assert_equal "another_user", User.last.login
+    assert_equal true, User.last.activated?
+    assert_equal User.last.id, session[:user]
+    assert_equal "Another User", User.last.name
+    assert_equal "another_user@domain.com", User.last.email
+  end
+
+  should 'create a new user without remote_user_data if the remote user does not exist' do
+    User.destroy_all
+
+    assert_equal 0, User.count
+
+    @request.env["HTTP_REMOTE_USER"] = "testuser"
+    get :index
+
+    assert_equal 1, User.count
+    assert_equal "testuser", User.last.login
+    assert_equal true, User.last.activated?
+    assert_equal User.last.id, session[:user]
+    assert_equal "testuser", User.last.name
+    assert_equal "testuser@remote.user", User.last.email
+  end
+
+  should 'create a new user without remote_user_data even if there is a logged user but the remote user is different' do
+    user = create_user('testuser', :email => 'testuser@example.com', :password => 'test', :password_confirmation => 'test')
+    user.activate
+
+    login_as user.login
 
     @request.env["HTTP_REMOTE_USER"] = 'another_user'
     get :index
@@ -70,6 +108,8 @@ class AccountControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_equal "another_user", User.last.login
     assert_equal true, User.last.activated?
     assert_equal User.last.id, session[:user]
+    assert_equal "another_user", User.last.name
+    assert_equal "another_user@remote.user", User.last.email
   end
 
   should 'logout if there is a current logged user but not a remote user' do
--
libgit2 0.21.2