diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 0a7387d..d0c3b45 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   N_('Password confirmation')
   N_('Terms accepted')
 
+  def self.[](login)
+    self.find_by_login(login)
+  end
+
   # FIXME ugly workaround
   def self.human_attribute_name(attrib)
     case attrib.to_sym
diff --git a/test/unit/user_test.rb b/test/unit/user_test.rb
index 5e4f2b0..b6821aa 100644
--- a/test/unit/user_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/user_test.rb
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ class UserTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert !user.email_activation_pending?
   end
 
+  should 'be able to use [] operator to find users by login' do
+    assert_equal users(:ze), User['ze']
+  end
+
   protected
     def new_user(options = {})
       user = User.new({ :login => 'quire', :email => 'quire@example.com', :password => 'quire', :password_confirmation => 'quire' }.merge(options))
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