diff --git a/api/soap/mantisconnect.php b/api/soap/mantisconnect.php
index 819dced..adea6a7 100644
--- a/api/soap/mantisconnect.php
+++ b/api/soap/mantisconnect.php
@@ -94,6 +94,20 @@ $l_oServer->wsdl->addComplexType(
 	)
 );
 
+### UserData
+$l_oServer->wsdl->addComplexType(
+	'UserData',
+	'complexType',
+	'struct',
+	'all',
+	'',
+	array(
+		'account_data' => array( 'name' => 'account_data', 'type' => 'tns:AccountData', 'minOccurs' => '0'),
+		'access_level' => array( 'name' => 'global_access_level', 'type' => 'xsd:integer',	'minOccurs' => '0'),
+		'timezone'     => array( 'name' => 'timezone', 'type' => 'xsd:string', 'minOccurs' => '0'),
+	)
+);
+
 ### AccountDataArray
 $l_oServer->wsdl->addComplexType(
 	'AccountDataArray',
@@ -664,6 +678,20 @@ $l_oServer->register( 'mc_version',
 ###  PUBLIC METHODS (defined in mc_enum_api.php)
 ###
 
+### mc_login
+$l_oServer->register( 'mc_login',
+	array(
+		'username'	=>	'xsd:string',
+		'password'	=>	'xsd:string'
+	),
+	array(
+		'return'	=>	'tns:UserData'
+	),
+	$t_namespace,
+	false, false, false,
+	'Log the user in and get their information.'
+);
+
 ### mc_enum_status
 $l_oServer->register( 'mc_enum_status',
 	array(
diff --git a/api/soap/mc_api.php b/api/soap/mc_api.php
index 6777811..9ec61a7 100644
--- a/api/soap/mc_api.php
+++ b/api/soap/mc_api.php
@@ -16,7 +16,37 @@ function mc_version() {
 	return MANTIS_VERSION;
 }
 
-# Checks if MantisBT installation is marked as offline by the administrator.
+/**
+ * Attempts to login the user.
+ * If logged in successfully, return user information.
+ * If failed to login in, then throw a fault.
+ */
+function mc_login( $p_username, $p_password ) {
+	$t_user_id = mci_check_login( $p_username, $p_password );
+	if ( $t_user_id === false ) {
+		return mci_soap_fault_login_failed();
+	}
+
+	return mci_user_get( $p_username, $p_password, $t_user_id );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Given an id, this method returns the user.
+ * When calling this method make sure that the caller has the right to retrieve
+ * information about the target user.
+ */
+function mci_user_get( $p_username, $p_password, $p_user_id ) {
+	$t_user_data = array();
+
+	// if user doesn't exist, then mci_account_get_array_by_id() will throw.
+	$t_user_data['account_data'] = mci_account_get_array_by_id( $p_user_id );
+	$t_user_data['access_level'] = access_get_global_level( $p_user_id );
+	$t_user_data['timezone'] = user_pref_get_pref( $p_user_id, 'timezone' );
+
+	return $t_user_data;
+}
+
+# access_ if MantisBT installation is marked as offline by the administrator.
 # true: offline, false: online
 function mci_is_mantis_offline() {
 	$t_offline_file = dirname( dirname( __FILE__ ) ) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'mantis_offline.php';
diff --git a/tests/soap/LoginTest.php b/tests/soap/LoginTest.php
index d8b17b0..f2fed26 100644
--- a/tests/soap/LoginTest.php
+++ b/tests/soap/LoginTest.php
@@ -31,6 +31,25 @@ class LoginTest extends SoapBase {
 	private $dummyUser = 'no';
 	private $dummyPassword = 'user';
 	
+	public function testLoginFailed() {
+		try {
+			$this->client->mc_login( $this->dummyUser , $this->dummyPassword );
+			$this->fail( "Should have failed." );
+		} catch ( SoapFault $e) {
+			$this->assertIsLoginFailure( $e );
+		}
+	}
+
+	public function testLoginSuccessfully() {
+		$t_user_data = $this->client->mc_login( $this->userName, $this->password );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( $this->userName, $t_user_data->account_data->name, 'name' );
+		$this->assertEquals( $this->userId, $t_user_data->account_data->id, 'id' );
+		$this->assertEquals( $this->email, $t_user_data->account_data->email, 'email' );
+		$this->assertEquals( false, empty( $t_user_data->timezone ), 'timezone' );
+		$this->assertEquals( 90, (integer)$t_user_data->access_level, 'access_level' );
+	}
+
 	public function testGetIssueGetLoginFailed() {
 		try {
 			$this->client->mc_issue_get( $this->dummyUser , $this->dummyPassword, 1 );
@@ -77,29 +96,29 @@ class LoginTest extends SoapBase {
 	}
 	
 	public function testLoginWithNullPasswordIsRejected() {
-		try {
-			$this->client->mc_enum_status( $this->userName, null);
-			$this->fail( "Should have failed." );
-		} catch ( SoapFault $e) {
-			$this->assertIsLoginFailure( $e );
+		try {
+			$this->client->mc_enum_status( $this->userName, null);
+			$this->fail( "Should have failed." );
+		} catch ( SoapFault $e) {
+			$this->assertIsLoginFailure( $e );
 		}
 	}
 	
 	public function testLoginWithEmptyPasswordIsRejected() {
-		try {
-			$this->client->mc_enum_status( $this->userName, '');
-			$this->fail( "Should have failed." );
-		} catch ( SoapFault $e) {
-			$this->assertIsLoginFailure( $e );
+		try {
+			$this->client->mc_enum_status( $this->userName, '');
+			$this->fail( "Should have failed." );
+		} catch ( SoapFault $e) {
+			$this->assertIsLoginFailure( $e );
 		}
 	}
 
 	public function testLoginWithIncorrectPasswordIsRejected() {
-		try {
-			$this->client->mc_enum_status( $this->userName, "This really should be incorrect");
-			$this->fail( "Should have failed." );
-		} catch ( SoapFault $e) {
-			$this->assertIsLoginFailure( $e );
+		try {
+			$this->client->mc_enum_status( $this->userName, "This really should be incorrect");
+			$this->fail( "Should have failed." );
+		} catch ( SoapFault $e) {
+			$this->assertIsLoginFailure( $e );
 		}
 	}
 	
diff --git a/tests/soap/SoapBase.php b/tests/soap/SoapBase.php
index 39365fb..dea42d4 100644
--- a/tests/soap/SoapBase.php
+++ b/tests/soap/SoapBase.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class SoapBase extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 	protected $client;
 	protected $userName = 'administrator';
 	protected $password = 'root';
+	protected $email = 'root@localhost';
 	protected $userId = '1';
 	
 	protected $mantisPath;