diff --git a/plugins/personal/generic/class_user.inc b/plugins/personal/generic/class_user.inc
index 0140255512adedb24dd5b7db890966364584873e..b6915a3a33c99891863950d86504191327180acb 100644
--- a/plugins/personal/generic/class_user.inc
+++ b/plugins/personal/generic/class_user.inc
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ class user extends simplePlugin
             'givenName', TRUE,
             '', '', '/^[^,+"?()=<>;\\\\]+$/'
           ),
+          new StringAttribute(
+            _('Initials'), _('The initials of some or all of the individual\'s names, but not the surname(s)'),
+            'initials', FALSE,
+            '', '', '/^[^,+"?()=<>;\\\\]+$/'
+          ),
           new TextAreaAttribute(
             _('Description'), _('Short description of the user'),
             'description', FALSE