diff --git a/applets/usage.c b/applets/usage.c
index a9862fd3d..534958e7d 100644
--- a/applets/usage.c
+++ b/applets/usage.c
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ const char id_usage[] =
 	"Options:\n"
 	"\t-g\tprints only the group ID\n"
 	"\t-u\tprints only the user ID\n"
+	"\t-n\tprint a name instead of a number (with for -ug)\n"
 	"\t-r\tprints the real user ID instead of the effective ID (with -ug)"
 #endif
 	;
diff --git a/coreutils/id.c b/coreutils/id.c
index 3a8e77a1f..59cfafa0a 100644
--- a/coreutils/id.c
+++ b/coreutils/id.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 extern int id_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int no_user = 0, no_group = 0, print_real = 0;
+	int name_not_number = 0;
 	char user[9], group[9];
 	long gid;
 	long pwnam, grnam;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ extern int id_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	
 	gid = 0;
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "ugr")) > 0) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "ugrn")) > 0) {
 		switch (opt) {
 			case 'u':
 				no_group++;
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ extern int id_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			case 'r':
 				print_real++;
 				break;
+			case 'n':
+				name_not_number++;
+				break;
 			default:
 				usage(id_usage);
 		}
@@ -76,12 +80,20 @@ extern int id_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (gid == -1 || pwnam==-1 || grnam==-1) {
 		error_msg_and_die("%s: No such user\n", user);
 	}
-	if (no_group)
-		printf("%ld\n", pwnam);
-	else if (no_user)
-		printf("%ld\n", grnam);
-	else
+
+	if (no_group) {
+		if(name_not_number && user)
+			printf("%s\n",user);
+		else
+			printf("%ld\n", pwnam);
+	} else if (no_user) {
+		if(name_not_number && group)
+			printf("%s\n", group);
+		else
+			printf("%ld\n", grnam);
+	} else {
 		printf("uid=%ld(%s) gid=%ld(%s)\n", pwnam, user, grnam, group);
+	}
 	return(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/busybox.pod b/docs/busybox.pod
index ba88bee0c..e3da284f1 100644
--- a/docs/busybox.pod
+++ b/docs/busybox.pod
@@ -871,6 +871,7 @@ Options:
 
         -g      prints only the group ID
         -u      prints only the user ID
+		-n      print a name instead of a number (with for -ug)
         -r      prints the real user ID instead of the effective ID (with -ug)
 
 Example:
@@ -2321,4 +2322,4 @@ Enrique Zanardi <ezanardi@ull.es>
 
 =cut
 
-# $Id: busybox.pod,v 1.87 2001/01/24 19:15:07 andersen Exp $
+# $Id: busybox.pod,v 1.88 2001/01/25 05:12:02 andersen Exp $
diff --git a/docs/busybox.sgml b/docs/busybox.sgml
index 8b77c5117..58d7df859 100644
--- a/docs/busybox.sgml
+++ b/docs/busybox.sgml
@@ -1474,6 +1474,7 @@
 		<screen>
 			-g	Print only the group ID
 			-u	Print only the user ID
+			-n      print a name instead of a number (with for -ug)
 			-r	Print the real user ID instead of the effective ID (with -ug)
 		</screen>
 		</para>
diff --git a/id.c b/id.c
index 3a8e77a1f..59cfafa0a 100644
--- a/id.c
+++ b/id.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 extern int id_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int no_user = 0, no_group = 0, print_real = 0;
+	int name_not_number = 0;
 	char user[9], group[9];
 	long gid;
 	long pwnam, grnam;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ extern int id_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	
 	gid = 0;
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "ugr")) > 0) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "ugrn")) > 0) {
 		switch (opt) {
 			case 'u':
 				no_group++;
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ extern int id_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			case 'r':
 				print_real++;
 				break;
+			case 'n':
+				name_not_number++;
+				break;
 			default:
 				usage(id_usage);
 		}
@@ -76,12 +80,20 @@ extern int id_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (gid == -1 || pwnam==-1 || grnam==-1) {
 		error_msg_and_die("%s: No such user\n", user);
 	}
-	if (no_group)
-		printf("%ld\n", pwnam);
-	else if (no_user)
-		printf("%ld\n", grnam);
-	else
+
+	if (no_group) {
+		if(name_not_number && user)
+			printf("%s\n",user);
+		else
+			printf("%ld\n", pwnam);
+	} else if (no_user) {
+		if(name_not_number && group)
+			printf("%s\n", group);
+		else
+			printf("%ld\n", grnam);
+	} else {
 		printf("uid=%ld(%s) gid=%ld(%s)\n", pwnam, user, grnam, group);
+	}
 	return(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/usage.c b/usage.c
index a9862fd3d..534958e7d 100644
--- a/usage.c
+++ b/usage.c
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ const char id_usage[] =
 	"Options:\n"
 	"\t-g\tprints only the group ID\n"
 	"\t-u\tprints only the user ID\n"
+	"\t-n\tprint a name instead of a number (with for -ug)\n"
 	"\t-r\tprints the real user ID instead of the effective ID (with -ug)"
 #endif
 	;