diff --git a/TShockAPI/Commands.cs b/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
index ffea76db..ee85a62a 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
@@ -2636,7 +2636,10 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
 		private static void Playing(CommandArgs args)
 		{
-			args.Player.SendMessage(string.Format("Current players: {0}.", TShock.Utils.GetPlayers()), 255, 240, 20);
+		    string response = args.Player.Group.HasPermission(Permissions.seeids)
+		                          ? TShock.Utils.GetPlayersWithIds()
+		                          : TShock.Utils.GetPlayers();
+            args.Player.SendMessage(string.Format("Current players: {0}.", response), 255, 240, 20);
 			args.Player.SendMessage(string.Format("TShock: {0} ({1}): ({2}/{3})", TShock.VersionNum, TShock.VersionCodename,
 												  TShock.Utils.ActivePlayers(), TShock.Config.MaxSlots));
 		}
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Permissions.cs b/TShockAPI/Permissions.cs
index 97d6e7e4..fb79bdca 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Permissions.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Permissions.cs
@@ -158,7 +158,10 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         [Description("User can start invasions (Goblin/Snow Legion) using items")]
         public static readonly string startinvasion;
 
-		static Permissions()
+        [Description("User can see the id of players with /who")]
+        public static readonly string seeids;
+
+        static Permissions()
 		{
 			foreach (var field in typeof (Permissions).GetFields())
 			{
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Utils.cs b/TShockAPI/Utils.cs
index 05579b95..d5c723b9 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Utils.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Utils.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,29 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			return sb.ToString();
 		}
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Used for some places where a list of players might be used.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>String of players and their id seperated by commas.</returns>
+        public string GetPlayersWithIds()
+        {
+            var sb = new StringBuilder();
+            foreach (TSPlayer player in TShock.Players)
+            {
+                if (player != null && player.Active)
+                {
+                    if (sb.Length != 0)
+                    {
+                        sb.Append(", ");
+                    }
+                    sb.Append(player.Name);
+                    string id = "( " + Convert.ToString(TShock.Users.GetUserID(player.UserAccountName)) + " )";
+                    sb.Append(id);
+                }
+            }
+            return sb.ToString();
+        }
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Finds a player and gets IP as string
 		/// </summary>