diff --git a/fence/blueprints/admin.py b/fence/blueprints/admin.py
index 509a68f939..ed64a9272e 100644
--- a/fence/blueprints/admin.py
+++ b/fence/blueprints/admin.py
@@ -81,8 +81,22 @@ def create_user():
     username = request.get_json().get("name", None)
     role = request.get_json().get("role", None)
     email = request.get_json().get("email", None)
+    display_name = request.get_json().get("display_name", None)
+    phone_number = request.get_json().get("phone_number", None)
+    idp_name = request.get_json().get("idp_name", None)
+    tags = request.get_json().get("tags", None)
+
     return jsonify(
-        admin.create_user(current_app.scoped_session(), username, role, email)
+        admin.create_user(
+            current_app.scoped_session(),
+            username,
+            role,
+            email,
+            display_name,
+            phone_number,
+            idp_name,
+            tags,
+        )
     )
 
 
diff --git a/fence/resources/admin/admin_users.py b/fence/resources/admin/admin_users.py
index 373912c179..57d7bcfb22 100644
--- a/fence/resources/admin/admin_users.py
+++ b/fence/resources/admin/admin_users.py
@@ -92,7 +92,16 @@ def get_user_groups(current_session, username):
     return {"groups": user_groups_info}
 
 
-def create_user(current_session, username, role, email):
+def create_user(
+    current_session,
+    username,
+    role,
+    email,
+    display_name=None,
+    phone_number=None,
+    ipd_name=None,
+    tags=None,
+):
     """
     Create a user for all the projects or groups in the list.
     If the user already exists, to avoid unadvertedly changing it, we suggest update
@@ -123,6 +132,10 @@ def create_user(current_session, username, role, email):
         is_admin = role == "admin"
         email_add = email
         usr = User(username=username, active=True, is_admin=is_admin, email=email_add)
+        usr.display_name = display_name
+        usr.phone_number = phone_number
+        usr.ipd_name = ipd_name
+        usr.tags = tags
         current_session.add(usr)
         return us.get_user_info(current_session, username)