diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 3d3d086..f596ba3 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 websvn__manage_packages: true
 websvn__state: 'present'
+websvn__adduser: true
 websvn__web_user: nginx
 websvn__web_group: nginx
 websvn__version: 2.5
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 31de06e..5063ad8 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 - include_tasks: packages.yml
   when: websvn__manage_packages | bool
 
+- include_tasks: user.yml
+  when: websvn__adduser | bool
+
 - include_tasks: pear_setup.yml
 
 - name: install websvn
diff --git a/tasks/user.yml b/tasks/user.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c422d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/user.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+- name: "add group {{ websvn__web_group }}"
+  become: true
+  group:
+    name: "{{ websvn__web_group }}"
+    state: present
+
+- name: "add user {{ websvn__web_user }}"
+  become: true
+  user:
+    name: "{{ websvn__web_user }}"
+    group: "{{ websvn__web_group }}"
+    append: true
+    shell: '/bin/bash'