diff --git a/lib/src/user.dart b/lib/src/user.dart
index 5cd4563f..03b3881e 100644
--- a/lib/src/user.dart
+++ b/lib/src/user.dart
@@ -169,10 +169,14 @@ class User extends Event {
       room.canKick &&
       powerLevel < room.ownPowerLevel;
 
+  @Deprecated('Use [canChangeUserPowerLevel] instead.')
+  bool get canChangePowerLevel => canChangeUserPowerLevel;
+
   /// Whether the client is allowed to change the power level of this user.
   /// Please be aware that you can only set the power level to at least your own!
-  bool get canChangePowerLevel =>
-      room.canChangePowerLevel && powerLevel < room.ownPowerLevel;
+  bool get canChangeUserPowerLevel =>
+      room.canChangePowerLevel &&
+      (powerLevel < room.ownPowerLevel || id == room.client.userID);
 
   @override
   bool operator ==(Object other) => (other is User &&
diff --git a/test/user_test.dart b/test/user_test.dart
index c88b75c1..a00708a5 100644
--- a/test/user_test.dart
+++ b/test/user_test.dart
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void main() {
       expect(user1.canKick, false);
     });
     test('canChangePowerLevel', () async {
-      expect(user1.canChangePowerLevel, false);
+      expect(user1.canChangeUserPowerLevel, false);
     });
     test('mention', () async {
       expect(user1.mention, '@[Alice M]');