diff --git a/src/phi/async_ldap/model.py b/src/phi/async_ldap/model.py
index 2558302..0da6ae4 100644
--- a/src/phi/async_ldap/model.py
+++ b/src/phi/async_ldap/model.py
@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@ class Hackers(Entry):
             self._hackers = build_heritage(self, User)
             raise
 
+    async def get_by_attr(self, attr, value):
+        async with self.client.connect(is_async=True) as conn:
+            res = await conn.search("{}={},{}".format(attr, value, self.dn), 0)
+        if len(res) == 0:
+            return None
+        return [User(r["uid"][0], self.client) for r in res]
+
+    async def get_by_uid(self, uid):
+        res = await self.get_by_attr("uid", uid)
+        return res[0]
+
 
 class Robots(Entry):
     """
diff --git a/test/test_async_ldap_model.py b/test/test_async_ldap_model.py
index afe5544..193abb8 100644
--- a/test/test_async_ldap_model.py
+++ b/test/test_async_ldap_model.py
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ BASE_DN = "dc=test,dc=abbiamoundominio,dc=org"
 USER_LIST = [{"uid": ["conte_mascetti"]}, {"uid": ["perozzi"]}, {"uid": ["necchi"]}]
 SERVICE_LIST = [{"uid": ["phi"]}, {"uid": ["irc"]}]
 GROUP_LIST = [{"cn": ["amici_miei"]}, {"cn": ["antani"]}]
+EXISTING_USER = [
+    {
+        "dn": f"uid=existing_user,{BASE_DN}>",
+        "objectClass": ["inetOrgPerson", "organizationalPerson", "person", "top"],
+        "cn": ["exists"],
+        "sn": ["Existing User"],
+        "mail": ["existing@mail.org"],
+        "uid": ["existing_user"],
+        "userPassword": ["{SHA}oLY7P6V+DWAMJ9ix7vbMYGIfA+E="],
+    }
+]
 
 
 class MockClient:
@@ -47,9 +58,20 @@ class MockClient:
                 return SERVICE_LIST
             elif "Groups" in self.args:
                 return GROUP_LIST
-            return USER_LIST
+            elif "Users" in self.args or f"None=Entry,{BASE_DN}" in args:
+                return USER_LIST
+            if f"uid=existing_user,ou=Hackers,{BASE_DN}" in args:
+                return EXISTING_USER
+            elif f"uid=not_existing,ou=Hackers,{BASE_DN}" in args:
+                return []
 
         conn.search = _search
+
+        async def _add(*args, **kwargs):
+            return
+
+        conn.add = _add
+
         yield conn
 
 
@@ -61,7 +83,7 @@ def client_fixture():
 @pytest.fixture
 def client_fixture_multi():
     res = Namespace()
-    res.users = MockClient(BASE_DN)
+    res.users = MockClient(BASE_DN, "Users")
     res.services = MockClient(BASE_DN, "Services")
     res.groups = MockClient(BASE_DN, "Groups")
     return res
@@ -244,6 +266,34 @@ def test_Hackers_children(client_fixture_multi):
     assert USER_LIST == h.children
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_Hackers_get_by_attr(client_fixture):
+    h = Hackers(client_fixture)
+
+    res = await h.get_by_attr("uid", "existing_user")
+
+    assert len(res) == 1
+    assert res[0] is User("existing_user", client_fixture)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_Hackers_get_by_attr_empty(client_fixture):
+    h = Hackers(client_fixture)
+
+    res = await h.get_by_attr("uid", "not_existing")
+
+    assert res is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_Hackers_get_by_uid(client_fixture):
+    h = Hackers(client_fixture)
+
+    res = await h.get_by_uid("existing_user")
+
+    assert res is User("existing_user", client_fixture)
+
+
 def test_Robots(client_fixture_multi):
     r = Robots(client_fixture_multi.services)