Index: typo3/backend.php
===================================================================
--- typo3/backend.php	(revision 3023)
+++ typo3/backend.php	(working copy)
@@ -264,14 +264,31 @@
 	 * @return	string		html code snippet displaying the currently logged in user
 	 */
 	private function getLoggedInUserLabel() {
-		$username = '<div id="username" class="toolbar-item no-separator">['.htmlspecialchars($GLOBALS['BE_USER']->user['username']).']</div>';;
+		global $BE_USER, $BACK_PATH;
 
+		$icon = '<img'.t3lib_iconWorks::skinImg(
+			'',
+			$BE_USER->isAdmin() ?
+				'gfx/i/be_users_admin.gif' :
+				'gfx/i/be_users.gif',
+			'width="14" height="14"'
+		).' title="" alt="" 
+			onclick="top.goToModule(\'user_setup\');this.blur();return false;"
+			style="cursor:pointer;"
+		 />';
+
+		$label = $GLOBALS['BE_USER']->user['realName'] ?
+			$BE_USER->user['realName'].' ['.$BE_USER->user['username'].']' :
+			'['.$BE_USER->user['username'].']';
+
+		$username   = '">'.$icon.'<span>'.htmlspecialchars($label) . '</span>;
+
 			// superuser mode
 		if($BE_USER->user['ses_backuserid']) {
-			$username = '<div id="username" class="toolbar-item no-separator typo3-red-background">[SU: '.htmlspecialchars($GLOBALS['BE_USER']->user['username']).']</div>';
+			$username   = ' su-user">SU: '.$icon.'<span>'.htmlspecialchars($label).'</span>';
 		}
 
-		return $username;
+		return '<div id="username" class="toolbar-item no-separator'.$username.'</div>';
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -714,4 +731,4 @@
 
 $TYPO3backend->render();
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
Index: typo3/css/backend-style.css
===================================================================
--- typo3/css/backend-style.css	(revision 3023)
+++ typo3/css/backend-style.css	(working copy)
@@ -90,8 +90,19 @@
 /* ----- logged in user ----- */
 
 #username {
-	padding-top: 5px;
+	height:13px;
 }
+#username.su-user {
+	background:#f7989f;
+	padding-left:4px;
+}
+#username img {
+	padding:0 4px;
+	vertical-align:bottom;
+}
+#username span {
+	padding-right:4px;
+}
 
 #logout-button {
 	padding-left: 4px;
@@ -272,3 +283,4 @@
 
 
 
+