diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/users/user-edit/user-create.component.ts b/client/src/app/+admin/users/user-edit/user-create.component.ts
index f9f5b90bd..fc4013a04 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/users/user-edit/user-create.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/users/user-edit/user-create.component.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export class UserCreateComponent extends UserEdit implements OnInit {
 
     this.buildForm({
       username: this.userValidatorsService.USER_USERNAME,
+      channelName: this.userValidatorsService.USER_USERNAME,
       email: this.userValidatorsService.USER_EMAIL,
       password: this.isPasswordOptional() ? this.userValidatorsService.USER_PASSWORD_OPTIONAL : this.userValidatorsService.USER_PASSWORD,
       role: this.userValidatorsService.USER_ROLE,
diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/users/user-edit/user-edit.component.html b/client/src/app/+admin/users/user-edit/user-edit.component.html
index d103f8e2f..0c7900529 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/users/user-edit/user-edit.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/users/user-edit/user-edit.component.html
@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      <div class="form-group" *ngIf="isCreation()">
+        <label i18n for="channelName">Channel name</label>
+        <input
+          type="text" id="channelName" i18n-placeholder placeholder="john_channel" class="form-control"
+          formControlName="channelName" [ngClass]="{ 'input-error': formErrors['channelName'] }"
+        >
+        <div *ngIf="formErrors.channelName" class="form-error">
+          {{ formErrors.channelName }}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <div class="form-group">
         <label i18n for="email">Email</label>
         <input