diff --git a/pkg/services/contexthandler/contexthandler.go b/pkg/services/contexthandler/contexthandler.go
index 7794fcfcaba..94759f169b2 100644
--- a/pkg/services/contexthandler/contexthandler.go
+++ b/pkg/services/contexthandler/contexthandler.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func (h *ContextHandler) initContextWithRenderAuth(reqContext *models.ReqContext
 		return false
 	}
 
-	_, span := h.tracer.Start(reqContext.Req.Context(), "initContextWithRenderAuth")
+	ctx, span := h.tracer.Start(reqContext.Req.Context(), "initContextWithRenderAuth")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	renderUser, exists := h.RenderService.GetRenderUser(reqContext.Req.Context(), key)
@@ -458,12 +458,21 @@ func (h *ContextHandler) initContextWithRenderAuth(reqContext *models.ReqContext
 		return true
 	}
 
-	reqContext.IsSignedIn = true
 	reqContext.SignedInUser = &models.SignedInUser{
 		OrgId:   renderUser.OrgID,
 		UserId:  renderUser.UserID,
 		OrgRole: models.RoleType(renderUser.OrgRole),
 	}
+
+	// UserID can be 0 for background tasks and, in this case, there is no user info to retrieve
+	if renderUser.UserID != 0 {
+		query := models.GetSignedInUserQuery{UserId: renderUser.UserID, OrgId: renderUser.OrgID}
+		if err := h.SQLStore.GetSignedInUserWithCacheCtx(ctx, &query); err == nil {
+			reqContext.SignedInUser = query.Result
+		}
+	}
+
+	reqContext.IsSignedIn = true
 	reqContext.IsRenderCall = true
 	reqContext.LastSeenAt = time.Now()
 	return true