diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 071ad5f933..07be3a4975 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import foldersRouter from './routes/folders';
 import relationsRouter from './routes/relations';
 import revisionsRouter from './routes/revisions';
 import rolesRouter from './routes/roles';
+import usersRouter from './routes/users';
 import notFoundHandler from './routes/not-found';
 
 const app = express()
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ const app = express()
 	.use('/relations', relationsRouter)
 	.use('/revisions', revisionsRouter)
 	.use('/roles', rolesRouter)
+	.use('/users', usersRouter)
 	.use(notFoundHandler)
 	.use(errorHandler);
 
diff --git a/src/routes/users.ts b/src/routes/users.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb9de1fadc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/users.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import express from 'express';
+import asyncHandler from 'express-async-handler';
+import sanitizeQuery from '../middleware/sanitize-query';
+import validateQuery from '../middleware/validate-query';
+import * as UsersService from '../services/users';
+
+const router = express.Router();
+
+router.post(
+	'/',
+	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
+		const records = await UsersService.createUser(req.body, res.locals.query);
+		return res.json({ data: records });
+	})
+);
+
+router.get(
+	'/',
+	sanitizeQuery,
+	validateQuery,
+	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
+		const records = await UsersService.readUsers(res.locals.query);
+		return res.json({ data: records });
+	})
+);
+
+router.get(
+	'/:pk',
+	sanitizeQuery,
+	validateQuery,
+	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
+		const record = await UsersService.readUser(req.params.pk, res.locals.query);
+		return res.json({ data: record });
+	})
+);
+
+router.patch(
+	'/:pk',
+	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
+		const records = await UsersService.updateUser(req.params.pk, req.body, res.locals.query);
+		return res.json({ data: records });
+	})
+);
+
+router.delete(
+	'/:pk',
+	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
+		await UsersService.deleteUser(req.params.pk);
+		return res.status(200).end();
+	})
+);
+
+export default router;
diff --git a/src/services/users.ts b/src/services/users.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad2a4df4ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/users.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { Query } from '../types/query';
+import * as ItemsService from './items';
+
+export const createUser = async (data: Record<string, any>, query: Query) => {
+	return await ItemsService.createItem('directus_users', data, query);
+};
+
+export const readUsers = async (query: Query) => {
+	return await ItemsService.readItems('directus_users', query);
+};
+
+export const readUser = async (pk: string | number, query: Query) => {
+	return await ItemsService.readItem('directus_users', pk, query);
+};
+
+export const updateUser = async (pk: string | number, data: Record<string, any>, query: Query) => {
+	return await ItemsService.updateItem('directus_users', pk, data, query);
+};
+
+export const deleteUser = async (pk: string | number) => {
+	await ItemsService.deleteItem('directus_users', pk);
+};