diff --git a/app/src/interfaces/user/index.ts b/app/src/interfaces/user/index.ts
index 7e382d311d..f6ee9512c4 100644
--- a/app/src/interfaces/user/index.ts
+++ b/app/src/interfaces/user/index.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,26 @@ export default defineInterface(({ i18n }) => ({
 	icon: 'person',
 	component: InterfaceUser,
 	types: ['uuid'],
-	options: [],
+	options: [
+		{
+			field: 'selectMode',
+			name: i18n.t('select_mode'),
+			type: 'string',
+			meta: {
+				width: 'full',
+				interface: 'dropdown',
+				options: {
+					choices: [
+						{ text: 'Auto', value: 'auto' },
+						{ text: 'Dropdown', value: 'dropdown' },
+						{ text: 'Modal', value: 'modal' },
+					],
+				},
+			},
+			schema: {
+				default_value: 'auto',
+			},
+		},
+	],
+	recommendedDisplays: ['user'],
 }));
diff --git a/app/src/interfaces/user/user.vue b/app/src/interfaces/user/user.vue
index b49df61fe7..c24869f1da 100644
--- a/app/src/interfaces/user/user.vue
+++ b/app/src/interfaces/user/user.vue
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 	components: { ModalDetail, ModalBrowse },
 	props: {
 		value: {
-			type: [Number, Object],
+			type: [String, Object],
 			default: null,
 		},
 		template: {
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				(newValue) => {
 					// When the newly configured value is a primitive, assume it's the primary key
 					// of the item and fetch it from the API to render the preview
-					if (newValue !== null && newValue !== currentUser.value?.id && typeof newValue === 'number') {
+					if (newValue !== null && newValue !== currentUser.value?.id && typeof newValue === 'string') {
 						fetchCurrent();
 					}
 
diff --git a/app/src/lang/en-US/index.json b/app/src/lang/en-US/index.json
index ef0fb5644d..94b1e05831 100644
--- a/app/src/lang/en-US/index.json
+++ b/app/src/lang/en-US/index.json
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@
 	"slug": "Slug",
 	"repeater": "Repeater",
 	"max-amount": "Max Amount",
+	"select_mode": "Select Mode",
 
 	"months": {
 		"january": "January",