diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/appinfo/info.xml b/apps/user_ldap/appinfo/info.xml
index 99d35ae5d8f58..7631fb79c64b0 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/appinfo/info.xml
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/appinfo/info.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ A user logs into Nextcloud with their LDAP or AD credentials, and is granted acc
 		<command>OCA\User_LDAP\Command\SetConfig</command>
 		<command>OCA\User_LDAP\Command\ShowConfig</command>
 		<command>OCA\User_LDAP\Command\ShowRemnants</command>
+		<command>OCA\User_LDAP\Command\SyncUser</command>
 		<command>OCA\User_LDAP\Command\TestConfig</command>
 	</commands>
 
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php b/apps/user_ldap/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
index 34f17532e5b88..1804859f950db 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     'OCA\\User_LDAP\\Command\\SetConfig' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/SetConfig.php',
     'OCA\\User_LDAP\\Command\\ShowConfig' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/ShowConfig.php',
     'OCA\\User_LDAP\\Command\\ShowRemnants' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/ShowRemnants.php',
+    'OCA\\User_LDAP\\Command\\SyncUser' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/SyncUser.php',
     'OCA\\User_LDAP\\Command\\TestConfig' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/TestConfig.php',
     'OCA\\User_LDAP\\Configuration' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Configuration.php',
     'OCA\\User_LDAP\\Connection' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Connection.php',
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/composer/composer/autoload_static.php b/apps/user_ldap/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
index 1973a8b31837b..99409cd81bb3f 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 class ComposerStaticInitUser_LDAP
 {
     public static $prefixLengthsPsr4 = array (
-        'O' => 
+        'O' =>
         array (
             'OCA\\User_LDAP\\' => 14,
         ),
     );
 
     public static $prefixDirsPsr4 = array (
-        'OCA\\User_LDAP\\' => 
+        'OCA\\User_LDAP\\' =>
         array (
             0 => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib',
         ),
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class ComposerStaticInitUser_LDAP
         'OCA\\User_LDAP\\Command\\SetConfig' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/SetConfig.php',
         'OCA\\User_LDAP\\Command\\ShowConfig' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/ShowConfig.php',
         'OCA\\User_LDAP\\Command\\ShowRemnants' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/ShowRemnants.php',
+        'OCA\\User_LDAP\\Command\\SyncUser' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/SyncUser.php',
         'OCA\\User_LDAP\\Command\\TestConfig' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/TestConfig.php',
         'OCA\\User_LDAP\\Configuration' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Configuration.php',
         'OCA\\User_LDAP\\Connection' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Connection.php',
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/Command/SyncUser.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/Command/SyncUser.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fdd234c743e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/Command/SyncUser.php
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2016, ownCloud, Inc.
+ *
+ * @author Guillaume Colson <guillaume.colson@univ-lorraine.fr>
+ *
+ * @license AGPL-3.0
+ *
+ * This code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ *
+ */
+namespace OCA\User_LDAP\Command;
+
+use OC\ServerNotAvailableException;
+use OCA\User_LDAP\AccessFactory;
+use OCA\User_LDAP\Configuration;
+use OCA\User_LDAP\ConnectionFactory;
+use OCA\User_LDAP\Helper;
+use OCA\User_LDAP\LDAP;
+use OCA\User_LDAP\Mapping\UserMapping;
+use OCA\User_LDAP\User\Manager;
+
+use OCA\User_LDAP\User_Proxy;
+use OCP\IAvatarManager;
+use OCP\IConfig;
+use OCP\IDBConnection;
+use OCP\IUserManager;
+use OCP\Notification\IManager;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+class SyncUser extends Command {
+	/** @var \OCP\IConfig */
+	protected $ocConfig;
+	/** @var  Manager */
+	protected $userManager;
+	/** @var  IDBConnection */
+	protected $dbc;
+
+	public function __construct(IConfig $ocConfig) {
+		$this->ocConfig = $ocConfig;
+		$this->dbc = \OC::$server->getDatabaseConnection();
+		$this->userManager = new \OCA\User_LDAP\User\Manager(
+			\OC::$server->getConfig(),
+			new \OCA\User_LDAP\FilesystemHelper(),
+			new \OCA\User_LDAP\LogWrapper(),
+			\OC::$server->getAvatarManager(),
+			new \OCP\Image(),
+			\OC::$server->getUserManager(),
+			\OC::$server->getNotificationManager(),
+			\OC::$server->getShareManager()
+		);
+
+		parent::__construct();
+	}
+
+	protected function configure() {
+		$this
+			->setName('ldap:syncuser')
+			->setDescription('Synchronize user from LDAP immediately')
+			->addArgument(
+					'uid',
+					InputArgument::REQUIRED,
+					'the uid of the account to sync'
+					 )
+		;
+	}
+
+	protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int {
+		$helper = new Helper($this->ocConfig, \OC::$server->getDatabaseConnection());
+		$configPrefixes = $helper->getServerConfigurationPrefixes(true);
+		$prefix = $this->ocConfig->getAppValue('user_ldap', 'background_sync_prefix', null);
+		$ldapWrapper = new LDAP();
+
+		$connectionFactory = new ConnectionFactory($ldapWrapper);
+		$connection = $connectionFactory->get($prefix);
+
+		$accessFactory = new AccessFactory(
+			$ldapWrapper,
+			$this->userManager,
+			$helper,
+			$this->ocConfig,
+			\OC::$server->getUserManager()
+		);
+
+		$access = $accessFactory->get($connection);
+		$access->setUserMapper(new UserMapping($this->dbc));
+
+		$loginName = $access->escapeFilterPart($input->getArgument('uid'));
+		$filter = str_replace('%uid', $loginName, $connection->ldapLoginFilter);
+
+		$results = $access->fetchListOfUsers(
+			$filter,
+			$access->userManager->getAttributes(),
+			1,
+			0,
+			true
+		);
+
+		if (count($results) > 0) {
+			$line = 'Sync of '. $results[0]['cn'][0] .' ('. $results[0]['uid'][0] .') done';
+			$output->writeln($line);
+		} else {
+			$output->writeln('No user found with uid : '.$input->getArgument('uid'));
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+}