diff --git a/app/controllers/ajax/question_controller.rb b/app/controllers/ajax/question_controller.rb
index 6269e945..3a2917e0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/ajax/question_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/ajax/question_controller.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,15 @@ class Ajax::QuestionController < ApplicationController
     params.require :anonymousQuestion
     params.require :rcpt
 
+    user = unless user_signed_in?
+             current_user
+           else
+             nil
+           end
+
     question = Question.create!(content: params[:question],
-                                author_is_anonymous: params[:anonymousQuestion])
+                                author_is_anonymous: params[:anonymousQuestion],
+                                user: user)
 
     Inbox.create!(user_id: params[:rcpt], question_id: question.id, new: true)