diff --git a/cps/admin.py b/cps/admin.py
index f1f865da..531d855d 100644
--- a/cps/admin.py
+++ b/cps/admin.py
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ def _configuration_ldap_helper(to_save, gdriveError):
     reboot_required |= _config_string(to_save, "config_ldap_user_object")
     reboot_required |= _config_string(to_save, "config_ldap_group_object_filter")
     reboot_required |= _config_string(to_save, "config_ldap_group_members_field")
+    reboot_required |= _config_string(to_save, "config_ldap_member_user_object")
     reboot_required |= _config_checkbox(to_save, "config_ldap_openldap")
     reboot_required |= _config_int(to_save, "config_ldap_encryption")
     reboot_required |= _config_string(to_save, "config_ldap_cacert_path")
@@ -608,14 +609,26 @@ def _configuration_ldap_helper(to_save, gdriveError):
                                      gdriveError)
     if config.config_ldap_user_object.count("(") != config.config_ldap_user_object.count(")"):
         return reboot_required, _configuration_result(_('LDAP User Object Filter Has Unmatched Parenthesis'),
-                                     gdriveError)
+                                                      gdriveError)
+
+    if to_save["ldap_import_user_filter"] == '0':
+        config.config_ldap_member_user_object = ""
+    else:
+        if config.config_ldap_member_user_object.count("%s") != 1:
+            return reboot_required, \
+                   _configuration_result(_('LDAP Member User Filter needs to Have One "%s" Format Identifier'),
+                   gdriveError)
+        if config.config_ldap_member_user_object.count("(") != config.config_ldap_member_user_object.count(")"):
+            return reboot_required, _configuration_result(_('LDAP Member User Filter Has Unmatched Parenthesis'),
+                                                          gdriveError)
 
     if config.config_ldap_cacert_path or config.config_ldap_cert_path or config.config_ldap_key_path:
         if not (os.path.isfile(config.config_ldap_cacert_path) and
                 os.path.isfile(config.config_ldap_cert_path) and
                 os.path.isfile(config.config_ldap_key_path)):
             return reboot_required, \
-                   _configuration_result(_('LDAP CACertificate, Certificate or Key Location is not Valid, Please Enter Correct Path'),
+                   _configuration_result(_('LDAP CACertificate, Certificate or Key Location is not Valid, '
+                                           'Please Enter Correct Path'),
                                          gdriveError)
     return reboot_required, None
 
diff --git a/cps/config_sql.py b/cps/config_sql.py
index 7363e75c..877ad1c2 100644
--- a/cps/config_sql.py
+++ b/cps/config_sql.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ class _Settings(_Base):
     config_ldap_key_path = Column(String, default="")
     config_ldap_dn = Column(String, default='dc=example,dc=org')
     config_ldap_user_object = Column(String, default='uid=%s')
+    config_ldap_member_user_object = Column(String, default='') #
     config_ldap_openldap = Column(Boolean, default=True)
     config_ldap_group_object_filter = Column(String, default='(&(objectclass=posixGroup)(cn=%s))')
     config_ldap_group_members_field = Column(String, default='memberUid')
diff --git a/cps/templates/config_edit.html b/cps/templates/config_edit.html
index ab8050dc..fdf1e687 100644
--- a/cps/templates/config_edit.html
+++ b/cps/templates/config_edit.html
@@ -331,6 +331,20 @@
             <label for="config_ldap_group_members_field">{{_('LDAP Group Members Field')}}</label>
             <input type="text" class="form-control" id="config_ldap_group_members_field" name="config_ldap_group_members_field" value="{% if config.config_ldap_group_members_field != None %}{{ config.config_ldap_group_members_field }}{% endif %}" autocomplete="off">
           </div>
+          <div class="form-group">
+            <label for="ldap_import_user_filter">{{_('LDAP Authentication')}}</label>
+              <select name="ldap_import_user_filter" id="ldap_import_user_filter" class="form-control" data-control="ldap_member_user_object">
+                  <option value="0" {% if config.config_ldap_member_user_object == "" %}selected{% endif %}>{{ _('Autodetect') }}</option>
+                  <option value="1" {% if config.config_ldap_member_user_object %}selected{% endif %}>{{ _('Custom Filter') }}</option>
+              </select>
+          </div>
+        <div data-related="ldap_member_user_object-1">
+          <div class="form-group">
+              <label for="config_ldap_member_user_object">{{_('LDAP Member User Filter')}}</label>
+              <input type="text" class="form-control" id="config_ldap_member_user_object" name="config_ldap_member_user_object" value="{% if config.config_ldap_member_user_object != None %}{{ config.config_ldap_member_user_object }}{% endif %}" autocomplete="off">
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
       </div>
       {% endif %}
       {% if feature_support['oauth'] %}
diff --git a/cps/web.py b/cps/web.py
index a458af3e..0146e5ca 100644
--- a/cps/web.py
+++ b/cps/web.py
@@ -323,31 +323,34 @@ def import_ldap_users():
         showtext['text'] = _(u'Error: No user returned in response of LDAP server')
         return json.dumps(showtext)
 
+    imported = 0
     for username in new_users:
         user = username.decode('utf-8')
         if '=' in user:
-            match = re.search("([a-zA-Z0-9-]+)=%s", config.config_ldap_user_object, re.IGNORECASE | re.UNICODE)
-            if match:
-                match_filter = match.group(1)
-                match = re.search(match_filter + "=([\d\s\w-]+)", user, re.IGNORECASE | re.UNICODE)
-                if match:
-                    user = match.group(1)
+            # if member object field is empty take user object as filter
+            try:
+                if config.config_ldap_member_user_object:
+                    user_identifier = extract_user_identifier(user, config.config_ldap_member_user_object)
                 else:
-                    log.warning("Could Not Parse LDAP User: %s", user)
-                    continue
-            else:
-                log.warning("Could Not Parse LDAP User: %s", user)
+                    user_identifier = extract_user_identifier(user, config.config_ldap_user_object)
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                log.warning(e)
                 continue
-        if ub.session.query(ub.User).filter(ub.User.nickname == user.lower()).first():
-            log.warning("LDAP User: %s Already in Database", user)
+        else:
+            user_identifier = user
+
+        if ub.session.query(ub.User).filter(ub.User.nickname == user_identifier.lower()).first():
+            log.warning("LDAP User: %s Already in Database", user_identifier)
             continue
-        user_data = services.ldap.get_object_details(user=user,
+        user_data = services.ldap.get_object_details(user=user_identifier,
                                                      group=None,
                                                      query_filter=None,
                                                      dn_only=False)
         if user_data:
             content = ub.User()
-            content.nickname = user
+            # user_login_field = extract_dynamic_field_from_filter(user, config.config_ldap_user_object)
+            content.nickname = user_identifier # user_data[user_login_field][0].decode('utf-8')
             content.password = ''  # dummy password which will be replaced by ldap one
             if 'mail' in user_data:
                 content.email = user_data['mail'][0].decode('utf-8')
@@ -365,6 +368,7 @@ def import_ldap_users():
             ub.session.add(content)
             try:
                 ub.session.commit()
+                imported +=1
             except Exception as e:
                 log.warning("Failed to create LDAP user: %s - %s", user, e)
                 ub.session.rollback()
@@ -373,10 +377,28 @@ def import_ldap_users():
             log.warning("LDAP User: %s Not Found", user)
             showtext['text'] = _(u'At Least One LDAP User Not Found in Database')
     if not showtext:
-        showtext['text'] = _(u'User Successfully Imported')
+        showtext['text'] = _(u'{} User Successfully Imported'.format(imported))
     return json.dumps(showtext)
 
 
+def extract_user_data_from_field(user, field):
+    match = re.search(field + "=([\d\s\w-]+)", user, re.IGNORECASE | re.UNICODE)
+    if match:
+        return match.group(1)
+    else:
+        raise Exception("Could Not Parse LDAP User: %s", user)
+
+# CN=Firstname LastName,OU=Laba,OU=...,DC=...,DC=...
+# CN=user displayname,OU=ouname1,OU=ouname2,OU=ouname3,DC=domain,DC=domain
+def extract_user_identifier(user, filter):
+    match = re.search("([a-zA-Z0-9-]+)=%s", filter, re.IGNORECASE | re.UNICODE)
+    if match:
+        dynamic_field = match.group(1)
+    else:
+        raise Exception("Could Not Parse LDAP User: %s", user)
+    return extract_user_data_from_field(user, dynamic_field)
+
+
 # ################################### data provider functions #########################################################