diff --git a/app/models/crate.js b/app/models/crate.js
index 1bf87694a8..2c8db61646 100644
--- a/app/models/crate.js
+++ b/app/models/crate.js
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ export default class Crate extends Model {
     return new Set(map.values());
   }
 
+  hasOwnerUser(userId) {
+    let { last } = this.loadOwnerUserTask;
+    assert('`loadOwnerUserTask.perform()` must be called before calling `hasOwnerUser()`', last != null);
+    return (last?.value ?? []).some(({ id }) => id === userId);
+  }
+
   get owners() {
     let { last } = this.loadOwnersTask;
     assert('`loadOwnersTask.perform()` must be called before accessing `owners`', last != null);
@@ -104,6 +110,10 @@ export default class Crate extends Model {
     }
   }
 
+  loadOwnerUserTask = task(async () => {
+    return (await this.owner_user) ?? [];
+  });
+
   loadOwnersTask = task(async () => {
     let [teams, users] = await Promise.all([this.owner_team, this.owner_user]);
     return [...(teams ?? []), ...(users ?? [])];