diff --git a/lib/core/models/user-process.model.ts b/lib/core/models/user-process.model.ts
index e2c7fdb817..bd395519f1 100644
--- a/lib/core/models/user-process.model.ts
+++ b/lib/core/models/user-process.model.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export class UserProcessModel implements LightUserRepresentation {
     firstName?: string;
     lastName?: string;
     pictureId?: number = null;
+    externalId?: string;
 
     constructor(obj?: any) {
         if (obj) {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export class UserProcessModel implements LightUserRepresentation {
             this.firstName = obj.firstName || null;
             this.lastName = obj.lastName || null;
             this.pictureId = obj.pictureId || null;
+            this.externalId = obj.externalId || null;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/core/services/authentication.service.spec.ts b/lib/core/services/authentication.service.spec.ts
index 072bb9934b..a598328dc0 100644
--- a/lib/core/services/authentication.service.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/services/authentication.service.spec.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { CookieService } from './cookie.service';
 import { AppConfigService } from '../app-config/app-config.service';
 import { setupTestBed } from '../testing/setupTestBed';
 import { CoreTestingModule } from '../testing/core.testing.module';
+import { UserRepresentation } from 'alfresco-js-api';
 
 declare let jasmine: any;
 
@@ -349,6 +350,18 @@ describe('AuthenticationService', () => {
         it('[BPM] should return isALLProvider false', () => {
             expect(authService.isALLProvider()).toBe(false);
         });
+
+        it('[BPM] should be able to retrieve current logged in user', (done) => {
+            spyOn(apiService.getInstance().activiti.profileApi, 'getProfile').and.returnValue(
+                Promise.resolve((<UserRepresentation> {
+                    email: 'fake-email'
+                })));
+
+            authService.getBpmLoggedUser().subscribe((fakeUser) => {
+                expect(fakeUser.email).toBe('fake-email');
+                done();
+            });
+        });
     });
 
     describe('when the setting is both ECM and BPM ', () => {
diff --git a/lib/core/services/authentication.service.ts b/lib/core/services/authentication.service.ts
index b7a8521a06..34cfdfe881 100644
--- a/lib/core/services/authentication.service.ts
+++ b/lib/core/services/authentication.service.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { AppConfigService, AppConfigValues } from '../app-config/app-config.serv
 import 'rxjs/add/observable/fromPromise';
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/catch';
 import 'rxjs/add/observable/throw';
+import { UserRepresentation } from 'alfresco-js-api';
 
 const REMEMBER_ME_COOKIE_KEY = 'ALFRESCO_REMEMBER_ME';
 const REMEMBER_ME_UNTIL = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 ;
@@ -228,6 +229,10 @@ export class AuthenticationService {
         return this.hasValidRedirection(provider) ? this.redirectUrl.url : null;
     }
 
+    getBpmLoggedUser(): Observable<UserRepresentation> {
+        return Observable.fromPromise(this.alfrescoApi.getInstance().activiti.profileApi.getProfile());
+    }
+
     private hasValidRedirection(provider: string): boolean {
         return this.redirectUrl && (this.redirectUrl.provider === provider || this.hasSelectedProviderAll(provider));
     }
diff --git a/lib/process-services/task-list/components/task-details.component.spec.ts b/lib/process-services/task-list/components/task-details.component.spec.ts
index 8379f3d12c..f11f2bc4e0 100644
--- a/lib/process-services/task-list/components/task-details.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services/task-list/components/task-details.component.spec.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
 
 import { FormModel, FormOutcomeEvent, FormOutcomeModel, FormService, setupTestBed, BpmUserService } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
-import { CommentProcessService, LogService } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
+import { CommentProcessService, LogService, AuthenticationService } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
 
 import { UserProcessModel } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
 import { TaskDetailsModel } from '../models/task-details.model';
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ describe('TaskDetailsComponent', () => {
     let logService: LogService;
     let commentProcessService: CommentProcessService;
     let peopleProcessService: PeopleProcessService;
+    let authService: AuthenticationService;
 
     setupTestBed({
         imports: [
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@ describe('TaskDetailsComponent', () => {
         completeTaskSpy = spyOn(service, 'completeTask').and.returnValue(Observable.of({}));
         commentProcessService = TestBed.get(CommentProcessService);
 
+        authService = TestBed.get(AuthenticationService);
+        spyOn(authService, 'getBpmLoggedUser').and.returnValue(Observable.of({ email: 'fake-email'}));
+
         spyOn(commentProcessService, 'getTaskComments').and.returnValue(Observable.of([
             {message: 'Test1', created: Date.now(), createdBy: {firstName: 'Admin', lastName: 'User'}},
             {message: 'Test2', created: Date.now(), createdBy: {firstName: 'Admin', lastName: 'User'}},
diff --git a/lib/process-services/task-list/components/task-details.component.ts b/lib/process-services/task-list/components/task-details.component.ts
index db3f8d9f96..856718f5b7 100644
--- a/lib/process-services/task-list/components/task-details.component.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services/task-list/components/task-details.component.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import { TaskQueryRequestRepresentationModel } from '../models/filter.model';
 import { TaskDetailsModel } from '../models/task-details.model';
 import { TaskListService } from './../services/tasklist.service';
 import { AttachFileWidgetComponent, AttachFolderWidgetComponent } from '../../content-widget';
+import { UserRepresentation } from 'alfresco-js-api';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'adf-task-details',
@@ -179,6 +180,8 @@ export class TaskDetailsComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
 
     peopleSearch: Observable<UserProcessModel[]>;
 
+    currentLoggedUser: UserRepresentation;
+
     constructor(private taskListService: TaskListService,
                 private authService: AuthenticationService,
                 private peopleProcessService: PeopleProcessService,
@@ -199,6 +202,10 @@ export class TaskDetailsComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
 
         this.cardViewUpdateService.itemUpdated$.subscribe(this.updateTaskDetails.bind(this));
         this.cardViewUpdateService.itemClicked$.subscribe(this.clickTaskDetails.bind(this));
+
+        this.authService.getBpmLoggedUser().subscribe((user: UserRepresentation) => {
+            this.currentLoggedUser = user;
+        });
     }
 
     ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
@@ -285,8 +292,22 @@ export class TaskDetailsComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
         return this.taskDetails.assignee ? true : false;
     }
 
+    private hasEmailAddress(): boolean {
+        return this.taskDetails.assignee.email ? true : false;
+    }
+
     isAssignedToMe(): boolean {
-        return this.isAssigned() ? this.taskDetails.assignee.email === this.authService.getBpmUsername() : false;
+        return this.isAssigned() && this.hasEmailAddress() ?
+                    this.isEmailEqual(this.taskDetails.assignee.email, this.currentLoggedUser.email) :
+                    this.isExternalIdEqual(this.taskDetails.assignee.externalId, this.currentLoggedUser.externalId);
+    }
+
+    private isEmailEqual(assigneeMail, currentLoggedEmail): boolean {
+        return assigneeMail.toLocaleLowerCase() === currentLoggedEmail.toLocaleLowerCase();
+    }
+
+    private isExternalIdEqual(assigneeExternalId, currentUserExternalId): boolean {
+        return assigneeExternalId.toLocaleLowerCase() === currentUserExternalId.toLocaleLowerCase();
     }
 
     isCompleteButtonEnabled(): boolean {