diff --git a/resources/classes/settings.php b/resources/classes/settings.php
index 77eec854a0..f0105c68a9 100644
--- a/resources/classes/settings.php
+++ b/resources/classes/settings.php
@@ -160,6 +160,28 @@ class settings {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the domain_uuid in this object used to load the settings
+	 * @return string UUID of the domain used to load the object or an empty string
+	 */
+	public function get_domain_uuid(): string {
+		if (!empty($this->domain_uuid)) {
+			return $this->domain_uuid;
+		}
+		return "";
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the user_uuid in this object used to load the settings
+	 * @return string UUID of the user used to load the object or an empty string
+	 */
+	public function get_user_uuid(): string {
+		if (!empty($this->user_uuid)) {
+			return $this->user_uuid;
+		}
+		return "";
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * set the default, domain, user, device or device profile settings
 	 * @param string $table_prefix prefix for the table.