diff --git a/models/leaderboard.go b/models/leaderboard.go
index b09b907..b92119d 100644
--- a/models/leaderboard.go
+++ b/models/leaderboard.go
@@ -19,14 +19,36 @@ type LeaderboardItem struct {
 	CreatedAt CustomTime    `gorm:"type:timestamp; default:CURRENT_TIMESTAMP" swaggertype:"string" format:"date" example:"2006-01-02 15:04:05.000"`
 }
 
+func (l1 *LeaderboardItem) Equals(l2 *LeaderboardItem) bool {
+	return l1.ID == l2.ID
+}
+
 type Leaderboard []*LeaderboardItem
 
+func (l *Leaderboard) Add(item *LeaderboardItem) {
+	if _, found := slice.Find[*LeaderboardItem](*l, func(i int, item2 *LeaderboardItem) bool {
+		return item.Equals(item2)
+	}); !found {
+		*l = append(*l, item)
+	}
+}
+
+func (l *Leaderboard) AddMany(items []*LeaderboardItem) {
+	for _, item := range items {
+		l.Add(item)
+	}
+}
+
 func (l Leaderboard) UserIDs() []string {
 	return slice.Unique[string](slice.Map[*LeaderboardItem, string](l, func(i int, item *LeaderboardItem) string {
 		return item.UserID
 	}))
 }
 
+func (l Leaderboard) HasUser(userId string) bool {
+	return slice.Contain(l.UserIDs(), userId)
+}
+
 func (l Leaderboard) TopByKey(by uint8, key string) Leaderboard {
 	return slice.Filter[*LeaderboardItem](l, func(i int, item *LeaderboardItem) bool {
 		return item.By != nil && *item.By == by && item.Key != nil && strings.ToLower(*item.Key) == strings.ToLower(key)
diff --git a/repositories/leaderboard.go b/repositories/leaderboard.go
index 4bc819c..b9963ea 100644
--- a/repositories/leaderboard.go
+++ b/repositories/leaderboard.go
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ func (r *LeaderboardRepository) CountAllByUser(userId string) (int64, error) {
 	return count, err
 }
 
+func (r *LeaderboardRepository) CountUsers() (int64, error) {
+	var count int64
+	err := r.db.
+		Table("leaderboard_items").
+		Distinct("user_id").
+		Count(&count).Error
+	return count, err
+}
+
 func (r *LeaderboardRepository) GetAllAggregatedByInterval(key *models.IntervalKey, by *uint8, limit, skip int) ([]*models.LeaderboardItem, error) {
 	// TODO: distinct by (user, key) to filter out potential duplicates ?
 	var items []*models.LeaderboardItem
@@ -56,11 +65,10 @@ func (r *LeaderboardRepository) GetAggregatedByUserAndInterval(userId string, ke
 	subq := r.db.
 		Table("leaderboard_items").
 		Select("*, rank() over (partition by \"key\" order by total desc) as \"rank\"").
-		Where("user_id = ?", userId).
 		Where("\"interval\" in ?", *key)
 	subq = utils.WhereNullable(subq, "\"by\"", by)
 
-	q := r.db.Table("(?) as ranked", subq)
+	q := r.db.Table("(?) as ranked", subq).Where("user_id = ?", userId)
 	q = r.withPaging(q, limit, skip)
 
 	if err := q.Find(&items).Error; err != nil {
diff --git a/repositories/repositories.go b/repositories/repositories.go
index 1ce9b3b..d700d83 100644
--- a/repositories/repositories.go
+++ b/repositories/repositories.go
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ type IUserRepository interface {
 type ILeaderboardRepository interface {
 	InsertBatch([]*models.LeaderboardItem) error
 	CountAllByUser(string) (int64, error)
+	CountUsers() (int64, error)
 	DeleteByUser(string) error
 	DeleteByUserAndInterval(string, *models.IntervalKey) error
 	GetAllAggregatedByInterval(*models.IntervalKey, *uint8, int, int) ([]*models.LeaderboardItem, error)
diff --git a/routes/leaderboard.go b/routes/leaderboard.go
index dd1305c..8e1ad4c 100644
--- a/routes/leaderboard.go
+++ b/routes/leaderboard.go
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ func (h *LeaderboardHandler) buildViewModel(r *http.Request) *view.LeaderboardVi
 	user := middlewares.GetPrincipal(r)
 	byParam := strings.ToLower(r.URL.Query().Get("by"))
 	keyParam := strings.ToLower(r.URL.Query().Get("key"))
-	pageParams := utils.ParsePageParams(r)
+	pageParams := utils.ParsePageParamsWithDefault(r, 1, 100)
+	// note: pagination is not fully implemented, yet
+	// count function to get total item / total pages is missing
+	// and according ui (+ optionally search bar) is missing, too
 
 	var err error
 	var leaderboard models.Leaderboard
@@ -70,6 +73,16 @@ func (h *LeaderboardHandler) buildViewModel(r *http.Request) *view.LeaderboardVi
 			conf.Log().Request(r).Error("error while fetching general leaderboard items - %v", err)
 			return &view.LeaderboardViewModel{Error: criticalError}
 		}
+
+		// regardless of page, always show own rank
+		if user != nil && !leaderboard.HasUser(user.ID) {
+			// but only if leaderboard spans multiple pages
+			if count, err := h.leaderboardService.CountUsers(); err == nil && count > int64(pageParams.PageSize) {
+				if l, err := h.leaderboardService.GetByIntervalAndUser(models.IntervalPast7Days, user.ID, true); err == nil && len(l) > 0 {
+					leaderboard = append(leaderboard, l[0])
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	} else {
 		if by, ok := allowedAggregations[byParam]; ok {
 			leaderboard, err = h.leaderboardService.GetAggregatedByInterval(models.IntervalPast7Days, &by, pageParams, true)
@@ -78,6 +91,18 @@ func (h *LeaderboardHandler) buildViewModel(r *http.Request) *view.LeaderboardVi
 				return &view.LeaderboardViewModel{Error: criticalError}
 			}
 
+			// regardless of page, always show own rank
+			if user != nil {
+				// but only if leaderboard could, in theory, span multiple pages
+				if count, err := h.leaderboardService.CountUsers(); err == nil && count > int64(pageParams.PageSize) {
+					if l, err := h.leaderboardService.GetAggregatedByIntervalAndUser(models.IntervalPast7Days, user.ID, &by, true); err == nil {
+						leaderboard.AddMany(l)
+					} else {
+						conf.Log().Request(r).Error("error while fetching own aggregated user leaderboard - %v", err)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 			userLeaderboards := slice.GroupWith[*models.LeaderboardItem, string](leaderboard, func(item *models.LeaderboardItem) string {
 				return item.UserID
 			})
diff --git a/services/leaderboard.go b/services/leaderboard.go
index 07105bf..136c62d 100644
--- a/services/leaderboard.go
+++ b/services/leaderboard.go
@@ -126,13 +126,31 @@ func (srv *LeaderboardService) ExistsAnyByUser(userId string) (bool, error) {
 	return count > 0, err
 }
 
+func (srv *LeaderboardService) CountUsers() (int64, error) {
+	// check cache
+	cacheKey := "count_total"
+	if cacheResult, ok := srv.cache.Get(cacheKey); ok {
+		return cacheResult.(int64), nil
+	}
+
+	count, err := srv.repository.CountUsers()
+	if err != nil {
+		srv.cache.SetDefault(cacheKey, count)
+	}
+	return count, err
+}
+
 func (srv *LeaderboardService) GetByInterval(interval *models.IntervalKey, pageParams *models.PageParams, resolveUsers bool) (models.Leaderboard, error) {
 	return srv.GetAggregatedByInterval(interval, nil, pageParams, resolveUsers)
 }
 
+func (srv *LeaderboardService) GetByIntervalAndUser(interval *models.IntervalKey, userId string, resolveUser bool) (models.Leaderboard, error) {
+	return srv.GetAggregatedByIntervalAndUser(interval, userId, nil, resolveUser)
+}
+
 func (srv *LeaderboardService) GetAggregatedByInterval(interval *models.IntervalKey, by *uint8, pageParams *models.PageParams, resolveUsers bool) (models.Leaderboard, error) {
 	// check cache
-	cacheKey := srv.getHash(interval, by, pageParams)
+	cacheKey := srv.getHash(interval, by, "", pageParams)
 	if cacheResult, ok := srv.cache.Get(cacheKey); ok {
 		return cacheResult.([]*models.LeaderboardItem), nil
 	}
@@ -143,8 +161,6 @@ func (srv *LeaderboardService) GetAggregatedByInterval(interval *models.Interval
 	}
 
 	if resolveUsers {
-		a := models.Leaderboard(items).UserIDs()
-		println(a)
 		users, err := srv.userService.GetManyMapped(models.Leaderboard(items).UserIDs())
 		if err != nil {
 			config.Log().Error("failed to resolve users for leaderboard item - %v", err)
@@ -161,6 +177,33 @@ func (srv *LeaderboardService) GetAggregatedByInterval(interval *models.Interval
 	return items, nil
 }
 
+func (srv *LeaderboardService) GetAggregatedByIntervalAndUser(interval *models.IntervalKey, userId string, by *uint8, resolveUser bool) (models.Leaderboard, error) {
+	// check cache
+	cacheKey := srv.getHash(interval, by, userId, nil)
+	if cacheResult, ok := srv.cache.Get(cacheKey); ok {
+		return cacheResult.([]*models.LeaderboardItem), nil
+	}
+
+	items, err := srv.repository.GetAggregatedByUserAndInterval(userId, interval, by, 0, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if resolveUser {
+		u, err := srv.userService.GetUserById(userId)
+		if err != nil {
+			config.Log().Error("failed to resolve user for leaderboard item - %v", err)
+		} else {
+			for _, item := range items {
+				item.User = u
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	srv.cache.SetDefault(cacheKey, items)
+	return items, nil
+}
+
 func (srv *LeaderboardService) GenerateByUser(user *models.User, interval *models.IntervalKey) (*models.LeaderboardItem, error) {
 	err, from, to := utils.ResolveIntervalTZ(interval, user.TZ())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -209,11 +252,13 @@ func (srv *LeaderboardService) GenerateAggregatedByUser(user *models.User, inter
 	return items, nil
 }
 
-func (srv *LeaderboardService) getHash(interval *models.IntervalKey, by *uint8, pageParams *models.PageParams) string {
-	k := strings.Join(*interval, "__")
+func (srv *LeaderboardService) getHash(interval *models.IntervalKey, by *uint8, user string, pageParams *models.PageParams) string {
+	k := strings.Join(*interval, "__") + "__" + user
 	if by != nil && !reflect.ValueOf(by).IsNil() {
 		k += "__" + models.GetEntityColumn(*by)
 	}
-	k += "__" + strconv.Itoa(pageParams.Page) + "__" + strconv.Itoa(pageParams.PageSize)
+	if pageParams != nil {
+		k += "__" + strconv.Itoa(pageParams.Page) + "__" + strconv.Itoa(pageParams.PageSize)
+	}
 	return k
 }
diff --git a/services/services.go b/services/services.go
index c41b539..867e7bf 100644
--- a/services/services.go
+++ b/services/services.go
@@ -101,8 +101,11 @@ type ILeaderboardService interface {
 	ScheduleDefault()
 	Run([]*models.User, *models.IntervalKey, []uint8) error
 	ExistsAnyByUser(string) (bool, error)
+	CountUsers() (int64, error)
 	GetByInterval(*models.IntervalKey, *models.PageParams, bool) (models.Leaderboard, error)
+	GetByIntervalAndUser(*models.IntervalKey, string, bool) (models.Leaderboard, error)
 	GetAggregatedByInterval(*models.IntervalKey, *uint8, *models.PageParams, bool) (models.Leaderboard, error)
+	GetAggregatedByIntervalAndUser(*models.IntervalKey, string, *uint8, bool) (models.Leaderboard, error)
 	GenerateByUser(*models.User, *models.IntervalKey) (*models.LeaderboardItem, error)
 	GenerateAggregatedByUser(*models.User, *models.IntervalKey, uint8) ([]*models.LeaderboardItem, error)
 }
diff --git a/utils/http.go b/utils/http.go
index 2edfad5..faebb7e 100644
--- a/utils/http.go
+++ b/utils/http.go
@@ -56,3 +56,14 @@ func ParsePageParams(r *http.Request) *models.PageParams {
 	}
 	return pageParams
 }
+
+func ParsePageParamsWithDefault(r *http.Request, page, size int) *models.PageParams {
+	pageParams := ParsePageParams(r)
+	if pageParams.Page == 0 {
+		pageParams.Page = page
+	}
+	if pageParams.PageSize == 0 {
+		pageParams.PageSize = size
+	}
+	return pageParams
+}