diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/driver/driver.json b/erpnext/setup/doctype/driver/driver.json
index 79244e6bd3c..342ca730637 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/driver/driver.json
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/driver/driver.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   "employee",
   "cell_number",
   "address",
+  "user",
   "license_details",
   "license_number",
   "column_break_8",
@@ -116,6 +117,14 @@
    "fieldtype": "Link",
    "label": "Address",
    "options": "Address"
+  },
+  {
+   "fieldname": "user",
+   "fieldtype": "Link",
+   "in_list_view": 1,
+   "label": "User",
+   "options": "User",
+   "read_only_depends_on": "employee"
   }
  ],
  "icon": "fa fa-user",
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/driver/driver.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/driver/driver.py
index 4faa8e3fdcf..9c5a3981e7a 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/driver/driver.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/driver/driver.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2017, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and contributors
 # For license information, please see license.txt
 
-
+import frappe
 from frappe.model.document import Document
 
 
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ class Driver(Document):
 		transporter: DF.Link | None
 	# end: auto-generated types
 
-	pass
+	def validate(self):
+		if self.employee:
+			self.user = frappe.get_value("Employee", self.employee, "user_id")