diff --git a/WebContent/js/cah.ajax.handlers.js b/WebContent/js/cah.ajax.handlers.js
index 137c460..96b1e3b 100644
--- a/WebContent/js/cah.ajax.handlers.js
+++ b/WebContent/js/cah.ajax.handlers.js
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ cah.ajax.ErrorHandlers.firstload = function(data) {
  */
 cah.ajax.after_registered = function() {
   cah.log.debug("done registering");
+  // TODO once there are channels, this needs to specify the global channel
+  cah.Ajax.request("names", {});
   cah.longpoll.longPoll();
 };
 
@@ -50,3 +52,9 @@ cah.ajax.SuccessHandlers.chat = function(data) {
 cah.ajax.SuccessHandlers.logout = function(data) {
   window.location.reload();
 };
+
+cah.ajax.ErrorHandlers.logout = cah.ajax.SuccessHandlers.logout;
+
+cah.ajax.SuccessHandlers.names = function(data) {
+  cah.log.status("Currently connected: " + data.names.join(", "));
+};
diff --git a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/Handlers.java b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/Handlers.java
index e019952..85e33a8 100644
--- a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/Handlers.java
+++ b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/Handlers.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public class Handlers {
     LIST.put(ChatHandler.OP, ChatHandler.class);
     LIST.put(FirstLoadHandler.OP, FirstLoadHandler.class);
     LIST.put(LogoutHandler.OP, LogoutHandler.class);
+    LIST.put(NamesHandler.OP, NamesHandler.class);
     LIST.put(RegisterHandler.OP, RegisterHandler.class);
     LIST.put(TestHandler.OP, TestHandler.class);
   }
diff --git a/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/NamesHandler.java b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/NamesHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4256b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/socialgamer/cah/handlers/NamesHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package net.socialgamer.cah.handlers;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;
+
+import net.socialgamer.cah.Server;
+import net.socialgamer.cah.data.ConnectedUsers;
+import net.socialgamer.cah.data.User;
+
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+
+
+public class NamesHandler extends Handler {
+
+  public static final String OP = "names";
+
+  private final ConnectedUsers users;
+
+  @Inject
+  public NamesHandler(final Server server) {
+    this.users = server.getConnectedUsers();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Map<String, Object> handle(final Map<String, String[]> parameters,
+      final HttpSession session) {
+    final HashMap<String, Object> ret = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+    // TODO once there are multiple rooms, we needCollection<E>hich one was asked for
+    final Collection<User> userList = users.getUsers();
+    final List<String> names = new ArrayList<String>(userList.size());
+    for (final User u : userList) {
+      names.add(u.getNickname());
+    }
+    ret.put("names", names);
+    return ret;
+  }
+}