diff --git a/app/views/LoginSignupView.js b/app/views/LoginSignupView.js
index d3c5bb288..f27fcf879 100644
--- a/app/views/LoginSignupView.js
+++ b/app/views/LoginSignupView.js
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class LoginSignupView extends React.Component {
 		const { clientId } = services.linkedin;
 		const endpoint = 'https://www.linkedin.com/uas/oauth2/authorization';
 		const redirect_uri = `${ server }/_oauth/linkedin?close`;
-		const scope = 'r_emailaddress';
+		const scope = 'r_liteprofile,r_emailaddress';
 		const state = this.getOAuthState();
 		const params = `?client_id=${ clientId }&redirect_uri=${ redirect_uri }&scope=${ scope }&state=${ state }&response_type=code`;
 		this.openOAuth({ url: `${ endpoint }${ params }` });