diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/PrivateDataManager.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/PrivateDataManager.java
index 765337a39..64bd4e054 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/PrivateDataManager.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/PrivateDataManager.java
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ public class PrivateDataManager {
 
     private XMPPConnection connection;
 
+    /**
+     * The user to get and set private data for. In most cases, this value should
+     * be <tt>null</tt>, as the typical use of private data is to get and set
+     * your own private data and not others.
+     */
+    private String user;
+
     /**
      * Creates a new private data manager. The connection must have
      * undergone a successful login before being used to construct an instance of
@@ -149,6 +156,26 @@ public class PrivateDataManager {
         this.connection = connection;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new private data manager for a specific user (special case). Most
+     * servers only support getting and setting private data for the user that
+     * authenticated via the connection. However, some servers support the ability
+     * to get and set private data for other users (for example, if you are the
+     * administrator). The connection must have undergone a successful login before
+     * being used to construct an instance of this class.
+     *
+     * @param connection an XMPP connection which must have already undergone a
+     *      successful login.
+     * @param user the XMPP address of the user to get and set private data for.
+     */
+    public PrivateDataManager(XMPPConnection connection, String user) {
+        if (!connection.isAuthenticated()) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Must be logged in to XMPP server.");
+        }
+        this.connection = connection;
+        this.user = user;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the private data specified by the given element name and namespace. Each chunk
      * of private data is uniquely identified by an element name and namespace pair.<p>
@@ -176,6 +203,10 @@ public class PrivateDataManager {
             }
         };
         privateDataGet.setType(IQ.Type.GET);
+        // Address the packet to the other account if user has been set.
+        if (user != null) {
+            privateDataGet.setTo(user);
+        }
 
         // Setup a listener for the reply to the set operation.
         String packetID = privateDataGet.getPacketID();
@@ -216,6 +247,10 @@ public class PrivateDataManager {
             }
         };
         privateDataSet.setType(IQ.Type.SET);
+        // Address the packet to the other account if user has been set.
+        if (user != null) {
+            privateDataSet.setTo(user);
+        }
 
         // Setup a listener for the reply to the set operation.
         String packetID = privateDataSet.getPacketID();