diff --git a/models/users.model b/models/users.model
index 707da5e2f..476451943 100644
--- a/models/users.model
+++ b/models/users.model
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ UserSystemFunction
     UniqueUserSystemFunction user function
     deriving Generic
 UserExamOffice
-    user     UserId
-    field    StudyTermsId
+    user      UserId
+    field     StudyTermsId
+    getSynced Bool default=true  -- whether synced status should be displayed for exam results by default
     UniqueUserExamOffice user field
     deriving Generic
 UserSchool -- Managed by users themselves, encodes "schools of interest"
diff --git a/src/Handler/Utils/Users.hs b/src/Handler/Utils/Users.hs
index f851d4fc9..139485552 100644
--- a/src/Handler/Utils/Users.hs
+++ b/src/Handler/Utils/Users.hs
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ assimilateUser newUserId oldUserId = mapReaderT execWriterT $ do
         return $ UserExamOffice
           E.<#  E.val newUserId
           E.<&> (userExamOffice E.^. UserExamOfficeField)
+          E.<&> (userExamOffice E.^. UserExamOfficeGetSynced)
     )
     (\_current _excluded -> [])
   deleteWhere [ UserExamOfficeUser ==. oldUserId ]