diff --git a/platypush/message/response/system/__init__.py b/platypush/message/response/system/__init__.py
index f08458588..26631b12e 100644
--- a/platypush/message/response/system/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/message/response/system/__init__.py
@@ -8,30 +8,6 @@ class SystemResponse(Response):
     pass
 
 
-class ConnectUserResponse(SystemResponse):
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        name: str,
-        terminal: str,
-        host: str,
-        started: datetime,
-        pid: Optional[int] = None,
-        *args,
-        **kwargs
-    ):
-        super().__init__(
-            *args,
-            output={
-                'name': name,
-                'terminal': terminal,
-                'host': host,
-                'started': started,
-                'pid': pid,
-            },
-            **kwargs
-        )
-
-
 class ProcessResponse(SystemResponse):
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -93,11 +69,6 @@ class SystemResponseList(SystemResponse):
         super().__init__(output=[r.output for r in responses], *args, **kwargs)
 
 
-class ConnectedUserResponseList(SystemResponseList):
-    def __init__(self, responses: List[ConnectUserResponse], *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(responses=responses, *args, **kwargs)
-
-
 class ProcessResponseList(SystemResponseList):
     def __init__(self, responses: List[ProcessResponse], *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(responses=responses, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/system/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/system/__init__.py
index 8d50e8392..9d527be7d 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/system/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/system/__init__.py
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ from platypush.entities.system import (
     SystemTemperature,
 )
 from platypush.message.response.system import (
-    ConnectedUserResponseList,
-    ConnectUserResponse,
     ProcessResponseList,
     ProcessResponse,
 )
@@ -56,6 +54,8 @@ from platypush.schemas.system import (
     SystemInfoSchema,
     Temperature,
     TemperatureSchema,
+    User,
+    UserSchema,
 )
 
 
@@ -403,26 +403,17 @@ class SystemPlugin(SensorPlugin, EntityManager):
         battery = self._sensors_battery()
         return BatterySchema().dump(battery) if battery else None  # type: ignore
 
+    def _connected_users(self) -> List[User]:
+        return UserSchema().load(psutil.users(), many=True)  # type: ignore
+
     @action
-    def connected_users(self) -> ConnectedUserResponseList:
+    def connected_users(self) -> List[dict]:
         """
         Get the list of connected users.
-        :return: List of :class:`platypush.message.response.system.ConnectUserResponse`.
-        """
-        users = psutil.users()
 
-        return ConnectedUserResponseList(
-            [
-                ConnectUserResponse(
-                    name=u.name,
-                    terminal=u.terminal,
-                    host=u.host,
-                    started=datetime.fromtimestamp(u.started),
-                    pid=u.pid,
-                )
-                for u in users
-            ]
-        )
+        :return: .. schema:: system.UserSchema
+        """
+        return UserSchema().dump(self._connected_users(), many=True)
 
     @action
     def processes(self, filter: Optional[str] = '') -> ProcessResponseList:
diff --git a/platypush/schemas/system/__init__.py b/platypush/schemas/system/__init__.py
index 437b6ef64..7292522cd 100644
--- a/platypush/schemas/system/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/schemas/system/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from ._model import SystemInfo
 from ._network import NetworkInterface, NetworkInterfaceSchema
 from ._schemas import SystemInfoSchema
 from ._temperature import Temperature, TemperatureSchema
+from ._user import User, UserSchema
 
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -48,4 +49,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "SystemInfoSchema",
     "Temperature",
     "TemperatureSchema",
+    "User",
+    "UserSchema",
 ]
diff --git a/platypush/schemas/system/_user/__init__.py b/platypush/schemas/system/_user/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..643cabc8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/schemas/system/_user/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from ._model import User
+from ._schemas import UserSchema
+
+__all__ = ['User', 'UserSchema']
diff --git a/platypush/schemas/system/_user/_base.py b/platypush/schemas/system/_user/_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be32bb4f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/schemas/system/_user/_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from dateutil.tz import gettz
+from marshmallow import pre_load
+
+from .._base import SystemBaseSchema
+
+
+class UserBaseSchema(SystemBaseSchema):
+    """
+    Base schema for system users.
+    """
+
+    @pre_load
+    def pre_load(self, data: dict, **_) -> dict:
+        data = super().pre_load(data)
+        started_ts = data.pop('started', None)
+        if started_ts is not None:
+            data['started'] = datetime.fromtimestamp(started_ts).replace(tzinfo=gettz())
+
+        data['username'] = data.pop('name', data.pop('username', None))
+        return data
diff --git a/platypush/schemas/system/_user/_model.py b/platypush/schemas/system/_user/_model.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d957547b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/schemas/system/_user/_model.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+@dataclass
+class User:
+    """
+    System user wrapper.
+    """
+
+    username: str = field(
+        metadata={
+            'metadata': {
+                'description': 'Username',
+                'example': 'root',
+            }
+        }
+    )
+
+    terminal: Optional[str] = field(
+        metadata={
+            'metadata': {
+                'description': 'Identifier of the terminal the user is connected to',
+                'example': 'pts/1',
+            }
+        }
+    )
+
+    started: Optional[datetime] = field(
+        metadata={
+            'metadata': {
+                'description': 'When the user session started',
+                'example': 'pts/1',
+            }
+        }
+    )
+
+    pid: Optional[int] = field(
+        metadata={
+            'metadata': {
+                'description': 'PID of the process that holds the session',
+                'example': 12345,
+            }
+        }
+    )
diff --git a/platypush/schemas/system/_user/_schemas.py b/platypush/schemas/system/_user/_schemas.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae3395db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/schemas/system/_user/_schemas.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from marshmallow_dataclass import class_schema
+
+from ._base import UserBaseSchema
+from ._model import User
+
+
+UserSchema = class_schema(User, base_schema=UserBaseSchema)