diff --git a/src/objects/zcl_abapgit_object_ddlx.clas.abap b/src/objects/zcl_abapgit_object_ddlx.clas.abap
index ae232c4d6..a7a527f14 100644
--- a/src/objects/zcl_abapgit_object_ddlx.clas.abap
+++ b/src/objects/zcl_abapgit_object_ddlx.clas.abap
@@ -108,7 +108,46 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_object_ddlx IMPLEMENTATION.
 
 
   METHOD zif_abapgit_object~changed_by.
-    rv_user = c_user_unknown.
+
+    DATA:
+      lv_object_key  TYPE seu_objkey,
+      li_data_model  TYPE REF TO if_wb_object_data_model,
+      li_persistence TYPE REF TO if_wb_object_persist,
+      lr_data        TYPE REF TO data.
+
+    FIELD-SYMBOLS:
+      <lg_data>       TYPE any,
+      <lg_changed_by> TYPE data.
+
+    lv_object_key = ms_item-obj_name.
+
+    TRY.
+        CREATE DATA lr_data
+          TYPE ('CL_DDLX_WB_OBJECT_DATA=>TY_OBJECT_DATA').
+        ASSIGN lr_data->* TO <lg_data>.
+
+        CREATE OBJECT li_data_model
+          TYPE ('CL_DDLX_WB_OBJECT_DATA').
+
+        li_persistence = get_persistence( ).
+
+        li_persistence->get(
+          EXPORTING
+            p_object_key  = lv_object_key
+            p_version     = swbm_version_active
+          CHANGING
+            p_object_data = li_data_model ).
+      CATCH cx_root.
+        rv_user = c_user_unknown.
+        RETURN.
+    ENDTRY.
+
+    li_data_model->get_data( IMPORTING p_data = <lg_data> ).
+
+    ASSIGN COMPONENT 'METADATA-CHANGED_BY' OF STRUCTURE <lg_data> TO <lg_changed_by>.
+    ASSERT sy-subrc = 0.
+    rv_user = <lg_changed_by>.
+
   ENDMETHOD.