diff --git a/discord/user.py b/discord/user.py
index f12beb61e..921bdcce6 100644
--- a/discord/user.py
+++ b/discord/user.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .guild import Guild
     from .message import Message
     from .state import ConnectionState
+    from .types.clan import Clan as ClanPayload
     from .types.channel import DMChannel as DMChannelPayload
     from .types.user import PartialUser as PartialUserPayload, User as UserPayload, AvatarDecorationData
 
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ class BaseUser(_UserTag):
         _accent_colour: Optional[int]
         _public_flags: int
         _avatar_decoration_data: Optional[AvatarDecorationData]
+        _clan: Optional[ClanPayload]
 
     def __init__(self, *, state: ConnectionState, data: Union[UserPayload, PartialUserPayload]) -> None:
         self._state = state
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ class BaseUser(_UserTag):
         self.bot = data.get('bot', False)
         self.system = data.get('system', False)
         self._avatar_decoration_data = data.get('avatar_decoration_data')
-        self._clan = data.get('clan')
+        self._clan = data.get('clan', None)
 
     @classmethod
     def _copy(cls, user: Self) -> Self:
@@ -315,7 +317,7 @@ class BaseUser(_UserTag):
         
         If the user has not set a clan, ``None`` is returned."""
         if self._clan:
-            return self._clan
+            return Clan(state=self._state, data=self._clan)
         return None
 
     def mentioned_in(self, message: Message) -> bool: