diff --git a/discord/member.py b/discord/member.py
index 38c2d0df3..ec9e4e4e9 100644
--- a/discord/member.py
+++ b/discord/member.py
@@ -290,12 +290,12 @@ class Member(discord.abc.Messageable, _BaseUser):
 
     def _update_inner_user(self, user):
         u = self._user
-        original = (u.name, u.avatar, u.discriminator)
+        original = (u.name, u.avatar, u.discriminator, u._public_flags)
         # These keys seem to always be available
-        modified = (user['username'], user['avatar'], user['discriminator'])
+        modified = (user['username'], user['avatar'], user['discriminator'], user.get('public_flags', 0))
         if original != modified:
             to_return = User._copy(self._user)
-            u.name, u.avatar, u.discriminator = modified
+            u.name, u.avatar, u.discriminator, u._public_flags = modified
             # Signal to dispatch on_user_update
             return to_return, u
 
diff --git a/discord/user.py b/discord/user.py
index 53cf81dff..dfdbb56ea 100644
--- a/discord/user.py
+++ b/discord/user.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ class BaseUser(_BaseUser):
         self.avatar = user.avatar
         self.bot = user.bot
         self._state = user._state
+        self._public_flags = user._public_flags
 
         return self