diff --git a/lib/endpoints/class-wp-rest-users-controller.php b/lib/endpoints/class-wp-rest-users-controller.php
index 62cca72802..d6e4fe592f 100755
--- a/lib/endpoints/class-wp-rest-users-controller.php
+++ b/lib/endpoints/class-wp-rest-users-controller.php
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ public function get_item_permissions_check( $request ) {
 
 		$id = (int) $request['id'];
 		$user = get_userdata( $id );
+		$types = get_post_types( array( 'show_in_rest' => true ), 'name' );
 
 		if ( empty( $id ) || empty( $user->ID ) ) {
 			return new WP_Error( 'rest_user_invalid_id', __( 'Invalid resource id.' ), array( 'status' => 404 ) );
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ public function get_item_permissions_check( $request ) {
 			return new WP_Error( 'rest_user_cannot_view', __( 'Sorry, you cannot view this resource with edit context.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
 		} else if ( 'view' === $context && ! current_user_can( 'list_users' ) ) {
 			return new WP_Error( 'rest_user_cannot_view', __( 'Sorry, you cannot view this resource with view context.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
-		} else if ( 'embed' === $context && ! count_user_posts( $id ) && ! current_user_can( 'edit_user', $id ) && ! current_user_can( 'list_users' ) ) {
+		} else if ( 'embed' === $context && ! count_user_posts( $id, $types ) && ! current_user_can( 'edit_user', $id ) && ! current_user_can( 'list_users' ) ) {
 			return new WP_Error( 'rest_user_cannot_view', __( 'Sorry, you cannot view this resource.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/test-rest-users-controller.php b/tests/test-rest-users-controller.php
index 2913c8eda8..04f4069c78 100644
--- a/tests/test-rest-users-controller.php
+++ b/tests/test-rest-users-controller.php
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public function test_get_item_without_permission() {
 		$this->assertErrorResponse( 'rest_user_cannot_view', $response, 403 );
 	}
 
-	public function test_get_item_published_author() {
+	public function test_get_item_published_author_post() {
 		$this->author_id = $this->factory->user->create( array(
 			'role' => 'author',
 		) );
@@ -390,6 +390,19 @@ public function test_get_item_published_author() {
 		$this->check_get_user_response( $response, 'embed' );
 	}
 
+	public function test_get_item_published_author_pages() {
+		$this->author_id = $this->factory->user->create( array(
+			'role' => 'author',
+		) );
+		$this->post_id = $this->factory->page->create( array(
+			'post_author' => $this->author_id,
+		));
+		wp_set_current_user( 0 );
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'GET', sprintf( '/wp/v2/users/%d', $this->author_id ) );
+		$response = $this->server->dispatch( $request );
+		$this->check_get_user_response( $response, 'embed' );
+	}
+
 	public function test_get_user_with_edit_context() {
 		$user_id = $this->factory->user->create();
 		$this->allow_user_to_manage_multisite();