diff --git a/integration/test/ParseUserTest.js b/integration/test/ParseUserTest.js
index 30e50b23f..acd57a72b 100644
--- a/integration/test/ParseUserTest.js
+++ b/integration/test/ParseUserTest.js
@@ -669,6 +669,43 @@ describe('Parse User', () => {
     expect(user.doSomething()).toBe(5);
   });
 
+  it('can get user (me) with subclass static', async () => {
+    Parse.User.enableUnsafeCurrentUser();
+
+    let user = await CustomUser.signUp('username', 'password');
+    const token = user.getSessionToken();
+
+    user = await CustomUser.me(token)
+    expect(user instanceof CustomUser).toBe(true);
+    expect(user.doSomething()).toBe(5);
+  });
+
+  it('can get hydrate user with subclass static', async () => {
+    Parse.User.enableUnsafeCurrentUser();
+
+    const user = await CustomUser.hydrate({
+      objectId: 'uid3',
+      username: 'username',
+      sessionToken: '123abc',
+    });
+
+    expect(user instanceof CustomUser).toBe(true);
+    expect(user.doSomething()).toBe(5);
+  });
+
+  it('can loginWith subclass static', async () => {
+    Parse.User.enableUnsafeCurrentUser();
+
+    let user = new CustomUser();
+    user.setUsername('Alice');
+    user.setPassword('sekrit');
+    await user.signUp();
+    user = await CustomUser.logInWith(provider.getAuthType(), provider.getAuthData());
+    expect(user._isLinked(provider)).toBe(true);
+    expect(user instanceof CustomUser).toBe(true);
+    expect(user.doSomething()).toBe(5);
+  });
+
   it('can link without master key', async () => {
     Parse.User.enableUnsafeCurrentUser();
 
diff --git a/src/ParseUser.js b/src/ParseUser.js
index 406a0c709..ea49c6cba 100644
--- a/src/ParseUser.js
+++ b/src/ParseUser.js
@@ -687,7 +687,8 @@ class ParseUser extends ParseObject {
     if (options.useMasterKey) {
       meOptions.useMasterKey = options.useMasterKey;
     }
-    return controller.me(meOptions);
+    const user = new this();
+    return controller.me(user, meOptions);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -702,7 +703,8 @@ class ParseUser extends ParseObject {
    */
   static hydrate(userJSON: AttributeMap) {
     const controller = CoreManager.getUserController();
-    return controller.hydrate(userJSON);
+    const user = new this();
+    return controller.hydrate(user, userJSON);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -710,7 +712,7 @@ class ParseUser extends ParseObject {
    * @static
    */
   static logInWith(provider: any, options: { authData?: AuthData }, saveOpts?: FullOptions) {
-    const user = new ParseUser();
+    const user = new this();
     return user.linkWith(provider, options, saveOpts);
   }
 
@@ -845,7 +847,7 @@ class ParseUser extends ParseObject {
    * @static
    */
   static _logInWith(provider: any, options: { authData?: AuthData }, saveOpts?: FullOptions) {
-    const user = new ParseUser();
+    const user = new this();
     return user.linkWith(provider, options, saveOpts);
   }
 
@@ -1040,8 +1042,7 @@ const DefaultController = {
     });
   },
 
-  hydrate(userJSON: AttributeMap): Promise<ParseUser> {
-    const user = new ParseUser();
+  hydrate(user: ParseUser, userJSON: AttributeMap): Promise<ParseUser> {
     user._finishFetch(userJSON);
     user._setExisted(true);
     if (userJSON.sessionToken && canUseCurrentUser) {
@@ -1051,12 +1052,11 @@ const DefaultController = {
     }
   },
 
-  me(options: RequestOptions): Promise<ParseUser> {
+  me(user: ParseUser, options: RequestOptions): Promise<ParseUser> {
     const RESTController = CoreManager.getRESTController();
     return RESTController.request(
       'GET', 'users/me', {}, options
     ).then((response) => {
-      const user = new ParseUser();
       user._finishFetch(response);
       user._setExisted(true);
       return user;