diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/workspace/user-root/user-root-workspace.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/workspace/user-root/user-root-workspace.element.ts
index 65ec9cd88c..2411336b55 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/workspace/user-root/user-root-workspace.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/user/user/workspace/user-root/user-root-workspace.element.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 import { UMB_USER_COLLECTION_ALIAS } from '../../collection/index.js';
+import { UMB_USER_ROOT_ENTITY_TYPE } from '../../entity.js';
+import { UmbEntityContext } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/entity';
 import { html, customElement } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/lit';
 import { UmbLitElement } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/lit-element';
 
 const elementName = 'umb-user-root-workspace';
 @customElement(elementName)
 export class UmbUserRootWorkspaceElement extends UmbLitElement {
+	constructor() {
+		super();
+		// TODO: this.should happen automatically
+		const entityContext = new UmbEntityContext(this);
+		entityContext.setEntityType(UMB_USER_ROOT_ENTITY_TYPE);
+		entityContext.setUnique(null);
+	}
+
 	override render() {
 		return html` <umb-body-layout main-no-padding headline="Users">
 			<umb-collection alias=${UMB_USER_COLLECTION_ALIAS}></umb-collection>;