diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/AspNetCore/test/AspNetCore.Authorization.Tests/AuthorizeSchemaTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/AspNetCore/test/AspNetCore.Authorization.Tests/AuthorizeSchemaTests.cs
index e9a0f9d28e9..a426c32234a 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/AspNetCore/test/AspNetCore.Authorization.Tests/AuthorizeSchemaTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/AspNetCore/test/AspNetCore.Authorization.Tests/AuthorizeSchemaTests.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public async Task AuthorizeOnExtension()
                 QueryRequestBuilder
                     .New()
                     .SetQuery("{ bar }")
-                    .AddGlobalState(nameof(ClaimsPrincipal), new ClaimsPrincipal())
+                    .SetUser(new ClaimsPrincipal())
                     .Create());
 
         result.MatchSnapshot();
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Abstractions/Execution/QueryRequestBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Abstractions/Execution/QueryRequestBuilderExtensions.cs
index f284f18b749..789e50eeb38 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Abstractions/Execution/QueryRequestBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Abstractions/Execution/QueryRequestBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Security.Claims;
 
 namespace HotChocolate.Execution;
 
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ public static IQueryRequestBuilder SetMaximumAllowedExecutionDepth(
         int maximumAllowedDepth) =>
         builder.SetGlobalState(WellKnownContextData.MaxAllowedExecutionDepth, maximumAllowedDepth);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the user for this request.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static IQueryRequestBuilder SetUser(
+        this IQueryRequestBuilder builder,
+        ClaimsPrincipal claimsPrincipal) =>
+        builder.SetGlobalState(nameof(ClaimsPrincipal), claimsPrincipal);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Registers a cleanup task for execution resources with the <see cref="IQueryResultBuilder"/>.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Authorization.Tests/AnnotationBasedAuthorizationTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Authorization.Tests/AnnotationBasedAuthorizationTests.cs
index bbcaf0b4340..f1c494e0e25 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Authorization.Tests/AnnotationBasedAuthorizationTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Authorization.Tests/AnnotationBasedAuthorizationTests.cs
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ public async Task Assert_UserState_Exists()
                           }
                         }
                         """)
-                    .SetGlobalState(nameof(ClaimsPrincipal), new ClaimsPrincipal()));
+                    .SetUser(new ClaimsPrincipal()));
 
         // assert
         Snapshot
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Tests/ResolverContextStateExtensionTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Tests/ResolverContextStateExtensionTests.cs
index eed07788cb8..ef2e375f819 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Tests/ResolverContextStateExtensionTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Tests/ResolverContextStateExtensionTests.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public async Task GetUserClaims()
             .ExecuteRequestAsync(
                 QueryRequestBuilder.New()
                     .SetQuery("{ foo }")
-                    .SetGlobalState(nameof(ClaimsPrincipal), user)
+                    .SetUser(user)
                     .Create())
             .MatchSnapshotAsync();
     }