diff --git a/plugins/rainlab/user/models/User.php b/plugins/rainlab/user/models/User.php
index fdf8258..870543b 100644
--- a/plugins/rainlab/user/models/User.php
+++ b/plugins/rainlab/user/models/User.php
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ class User extends UserBase
 
     public static $loginAttribute = null;
 
+    public function scopeIsFeatured($query)
+    {
+        return $query->where('is_featured', 1)->where('type', '!=', 'simple');
+    }
     /**
      * Sends the confirmation email to a user, after activating.
      * @param  string $code