Index: share/man/man4/ddb.4
===================================================================
--- share/man/man4/ddb.4
+++ share/man/man4/ddb.4
@@ -958,11 +958,6 @@
 modifier is specified, it displays user registers instead of
 kernel registers or the currently saved one.
 .Pp
-.Sy Warning :
-The support of the
-.Cm u
-modifier depends on the machine.
-If not supported, incorrect information will be displayed.
 .\"
 .Pp
 .It Ic show Cm rman Ar addr
Index: sys/ddb/db_print.c
===================================================================
--- sys/ddb/db_print.c
+++ sys/ddb/db_print.c
@@ -49,12 +49,31 @@
 #include <ddb/db_sym.h>
 
 void
-db_show_regs(db_expr_t _1, bool _2, db_expr_t _3, char *_4)
+db_show_regs(db_expr_t _1, bool _2, db_expr_t _3, char *modif)
 {
+	struct trapframe *oldtf;
 	struct db_variable *regp;
 	db_expr_t value, offset;
 	const char *name;
 
+	/*
+	 * The 'u' modifier tells us to print the user trapframe. This is done
+	 * by temporarily switching out kdb_frame.
+	 *
+	 * NB: curthread is used instead of kdb_frame, so that behaviour is
+	 * consistent with regular `show registers`, which will always print
+	 * curthread's trapframe.
+	 */
+	oldtf = kdb_frame;
+	if (modif[0] == 'u') {
+		if (curthread->td_frame == NULL ||
+		    curthread->td_frame == kdb_frame) {
+			db_printf("user trapframe unavailable");
+			return;
+		}
+		kdb_frame = curthread->td_frame;
+	}
+
 	for (regp = db_regs; regp < db_eregs; regp++) {
 		if (!db_read_variable(regp, &value))
 			continue;
@@ -70,4 +89,6 @@
 		db_printf("\n");
 	}
 	db_print_loc_and_inst(PC_REGS());
+
+	kdb_frame = oldtf;
 }