diff --git a/api/src/controllers/workshopController.ts b/api/src/controllers/workshopController.ts
index 8fd36c4..77c1eac 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/workshopController.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/workshopController.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,24 @@ export const getWorkshop = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   }
 };
 
+export const getWorkshopsByUserId = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  try {
+    const { userId } = req.params;
+
+    const workshops = await Workshop.find({
+      $or: [{ mentor: userId }, { mentee: userId }],
+    });
+
+    if (workshops.length === 0) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ message: "No workshops found for this user" });
+    }
+
+    res.status(200).json(workshops);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ message: "Error retrieving workshops", error });
+  }
+};
+
 // POPULATE VERSION (if details of mentor/mentee objects are needed on the frontend like name or picture)
 
 // import { Request, Response } from 'express';
diff --git a/api/src/routes/workshop.ts b/api/src/routes/workshop.ts
index 4fa779c..f923e48 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/workshop.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/workshop.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import express from "express";
 import mongoose from "mongoose";
 import dbConnect from "../config/db"; // Import the dbConnect function
 
-import { createWorkshop, getWorkshop } from "../controllers/workshopController";
+import { createWorkshop, getWorkshop, getWorkshopsByUserId } from "../controllers/workshopController";
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ router.get(
   },
 );
 
+// Route to get workshops by user ID
+router.get("/workshops/user/:userId", async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
+  await getWorkshopsByUserId(req, res);
+});
+
 // POPULATE VERSION (if details of mentor/mentee objects are needed on the frontend like name or picture)
 
 // import express from 'express';