diff --git a/horde/apis/v2/base.py b/horde/apis/v2/base.py
index 5ab452de..c0980b44 100644
--- a/horde/apis/v2/base.py
+++ b/horde/apis/v2/base.py
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ class TransferKudos(Resource):
         "username",
         type=str,
         required=True,
-        help="The user ID which will receive the kudos.",
+        help="The user or shared key ID which will receive the kudos.",
         location="json",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/horde/classes/base/user.py b/horde/classes/base/user.py
index 36a06fff..e7f49b8c 100644
--- a/horde/classes/base/user.py
+++ b/horde/classes/base/user.py
@@ -176,11 +176,17 @@ def consume_kudos(self, kudos):
     def is_valid(self):
         if self.kudos == 0:
             return False, "This shared key has run out of kudos.", "SharedKeyEmpty"
-        if self.expiry is not None and self.expiry < datetime.utcnow():
+        if self.is_expired():
             return False, "This shared key has expired", "SharedKeyExpired"
         else:
             return True, None, None
 
+    def is_expired(self) -> bool:
+        """Returns true if the key has expired"""
+        if self.expiry is not None and self.expiry < datetime.utcnow():
+            return True
+        return False
+
     def is_job_within_limits(
         self,
         *,
diff --git a/horde/database/functions.py b/horde/database/functions.py
index 3f5c0a39..604165bb 100644
--- a/horde/database/functions.py
+++ b/horde/database/functions.py
@@ -473,13 +473,22 @@ def transfer_kudos(source_user, dest_user, amount):
 
 def transfer_kudos_to_username(source_user, dest_username, amount):
     dest_user = find_user_by_username(dest_username)
+    shared_key = None
     if not dest_user:
-        return [0, "Invalid target username.", "InvalidTargetUsername"]
+        shared_key = find_sharedkey(dest_username)
+        if not shared_key:
+            return [0, "Invalid target username.", "InvalidTargetUsername"]
+        if shared_key.is_expired():
+            return [0, "This shared key has expired", "SharedKeyExpired"]
+        dest_user = shared_key.user
     if dest_user == get_anon():
         return [0, "Tried to burn kudos via sending to Anonymous. Assuming PEBKAC and aborting.", "KudosTransferToAnon"]
     if dest_user == source_user:
         return [0, "Cannot send kudos to yourself, ya monkey!", "KudosTransferToSelf"]
     kudos = transfer_kudos(source_user, dest_user, amount)
+    if kudos[0] > 0 and shared_key is not None:
+        shared_key.kudos += kudos[0]
+        db.session.commit()
     return kudos
 
 
diff --git a/horde/templates/transfer_kudos.html b/horde/templates/transfer_kudos.html
index 842541e1..24d6d731 100644
--- a/horde/templates/transfer_kudos.html
+++ b/horde/templates/transfer_kudos.html
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ <h2>Welcome</h2>
             </div>
             {% endif %}
             <div class="form-group">
-                <label for="user id">Unique User ID *</label>
+                <label for="user id">Unique User or Shared Key ID *</label>
                 <input type="text" class="form-control" id="username" name="username" placeholder="Example: db0#1" required>
             </div>
             <div class="form-group">