diff --git a/frontend/src/api/models/UserInfo.ts b/frontend/src/api/models/UserInfo.ts
index bc2dc25c9..efffcd292 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/models/UserInfo.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/models/UserInfo.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 export type UserInfo = {
     username: string;
+    display_name: (string | null);
     avatar_b64str: (string | null);
     has_sumo_access: boolean;
     has_smda_access: boolean;
diff --git a/frontend/src/framework/internal/components/LoginButton/loginButton.tsx b/frontend/src/framework/internal/components/LoginButton/loginButton.tsx
index 7d13f6e14..427327f9b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/framework/internal/components/LoginButton/loginButton.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/framework/internal/components/LoginButton/loginButton.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export const LoginButton: React.FC<LoginButtonProps> = (props) => {
 
     function makeText() {
         if (authState === AuthState.LoggedIn) {
-            return userInfo?.username || "Unknown user";
+            return userInfo?.display_name || userInfo?.username || "Unknown user";
         } else if (authState === AuthState.NotLoggedIn) {
             return "Sign in";
         } else {