diff --git a/inc/namespace.php b/inc/namespace.php
index 0d360d3..351b8e2 100644
--- a/inc/namespace.php
+++ b/inc/namespace.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 use WP_REST_Request;
 use WP_REST_Response;
 use WP_REST_Server;
+use WP_Term;
 use WP_User;
 
 use function Asset_Loader\enqueue_asset;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ function bootstrap() : void {
 	add_action( 'pre_get_posts', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\action_pre_get_posts', 9999 );
 	add_action( 'wp', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\action_wp' );
 	add_action( 'wp_insert_post', [ $insert_post_handler, 'action_wp_insert_post' ], 10, 3 );
+	add_action( 'profile_update', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\update_author_term_name', 10, 3 );
 
 	// Filters.
 	add_filter( 'wp_insert_post_data', [ $insert_post_handler, 'filter_wp_insert_post_data' ], 10, 3 );
@@ -57,6 +59,61 @@ function bootstrap() : void {
 	add_filter( 'the_author', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\filter_the_author_for_rss' );
 	add_filter( 'comment_moderation_recipients', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\filter_comment_moderation_recipients', 10, 2 );
 	add_filter( 'comment_notification_recipients', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\filter_comment_notification_recipients', 10, 2 );
+	add_filter( 'wp_insert_term_data', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\add_term_name', 10, 3 );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set term name to user display name on term creation.
+ *
+ * @param array{'name': string, 'slug': string, 'term_group': int}                        $data Term data.
+ * @param string                                                                          $taxonomy Taxonomy.
+ * @param array{'alias_of': string, 'description': string, 'parent': int, 'slug': string} $args Term args
+ *
+ * @return array{'name': string, 'slug': string, 'term_group': int}
+ */
+function add_term_name( array $data, string $taxonomy, array $args ) : array {
+	if ( $taxonomy !== TAXONOMY ) {
+		return $data;
+	}
+	$user_id = (int) ( $data['slug'] ?? 0 );
+	if ( $user_id <= 0 ) {
+		return $data;
+	}
+
+	$user = get_userdata( $user_id );
+	if ( ! $user instanceof WP_User ) {
+		return $data;
+	}
+
+	$data['name'] = $user->display_name;
+	return $data;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sync author term name with user display name.
+ *
+ * @param int           $user_id User ID.
+ * @param WP_User       $old_user_data Old user data.
+ * @param array<string> $userdata User data.
+ * @return void
+ */
+function update_author_term_name( int $user_id, WP_User $old_user_data, array $userdata ) : void {
+	// User doesn't exist in authorship taxonomy.
+	$term = get_term_by( 'slug', (string) $user_id, TAXONOMY );
+	if ( ! $term instanceof WP_Term ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	$display_name = $userdata['display_name'] ?? null;
+
+	// User display name hasn't changed.
+	if ( $term->name === $display_name ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	wp_update_term($term->term_id, TAXONOMY, [
+		'name' => $userdata['display_name'],
+	]);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/inc/template.php b/inc/template.php
index 761288a..f1335c2 100644
--- a/inc/template.php
+++ b/inc/template.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function get_author_ids( WP_Post $post ) : array {
 	}
 
 	return array_map( function ( WP_Term $term ) : int {
-		return intval( $term->name );
+		return intval( $term->slug );
 	}, $authors );
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/test-post-saving.php b/tests/phpunit/test-post-saving.php
index db82d27..81ac827 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/test-post-saving.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/test-post-saving.php
@@ -115,6 +115,21 @@ public function testPostAuthorshipIsSetToAuthorWhenUpdatingPostWithNoExistingAut
 		$this->assertSame( [ self::$users['author']->ID ], $author_ids );
 	}
 
+	public function testPostAuthorshipTermNameIsSetToAuthorDisplaynameWhenCreatingPost() : void {
+		/** @var int */
+		$post_id = wp_insert_post( [
+			'post_title'  => 'Testing',
+			'post_author' => self::$users['author']->ID,
+		], true );
+		/** @var \WP_Post */
+		$post = get_post( $post_id );
+
+		/** @var \WP_Term[] */
+		$author_terms = wp_get_post_terms( $post->ID, TAXONOMY );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( self::$users['author']->display_name, $author_terms[0]->name );
+	}
+
 	public function testPostAuthorshipIsSetToEmptyWhenUpdatingPostWithNoExistingAuthorshipAndFiltered() : void {
 		$factory = self::factory()->post;
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/test-user-display-name.php b/tests/phpunit/test-user-display-name.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..428393f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/test-user-display-name.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * General user saving tests.
+ *
+ * @package authorship
+ */
+
+declare( strict_types=1 );
+
+namespace Authorship\Tests;
+
+use const Authorship\TAXONOMY;
+
+class TestUserDisplayName extends TestCase {
+	public function testPostAuthorshipUpdatesTermNameWhenUserDisplayNameIsUpdated() : void {
+		// Create an author term for the author user.
+		$author_term = get_term_by( 'slug', (string) self::$users['author']->ID, TAXONOMY );
+		if ( ! $author_term ) {
+			wp_insert_term( self::$users['author']->ID, TAXONOMY );
+			$author_term = get_term_by( 'slug', (string) self::$users['author']->ID, TAXONOMY );
+		}
+
+		$display_name = 'New Author Name';
+
+		wp_update_user( [
+			'ID' => self::$users['author']->ID,
+			'display_name' => $display_name,
+		] );
+
+		$author_term = get_term_by( 'slug', (string) self::$users['author']->ID, TAXONOMY );
+
+		$this->assertSame( $display_name, $author_term->name );
+	}
+}