diff --git a/src/DesktopHeader.jsx b/src/DesktopHeader.jsx
index 8bd142fb9e..becdff4802 100644
--- a/src/DesktopHeader.jsx
+++ b/src/DesktopHeader.jsx
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class DesktopHeader extends React.Component {
       userMenu,
       avatar,
       username,
+      name,
       intl,
     } = this.props;
 
@@ -84,11 +85,11 @@ class DesktopHeader extends React.Component {
       <Menu transitionClassName="menu-dropdown" transitionTimeout={250}>
         <MenuTrigger
           tag="button"
-          aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages['header.label.account.menu.for'], { username })}
+          aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages['header.label.account.menu.for'], { name || username })}
           className="btn btn-outline-primary d-inline-flex align-items-center pl-2 pr-3"
         >
           <Avatar size="1.5em" src={avatar} alt="" className="mr-2" />
-          {username} <CaretIcon role="img" aria-hidden focusable="false" />
+          {name || username} <CaretIcon role="img" aria-hidden focusable="false" />
         </MenuTrigger>
         <MenuContent className="mb-0 dropdown-menu show dropdown-menu-right pin-right shadow py-2">
           {userMenu.map(({ type, href, content }) => (
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ DesktopHeader.propTypes = {
   logoDestination: PropTypes.string,
   avatar: PropTypes.string,
   username: PropTypes.string,
+  name: PropTypes.string,
   loggedIn: PropTypes.bool,
 
   // i18n
@@ -207,6 +209,7 @@ DesktopHeader.defaultProps = {
   logoDestination: null,
   avatar: null,
   username: null,
+  name: null,
   loggedIn: false,
   appMenu: null,
 };
diff --git a/src/Header.jsx b/src/Header.jsx
index c0db257c72..b7fbd37dad 100644
--- a/src/Header.jsx
+++ b/src/Header.jsx
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ const Header = ({ intl }) => {
     logoDestination: `${config.LMS_BASE_URL}/dashboard`,
     loggedIn: authenticatedUser !== null,
     username: authenticatedUser !== null ? authenticatedUser.username : null,
+    name: authenticatedUser !== null ? authenticatedUser.name : null,
     avatar: authenticatedUser !== null ? authenticatedUser.avatar : null,
     mainMenu: getConfig().AUTHN_MINIMAL_HEADER ? [] : mainMenu,
     userMenu: getConfig().AUTHN_MINIMAL_HEADER ? [] : userMenu,
diff --git a/src/MobileHeader.jsx b/src/MobileHeader.jsx
index 506deb33d0..7a40c62ac3 100644
--- a/src/MobileHeader.jsx
+++ b/src/MobileHeader.jsx
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class MobileHeader extends React.Component {
       loggedIn,
       avatar,
       username,
+      name,
       stickyOnMobile,
       intl,
       mainMenu,
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ class MobileHeader extends React.Component {
                 aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages['header.label.account.menu'])}
                 title={intl.formatMessage(messages['header.label.account.menu'])}
               >
-                <Avatar size="1.5rem" src={avatar} alt={username} />
+                <Avatar size="1.5rem" src={avatar} alt={name || username} />
               </MenuTrigger>
               <MenuContent tag="ul" className="nav flex-column pin-left pin-right border-top shadow py-2">
                 {loggedIn ? this.renderUserMenuItems() : this.renderLoggedOutItems()}
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ MobileHeader.propTypes = {
   logoDestination: PropTypes.string,
   avatar: PropTypes.string,
   username: PropTypes.string,
+  name: PropTypes.string,
   loggedIn: PropTypes.bool,
   stickyOnMobile: PropTypes.bool,
 
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ MobileHeader.defaultProps = {
   logoDestination: null,
   avatar: null,
   username: null,
+  name: null,
   loggedIn: false,
   stickyOnMobile: true,