diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/FriendRequestView.kt b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/FriendRequestView.kt
index 925124de3e..aa1909ec77 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/FriendRequestView.kt
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/FriendRequestView.kt
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class FriendRequestView(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet?, defStyleAttr: In
     private fun updateUI() {
         val database = DatabaseFactory.getLokiMessageFriendRequestDatabase(context)
         val contactID = DatabaseFactory.getThreadDatabase(context).getRecipientForThreadId(message!!.threadId)!!.address.toString()
+        val contactDisplayName = DatabaseFactory.getLokiUserDisplayNameDatabase(context).getDisplayName(contactID) ?: contactID
         if (!message!!.isOutgoing) {
             val friendRequestStatus = database.getFriendRequestStatus(message!!.id)
             visibility = if (friendRequestStatus == LokiMessageFriendRequestStatus.NONE) View.GONE else View.VISIBLE
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ class FriendRequestView(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet?, defStyleAttr: In
                 LokiMessageFriendRequestStatus.REQUEST_REJECTED -> R.string.view_friend_request_incoming_declined_message
                 LokiMessageFriendRequestStatus.REQUEST_EXPIRED -> R.string.view_friend_request_incoming_expired_message
             }
-            label.text = resources.getString(formatID, contactID)
+            label.text = resources.getString(formatID, contactDisplayName)
         } else {
             val friendRequestStatus = database.getFriendRequestStatus(message!!.id)
             visibility = if (friendRequestStatus == LokiMessageFriendRequestStatus.NONE) View.GONE else View.VISIBLE
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ class FriendRequestView(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet?, defStyleAttr: In
                 LokiMessageFriendRequestStatus.REQUEST_EXPIRED -> R.string.view_friend_request_outgoing_expired_message
             }
             if (formatID != null) {
-                label.text = resources.getString(formatID, contactID)
+                label.text = resources.getString(formatID, contactDisplayName)
             }
             label.visibility = if (formatID != null) View.VISIBLE else View.GONE
             topSpacer.visibility = label.visibility
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/LokiUserDisplayNameDatabase.kt b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/LokiUserDisplayNameDatabase.kt
index 2c3b16ac61..53117ca59d 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/LokiUserDisplayNameDatabase.kt
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/LokiUserDisplayNameDatabase.kt
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.loki
 
 import android.content.ContentValues
 import android.content.Context
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.Address
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.Database
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.helpers.SQLCipherOpenHelper
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.Recipient
 
 class LokiUserDisplayNameDatabase(context: Context, helper: SQLCipherOpenHelper) : Database(context, helper) {
 
@@ -27,5 +29,6 @@ class LokiUserDisplayNameDatabase(context: Context, helper: SQLCipherOpenHelper)
         row.put(Companion.hexEncodedPublicKey, hexEncodedPublicKey)
         row.put(Companion.displayName, displayName)
         database.insertOrUpdate(tableName, row, "${Companion.hexEncodedPublicKey} = ?", arrayOf( hexEncodedPublicKey ))
+        Recipient.from(context, Address.fromSerialized(hexEncodedPublicKey), false).notifyListeners()
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
index 52d51ed775..f12619d948 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ public class Recipient implements RecipientModifiedListener {
     return this.address.hashCode();
   }
 
-  private void notifyListeners() {
+  public void notifyListeners() {
     Set<RecipientModifiedListener> localListeners;
 
     synchronized (this) {