diff --git a/cmd/tailscale/cli/status.go b/cmd/tailscale/cli/status.go
index ba2215774..cb8755bc2 100644
--- a/cmd/tailscale/cli/status.go
+++ b/cmd/tailscale/cli/status.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	"tailscale.com/ipn"
 	"tailscale.com/ipn/ipnstate"
 	"tailscale.com/net/interfaces"
+	"tailscale.com/util/cmpx"
 	"tailscale.com/util/dnsname"
 )
 
@@ -308,12 +309,20 @@ func dnsOrQuoteHostname(st *ipnstate.Status, ps *ipnstate.PeerStatus) string {
 }
 
 func ownerLogin(st *ipnstate.Status, ps *ipnstate.PeerStatus) string {
-	if ps.UserID.IsZero() {
+	// We prioritize showing the name of the sharer as the owner of a node if
+	// it's different from the node's user. This is less surprising: if user B
+	// from a company shares user's C node from the same company with user A who
+	// don't know user C, user A might be surprised to see user C listed in
+	// their netmap. We've historically (2021-01..2023-08) always shown the
+	// sharer's name in the UI. Perhaps we want to show both here? But the CLI's
+	// a bit space constrained.
+	uid := cmpx.Or(ps.AltSharerUserID, ps.UserID)
+	if uid.IsZero() {
 		return "-"
 	}
-	u, ok := st.User[ps.UserID]
+	u, ok := st.User[uid]
 	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Sprint(ps.UserID)
+		return fmt.Sprint(uid)
 	}
 	if i := strings.Index(u.LoginName, "@"); i != -1 {
 		return u.LoginName[:i+1]
diff --git a/control/controlclient/map.go b/control/controlclient/map.go
index ef99a2609..8975f0577 100644
--- a/control/controlclient/map.go
+++ b/control/controlclient/map.go
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (ms *mapSession) netmapForResponse(resp *tailcfg.MapResponse) *netmap.Netwo
 	for _, peer := range resp.Peers {
 		peer.InitDisplayNames(magicDNSSuffix)
 		if !peer.Sharer.IsZero() {
-			peer.User = peer.Sharer
+			ms.addUserProfile(peer.Sharer)
 		}
 		ms.addUserProfile(peer.User)
 	}
diff --git a/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go b/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go
index 7eb1f2188..6724e523c 100644
--- a/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go
+++ b/ipn/ipnlocal/local.go
@@ -747,18 +747,19 @@ func (b *LocalBackend) populatePeerStatusLocked(sb *ipnstate.StatusBuilder) {
 		}
 		online := p.Online()
 		ps := &ipnstate.PeerStatus{
-			InNetworkMap: true,
-			UserID:       p.User(),
-			TailscaleIPs: tailscaleIPs,
-			HostName:     p.Hostinfo().Hostname(),
-			DNSName:      p.Name(),
-			OS:           p.Hostinfo().OS(),
-			LastSeen:     lastSeen,
-			Online:       online != nil && *online,
-			ShareeNode:   p.Hostinfo().ShareeNode(),
-			ExitNode:     p.StableID() != "" && p.StableID() == exitNodeID,
-			SSH_HostKeys: p.Hostinfo().SSH_HostKeys().AsSlice(),
-			Location:     p.Hostinfo().Location(),
+			InNetworkMap:    true,
+			UserID:          p.User(),
+			AltSharerUserID: p.Sharer(),
+			TailscaleIPs:    tailscaleIPs,
+			HostName:        p.Hostinfo().Hostname(),
+			DNSName:         p.Name(),
+			OS:              p.Hostinfo().OS(),
+			LastSeen:        lastSeen,
+			Online:          online != nil && *online,
+			ShareeNode:      p.Hostinfo().ShareeNode(),
+			ExitNode:        p.StableID() != "" && p.StableID() == exitNodeID,
+			SSH_HostKeys:    p.Hostinfo().SSH_HostKeys().AsSlice(),
+			Location:        p.Hostinfo().Location(),
 		}
 		peerStatusFromNode(ps, p)
 
diff --git a/ipn/ipnstate/ipnstate.go b/ipn/ipnstate/ipnstate.go
index 77dfd376a..7e3a10b4a 100644
--- a/ipn/ipnstate/ipnstate.go
+++ b/ipn/ipnstate/ipnstate.go
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ type PeerStatus struct {
 	OS      string // HostInfo.OS
 	UserID  tailcfg.UserID
 
+	// AltSharerUserID is the user who shared this node
+	// if it's different than UserID. Otherwise it's zero.
+	AltSharerUserID tailcfg.UserID `json:",omitempty"`
+
 	// TailscaleIPs are the IP addresses assigned to the node.
 	TailscaleIPs []netip.Addr
 
@@ -387,6 +391,9 @@ func (sb *StatusBuilder) AddPeer(peer key.NodePublic, st *PeerStatus) {
 	if v := st.UserID; v != 0 {
 		e.UserID = v
 	}
+	if v := st.AltSharerUserID; v != 0 {
+		e.AltSharerUserID = v
+	}
 	if v := st.TailscaleIPs; v != nil {
 		e.TailscaleIPs = v
 	}
diff --git a/tailcfg/tailcfg.go b/tailcfg/tailcfg.go
index 19db70739..c3dfe43f2 100644
--- a/tailcfg/tailcfg.go
+++ b/tailcfg/tailcfg.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 	"tailscale.com/types/opt"
 	"tailscale.com/types/structs"
 	"tailscale.com/types/tkatype"
+	"tailscale.com/util/cmpx"
 	"tailscale.com/util/dnsname"
 )
 
@@ -223,9 +224,9 @@ type Node struct {
 	// e.g. "host.tail-scale.ts.net."
 	Name string
 
-	// User is the user who created the node. If ACL tags are in
-	// use for the node then it doesn't reflect the ACL identity
-	// that the node is running as.
+	// User is the user who created the node. If ACL tags are in use for the
+	// node then it doesn't reflect the ACL identity that the node is running
+	// as.
 	User UserID
 
 	// Sharer, if non-zero, is the user who shared this node, if different than User.
@@ -386,12 +387,20 @@ func (n *Node) IsTagged() bool {
 	return len(n.Tags) > 0
 }
 
+// SharerOrUser Sharer if set, else User.
+func (n *Node) SharerOrUser() UserID {
+	return cmpx.Or(n.Sharer, n.User)
+}
+
 // IsTagged reports whether the node has any tags.
 func (n NodeView) IsTagged() bool { return n.ж.IsTagged() }
 
 // DisplayName wraps Node.DisplayName.
 func (n NodeView) DisplayName(forOwner bool) string { return n.ж.DisplayName(forOwner) }
 
+// SharerOrUser wraps Node.SharerOrUser.
+func (n NodeView) SharerOrUser() UserID { return n.ж.SharerOrUser() }
+
 // InitDisplayNames computes and populates n's display name
 // fields: n.ComputedName, n.computedHostIfDifferent, and
 // n.ComputedNameWithHost.