diff --git a/src/timeline/ReactionsModel.cpp b/src/timeline/ReactionsModel.cpp
index f21b1c53a52c935678ec995b8e4058b195c8eb90..b686c750bd54336133e256fa6ab7fd237faf1dc8 100644
--- a/src/timeline/ReactionsModel.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/ReactionsModel.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #include "ReactionsModel.h"
 
+#include <Cache.h>
 #include <MatrixClient.h>
 
-#include "Logging.h"
-
 QHash<int, QByteArray>
 ReactionsModel::roleNames() const
 {
@@ -41,7 +40,8 @@ ReactionsModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
                                 users += ", ";
                         else
                                 first = false;
-                        users += QString::fromStdString(reaction.sender);
+                        users +=
+                          QString::fromStdString(cache::displayName(room_id_, reaction.sender));
                 }
                 return users;
         }
@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@ ReactionsModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 }
 
 void
-ReactionsModel::addReaction(const mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Reaction> &reaction)
+ReactionsModel::addReaction(const std::string &room_id,
+                            const mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Reaction> &reaction)
 {
+        room_id_ = room_id;
+
         int idx = 0;
         for (auto &storedReactions : reactions) {
                 if (storedReactions.key == reaction.content.relates_to.key) {
diff --git a/src/timeline/ReactionsModel.h b/src/timeline/ReactionsModel.h
index a0a8580dd2a5e7059f66565df56247e138ff78d6..5f61cd424debc78e15e26fbb545482eb5bbaad74 100644
--- a/src/timeline/ReactionsModel.h
+++ b/src/timeline/ReactionsModel.h
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ public:
         QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const override;
 
 public slots:
-        void addReaction(const mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Reaction> &reaction);
+        void addReaction(const std::string &room_id,
+                         const mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Reaction> &reaction);
         void removeReaction(const mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Reaction> &reaction);
 
 private:
@@ -35,5 +36,6 @@ private:
                 std::string key;
                 std::map<std::string, mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Reaction>> reactions;
         };
+        std::string room_id_;
         std::vector<KeyReaction> reactions;
 };
diff --git a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
index 0555d2ba41b8c790c2450c8807ca6aa2a1deb96d..5e57952ae90461762560f0021a287cc0d09f920d 100644
--- a/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline/TimelineModel.cpp
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ TimelineModel::internalAddEvents(
                       std::get_if<mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Reaction>>(&e)) {
                         QString reactedTo =
                           QString::fromStdString(reaction->content.relates_to.event_id);
-                        reactions[reactedTo].addReaction(*reaction);
+                        reactions[reactedTo].addReaction(room_id_.toStdString(), *reaction);
                         int idx = idToIndex(reactedTo);
                         if (idx >= 0)
                                 emit dataChanged(index(idx, 0), index(idx, 0));