diff --git a/addons/mail/controllers/main.py b/addons/mail/controllers/main.py
index 9f8c82e4173..05941ed0f7b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/mail/controllers/main.py
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ class MailController(http.Controller):
                 'id': follower.id,
                 'partner_id': follower.partner_id.id,
                 'name': follower.name,
+                'display_name': follower.display_name,
                 'email': follower.email,
                 'is_active': follower.is_active,
                 # When editing the followers, the "pencil" icon that leads to the edition of subtypes
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/components/follower/follower.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/components/follower/follower.xml
index c8abebcae95..f82722cf870 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/components/follower/follower.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/components/follower/follower.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
             <t t-if="follower">
                 <a class="o_Follower_details" t-att-class="{ 'o-inactive': !follower.isActive }" href="#" t-on-click="_onClickDetails">
                     <img class="o_Follower_avatar" t-att-src="follower.partner.avatarUrl" alt="Avatar"/>
-                    <span class="o_Follower_name" t-esc="follower.name"/>
+                    <span class="o_Follower_name" t-esc="follower.name or follower.displayName"/>
                 </a>
                 <t t-if="follower.isEditable">
                     <button class="btn btn-icon o_Follower_button o_Follower_editButton" title="Edit subscription" t-on-click="_onClickEdit">
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/models/follower/follower.js b/addons/mail/static/src/models/follower/follower.js
index 166922ca156..61fa983091c 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/models/follower/follower.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/models/follower/follower.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function factory(dependencies) {
                     data2.partner = unlinkAll();
                 } else {
                     const partnerData = {
+                        display_name: data.display_name,
                         email: data.email,
                         id: data.partner_id,
                         name: data.name,
@@ -158,6 +159,9 @@ function factory(dependencies) {
     }
 
     Follower.fields = {
+        displayName: attr({
+            related: 'partner.display_name'
+        }),
         followedThread: many2one('mail.thread', {
             inverse: 'followers',
         }),