diff --git a/cheevos/cheevos.c b/cheevos/cheevos.c
index 18ab80709a..e19a95b2fd 100644
--- a/cheevos/cheevos.c
+++ b/cheevos/cheevos.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static rcheevos_locals_t rcheevos_locals =
 #ifdef HAVE_THREADS
    CMD_EVENT_NONE, /* queued_command */
 #endif
+   "",   /* displayname */
    "",   /* username */
    "",   /* token */
    "",   /* user_agent_prefix */
@@ -1404,7 +1405,7 @@ void rcheevos_show_mastery_placard()
       char msg[128];
       size_t len;
 
-      len = snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "%s", rcheevos_locals.username);
+      len = snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "%s", rcheevos_locals.displayname);
 
       if (len < sizeof(msg) - 12 &&
          (content_runtime_log || content_runtime_log_aggr))
@@ -1830,7 +1831,7 @@ static void rcheevos_login_callback(void* userdata)
          char msg[256];
          snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg),
             "RetroAchievements: Logged in as \"%s\".",
-            rcheevos_locals.username);
+            rcheevos_locals.displayname);
          runloop_msg_queue_push(msg, 0, 2 * 60, false, NULL,
                MESSAGE_QUEUE_ICON_DEFAULT, MESSAGE_QUEUE_CATEGORY_INFO);
       }
diff --git a/cheevos/cheevos_client.c b/cheevos/cheevos_client.c
index 44b93cdd78..4667fa28df 100644
--- a/cheevos/cheevos_client.c
+++ b/cheevos/cheevos_client.c
@@ -643,7 +643,9 @@ static void rcheevos_async_login_callback(
       settings->arrays.cheevos_password[0] = '\0';
 
       CHEEVOS_LOG(RCHEEVOS_TAG "%s logged in successfully\n",
-            api_response.username);
+            api_response.display_name);
+      strlcpy(rcheevos_locals->displayname, api_response.display_name,
+            sizeof(rcheevos_locals->displayname));
       strlcpy(rcheevos_locals->username, api_response.username,
             sizeof(rcheevos_locals->username));
       strlcpy(rcheevos_locals->token, api_response.api_token,
diff --git a/cheevos/cheevos_locals.h b/cheevos/cheevos_locals.h
index 90d1e5613f..4f2b7983d1 100644
--- a/cheevos/cheevos_locals.h
+++ b/cheevos/cheevos_locals.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ typedef struct rcheevos_locals_t
    enum event_command queued_command; /* action queued by background thread to be run on main thread */
 #endif
 
+   char displayname[32];              /* name to display in messages */
    char username[32];                 /* case-corrected username */
    char token[32];                    /* user's session token */
    char user_agent_prefix[128];       /* RetroArch/OS version information */