diff --git a/app/definitions/IProfile.ts b/app/definitions/IProfile.ts
index f75885c09..d232672cb 100644
--- a/app/definitions/IProfile.ts
+++ b/app/definitions/IProfile.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
 export interface IProfileParams {
-	name: string;
+	realname?: string;
+	name?: string;
 	username: string;
 	email: string | null;
 	newPassword: string;
diff --git a/app/views/ProfileView/index.tsx b/app/views/ProfileView/index.tsx
index c428a0d4e..f07e97ab2 100644
--- a/app/views/ProfileView/index.tsx
+++ b/app/views/ProfileView/index.tsx
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class ProfileView extends React.Component<IProfileViewProps, IProfileViewState>
 
 		// Name
 		if (user.name !== name) {
-			params.name = name;
+			params.realname = name;
 		}
 
 		// Username
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ class ProfileView extends React.Component<IProfileViewProps, IProfileViewState>
 
 			if (result) {
 				logEvent(events.PROFILE_SAVE_CHANGES);
+				params.name = params.realname;
+				delete params.realname;
 				if (customFields) {
 					dispatch(setUser({ customFields, ...params }));
 				} else {