diff --git a/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/conversation_item_skeleton.vala b/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/conversation_item_skeleton.vala
index 09acdeff..9300eebd 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/conversation_item_skeleton.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/conversation_content_view/conversation_item_skeleton.vala
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ public class ItemMetaDataHeader : Box {
     public Entities.Message.Marked item_mark { get; set; }
     private ArrayList<Plugins.MetaConversationItem> items = new ArrayList<Plugins.MetaConversationItem>();
     private uint time_update_timeout = 0;
+    private ulong updated_roster_handler_id = 0;
 
     public ItemMetaDataHeader(StreamInteractor stream_interactor, Conversation conversation, Plugins.MetaConversationItem item) {
         this.stream_interactor = stream_interactor;
@@ -123,6 +124,11 @@ public class ItemMetaDataHeader : Box {
 
         update_name_label();
         name_label.style_updated.connect(update_name_label);
+        updated_roster_handler_id = stream_interactor.get_module(RosterManager.IDENTITY).updated_roster_item.connect((account, jid, roster_item) => {
+            if (this.conversation.account.equals(account) && this.conversation.counterpart.equals(jid)) {
+                update_name_label();
+            }
+        });        
 
         Application app = GLib.Application.get_default() as Application;
 
@@ -280,12 +286,15 @@ public class ItemMetaDataHeader : Box {
     }
 
     public override void dispose() {
-        base.dispose();
-
         if (time_update_timeout != 0) {
             Source.remove(time_update_timeout);
             time_update_timeout = 0;
         }
+        if (updated_roster_handler_id != 0){
+            stream_interactor.get_module(RosterManager.IDENTITY).disconnect(updated_roster_handler_id);
+            updated_roster_handler_id = 0;
+        }
+        base.dispose();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/main/src/ui/conversation_view_controller.vala b/main/src/ui/conversation_view_controller.vala
index dcd3e1c7..c20e9a35 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/conversation_view_controller.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/conversation_view_controller.vala
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ public class ConversationViewController : Object {
                 update_conversation_topic(subject);
             }
         });
+        stream_interactor.get_module(RosterManager.IDENTITY).updated_roster_item.connect((account, jid, roster_item) => {
+            if (conversation.account.equals(account) && conversation.counterpart.equals(jid)) {
+                update_conversation_display_name();
+            }
+        });
 
         stream_interactor.get_module(FileManager.IDENTITY).upload_available.connect(update_file_upload_status);