diff --git a/utils/contacts.go b/utils/contacts.go
index 1fbb554..cd9e7e4 100644
--- a/utils/contacts.go
+++ b/utils/contacts.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import "cwtch.im/cwtch/model"
 
 type Contact struct {
 	Name               string                  `json:"name"`
+	LocalName          string                  `json:"localname"`
 	Onion              string                  `json:"onion"`
 	Status             string                  `json:"status"`
 	Picture            string                  `json:"picture"`
diff --git a/utils/eventHandler.go b/utils/eventHandler.go
index 1945b7c..ecb12e7 100644
--- a/utils/eventHandler.go
+++ b/utils/eventHandler.go
@@ -217,12 +217,14 @@ func (eh *EventHandler) handleAppBusEvent(e *event.Event) string {
 					}
 
 					// Prefer local override to public name...
-					name, exists := conversationInfo.GetAttribute(attr.LocalScope, attr.ProfileZone, constants.Name)
+					localname, exists := conversationInfo.GetAttribute(attr.LocalScope, attr.ProfileZone, constants.Name)
 					if !exists {
-						name, exists = conversationInfo.GetAttribute(attr.PublicScope, attr.ProfileZone, constants.Name)
-						if !exists {
-							name = conversationInfo.Handle
-						}
+						localname = ""
+					}
+
+					name, exists := conversationInfo.GetAttribute(attr.PublicScope, attr.ProfileZone, constants.Name)
+					if !exists {
+						name = conversationInfo.Handle
 					}
 
 					// Resolve the profile image of the contact
@@ -303,6 +305,7 @@ func (eh *EventHandler) handleAppBusEvent(e *event.Event) string {
 
 					contacts = append(contacts, Contact{
 						Name:               name,
+						LocalName:          localname,
 						Identifier:         conversationInfo.ID,
 						Onion:              conversationInfo.Handle,
 						Status:             connections.ConnectionStateName[state],