diff --git a/core/avatar/controller.php b/core/avatar/controller.php
index 9f7c0517c4ad4b9de1e7acb825e6870f21f34c20..22693824461d70fe87d8c1c0ee13db9bbce0621e 100644
--- a/core/avatar/controller.php
+++ b/core/avatar/controller.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Controller {
 			$image->show();
 		} else {
 			// Signalizes $.avatar() to display a defaultavatar
-			\OC_JSON::success();
+			\OC_JSON::success(array("data"=> array("displayname"=> \OC_User::getDisplayName($user)) ));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/js/jquery.avatar.js b/core/js/jquery.avatar.js
index f1382fd7d2d61c7604ad65a4e710530263b92cbf..88a4c25d1eecfc401f7a684d6228a086eb8df44a 100644
--- a/core/js/jquery.avatar.js
+++ b/core/js/jquery.avatar.js
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@
 			var url = OC.Router.generate('core_avatar_get', {user: user, size: size})+'?requesttoken='+oc_requesttoken;
 			$.get(url, function(result) {
 				if (typeof(result) === 'object') {
-					$div.placeholder(user);
+					if (result.data && result.data.displayname) {
+						$div.placeholder(user, result.data.displayname);
+					} else {
+						$div.placeholder(user);
+					}
 				} else {
 					if (ie8fix === true) {
 						$div.html('<img src="'+url+'#'+Math.floor(Math.random()*1000)+'">');
diff --git a/settings/js/personal.js b/settings/js/personal.js
index eaaca32f5d8bad58881ae0b1d384d80748c30511..a923b47573145e16d2c8dca45b1cef76734afc5a 100644
--- a/settings/js/personal.js
+++ b/settings/js/personal.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ function changeDisplayName(){
                 $('#oldDisplayName').text($('#displayName').val());
                 // update displayName on the top right expand button
                 $('#expandDisplayName').text($('#displayName').val());
+                updateAvatar();
             }
             else{
                 $('#newdisplayname').val(data.data.displayName);