diff --git a/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events.go b/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events.go
index e58dc449a..888172f74 100644
--- a/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events.go
+++ b/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events.go
@@ -302,22 +302,39 @@ func meetingEventsCurrentRoster(rawRoster []interface{}, selfIdentity meetingEve
 
 func enrichMeetingEventsCurrentRoster(roster []meetingEventsIdentity, events []meetingEventsEvent) []meetingEventsIdentity {
 	typeByID := make(map[string]string)
+	nameByID := make(map[string]string)
 	for _, event := range events {
 		for _, actor := range event.Actors {
-			if actor.ID == "" || !isKnownParticipantType(actor.ParticipantType) {
+			if actor.ID == "" {
 				continue
 			}
-			if _, exists := typeByID[actor.ID]; !exists {
-				typeByID[actor.ID] = actor.ParticipantType
+			if actor.Name != "" {
+				if _, exists := nameByID[actor.ID]; !exists {
+					nameByID[actor.ID] = actor.Name
+				}
+			}
+			if isKnownParticipantType(actor.ParticipantType) {
+				if _, exists := typeByID[actor.ID]; !exists {
+					typeByID[actor.ID] = actor.ParticipantType
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	for i := range roster {
-		if !isUnknownParticipantType(roster[i].ParticipantType) {
-			continue
+		changed := false
+		if roster[i].Name == "" {
+			if name := nameByID[roster[i].ID]; name != "" {
+				roster[i].Name = name
+				changed = true
+			}
 		}
-		if participantType := typeByID[roster[i].ID]; participantType != "" {
-			roster[i].ParticipantType = participantType
+		if isUnknownParticipantType(roster[i].ParticipantType) {
+			if participantType := typeByID[roster[i].ID]; participantType != "" {
+				roster[i].ParticipantType = participantType
+				changed = true
+			}
+		}
+		if changed {
 			roster[i].Label = identityLabel(roster[i])
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events_test.go b/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events_test.go
index 7bffb62ad..900ff87c7 100644
--- a/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/vc/vc_meeting_events_test.go
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ func TestBuildMeetingEventsOutput_EnrichesUnknownRosterTypeFromActors(t *testing
 	}
 
 	out := buildMeetingEventsOutput(map[string]interface{}{}, []interface{}{event}, []interface{}{
-		map[string]interface{}{"id": "ou_bot", "user_name": "Meeting Bot", "user_type": 0, "role": "3"},
+		map[string]interface{}{"id": "ou_bot", "user_type": 0, "role": "3"},
 	}, meetingEventsIdentity{})
 
 	if got := len(out.CurrentRoster); got != 1 {
@@ -1339,11 +1339,38 @@ func TestBuildMeetingEventsOutput_EnrichesUnknownRosterTypeFromActors(t *testing
 	if got := out.CurrentRoster[0].ParticipantType; got != "bot" {
 		t.Fatalf("current_roster participant_type = %q, want bot: %#v", got, out.CurrentRoster[0])
 	}
+	if got := out.CurrentRoster[0].Name; got != "Meeting Bot" {
+		t.Fatalf("current_roster name = %q, want actor name", got)
+	}
 	if got := out.CurrentRoster[0].Label; got != "Meeting Bot [bot,participant]" {
 		t.Fatalf("current_roster label = %q, want enriched bot label", got)
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBuildMeetingEventsOutput_DoesNotOverwriteRosterName(t *testing.T) {
+	event := participantJoinedEvent()
+	payload := common.GetMap(event, "payload")
+	items := common.GetSlice(payload, "participant_joined_items")
+	item, _ := items[0].(map[string]interface{})
+	item["participant"] = map[string]interface{}{
+		"id":        "ou_user",
+		"user_name": "Event Name",
+		"user_type": 1,
+		"user_role": 1,
+	}
+
+	out := buildMeetingEventsOutput(map[string]interface{}{}, []interface{}{event}, []interface{}{
+		map[string]interface{}{"id": "ou_user", "user_name": "Roster Name", "user_type": 1, "role": "3"},
+	}, meetingEventsIdentity{})
+
+	if got := out.CurrentRoster[0].Name; got != "Roster Name" {
+		t.Fatalf("current_roster name = %q, want roster name", got)
+	}
+	if got := out.CurrentRoster[0].Label; got != "Roster Name [human,participant]" {
+		t.Fatalf("current_roster label = %q, want roster label", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMeetingEventsIdentityFromParticipant_IgnoresGenericTypeField(t *testing.T) {
 	got := meetingEventsIdentityFromParticipant(map[string]interface{}{
 		"id":        "u1",