diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitPlayer.java b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitPlayer.java
index 9875901de..6e2182337 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitPlayer.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/BukkitPlayer.java
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ public class BukkitPlayer extends AbstractPlayerActor {
         return player.getName();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getDisplayName() {
+        return player.getDisplayName();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void giveItem(BaseItemStack itemStack) {
         final PlayerInventory inv = player.getInventory();
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/Actor.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/Actor.java
index 43f665423..cf64b5974 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/Actor.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/Actor.java
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ public interface Actor extends Identifiable, SessionOwner, Subject {
      */
     String getName();
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the display name of the actor. This can be a nickname, and is not guaranteed to be unique.
+     *
+     * @return The display name
+     */
+    default String getDisplayName() {
+        return getName();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Print a message.
      *
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/PlayerProxy.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/PlayerProxy.java
index c0156f4f8..b8f6eb22f 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/PlayerProxy.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/PlayerProxy.java
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ public class PlayerProxy extends AbstractPlayerActor {
         return basePlayer.getName();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getDisplayName() {
+        return basePlayer.getDisplayName();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public BaseEntity getState() {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Can't withPropertyId() on a player");
diff --git a/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongePlayer.java b/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongePlayer.java
index fba1c81fc..08f7b47c3 100644
--- a/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongePlayer.java
+++ b/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongePlayer.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockStateHolder;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.gamemode.GameMode;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.gamemode.GameModes;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.item.ItemTypes;
-
 import org.spongepowered.api.Sponge;
 import org.spongepowered.api.data.type.HandTypes;
 import org.spongepowered.api.entity.living.player.Player;
@@ -79,6 +78,11 @@ public class SpongePlayer extends AbstractPlayerActor {
         return this.player.getName();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getDisplayName() {
+        return player.getDisplayNameData().displayName().getDirect().map(TextSerializers.LEGACY_FORMATTING_CODE::serialize).orElse(getName());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public BaseEntity getState() {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot create a state from this object");