diff --git a/src/components/left/main/hooks/useChatListEntry.tsx b/src/components/left/main/hooks/useChatListEntry.tsx
index 36128da87..3c6e8fc44 100644
--- a/src/components/left/main/hooks/useChatListEntry.tsx
+++ b/src/components/left/main/hooks/useChatListEntry.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ export default function useChatListEntry({
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    const senderName = getMessageSenderName(oldLang, chatId, lastMessageSender);
+    const senderName = lastMessageSender
+      ? getMessageSenderName(oldLang, chatId, lastMessageSender)
+      : undefined;
 
     return (
       <p className="last-message shared-canvas-container" dir={oldLang.isRtl ? 'auto' : 'ltr'}>
diff --git a/src/components/middle/search/MiddleSearchResult.tsx b/src/components/middle/search/MiddleSearchResult.tsx
index da60cbf1f..7c62fd432 100644
--- a/src/components/middle/search/MiddleSearchResult.tsx
+++ b/src/components/middle/search/MiddleSearchResult.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const MiddleSearchResult = ({
 
   const peer = shouldShowChat ? messageChat : senderPeer;
 
-  const senderName = shouldShowChat ? getMessageSenderName(lang, message.chatId, senderPeer) : undefined;
+  const senderName = shouldShowChat && senderPeer ? getMessageSenderName(lang, message.chatId, senderPeer) : undefined;
 
   const handleClick = useLastCallback(() => {
     onClick(message);
diff --git a/src/global/helpers/peers.ts b/src/global/helpers/peers.ts
index 1ce8c5db0..d403a585f 100644
--- a/src/global/helpers/peers.ts
+++ b/src/global/helpers/peers.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { OldLangFn } from '../../hooks/useOldLang';
 import type { CustomPeer } from '../../types';
 
 import { SERVICE_NOTIFICATIONS_USER_ID } from '../../config';
+import { isUserId } from '../../util/entities/ids';
 import { getTranslationFn, type LangFn } from '../../util/localization';
 import { prepareSearchWordsForNeedle } from '../../util/searchWords';
 import { selectChat, selectPeer, selectUser } from '../selectors';
@@ -110,10 +111,9 @@ export function getPeerFullTitle(lang: OldLangFn | LangFn, peer: ApiPeer | Custo
   return isApiPeerUser(peer) ? getUserFullName(peer) : getChatTitle(lang, peer);
 }
 
-export function getMessageSenderName(lang: OldLangFn, chatId: string, sender?: ApiPeer) {
-  if (!sender) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
+export function getMessageSenderName(lang: OldLangFn, chatId: string, sender: ApiPeer) {
+  // Hide sender name for private chats
+  if (isUserId(chatId)) return undefined;
 
   if (isApiPeerChat(sender)) {
     if (chatId === sender.id) return undefined;
@@ -125,5 +125,5 @@ export function getMessageSenderName(lang: OldLangFn, chatId: string, sender?: A
     return lang('FromYou');
   }
 
-  return getUserFirstOrLastName(sender);
+  return getPeerTitle(lang, sender);
 }
diff --git a/src/util/notifications.tsx b/src/util/notifications.tsx
index 386e99e9f..2180d518f 100644
--- a/src/util/notifications.tsx
+++ b/src/util/notifications.tsx
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ function getNotificationContent(chat: ApiChat, message: ApiMessage, reaction?: A
     const isChat = chat && (isChatChannel(chat) || message.senderId === message.chatId);
 
     // TODO[forums] Support ApiChat
-    const senderName = getMessageSenderName(oldTranslate, chat.id, isChat ? messageSenderChat : messageSenderUser);
+    const sender = isChat ? messageSenderChat : messageSenderUser;
+    const senderName = sender ? getMessageSenderName(oldTranslate, chat.id, sender) : undefined;
     let summary = jsxToHtml(<span><MessageSummary message={message} /></span>)[0].textContent || '';
 
     if (hasReaction) {