diff --git a/authentik/core/api/users.py b/authentik/core/api/users.py
index 90b3bf7ce..623e919dd 100644
--- a/authentik/core/api/users.py
+++ b/authentik/core/api/users.py
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ class UserSerializer(ModelSerializer):
             "attributes",
             "uid",
         ]
+        extra_kwargs = {
+            "name": {"allow_blank": True},
+        }
 
 
 class UserSelfSerializer(ModelSerializer):
@@ -117,6 +120,7 @@ class UserSelfSerializer(ModelSerializer):
         ]
         extra_kwargs = {
             "is_active": {"read_only": True},
+            "name": {"allow_blank": True},
         }
 
 
diff --git a/web/src/pages/users/UserForm.ts b/web/src/pages/users/UserForm.ts
index 5e2f98688..349c0656a 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/users/UserForm.ts
+++ b/web/src/pages/users/UserForm.ts
@@ -58,12 +58,11 @@ export class UserForm extends ModelForm<User, number> {
                     ${t`Required. 150 characters or fewer. Letters, digits and @/./+/-/_ only.`}
                 </p>
             </ak-form-element-horizontal>
-            <ak-form-element-horizontal label=${t`Name`} ?required=${true} name="name">
+            <ak-form-element-horizontal label=${t`Name`} name="name">
                 <input
                     type="text"
                     value="${ifDefined(this.instance?.name)}"
                     class="pf-c-form-control"
-                    required
                 />
                 <p class="pf-c-form__helper-text">${t`User's display name.`}</p>
             </ak-form-element-horizontal>
diff --git a/web/src/user/user-settings/UserSelfForm.ts b/web/src/user/user-settings/UserSelfForm.ts
index 7660b4ecf..33fa9d97a 100644
--- a/web/src/user/user-settings/UserSelfForm.ts
+++ b/web/src/user/user-settings/UserSelfForm.ts
@@ -55,12 +55,11 @@ export class UserSelfForm extends ModelForm<UserSelf, number> {
                     ${t`Required. 150 characters or fewer. Letters, digits and @/./+/-/_ only.`}
                 </p>
             </ak-form-element-horizontal>
-            <ak-form-element-horizontal label=${t`Name`} ?required=${true} name="name">
+            <ak-form-element-horizontal label=${t`Name`} name="name">
                 <input
                     type="text"
                     value="${ifDefined(this.instance?.name)}"
                     class="pf-c-form-control"
-                    required
                 />
                 <p class="pf-c-form__helper-text">${t`User's display name.`}</p>
             </ak-form-element-horizontal>