diff --git a/.env.example.complete b/.env.example.complete
index 77a0508dc..911d924df 100644
--- a/.env.example.complete
+++ b/.env.example.complete
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ LDAP_USER_FILTER=false
 LDAP_VERSION=false
 LDAP_TLS_INSECURE=false
 LDAP_EMAIL_ATTRIBUTE=mail
+LDAP_DISPLAY_NAME_ATTRIBUTE=cn
 LDAP_FOLLOW_REFERRALS=true
 
 # LDAP group sync configuration
diff --git a/app/Auth/Access/LdapService.php b/app/Auth/Access/LdapService.php
index 654ea2f99..c48a72f98 100644
--- a/app/Auth/Access/LdapService.php
+++ b/app/Auth/Access/LdapService.php
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ class LdapService
     public function getUserDetails($userName)
     {
         $emailAttr = $this->config['email_attribute'];
-        $user = $this->getUserWithAttributes($userName, ['cn', 'uid', 'dn', $emailAttr]);
+        $displayNameAttr = $this->config['display_name_attribute'];
+
+        $user = $this->getUserWithAttributes($userName, ['cn', 'uid', 'dn', $emailAttr, $displayNameAttr]);
 
         if ($user === null) {
             return null;
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ class LdapService
 
         return [
             'uid'   => (isset($user['uid'])) ? $user['uid'][0] : $user['dn'],
-            'name'  => $user['cn'][0],
+            'name'  => (isset($user[$displayNameAttr])) ? (is_array($user[$displayNameAttr]) ? $user[$displayNameAttr][0] : $user[$displayNameAttr]) : $user['cn'][0],
             'dn'    => $user['dn'],
             'email' => (isset($user[$emailAttr])) ? (is_array($user[$emailAttr]) ? $user[$emailAttr][0] : $user[$emailAttr]) : null
         ];
diff --git a/config/services.php b/config/services.php
index f713f9d38..97cb71ddc 100644
--- a/config/services.php
+++ b/config/services.php
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ return [
         'user_filter' => env('LDAP_USER_FILTER', '(&(uid=${user}))'),
         'version' => env('LDAP_VERSION', false),
         'email_attribute' => env('LDAP_EMAIL_ATTRIBUTE', 'mail'),
+        'display_name_attribute' => env('LDAP_DISPLAY_NAME_ATTRIBUTE', 'cn'),
         'follow_referrals' => env('LDAP_FOLLOW_REFERRALS', false),
 		'user_to_groups' => env('LDAP_USER_TO_GROUPS',false),
 		'group_attribute' => env('LDAP_GROUP_ATTRIBUTE', 'memberOf'),
diff --git a/tests/Auth/LdapTest.php b/tests/Auth/LdapTest.php
index 16ba11358..54cf84266 100644
--- a/tests/Auth/LdapTest.php
+++ b/tests/Auth/LdapTest.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class LdapTest extends BrowserKitTest
             'auth.method' => 'ldap',
             'services.ldap.base_dn' => 'dc=ldap,dc=local',
             'services.ldap.email_attribute' => 'mail',
+            'services.ldap.display_name_attribute' => 'cn',
             'services.ldap.user_to_groups' => false,
             'auth.providers.users.driver' => 'ldap',
         ]);
@@ -372,4 +373,81 @@ class LdapTest extends BrowserKitTest
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function test_login_uses_specified_display_name_attribute()
+    {
+        $originalAttribute = config('services.ldap.display_name_attribute');
+        app('config')->set([
+            'services.ldap.display_name_attribute' => 'displayName'
+        ]);
+
+        $this->mockLdap->shouldReceive('connect')->once()->andReturn($this->resourceId);
+        $this->mockLdap->shouldReceive('setVersion')->once();
+        $this->mockLdap->shouldReceive('setOption')->times(4);
+        $this->mockLdap->shouldReceive('searchAndGetEntries')->times(4)
+            ->with($this->resourceId, config('services.ldap.base_dn'), \Mockery::type('string'), \Mockery::type('array'))
+            ->andReturn(['count' => 1, 0 => [
+                'uid' => [$this->mockUser->name],
+                'cn' => [$this->mockUser->name],
+                'dn' => ['dc=test' . config('services.ldap.base_dn')],
+                'displayName' => 'displayNameAttribute'
+            ]]);
+        $this->mockLdap->shouldReceive('bind')->times(6)->andReturn(true);
+        $this->mockEscapes(4);
+
+        $this->visit('/login')
+            ->see('Username')
+            ->type($this->mockUser->name, '#username')
+            ->type($this->mockUser->password, '#password')
+            ->press('Log In')
+            ->seePageIs('/login')->see('Please enter an email to use for this account.');
+
+        $this->type($this->mockUser->email, '#email')
+            ->press('Log In')
+            ->seePageIs('/')
+            ->see('displayNameAttribute')
+            ->seeInDatabase('users', ['email' => $this->mockUser->email, 'email_confirmed' => false, 'external_auth_id' => $this->mockUser->name, 'name' => 'displayNameAttribute']);
+        
+        app('config')->set([
+            'services.ldap.display_name_attribute' => $originalAttribute
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function test_login_uses_default_display_name_attribute_if_specified_not_present()
+    {
+        $originalAttribute = config('services.ldap.display_name_attribute');
+        app('config')->set([
+            'services.ldap.display_name_attribute' => 'displayName'
+        ]);
+
+        $this->mockLdap->shouldReceive('connect')->once()->andReturn($this->resourceId);
+        $this->mockLdap->shouldReceive('setVersion')->once();
+        $this->mockLdap->shouldReceive('setOption')->times(4);
+        $this->mockLdap->shouldReceive('searchAndGetEntries')->times(4)
+            ->with($this->resourceId, config('services.ldap.base_dn'), \Mockery::type('string'), \Mockery::type('array'))
+            ->andReturn(['count' => 1, 0 => [
+                'uid' => [$this->mockUser->name],
+                'cn' => [$this->mockUser->name],
+                'dn' => ['dc=test' . config('services.ldap.base_dn')]
+            ]]);
+        $this->mockLdap->shouldReceive('bind')->times(6)->andReturn(true);
+        $this->mockEscapes(4);
+
+        $this->visit('/login')
+            ->see('Username')
+            ->type($this->mockUser->name, '#username')
+            ->type($this->mockUser->password, '#password')
+            ->press('Log In')
+            ->seePageIs('/login')->see('Please enter an email to use for this account.');
+
+        $this->type($this->mockUser->email, '#email')
+            ->press('Log In')
+            ->seePageIs('/')
+            ->see($this->mockUser->name)
+            ->seeInDatabase('users', ['email' => $this->mockUser->email, 'email_confirmed' => false, 'external_auth_id' => $this->mockUser->name, 'name' => $this->mockUser->name]);
+    
+        app('config')->set([
+            'services.ldap.display_name_attribute' => $originalAttribute
+        ]);
+    }
+
 }