diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/user-info.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/user-info.hbs
index 8270000cc2d..ef2e2c0b6d1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/user-info.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/user-info.hbs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <div class="user-detail">
   <div class='name-line'>
-    <span class="username"><a href="{{unbound userPath}}" data-user-card="{{unbound user.username}}">{{unbound user.username}}</a></span>
+    <span class="username"><a href="{{unbound userPath}}" data-user-card="{{unbound user.username}}">{{format-username user.username}}</a></span>
     <span class="name">{{unbound name}}</span>
   </div>
   <div class="title">{{unbound user.title}}</div>