diff --git a/src/app/core/eperson/models/normalized-eperson.model.ts b/src/app/core/eperson/models/normalized-eperson.model.ts
index eb4fa4abe0..4f2a5edcd4 100644
--- a/src/app/core/eperson/models/normalized-eperson.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/eperson/models/normalized-eperson.model.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ export class NormalizedEPerson extends NormalizedDSpaceObject implements Cacheab
   @autoserialize
   public handle: string;
 
+  @autoserialize
+  public name: string;
+
   @autoserializeAs(NormalizedGroup)
   groups: Group[];