diff --git a/src/matrix-http-api.c b/src/matrix-http-api.c
index acda357..3f90732 100644
--- a/src/matrix-http-api.c
+++ b/src/matrix-http-api.c
@@ -2456,6 +2456,27 @@ i_set_avatar_url(MatrixAPI *api,
     g_free(path);
 }
 
+static void
+i_get_display_name(MatrixAPI *api,
+                 MatrixAPICallback callback,
+                 gpointer user_data,
+                 const gchar *user_id,
+                 GError **error)
+{
+    gchar *encoded_user_id, *path;
+
+    encoded_user_id = soup_uri_encode(user_id, NULL);
+    path = g_strdup_printf("profile/%s/displayname", encoded_user_id);
+    g_free(encoded_user_id);
+
+    _send(MATRIX_HTTP_API(api),
+          callback, user_data,
+          CALL_API,
+          "GET", path, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+          FALSE, error);
+    g_free(path);
+}
+
 static void
 matrix_http_api_matrix_api_init(MatrixAPIInterface *iface)
 {
@@ -2539,7 +2560,7 @@ matrix_http_api_matrix_api_init(MatrixAPIInterface *iface)
     iface->get_profile = i_get_profile;
     iface->get_avatar_url = i_get_avatar_url;
     iface->set_avatar_url = i_set_avatar_url;
-    iface->get_display_name = NULL;
+    iface->get_display_name = i_get_display_name;
     iface->set_display_name = NULL;
     iface->register_account = NULL;
     iface->set_account_data = NULL;