diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx
index c04c9322..44a319a1 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ type ChatUiMessageProps = {
   setImage: (img: string) => void;
   setLink: (link: string) => void;
   setUser: (user: string) => void;
+  customName?: string;
+  trueName?: string;
+  setRenaming: (val: boolean) => void;
 };
 
 function ChatUiMessage({
@@ -37,6 +40,9 @@ function ChatUiMessage({
   setImage,
   setLink,
   setUser,
+  customName,
+  trueName,
+  setRenaming,
 }: ChatUiMessageProps) {
   const [showMenu, setShowMenu] = useState(false);
   const [isUntrustworthy, setIsUntrustworthy] = useState(false);
@@ -63,6 +69,9 @@ function ChatUiMessage({
               setShowMenu={setShowMenu}
               isUntrustworthy={isUntrustworthy}
               setIsUntrustworthy={setIsUntrustworthy}
+              customName={customName}
+              trueName={trueName}
+              setRenaming={setRenaming}
             />
           )}
           <UserIcon />
@@ -71,7 +80,15 @@ function ChatUiMessage({
         <ContentWrapper>
           <MessageHeaderWrapper>
             <UserNameWrapper>
-              <UserName>{message.sender.slice(0, 10)}</UserName>
+              <UserName>
+                {" "}
+                {customName ? customName : message.sender.slice(0, 10)}
+              </UserName>
+              {customName && (
+                <UserAddress>
+                  {message.sender.slice(0, 5)}...{message.sender.slice(-3)}
+                </UserAddress>
+              )}
               {isUntrustworthy && <UntrustworthIcon />}
             </UserNameWrapper>
             <TimeWrapper>{message.date.toLocaleString()}</TimeWrapper>
@@ -119,11 +136,23 @@ export function ChatMessages() {
   );
   useEffect(() => (!showLinkModal ? setLink("") : undefined), [showLinkModal]);
 
+  const [renaming, setRenaming] = useState(false);
+  const [customName, setCustomName] = useState("");
+  const [trueName, setTrueName] = useState("");
+
   return (
     <MessagesWrapper ref={ref}>
       <PictureModal image={image} />
       <LinkModal link={link} />
-      <ProfileModal user={user} />
+      <ProfileModal
+        user={user}
+        renaming={renaming}
+        setRenaming={setRenaming}
+        customName={customName}
+        setCustomName={setCustomName}
+        trueName={trueName}
+        setTrueName={setTrueName}
+      />
       <EmptyChannel channel={activeChannel} />
       {loadingMessages && (
         <LoadingWrapper>
@@ -139,6 +168,9 @@ export function ChatMessages() {
           setLink={setLink}
           setImage={setImage}
           setUser={setUser}
+          customName={customName}
+          trueName={trueName}
+          setRenaming={setRenaming}
         />
       ))}
     </MessagesWrapper>
@@ -226,6 +258,27 @@ const UserName = styled.p`
   ${textMediumStyles}
 `;
 
+export const UserAddress = styled.p`
+  font-size: 10px;
+  line-height: 14px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.2px;
+  color: ${({ theme }) => theme.secondary};
+  position: relative;
+  padding-right: 8px;
+
+  &:after {
+    content: "";
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 0;
+    top: 50%;
+    transform: translateY(-50%);
+    width: 4px;
+    height: 4px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    background: ${({ theme }) => theme.secondary};
+  }
+`;
+
 const TimeWrapper = styled.div`
   font-size: 10px;
   line-height: 14px;
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Form/ContactMenu.tsx b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Form/ContactMenu.tsx
index 7378b871..a9c73a87 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Form/ContactMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Form/ContactMenu.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { useBlockedUsers } from "../../contexts/blockedUsersProvider";
 import { useFriends } from "../../contexts/friendsProvider";
 import { useModal } from "../../contexts/modalProvider";
 import { ChatMessage } from "../../models/ChatMessage";
-import { Icon } from "../Chat/ChatMessages";
+import { Icon, UserAddress } from "../Chat/ChatMessages";
 import { AddContactSvg } from "../Icons/AddContactIcon";
 import { BlockSvg } from "../Icons/BlockIcon";
 import { ChatSvg } from "../Icons/ChatIcon";
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ type ContactMenuProps = {
   setShowMenu: (val: boolean) => void;
   isUntrustworthy: boolean;
   setIsUntrustworthy: (val: boolean) => void;
+  customName?: string;
+  trueName?: string;
+  setRenaming: (val: boolean) => void;
 };
 
 export function ContactMenu({
@@ -31,6 +34,9 @@ export function ContactMenu({
   setShowMenu,
   isUntrustworthy,
   setIsUntrustworthy,
+  customName,
+  trueName,
+  setRenaming,
 }: ContactMenuProps) {
   const id = message.sender;
   const { blockedUsers, setBlockedUsers } = useBlockedUsers();
@@ -59,9 +65,12 @@ export function ContactMenu({
           <UserIcon />
         )}
         <UserNameWrapper>
-          <UserName>{message.sender.slice(0, 10)}</UserName>
+          <UserName>
+            {customName ? customName : message.sender.slice(0, 10)}
+          </UserName>
           {isUntrustworthy && <UntrustworthIcon />}
         </UserNameWrapper>
+        {trueName && <UserTrueName>({trueName})</UserTrueName>}
         <UserAddress>
           {message.sender.slice(0, 10)}...{message.sender.slice(-3)}
         </UserAddress>
@@ -83,7 +92,12 @@ export function ContactMenu({
             <MenuText>Send Message</MenuText>
           </MenuItem>
         )}
-        <MenuItem>
+        <MenuItem
+          onClick={() => {
+            setModal(true);
+            setRenaming(true);
+          }}
+        >
           <EditSvg width={16} height={16} />
           <MenuText>Rename</MenuText>
         </MenuItem>
@@ -151,10 +165,10 @@ const UserName = styled.p`
   ${textMediumStyles}
 `;
 
-const UserAddress = styled.p`
-  font-size: 10px;
-  line-height: 14px;
-  letter-spacing: 0.2px;
-  margin-bottom: 8px;
-  color: ${({ theme }) => theme.secondary};
+const UserTrueName = styled.p`
+  color: ${({ theme }) => theme.primary};
+  font-size: 12px;
+  line-height: 16px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.1px;
+  margin-top: 4px;
 `;
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Icons/ClearIcon.tsx b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Icons/ClearIcon.tsx
index 3d537d12..27d6e293 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Icons/ClearIcon.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Icons/ClearIcon.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export function ClearSvg({ height, width, className }: ClearSvgProps) {
       width={width}
       height={height}
       viewBox="0 0 16 16"
-      fill="none"
       xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
       className={className}
     >
@@ -36,6 +35,14 @@ const Icon = styled(ClearSvg)`
     fill: ${({ theme }) => theme.tertiary};
   }
 
+  &.profile {
+    fill: ${({ theme }) => theme.secondary};
+  }
+
+  &.profile > path {
+    fill: ${({ theme }) => theme.bodyBackgroundColor};
+  }
+
   &:hover > path {
     fill: ${({ theme }) => theme.bodyBackgroundColor};
   }
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Modals/ModalStyle.ts b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Modals/ModalStyle.ts
index cadc3dad..f8f4a7d5 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Modals/ModalStyle.ts
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Modals/ModalStyle.ts
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@ export const Text = styled.p`
 export const ButtonSection = styled(Section)`
   display: flex;
   justify-content: flex-end;
+  align-items: center;
+  position: relative;
 `;
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Modals/ProfileModal.tsx b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Modals/ProfileModal.tsx
index 962cb593..8cdfe431 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Modals/ProfileModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Modals/ProfileModal.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import { useBlockedUsers } from "../../contexts/blockedUsersProvider";
 import { useFriends } from "../../contexts/friendsProvider";
 import { copy } from "../../utils";
 import { buttonStyles } from "../Buttons/buttonStyle";
+import { ClearSvg } from "../Icons/ClearIcon";
 import { CopySvg } from "../Icons/CopyIcon";
 import { EditSvg } from "../Icons/EditIcon";
+import { LeftIconSvg } from "../Icons/LeftIcon";
 import { UntrustworthIcon } from "../Icons/UntrustworthIcon";
 import { UserIcon } from "../Icons/UserIcon";
 import { textMediumStyles } from "../Text";
@@ -19,9 +21,24 @@ export const ProfileModalName = "profileModal";
 interface ProfileModalProps {
   user: string;
   image?: string;
+  renaming: boolean;
+  customName?: string;
+  trueName?: string;
+  setRenaming: (val: boolean) => void;
+  setTrueName: (val: string) => void;
+  setCustomName: (val: string) => void;
 }
 
-export const ProfileModal = ({ user, image }: ProfileModalProps) => {
+export const ProfileModal = ({
+  user,
+  image,
+  renaming,
+  customName,
+  trueName,
+  setRenaming,
+  setTrueName,
+  setCustomName,
+}: ProfileModalProps) => {
   const [isUntrustworthy, setIsUntrustworthy] = useState(false);
 
   const { blockedUsers, setBlockedUsers } = useBlockedUsers();
@@ -41,7 +58,7 @@ export const ProfileModal = ({ user, image }: ProfileModalProps) => {
         <Heading>{user.slice(0, 10)}’s Profile</Heading>
       </Section>
 
-      <Section>
+      <ProfileSection>
         <NameSection>
           {image ? (
             <ProfileIcon
@@ -53,64 +70,119 @@ export const ProfileModal = ({ user, image }: ProfileModalProps) => {
             <UserIcon />
           )}
           <UserNameWrapper>
-            <UserName>{user.slice(0, 10)}</UserName>
+            <UserName>{customName ? customName : user.slice(0, 10)}</UserName>
             {isUntrustworthy && <UntrustworthIcon />}
-            <EditSvg width={24} height={24} />
+            {!renaming && (
+              <button onClick={() => setRenaming(true)}>
+                {" "}
+                <EditSvg width={24} height={24} />
+              </button>
+            )}
           </UserNameWrapper>
+          {trueName && <UserTrueName>{trueName}</UserTrueName>}
+          {trueName && <button onClick={() => setTrueName("")}></button>}
         </NameSection>
+        {renaming ? (
+          <NameInputWrapper>
+            <NameInput
+              placeholder="Only you will see this nickname"
+              value={customName}
+              onChange={(e) => setCustomName(e.currentTarget.value)}
+            />
+            {customName && (
+              <ClearBtn
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setCustomName("");
+                  setTrueName("");
+                }}
+              >
+                <ClearSvg width={16} height={16} className="profile" />
+              </ClearBtn>
+            )}
+          </NameInputWrapper>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            <UserAddressWrapper>
+              <UserAddress>Chatkey: {user.slice(0, 30)}</UserAddress>
 
-        <UserAddressWrapper>
-          <UserAddress>Chatkey: {user.slice(0, 30)}</UserAddress>
-
-          <CopyButton onClick={() => copy(user)}>
-            <CopySvg width={24} height={24} />
-          </CopyButton>
-        </UserAddressWrapper>
-
-        <EmojiKey>🎩🍞🥑🦍🌈📡💅🏻♣️🔔⛸👵🅱</EmojiKey>
-      </Section>
+              <CopyButton onClick={() => copy(user)}>
+                <CopySvg width={24} height={24} />
+              </CopyButton>
+            </UserAddressWrapper>
+            <EmojiKey>🎩🍞🥑🦍🌈📡💅🏻♣️🔔⛸👵🅱</EmojiKey>{" "}
+          </>
+        )}
+      </ProfileSection>
       <ButtonSection>
-        {!userIsFriend && (
-          <ProfileBtn
-            className={userInBlocked ? "" : "red"}
-            onClick={() => {
-              userInBlocked
-                ? setBlockedUsers((prev) => prev.filter((e) => e != user))
-                : setBlockedUsers((prev) => [...prev, user]);
-            }}
-          >
-            {userInBlocked ? "Unblock" : "Block"}
-          </ProfileBtn>
-        )}
-        {userIsFriend && (
-          <ProfileBtn
-            className="red"
-            onClick={() => setFriends((prev) => prev.filter((e) => e != user))}
-          >
-            Remove Contact
-          </ProfileBtn>
-        )}
-        <ProfileBtn
-          className={isUntrustworthy ? "" : "red"}
-          onClick={() => setIsUntrustworthy(!isUntrustworthy)}
-        >
-          {isUntrustworthy
-            ? "Remove Untrustworthy Mark"
-            : "Mark as Untrustworthy"}
-        </ProfileBtn>
-        {!userIsFriend && (
-          <Btn onClick={() => setFriends((prev) => [...prev, user])}>
-            Send Contact Request
-          </Btn>
+        {renaming ? (
+          <>
+            <BackBtn onClick={() => setRenaming(false)}>
+              <LeftIconSvg width={28} height={28} />
+            </BackBtn>
+            <Btn
+              disabled={!customName}
+              onClick={() => {
+                setTrueName(user.slice(0, 10));
+                setRenaming(false);
+              }}
+            >
+              Apply nickname
+            </Btn>
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            {!userIsFriend && (
+              <ProfileBtn
+                className={userInBlocked ? "" : "red"}
+                onClick={() => {
+                  userInBlocked
+                    ? setBlockedUsers((prev) => prev.filter((e) => e != user))
+                    : setBlockedUsers((prev) => [...prev, user]);
+                }}
+              >
+                {userInBlocked ? "Unblock" : "Block"}
+              </ProfileBtn>
+            )}
+            {userIsFriend && (
+              <ProfileBtn
+                className="red"
+                onClick={() =>
+                  setFriends((prev) => prev.filter((e) => e != user))
+                }
+              >
+                Remove Contact
+              </ProfileBtn>
+            )}
+            <ProfileBtn
+              className={isUntrustworthy ? "" : "red"}
+              onClick={() => setIsUntrustworthy(!isUntrustworthy)}
+            >
+              {isUntrustworthy
+                ? "Remove Untrustworthy Mark"
+                : "Mark as Untrustworthy"}
+            </ProfileBtn>
+            {!userIsFriend && (
+              <Btn onClick={() => setFriends((prev) => [...prev, user])}>
+                Send Contact Request
+              </Btn>
+            )}
+          </>
         )}
       </ButtonSection>
     </Modal>
   );
 };
 
+const ProfileSection = styled(Section)`
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+`;
+
 const NameSection = styled.div`
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: center;
   align-items: center;
   margin-bottom: 16px;
 `;
@@ -150,6 +222,14 @@ const UserName = styled.p`
   margin-right: 8px;
 `;
 
+const UserTrueName = styled.p`
+  color: ${({ theme }) => theme.primary};
+  font-size: 12px;
+  line-height: 16px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.1px;
+  margin-top: 8px;
+`;
+
 const UserAddressWrapper = styled.div`
   display: flex;
   justify-content: center;
@@ -211,4 +291,57 @@ const Btn = styled.button`
   &:hover {
     background: ${({ theme }) => theme.buttonBgHover};
   }
+
+  &:disabled {
+    background: ${({ theme }) => theme.border};
+    color: ${({ theme }) => theme.secondary};
+  }
+`;
+
+const BackBtn = styled(Btn)`
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 16px;
+  top: 16px;
+  width: 44px;
+  height: 44px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  padding: 8px;
+  margin-left: 0;
+
+  & > svg {
+    fill: ${({ theme }) => theme.tertiary};
+  }
+`;
+
+const ClearBtn = styled.button`
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 16px;
+  top: 50%;
+  transform: translateY(-50%);
+  border-radius: 50%;
+
+  & > svg {
+    fill: ${({ theme }) => theme.secondary};
+  }
+`;
+
+const NameInputWrapper = styled.div`
+  position: relative;
+`;
+
+const NameInput = styled.input`
+  width: 328px;
+  padding: 11px 16px;
+  background: ${({ theme }) => theme.inputColor};
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  border: 1px solid ${({ theme }) => theme.border};
+  color: ${({ theme }) => theme.primary};
+  outline: none;
+
+  ${textMediumStyles}
+
+  &:focus {
+    outline: 1px solid ${({ theme }) => theme.tertiary};
+    caret-color: ${({ theme }) => theme.notificationColor};
+  }
 `;
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/ReactChat.tsx b/packages/react-chat/src/components/ReactChat.tsx
index 76e39f69..6af8359d 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/components/ReactChat.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/components/ReactChat.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import styled from "styled-components";
 
 import { BlockedUsersProvider } from "../contexts/blockedUsersProvider";
 import { FetchMetadataProvider } from "../contexts/fetchMetadataProvider";
+import { FriendsProvider } from "../contexts/friendsProvider";
 import { ModalProvider } from "../contexts/modalProvider";
 import { NarrowProvider } from "../contexts/narrowProvider";
 import { Metadata } from "../models/Metadata";
@@ -29,13 +30,15 @@ export function ReactChat({
       <NarrowProvider myRef={ref}>
         <FetchMetadataProvider fetchMetadata={fetchMetadata}>
           <BlockedUsersProvider>
-            <ModalProvider>
-              <Wrapper ref={ref}>
-                <GlobalStyle />
-                <ChatLoader communityKey={communityKey} />
-                <div id="modal-root" />
-              </Wrapper>
-            </ModalProvider>
+            <FriendsProvider>
+              <ModalProvider>
+                <Wrapper ref={ref}>
+                  <GlobalStyle />
+                  <ChatLoader communityKey={communityKey} />
+                  <div id="modal-root" />
+                </Wrapper>
+              </ModalProvider>
+            </FriendsProvider>
           </BlockedUsersProvider>
         </FetchMetadataProvider>
       </NarrowProvider>