diff --git a/src/components/post-form/post-form.tsx b/src/components/post-form/post-form.tsx
index 57e13dee..65d83ebb 100644
--- a/src/components/post-form/post-form.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-form/post-form.tsx
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ const PostFormTable = ({ closeForm, postCid }: { closeForm: () => void; postCid:
   const { link, publishCommentOptions, setSubmitStore, resetSubmitStore } = useSubmitStore();
   const { index, publishComment } = usePublishComment(publishCommentOptions);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (displayName) {
+      setSubmitStore({ displayName });
+    }
+  }, [displayName, setSubmitStore]);
+
   const textRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
   const urlRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const subjectRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-publish-reply.ts b/src/hooks/use-publish-reply.ts
index 87f59aa0..e73ddfef 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-publish-reply.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-publish-reply.ts
@@ -93,23 +93,22 @@ const useReplyStore = create<ReplyState>((set) => ({
 
 const useReply = ({ cid, subplebbitAddress }: { cid: string; subplebbitAddress: string }) => {
   const parentCid = cid;
+  const account = useAccount();
+  const { anonMode } = useAnonMode();
+
   const { author, signer, content, link, spoiler, publishCommentOptions } = useReplyStore((state) => ({
-    author: state.author[parentCid],
-    displayName: state.displayName[parentCid],
+    author: state.author[parentCid] || (account?.author ? { ...account.author, displayName: account.author.displayName || undefined } : undefined),
+    displayName: state.displayName[parentCid] || account?.author?.displayName,
     signer: state.signer[parentCid],
-    content: state.content[parentCid],
+    content: state.content[parentCid] || '',
     link: state.link[parentCid],
-    spoiler: state.spoiler[parentCid],
+    spoiler: state.spoiler[parentCid] || false,
     publishCommentOptions: state.publishCommentOptions[parentCid],
   }));
 
-  const { anonMode } = useAnonMode();
-
   const setReplyStore = useReplyStore((state) => state.setReplyStore);
   const resetReplyStore = useReplyStore((state) => state.resetReplyStore);
 
-  const account = useAccount();
-
   const setPublishReplyOptions = useCallback(
     (options: Partial<SetReplyStoreData>) => {
       const newOptions: Partial<SetReplyStoreData> = {
@@ -118,6 +117,7 @@ const useReply = ({ cid, subplebbitAddress }: { cid: string; subplebbitAddress:
         content: options.content ?? content,
         link: options.link ?? link,
         spoiler: options.spoiler ?? spoiler,
+        displayName: options.displayName ?? author?.displayName ?? account?.author?.displayName,
       };
 
       if ('displayName' in options) {