diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 514d7114..a5a23b1b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## v0.36.9 (WIP)
+
+- Updated the Discord `AuthUser.Name` field to use `global_name` ([#7603](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/pull/7603); thanks @HansHans135).
+
+
 ## v0.36.8
 
 - Fixed OAuth2 client secret reset when serializing a cached collection model.
diff --git a/tools/auth/discord.go b/tools/auth/discord.go
index 41e78b48..27af8e74 100644
--- a/tools/auth/discord.go
+++ b/tools/auth/discord.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func (p *Discord) FetchAuthUser(token *oauth2.Token) (*AuthUser, error) {
 
 	extracted := struct {
 		Id            string `json:"id"`
+		GlobalName    string `json:"global_name"`
 		Username      string `json:"username"`
 		Discriminator string `json:"discriminator"`
 		Avatar        string `json:"avatar"`
@@ -64,16 +65,26 @@ func (p *Discord) FetchAuthUser(token *oauth2.Token) (*AuthUser, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Build a full avatar URL using the avatar hash provided in the API response
+	// build a full avatar URL using the avatar hash provided in the API response
 	// https://discord.com/developers/docs/reference#image-formatting
 	avatarURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/%s/%s.png", extracted.Id, extracted.Avatar)
 
-	// Concatenate the user's username and discriminator into a single username string
-	username := fmt.Sprintf("%s#%s", extracted.Username, extracted.Discriminator)
+	name := extracted.GlobalName
+	if name == "" {
+		// fallback to username+discriminator
+		//
+		// Note: Discord migrated to unique usernames without discriminators.
+		// Legacy accounts still have a non-zero discriminator (e.g. "1234").
+		// See https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/12620128861463-New-Usernames-Display-Names.
+		name = extracted.Username
+		if extracted.Discriminator != "" && extracted.Discriminator != "0" {
+			name += "#" + extracted.Discriminator
+		}
+	}
 
 	user := &AuthUser{
 		Id:           extracted.Id,
-		Name:         username,
+		Name:         name,
 		Username:     extracted.Username,
 		AvatarURL:    avatarURL,
 		RawUser:      rawUser,