diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
index 7b5359d8b8..480b358272 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 	} from '$lib/apis/chats';
 	import { generateOpenAIChatCompletion } from '$lib/apis/openai';
 	import { processUrl, processWebSearch } from '$lib/apis/retrieval';
-	import { getAndUpdateUserLocation, getUserSettings } from '$lib/apis/users';
+	import { getAndUpdateUserLocation, getUserInfoById, getUserSettings } from '$lib/apis/users';
 	import {
 		generateQueries,
 		chatAction,
@@ -372,6 +372,25 @@
 	// Read-only when viewing someone else's chat (e.g. via shared folder access)
 	$: readOnly = chat != null && chat.user_id !== $user?.id;
 
+	let chatOwner = null;
+
+	const resolveChatOwner = async (userId) => {
+		if (chatOwner?.id === userId) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		chatOwner = await getUserInfoById(localStorage.token, userId).catch((error) => {
+			console.error(error);
+			return null;
+		});
+	};
+
+	$: if (readOnly && chat?.user_id) {
+		void resolveChatOwner(chat.user_id);
+	} else {
+		chatOwner = null;
+	}
+
 	let chatTasks = [];
 
 	let history = {
@@ -4067,6 +4086,7 @@
 									<Messages
 										bind:this={messagesRef}
 										chatId={$chatId}
+										user={chatOwner ?? $user}
 										{readOnly}
 										bind:history
 										bind:autoScroll
@@ -4304,6 +4324,7 @@
 						bind:files
 						bind:pane={controlPane}
 						chatId={$chatId}
+						chatUser={chatOwner}
 						modelId={selectedModelIds?.at(0) ?? null}
 						models={selectedModelIds.reduce((a, e, i, arr) => {
 							const model = $models.find((m) => m.id === e);
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/ChatControls.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/ChatControls.svelte
index 1c3ba48eda..a77aaa9578 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/ChatControls.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/ChatControls.svelte
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 	export let models = [];
 
 	export let chatId = null;
+	export let chatUser = null;
 
 	export let chatFiles = [];
 	export let params = {};
@@ -385,6 +386,7 @@
 							{#if activeTab === 'overview'}
 								<Overview
 									{history}
+									{chatUser}
 									onNodeClick={(e) => {
 										const node = e.node;
 										showMessage(node.data.message, true);
@@ -529,6 +531,7 @@
 								{#if activeTab === 'overview'}
 									<Overview
 										{history}
+										{chatUser}
 										onNodeClick={(e) => {
 											const node = e.node;
 											if (node?.data?.message?.favorite) {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Overview.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Overview.svelte
index 94cddcbec2..93c66505da 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Overview.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Overview.svelte
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 
 	export let history;
 	export let onNodeClick;
+	export let chatUser = null;
 </script>
 
 <SvelteFlowProvider>
-	<View {history} {onNodeClick} />
+	<View {history} {onNodeClick} {chatUser} />
 </SvelteFlowProvider>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Overview/View.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Overview/View.svelte
index 35e463d691..ddfb884056 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Overview/View.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Overview/View.svelte
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 	export let history;
 	export let onNodeClick;
+	export let chatUser = null;
 
 	type LayoutDirection = 'vertical' | 'horizontal';
 	type PositionMapEntry = {
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@
 				id: pos.id,
 				type: 'custom',
 				data: {
-					user: $user,
+					user: chatUser ?? $user,
 					message: history.messages[id],
 					model: $models.find((model) => model.id === history.messages[id].model)
 				},