diff --git a/src/browser/api/channel.ts b/src/browser/api/channel.ts
index ea411ef3e..0ca2a43f4 100644
--- a/src/browser/api/channel.ts
+++ b/src/browser/api/channel.ts
@@ -125,8 +125,14 @@ export module Channel {
         subscriptionManager.removeSubscription(identity, channelId);
     }
 
-    export function disconnectFromChannel(identity: Identity, channelName: string): void {
+    export function disconnectFromChannel(identity: Identity, payload: any): void {
+        const { channelName, payload: disconnectionPayload } = payload;
         const disconnectedEvent = 'client-disconnected';
+
+        if (disconnectionPayload && disconnectionPayload.nameAlias) {
+            identity.name = disconnectionPayload.nameAlias;
+        }
+
         subscriptionManager.removeSubscription(identity, `${disconnectedEvent}-${channelName}`);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/api_protocol/api_handlers/channel.ts b/src/browser/api_protocol/api_handlers/channel.ts
index 3cc5885b5..4e28963b6 100644
--- a/src/browser/api_protocol/api_handlers/channel.ts
+++ b/src/browser/api_protocol/api_handlers/channel.ts
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ export class ChannelApiHandler {
     }
 
     private disconnectFromChannel(identity: Identity, message: APIMessage, ack: AckFunc): void {
-        const { payload: { channelName } } = message;
+        const { payload } = message;
 
-        Channel.disconnectFromChannel(identity, channelName);
+        Channel.disconnectFromChannel(identity, payload);
         ack(successAck);
     }