diff --git a/ee/lib/ee/gitlab/auth/ldap/access.rb b/ee/lib/ee/gitlab/auth/ldap/access.rb
index 77cb4f2cda22e210ecb424ae455e5e79a764493e..846e5cfe9fcc7cd61d14ef5345de7d359b893d4f 100644
--- a/ee/lib/ee/gitlab/auth/ldap/access.rb
+++ b/ee/lib/ee/gitlab/auth/ldap/access.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ def update_user
             return if ::Gitlab::Database.read_only?
 
             update_email
+            update_name
             update_memberships
             update_identity
             update_ssh_keys if sync_ssh_keys?
@@ -99,7 +100,20 @@ def update_email
               user.skip_reconfirmation!
             end
           end
+          
+          # Update name if it changed in LDAP
+          def update_name
+            return false unless ldap_user.try(:name)
 
+            ldap_name = ldap_user.name
+
+            return false if user.name == ldap_name
+
+            ::Users::UpdateService.new(user, user: user, name: ldap_name).execute do |user|
+              user.skip_reconfirmation!
+            end
+          end
+          
           def update_identity
             return if ldap_user.dn.empty? || ldap_user.dn == ldap_identity.extern_uid