diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/GameInformation.cs b/OpenRA.Game/GameInformation.cs
index bd128a7895..5775ab17c1 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/GameInformation.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/GameInformation.cs
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				IsBot = runtimePlayer.IsBot,
 				FactionName = runtimePlayer.Faction.Name,
 				FactionId = runtimePlayer.Faction.InternalName,
+				DisplayFactionName = runtimePlayer.DisplayFaction.Name,
+				DisplayFactionId = runtimePlayer.DisplayFaction.InternalName,
 				Color = runtimePlayer.Color,
 				Team = client.Team,
 				SpawnPoint = runtimePlayer.SpawnPoint,
@@ -157,6 +159,10 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			public string FactionId;
 			public Color Color;
 
+			/// <summary>The faction (including Random, etc.) that was selected in the lobby.</summary>
+			public string DisplayFactionName;
+			public string DisplayFactionId;
+
 			/// <summary>The team ID on start-up, or 0 if the player is not part of a team.</summary>
 			public int Team;
 			public int SpawnPoint;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Player.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Player.cs
index dae3e49cf7..bfbf56ce71 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Player.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Player.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public readonly Shroud Shroud;
 		public readonly FrozenActorLayer FrozenActorLayer;
 
-		/// <summary>The faction (including Random, etc) that was selected in the lobby.</summary>
+		/// <summary>The faction (including Random, etc.) that was selected in the lobby.</summary>
 		public readonly FactionInfo DisplayFaction;
 
 		/// <summary>The spawn point index that was assigned for client-based players.</summary>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/CreateMPPlayers.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/CreateMPPlayers.cs
index 2a6a0c78e2..77e725b168 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/CreateMPPlayers.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/CreateMPPlayers.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 					IsBot = client.Bot != null,
 					FactionName = resolvedFaction.Name,
 					FactionId = resolvedFaction.InternalName,
+					DisplayFactionName = clientFaction.Name,
+					DisplayFactionId = clientFaction.InternalName,
 					Color = client.Color,
 					Team = client.Team,
 					SpawnPoint = resolvedSpawnPoint,