diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/multiplayer.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/multiplayer.js
index ea836eaf4..00f8534cf 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/multiplayer.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/multiplayer.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ RED.multiplayer = (function () {
                         $(this).show()
                     }
                 })
-                if (users.length < maxShown + 1) { 
+                if (users.length < maxShown + 1) {
                     userCountIcon.hide()
                 } else {
                     userCountSpan.text('+'+(users.length - maxShown))
@@ -365,12 +365,12 @@ RED.multiplayer = (function () {
                 border.setAttribute("r",radius/2);
                 border.setAttribute("class", "red-ui-multiplayer-annotation-border")
                 group.appendChild(border)
-          
+
 
 
                 return group
             }
-            
+
             RED.view.annotations.register("red-ui-multiplayer",{
                 type: 'badge',
                 align: 'left',
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ RED.multiplayer = (function () {
             // } else {
                 log('Session ID', activeSessionId)
             // }
-            
+
             headerWidget = $('<li><ul id="red-ui-multiplayer-user-list"></ul></li>').prependTo('.red-ui-header-toolbar')
 
             RED.comms.on('connect', () => {
@@ -422,6 +422,9 @@ RED.multiplayer = (function () {
                 if (location.workspace !== 0) {
                     connectInfo.location = location
                 }
+                if (localStorage.getItem("multiplayer-name") !== undefined && localStorage.getItem("multiplayer-name").length >0) {
+                    connectInfo.name = localStorage.getItem("multiplayer-name");
+                }
                 RED.comms.send('multiplayer/connect', connectInfo)
             })
             RED.comms.subscribe('multiplayer/#', (topic, msg) => {
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/multiplayer/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/multiplayer/index.js
index 08cb0d5a1..be4963911 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/multiplayer/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/multiplayer/index.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 let user = opts.user
                 if (!user || user.anonymous) {
                     user = user || { anonymous: true }
-                    user.username = `Anon ${Math.floor(Math.random()*100)}`
+                    user.username = opts?.data?.name || `Anon ${Math.floor(Math.random()*100)}`
                 }
                 session = {
                     session: opts.data.session,