diff --git a/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/account.ts b/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/account.ts
index b7c0a7aad..877cd629e 100644
--- a/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/account.ts
+++ b/packages/pl-api/lib/entities/account.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const preprocessAccount = v.transform((account: any) => {
     ...(pick(account.other_settings || {}), ['birthday', 'location']),
     __meta: pick(account, ['pleroma', 'source']),
     ...account,
-    display_name: account.display_name?.trim() || username,
+    display_name: account.display_name?.replace(/^[\s\u180E\u200B-\u200D\u2060\uFEFF]+|[\s\u180E\u200B-\u200D\u2060\uFEFF]+$/g, '').trim() || username,
     roles: account.roles?.length ? account.roles : filterBadges(account.pleroma?.tags),
     source: account.source
       ? { ...(pick(account.pleroma?.source || {}, [