diff --git a/.changeset/fix-hidden-names.md b/.changeset/fix-hidden-names.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3aa8fb1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-hidden-names.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+default: patch
+---
+
+Fix some zero-width (invisible) names
diff --git a/src/app/utils/room.ts b/src/app/utils/room.ts
index 34fb527d8..b23a02f6f 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/room.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/room.ts
@@ -529,6 +529,11 @@ export const getMemberDisplayName = (
   const member = room.getMember(userId);
   const name = member?.rawDisplayName;
   if (name === userId) return undefined;
+  if (
+    name?.replace(/[\p{Cc}\p{Cf}\u180B-\u180F\uFE00-\uFE0F\uE0100-\uE01EF\u200B-\u200D]/gu, '')
+      .length === 0
+  )
+    return undefined;
   return name;
 };