diff --git a/src/main/core/userDisplay.ts b/src/main/core/userDisplay.ts
index c1babe8..7510ec6 100644
--- a/src/main/core/userDisplay.ts
+++ b/src/main/core/userDisplay.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ export function isDeletedPeer(user: {
     return isDeletedUser(user) || isDeletedAccountUsername(user.username);
 }
 
+/** Peers should treat suspended accounts like deleted (no PII). */
+export function isRedactedPeer(user: {
+    id?: number;
+    deleted?: boolean;
+    suspended?: boolean;
+    username?: string | null;
+}): boolean {
+    return isDeletedPeer(user) || isSuspendedUser(user);
+}
+
 export const DELETED_ACCOUNT_LABEL = "Deleted account";
 
 export function deletedUserLabel(): string {
@@ -33,8 +43,9 @@ export function displayNameForUser(user: {
     display_name?: string | null;
     username?: string | null;
     deleted?: boolean;
+    suspended?: boolean;
 }): string {
-    if (isDeletedPeer(user)) {
+    if (isRedactedPeer(user)) {
         return deletedUserLabel();
     }
     return user.display_name?.trim() || user.username?.trim() || "";
diff --git a/src/main/pages/chat/ui/left/UnifiedChatsList.tsx b/src/main/pages/chat/ui/left/UnifiedChatsList.tsx
index 38df696..55d583b 100644
--- a/src/main/pages/chat/ui/left/UnifiedChatsList.tsx
+++ b/src/main/pages/chat/ui/left/UnifiedChatsList.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { onlineStatusManager } from "@/core/onlineStatusManager";
 import { OnlineIndicator } from "@/pages/chat/ui/right/OnlineIndicator";
 import defaultAvatar from "@/images/default-avatar.png";
 import { MaterialBadge, MaterialCircularProgress, MaterialIcon, MaterialList, MaterialListItem } from "@/utils/material";
-import { displayNameForUser, isDeletedPeer } from "@/core/userDisplay";
+import { displayNameForUser, isRedactedPeer } from "@/core/userDisplay";
 import { DeletedUserAvatar } from "@/core/DeletedUserAvatar";
 import styles from "@/pages/chat/css/left-panel.module.scss";
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export function UnifiedChatsList() {
                     );
                 }
 
-                const isDeletedDm = isDeletedPeer(chat);
+                const isDeletedDm = isRedactedPeer(chat);
                 const displayName = displayNameForUser({ ...chat, id: chat.id });
 
                 return (
diff --git a/src/main/pages/chat/ui/right/Message.tsx b/src/main/pages/chat/ui/right/Message.tsx
index 7ae4c30..fa573d2 100644
--- a/src/main/pages/chat/ui/right/Message.tsx
+++ b/src/main/pages/chat/ui/right/Message.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { useImmer } from "use-immer";
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import { parseProfileLink } from "@/core/profileLinks";
 import { MaterialCircularProgress, MaterialIconButton, MaterialList, MaterialListItem } from "@/utils/material";
-import { displayNameForUser, isDeletedPeer } from "@/core/userDisplay";
+import { displayNameForUser, isRedactedPeer } from "@/core/userDisplay";
 import { DeletedUserAvatar } from "@/core/DeletedUserAvatar";
 import styles from "@/pages/chat/css/Message.module.scss";
 import replyPreviewStyles from "@/pages/chat/css/reply-preview.module.scss";
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ export function Message({ message, isAuthor, onContextMenu, onReactionClick, isD
         return messageText.length > 0 && emojiRegex.test(messageText) && messageText.length <= 4; // Most emojis are 1-4 characters
     }, [messageText]);
 
-    const isDeletedSender = isDeletedPeer({ id: message.user_id, username: message.username });
+    const isDeletedSender = isRedactedPeer({ id: message.user_id, username: message.username });
 
     return (
         <>