diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b3681cd88..60e3456c1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ New features
 Enhancements
  - [web] don't allow a recurrence rule to end before the first occurrence
  - [web] updated Angular Material to version 1.1.0
+ - [web] show user's name upon successful login
 
 Bug fixes
  - [eas] properly generate the BusyStatus for normal events
diff --git a/UI/MainUI/English.lproj/Localizable.strings b/UI/MainUI/English.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 1b5376140..e8d25e090 100644
--- a/UI/MainUI/English.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/UI/MainUI/English.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 "Authenticating" = "Authenticating";
 
 /* Appears when authentication succeeds */
-"Success" = "Success";
+"Welcome" = "Welcome";
 
 "Authentication Failed" = "Authentication Failed";
 "Wrong username or password." = "Wrong username or password.";
diff --git a/UI/Templates/MainUI/SOGoRootPage.wox b/UI/Templates/MainUI/SOGoRootPage.wox
index 03df55d33..fa0802e53 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/MainUI/SOGoRootPage.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/MainUI/SOGoRootPage.wox
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
                  ng-switch-when="logged">
               <md-icon class="md-accent md-hue-1 sg-icon--large">done</md-icon>
               <div class="md-default-theme md-accent md-hue-1 md-fg md-padding">
-                <var:string label:value="Success"/>
+                <var:string label:value="Welcome"/> {{app.cn}}
               </div>
             </div>
 
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Common/Authentication.service.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Common/Authentication.service.js
index f1a883f9a..a4c304ba4 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Common/Authentication.service.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Common/Authentication.service.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
                   //showPasswordDialog('expiration', createPasswordExpirationDialog, data['expire']);
                 }
                 else {
-                  d.resolve(redirectUrl(username, domain));
+                  d.resolve({ cn: data.cn, url: redirectUrl(username, domain) });
                 }
               }
               else {
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Main/Main.app.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Main/Main.app.js
index 239631e16..1f37a6405 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Main/Main.app.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Main/Main.app.js
@@ -25,15 +25,16 @@
     function login() {
       vm.loginState = 'authenticating';
       Authentication.login(vm.creds)
-        .then(function(url) {
+        .then(function(data) {
           vm.loginState = 'logged';
+          vm.cn = data.cn;
 
           // Let the user see the succesfull message before reloading the page
           $timeout(function() {
-            if (window.location.href === url)
+            if (window.location.href === data.url)
               window.location.reload(true);
             else
-              window.location.href = url;
+              window.location.href = data.url;
           }, 1000);
         }, function(msg) {
           vm.loginState = 'error';