diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index f2d2289ec..12af45dd9 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ gem "js-routes",         "1.2.9"
 source "https://rails-assets.org" do
   gem "rails-assets-jquery",                              "2.2.4" # Should be kept in sync with jquery-rails
 
-  gem "rails-assets-markdown-it",                         "8.0.0"
+  gem "rails-assets-markdown-it",                         "8.2.2"
   gem "rails-assets-markdown-it-hashtag",                 "0.4.0"
-  gem "rails-assets-markdown-it-diaspora-mention",        "1.0.0"
+  gem "rails-assets-markdown-it-diaspora-mention",        "1.1.0"
   gem "rails-assets-markdown-it-sanitizer",               "0.4.3"
   gem "rails-assets-markdown-it--markdown-it-for-inline", "0.1.1"
   gem "rails-assets-markdown-it-sub",                     "1.0.0"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 597609ce8..20de910d6 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -665,8 +665,8 @@ GEM
     rails-assets-jquery.ui (1.11.4)
       rails-assets-jquery (>= 1.6)
     rails-assets-markdown-it--markdown-it-for-inline (0.1.1)
-    rails-assets-markdown-it (8.0.0)
-    rails-assets-markdown-it-diaspora-mention (1.0.0)
+    rails-assets-markdown-it (8.2.2)
+    rails-assets-markdown-it-diaspora-mention (1.1.0)
     rails-assets-markdown-it-hashtag (0.4.0)
     rails-assets-markdown-it-sanitizer (0.4.3)
     rails-assets-markdown-it-sub (1.0.0)
@@ -1000,9 +1000,9 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails-assets-jquery (= 2.2.4)!
   rails-assets-jquery-placeholder (= 2.3.1)!
   rails-assets-jquery-textchange (= 0.2.3)!
-  rails-assets-markdown-it (= 8.0.0)!
+  rails-assets-markdown-it (= 8.2.2)!
   rails-assets-markdown-it--markdown-it-for-inline (= 0.1.1)!
-  rails-assets-markdown-it-diaspora-mention (= 1.0.0)!
+  rails-assets-markdown-it-diaspora-mention (= 1.1.0)!
   rails-assets-markdown-it-hashtag (= 0.4.0)!
   rails-assets-markdown-it-sanitizer (= 0.4.3)!
   rails-assets-markdown-it-sub (= 1.0.0)!
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/helpers/text_formatter_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/helpers/text_formatter_spec.js
index eca62cb4d..eb6f95686 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/helpers/text_formatter_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/helpers/text_formatter_spec.js
@@ -86,6 +86,25 @@ describe("app.helpers.textFormatter", function(){
       expect(wrapper.find("a[href='/people/" + this.alice.guid + "']")).not.toHaveClass('hovercardable');
       expect(wrapper.find("a[href='/people/" + this.bob.guid + "']")).toHaveClass('hovercardable');
     });
+
+    it("supports mentions without a given name", function() {
+      this.statusMessage.set({text: "hey there @{alice@example.com} and @{bob@example.com}"});
+      var formattedText = this.formatter(this.statusMessage.get("text"), this.statusMessage.get("mentioned_people"));
+      var wrapper = $("<div>").html(formattedText);
+
+      _.each([this.alice, this.bob], function(person) {
+        expect(wrapper.find("a[href='/people/" + person.guid + "']").text()).toContain(person.name);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("it uses the name given in the mention if it exists", function() {
+      this.statusMessage.set({text: "hey there @{Alice Awesome; alice@example.com} and @{bob@example.com}"});
+      var formattedText = this.formatter(this.statusMessage.get("text"), this.statusMessage.get("mentioned_people"));
+      var wrapper = $("<div>").html(formattedText);
+
+      expect(wrapper.find("a[href='/people/" + this.alice.guid + "']").text()).toContain("Alice Awesome");
+      expect(wrapper.find("a[href='/people/" + this.bob.guid + "']").text()).toContain(this.bob.name);
+    });
   });
 
   context("highlight", function(){