diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Player.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Player.java
index 2fac59fde..46d3fc5f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Player.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/entity/Player.java
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ public class Player extends LivingEntity implements CommandSender, Localizable,
     private boolean answerKeepAlive;
 
     private String username;
+    private Component usernameComponent;
     protected final PlayerConnection playerConnection;
     // All the entities that this player can see
     protected final Set<Entity> viewableEntities = ConcurrentHashMap.newKeySet();
@@ -1283,13 +1284,22 @@ public class Player extends LivingEntity implements CommandSender, Localizable,
     }
 
     /**
-     * Gets the player's username.
+     * Gets the player's name as a component. This will either return the display name
+     * (if set) or a component holding the username.
      *
-     * @return the player's username
+     * @return the name
      */
     @Override
-    public @NotNull String getName() {
-        return username;
+    public @NotNull Component getName() {
+        if (this.displayName != null) {
+            return this.displayName;
+        } else {
+            if (this.usernameComponent == null) {
+                this.usernameComponent = Component.text(this.username);
+            }
+
+            return this.usernameComponent;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1309,6 +1319,7 @@ public class Player extends LivingEntity implements CommandSender, Localizable,
      */
     public void setUsernameField(@NotNull String username) {
         this.username = username;
+        this.usernameComponent = null;
     }
 
     private void sendChangeGameStatePacket(@NotNull ChangeGameStatePacket.Reason reason, float value) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/identity/NamedAndIdentified.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/identity/NamedAndIdentified.java
index 3f25b8a9d..b786e0dd5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/identity/NamedAndIdentified.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/identity/NamedAndIdentified.java
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 package net.minestom.server.utils.identity;
 
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.util.UUID;
 
+import static net.minestom.server.utils.identity.NamedAndIdentifiedImpl.EMPTY;
+
 /**
  * An object with a string name and a {@link UUID} identity.
  */
-public interface NamedAndIdentified extends Named<String>, Identified {
+public interface NamedAndIdentified extends Named<Component>, Identified {
 
     /**
      * Creates a {@link NamedAndIdentified} instance with an empty name and a random UUID.
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ public interface NamedAndIdentified extends Named<String>, Identified {
      * @return the named and identified instance
      */
     static @NotNull NamedAndIdentified empty() {
-        return of("", UUID.randomUUID());
+        return of(EMPTY, UUID.randomUUID());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ public interface NamedAndIdentified extends Named<String>, Identified {
      * @param name the name
      * @return the named and identified instance
      */
-    static @NotNull NamedAndIdentified named(@NotNull String name) {
+    static @NotNull NamedAndIdentified named(@NotNull Component name) {
         return of(name, UUID.randomUUID());
     }
 
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ public interface NamedAndIdentified extends Named<String>, Identified {
      * @return the named and identified instance
      */
     static @NotNull NamedAndIdentified identified(@NotNull UUID uuid) {
-        return of("", uuid);
+        return of(EMPTY, uuid);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ public interface NamedAndIdentified extends Named<String>, Identified {
      * @param uuid the uuid
      * @return the named and identified instance
      */
-    static @NotNull NamedAndIdentified of(@NotNull String name, @NotNull UUID uuid) {
+    static @NotNull NamedAndIdentified of(@NotNull Component name, @NotNull UUID uuid) {
         return new NamedAndIdentifiedImpl(name, uuid);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/identity/NamedAndIdentifiedImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/identity/NamedAndIdentifiedImpl.java
index f36ecf403..a81457d40 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/identity/NamedAndIdentifiedImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minestom/server/utils/identity/NamedAndIdentifiedImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package net.minestom.server.utils.identity;
 
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -9,7 +10,9 @@ import java.util.UUID;
  * Simple implementation of {@link NamedAndIdentified}.
  */
 class NamedAndIdentifiedImpl implements NamedAndIdentified {
-    private final String name;
+    static final Component EMPTY = Component.empty();
+
+    private final Component name;
     private final UUID uuid;
 
     /**
@@ -17,15 +20,15 @@ class NamedAndIdentifiedImpl implements NamedAndIdentified {
      *
      * @param name the name
      * @param uuid the uuid
-     * @see NamedAndIdentified#of(String, UUID)
+     * @see NamedAndIdentified#of(Component, UUID)
      */
-    NamedAndIdentifiedImpl(@NotNull String name, @NotNull UUID uuid) {
+    NamedAndIdentifiedImpl(@NotNull Component name, @NotNull UUID uuid) {
         this.name = Objects.requireNonNull(name, "name cannot be null");
         this.uuid = Objects.requireNonNull(uuid, "uuid cannot be null");
     }
 
     @Override
-    public @NotNull String getName() {
+    public @NotNull Component getName() {
         return this.name;
     }