diff --git a/web/src/admin/users/UserActiveForm.ts b/web/src/admin/users/UserActiveForm.ts
index d8525215b1..e06278e0db 100644
--- a/web/src/admin/users/UserActiveForm.ts
+++ b/web/src/admin/users/UserActiveForm.ts
@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@ import "#elements/buttons/SpinnerButton/index";
 import { parseAPIResponseError, pluckErrorDetail } from "#common/errors/network";
 import { MessageLevel } from "#common/messages";
 
-import { DeleteForm } from "#elements/forms/DeleteForm";
 import { showMessage } from "#elements/messages/MessageContainer";
+import { UserDeleteForm } from "#elements/user/utils";
 
 import { msg, str } from "@lit/localize";
 import { html, TemplateResult } from "lit";
 import { customElement } from "lit/decorators.js";
 
 @customElement("ak-user-active-form")
-export class UserActiveForm extends DeleteForm {
+export class UserActiveForm extends UserDeleteForm {
     onSuccess(): void {
         showMessage({
-            message: msg(str`Successfully updated ${this.objectLabel} ${this.obj?.name}`),
+            message: msg(
+                str`Successfully updated ${this.objectLabel} ${this.getObjectDisplayName()}`,
+            ),
             level: MessageLevel.success,
         });
     }
@@ -30,7 +32,8 @@ export class UserActiveForm extends DeleteForm {
         });
     }
 
-    renderModalInner(): TemplateResult {
+    override renderModalInner(): TemplateResult {
+        const objName = this.getFormattedObjectName();
         return html`<section class="pf-c-modal-box__header pf-c-page__main-section pf-m-light">
                 <div class="pf-c-content">
                     <h1 class="pf-c-title pf-m-2xl">${msg(str`Update ${this.objectLabel}`)}</h1>
@@ -39,9 +42,7 @@ export class UserActiveForm extends DeleteForm {
             <section class="pf-c-modal-box__body pf-m-light">
                 <form class="pf-c-form pf-m-horizontal">
                     <p>
-                        ${msg(
-                            str`Are you sure you want to update ${this.objectLabel} "${this.obj?.name}"?`,
-                        )}
+                        ${msg(str`Are you sure you want to update ${this.objectLabel}${objName}?`)}
                     </p>
                 </form>
             </section>
diff --git a/web/src/elements/forms/DeleteForm.ts b/web/src/elements/forms/DeleteForm.ts
index cf1e400c7f..f8432eb6d7 100644
--- a/web/src/elements/forms/DeleteForm.ts
+++ b/web/src/elements/forms/DeleteForm.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,22 @@ export class DeleteForm extends ModalButton {
     @property({ attribute: false })
     delete!: () => Promise<unknown>;
 
+    /**
+     * Get the display name for the object being deleted/updated.
+     */
+    protected getObjectDisplayName(): string | undefined {
+        return this.obj?.name as string | undefined;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the formatted object name for display in messages.
+     * Returns ` "displayName"` with quotes if display name exists, empty string otherwise.
+     */
+    protected getFormattedObjectName(): string {
+        const displayName = this.getObjectDisplayName();
+        return displayName ? ` "${displayName}"` : "";
+    }
+
     confirm(): Promise<void> {
         return this.delete()
             .then(() => {
@@ -54,7 +70,9 @@ export class DeleteForm extends ModalButton {
 
     onSuccess(): void {
         showMessage({
-            message: msg(str`Successfully deleted ${this.objectLabel} ${this.obj?.name}`),
+            message: msg(
+                str`Successfully deleted ${this.objectLabel} ${this.getObjectDisplayName()}`,
+            ),
             level: MessageLevel.success,
         });
     }
@@ -71,12 +89,7 @@ export class DeleteForm extends ModalButton {
     }
 
     renderModalInner(): TemplateResult {
-        let objName = this.obj?.name;
-        if (objName) {
-            objName = ` "${objName}"`;
-        } else {
-            objName = "";
-        }
+        const objName = this.getFormattedObjectName();
         return html`<section class="pf-c-modal-box__header pf-c-page__main-section pf-m-light">
                 <div class="pf-c-content">
                     <h1 class="pf-c-title pf-m-2xl">${msg(str`Delete ${this.objectLabel}`)}</h1>
@@ -85,7 +98,7 @@ export class DeleteForm extends ModalButton {
             <section class="pf-c-modal-box__body pf-m-light">
                 <form class="pf-c-form pf-m-horizontal">
                     <p>
-                        ${msg(str`Are you sure you want to delete ${this.objectLabel} ${objName}?`)}
+                        ${msg(str`Are you sure you want to delete ${this.objectLabel}${objName}?`)}
                     </p>
                 </form>
             </section>
diff --git a/web/src/elements/user/utils.ts b/web/src/elements/user/utils.ts
index 99dfa49271..c32c5a69f4 100644
--- a/web/src/elements/user/utils.ts
+++ b/web/src/elements/user/utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { DeleteForm } from "#elements/forms/DeleteForm";
+
 import { User } from "@goauthentik/api";
 
 export function UserOption(user: User): string {
@@ -17,3 +19,24 @@ export function UserOption(user: User): string {
     }
     return finalString;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get a display-friendly name for a user object.
+ * Falls back to username if no display name (name field) is set.
+ *
+ * @param user - The user object
+ * @returns The user's display name or username
+ */
+export function getUserDisplayName(user: User): string {
+    return user.name || user.username;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Base class for delete/update forms that work with User objects.
+ * Automatically uses username as fallback when user has no display name.
+ */
+export class UserDeleteForm extends DeleteForm {
+    protected override getObjectDisplayName(): string | undefined {
+        return this.obj ? getUserDisplayName(this.obj as unknown as User) : undefined;
+    }
+}