diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/errors.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/errors.ts
index 2b48e1cea..208a80464 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/errors.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ export const USER_ALREADY_INVITED = 'admin/user_already_invited' as const;
  */
 export const USER_UPDATE_FAILED = 'user/update_failed' as const;
 
+/**
+ * User display name validation failure
+ * (UserService)
+ */
+export const USER_SHORT_DISPLAY_NAME = 'user/short_display_name' as const;
+
 /**
  * User deletion failure
  * (UserService)
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts
index 080592c81..da83e8625 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.resolver.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,29 @@ export class UserResolver {
     if (E.isLeft(updatedUser)) throwErr(updatedUser.left);
     return updatedUser.right;
   }
+
+  @Mutation(() => User, {
+    description: 'Update a users display name',
+  })
+  @UseGuards(GqlAuthGuard)
+  async updateDisplayName(
+    @GqlUser() user: AuthUser,
+    @Args({
+      name: 'updatedDisplayName',
+      description: 'New name of user',
+      type: () => String,
+    })
+    updatedDisplayName: string,
+  ) {
+    const updatedUser = await this.userService.updateUserDisplayName(
+      user.uid,
+      updatedDisplayName,
+    );
+
+    if (E.isLeft(updatedUser)) throwErr(updatedUser.left);
+    return updatedUser.right;
+  }
+
   @Mutation(() => Boolean, {
     description: 'Delete an user account',
   })
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.spec.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.spec.ts
index 21e2736bc..b5093831c 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { JSON_INVALID, USERS_NOT_FOUND, USER_NOT_FOUND } from 'src/errors';
+import {
+  JSON_INVALID,
+  USERS_NOT_FOUND,
+  USER_NOT_FOUND,
+  USER_SHORT_DISPLAY_NAME,
+} from 'src/errors';
 import { mockDeep, mockReset } from 'jest-mock-extended';
 import { PrismaService } from 'src/prisma/prisma.service';
 import { AuthUser } from 'src/types/AuthUser';
@@ -480,6 +485,14 @@ describe('UserService', () => {
       );
       expect(result).toEqualLeft(USER_NOT_FOUND);
     });
+    test('should resolve left and error when short display name is passed', async () => {
+      const newDisplayName = '';
+      const result = await userService.updateUserDisplayName(
+        user.uid,
+        newDisplayName,
+      );
+      expect(result).toEqualLeft(USER_SHORT_DISPLAY_NAME);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('fetchAllUsers', () => {
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.ts
index 59d17a089..26018894b 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/user/user.service.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ import * as T from 'fp-ts/Task';
 import * as A from 'fp-ts/Array';
 import { pipe, constVoid } from 'fp-ts/function';
 import { AuthUser } from 'src/types/AuthUser';
-import { USERS_NOT_FOUND, USER_NOT_FOUND } from 'src/errors';
+import {
+  USERS_NOT_FOUND,
+  USER_NOT_FOUND,
+  USER_SHORT_DISPLAY_NAME,
+} from 'src/errors';
 import { SessionType, User } from './user.model';
 import { USER_UPDATE_FAILED } from 'src/errors';
 import { PubSubService } from 'src/pubsub/pubsub.service';
@@ -291,6 +295,10 @@ export class UserService {
    * @returns a Either of User or error
    */
   async updateUserDisplayName(userUID: string, displayName: string) {
+    if (!displayName || displayName.length === 0) {
+      return E.left(USER_SHORT_DISPLAY_NAME);
+    }
+
     try {
       const dbUpdatedUser = await this.prisma.user.update({
         where: { uid: userUID },