diff --git a/internal/api/admin_requests.go b/internal/api/admin_requests.go
index 0b3f87cb..ae7f5b99 100644
--- a/internal/api/admin_requests.go
+++ b/internal/api/admin_requests.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
@@ -59,15 +60,36 @@ func (h *handlers) handleListAdminRequests(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 	}
 
 	q := dbq.New(h.pool)
+	names := requesterNames(r.Context(), q, rows)
 	out := make([]requestView, 0, len(rows))
 	for _, row := range rows {
 		v := requestViewFrom(row)
+		v.Username = names[row.UserID]
 		fillProgress(r.Context(), q, row, &v)
 		out = append(out, v)
 	}
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, out)
 }
 
+// requesterNames maps each request's user id to that user's username, in one
+// query for the whole page. Like fillProgress, a failed lookup is swallowed:
+// the names are a reporting nicety, and the page falls back to the id.
+func requesterNames(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, rows []dbq.Request) map[pgtype.UUID]string {
+	ids := make([]pgtype.UUID, 0, len(rows))
+	for _, row := range rows {
+		ids = append(ids, row.UserID)
+	}
+	names := make(map[pgtype.UUID]string, len(rows))
+	users, err := q.ListUsernamesByIDs(ctx, ids)
+	if err != nil {
+		return names
+	}
+	for _, u := range users {
+		names[u.ID] = u.Username
+	}
+	return names
+}
+
 // approveRequestBody is the optional JSON body for POST /api/admin/requests/:id/approve.
 // profile_id picks the release-type profile an artist request is followed
 // on; omitted, the default profile.
diff --git a/internal/api/admin_requests_test.go b/internal/api/admin_requests_test.go
index 2d6ff88a..091a19da 100644
--- a/internal/api/admin_requests_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/admin_requests_test.go
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ func TestHandleListAdminRequests_DefaultStatus_Pending(t *testing.T) {
 		if rv.Status != "pending" {
 			t.Errorf("result status = %q, want pending", rv.Status)
 		}
+		if rv.Username != "alice" {
+			t.Errorf("result username = %q, want alice (the requester)", rv.Username)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/api/requests.go b/internal/api/requests.go
index 826a886b..58c1920f 100644
--- a/internal/api/requests.go
+++ b/internal/api/requests.go
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ import (
 // requestView is the JSON shape returned by all /api/requests handlers.
 // Field names follow the lowercase snake_case convention for /api/* responses.
 type requestView struct {
-	ID              pgtype.UUID        `json:"id"`
-	UserID          pgtype.UUID        `json:"user_id"`
+	ID     pgtype.UUID `json:"id"`
+	UserID pgtype.UUID `json:"user_id"`
+	// Username names the requester. Only the admin list fills it; a user's
+	// own /requests page has no need to name them back to themselves.
+	Username        string             `json:"username,omitempty"`
 	Status          string             `json:"status"`
 	Kind            string             `json:"kind"`
 	ArtistMBID      string             `json:"artist_mbid"`
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/users.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/users.sql.go
index 2dd5632f..f021d104 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/users.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/users.sql.go
@@ -388,6 +388,37 @@ func (q *Queries) ListActiveUsersWithTimezones(ctx context.Context) ([]ListActiv
 	return items, nil
 }
 
+const listUsernamesByIDs = `-- name: ListUsernamesByIDs :many
+SELECT id, username FROM users WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[])
+`
+
+type ListUsernamesByIDsRow struct {
+	ID       pgtype.UUID
+	Username string
+}
+
+// Names a list's people in one round trip, e.g. who made each request on
+// /admin/requests.
+func (q *Queries) ListUsernamesByIDs(ctx context.Context, dollar_1 []pgtype.UUID) ([]ListUsernamesByIDsRow, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, listUsernamesByIDs, dollar_1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []ListUsernamesByIDsRow
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i ListUsernamesByIDsRow
+		if err := rows.Scan(&i.ID, &i.Username); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
 const listUsers = `-- name: ListUsers :many
 SELECT id, username, display_name, is_admin, auto_approve_requests,
        debug_mode_enabled, created_at
diff --git a/internal/db/queries/users.sql b/internal/db/queries/users.sql
index a3dd36b3..e576b6b3 100644
--- a/internal/db/queries/users.sql
+++ b/internal/db/queries/users.sql
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ UPDATE users SET subsonic_password = $2 WHERE id = $1;
 -- name: GetUserByID :one
 SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = $1;
 
+-- name: ListUsernamesByIDs :many
+-- Names a list's people in one round trip, e.g. who made each request on
+-- /admin/requests.
+SELECT id, username FROM users WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[]);
+
 -- name: SetListenBrainzToken :exec
 UPDATE users
 SET listenbrainz_token = $2,
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/types.ts b/web/src/lib/api/types.ts
index 48dbd69e..7e66e9a2 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/types.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/types.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ export type CatalogueSearchResult = {
 export type MusicRequest = {
   id: string;
   user_id: string;
+  // The requester's username. Only the admin list sends it.
+  username?: string;
   status: RequestStatus;
   kind: RequestKind;
   artist_mbid: string;
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/requests/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/admin/requests/+page.svelte
index d7e3ced4..dec17d87 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/admin/requests/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/admin/requests/+page.svelte
@@ -49,13 +49,12 @@
   let rejectOpen = $state<string | null>(null);
   let rejectNotes = $state<string>('');
 
-  // The id is a UUID — first 8 chars is plenty to disambiguate without a real
-  // username, and matches what the polish pass will replace with the real
-  // username surface.
+  // Names the requester. The id is the fallback for a list that came back
+  // without names; its first 8 characters are enough to tell users apart.
   function rowMeta(r: MusicRequest): string {
     const when = new Date(r.requested_at).toLocaleDateString();
-    const userBit = `by user ${r.user_id.slice(0, 8)}`;
-    return `${userBit} · ${when}`;
+    const who = r.username || `user ${r.user_id.slice(0, 8)}`;
+    return `by ${who} · ${when}`;
   }
 
   async function invalidate() {
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/requests/requests.test.ts b/web/src/routes/admin/requests/requests.test.ts
index 251674ac..a748ce10 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/admin/requests/requests.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/routes/admin/requests/requests.test.ts
@@ -125,4 +125,15 @@ describe('/admin/requests', () => {
     ]);
     expect(screen.getByText(/wants the album/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  test('A row names who asked for it', () => {
+    setup([{ ...baseRow, username: 'alice' }]);
+    expect(screen.getByText(/^by alice · /)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/u1234567/)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  test('A row without a name falls back to the user id', () => {
+    setup();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/^by user u1234567 · /)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });