diff --git a/Content.Client/_DV/CartridgeLoader/Cartridges/NanoChatUiFragment.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/_DV/CartridgeLoader/Cartridges/NanoChatUiFragment.xaml.cs
index ff2a193af8..6acd1cfc9d 100644
--- a/Content.Client/_DV/CartridgeLoader/Cartridges/NanoChatUiFragment.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/_DV/CartridgeLoader/Cartridges/NanoChatUiFragment.xaml.cs
@@ -563,24 +563,24 @@ public sealed partial class NanoChatUiFragment : BoxContainer
             string? senderName = null;
             if (isGroupChat && !isOwnMessage)
             {
-                // Try to get sender name from contacts first, then recipients
-                if (_contacts != null)
+                // Funky Station - Try to get sender name from contacts first, then recipients
+                if (_recipients.TryGetValue(message.SenderId, out var senderRecipient))
+                {
+                    senderName = senderRecipient.Name;
+                }
+
+                // If not in recipients, try contacts list (station-wide directory)
+                if (senderName == null && _contacts != null)
                 {
                     var contact = _contacts.FirstOrDefault(c => c.Number == message.SenderId);
                     if (contact.Number != 0)
                         senderName = contact.Name;
                 }
 
-                // If not found in contacts, try recipients
-                if (senderName == null && _recipients.TryGetValue(message.SenderId, out var senderRecipient))
-                {
-                    senderName = senderRecipient.Name;
-                }
-
-                // Fallback to number if name not found
+                // Fallback to "Unknown" with number if name not found
                 if (senderName == null)
                 {
-                    senderName = $"#{message.SenderId:D4}";
+                    senderName = $"{Loc.GetString("nano-chat-unknown-sender")}#{message.SenderId:D4}"; // Funky Station
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/_Funkystation/nanochat/nanochat.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/_Funkystation/nanochat/nanochat.ftl
index 6542916a3c..66b914174e 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/_Funkystation/nanochat/nanochat.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/_Funkystation/nanochat/nanochat.ftl
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ nano-chat-emoji-search = Search emojis...
 
 # Department sorting
 nano-chat-other-department = Other
+nano-chat-unknown-sender = Unknown