diff --git a/backend/open_webui/models/users.py b/backend/open_webui/models/users.py
index bceb72572..931711b9e 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/models/users.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/models/users.py
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ class UserResponse(BaseModel):
     profile_image_url: str
 
 
+class UserNameResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    name: str
+    role: str
+    profile_image_url: str
+
+
 class UserRoleUpdateForm(BaseModel):
     id: str
     role: str
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/channels.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/channels.py
index 095cd0fcc..295a25a42 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/channels.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/channels.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
 from open_webui.socket.main import sio
+from open_webui.models.users import Users, UserNameResponse
+
 from open_webui.models.channels import Channels, ChannelModel, ChannelForm
 from open_webui.models.messages import Messages, MessageModel, MessageForm
 
@@ -60,7 +62,11 @@ async def create_new_channel(form_data: ChannelForm, user=Depends(get_admin_user
 ############################
 
 
-@router.get("/{id}/messages", response_model=list[MessageModel])
+class MessageUserModel(MessageModel):
+    user: UserNameResponse
+
+
+@router.get("/{id}/messages", response_model=list[MessageUserModel])
 async def get_channel_messages(id: str, page: int = 1, user=Depends(get_verified_user)):
     channel = Channels.get_channel_by_id(id)
     if not channel:
@@ -76,7 +82,25 @@ async def get_channel_messages(id: str, page: int = 1, user=Depends(get_verified
     limit = 50
     skip = (page - 1) * limit
 
-    return Messages.get_messages_by_channel_id(id, skip, limit)
+    message_list = Messages.get_messages_by_channel_id(id, skip, limit)
+    users = {}
+
+    messages = []
+    for message in message_list:
+        if message.user_id not in users:
+            user = Users.get_user_by_id(message.user_id)
+            users[message.user_id] = user
+
+        messages.append(
+            MessageUserModel(
+                **{
+                    **message.model_dump(),
+                    "user": UserNameResponse(**users[message.user_id].model_dump()),
+                }
+            )
+        )
+
+    return messages
 
 
 ############################
@@ -108,7 +132,13 @@ async def post_new_message(
                 {
                     "channel_id": channel.id,
                     "message_id": message.id,
-                    "data": {"type": "message", "data": message.model_dump()},
+                    "data": {
+                        "type": "message",
+                        "data": {
+                            **message.model_dump(),
+                            "user": UserNameResponse(**user.model_dump()).model_dump(),
+                        },
+                    },
                 },
                 to=f"channel:{channel.id}",
             )