diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/androidTest/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/send/MarkdownParserTest.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/androidTest/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/send/MarkdownParserTest.kt
index 0560cfec95f..7fe8a75dc93 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/androidTest/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/send/MarkdownParserTest.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/androidTest/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/send/MarkdownParserTest.kt
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.junit.runners.MethodSorters
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.InstrumentedTest
-import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.MatrixConfiguration
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.util.TextContent
-import org.matrix.android.sdk.common.TestRoomDisplayNameFallbackProvider
-import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.displayname.DisplayNameResolver
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.room.send.pills.MentionLinkSpecComparator
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.room.send.pills.TextPillsUtils
 
@@ -56,12 +53,6 @@ class MarkdownParserTest : InstrumentedTest {
             HtmlRenderer.builder().softbreak("<br />").build(),
             TextPillsUtils(
                     MentionLinkSpecComparator(),
-                    DisplayNameResolver(
-                            MatrixConfiguration(
-                                    applicationFlavor = "TestFlavor",
-                                    roomDisplayNameFallbackProvider = TestRoomDisplayNameFallbackProvider()
-                            )
-                    ),
                     TestPermalinkService()
             )
     )
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/send/pills/TextPillsUtils.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/send/pills/TextPillsUtils.kt
index 38bddae951d..4ac0b4d6748 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/send/pills/TextPillsUtils.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/send/pills/TextPillsUtils.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import android.text.SpannableString
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.permalinks.PermalinkService
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.send.MatrixItemSpan
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.util.MatrixItem
-import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.displayname.DisplayNameResolver
 import java.util.Collections
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
  */
 internal class TextPillsUtils @Inject constructor(
         private val mentionLinkSpecComparator: MentionLinkSpecComparator,
-        private val displayNameResolver: DisplayNameResolver,
         private val permalinkService: PermalinkService
 ) {
 
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ internal class TextPillsUtils @Inject constructor(
                 // append text before pill
                 append(text, currIndex, start)
                 // append the pill
-                append(String.format(template, urlSpan.matrixItem.id, displayNameResolver.getBestName(urlSpan.matrixItem)))
+                append(String.format(template, urlSpan.matrixItem.id, urlSpan.matrixItem.id))
                 currIndex = end
             }
             // append text after the last pill
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/AutoCompleter.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/AutoCompleter.kt
index daf401efc3f..e78ce0d5511 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/AutoCompleter.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/AutoCompleter.kt
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ class AutoCompleter @AssistedInject constructor(
         val linkText = when (matrixItem) {
             is MatrixItem.RoomAliasItem,
             is MatrixItem.RoomItem,
-            is MatrixItem.SpaceItem ->
+            is MatrixItem.SpaceItem,
+            is MatrixItem.UserItem ->
                 matrixItem.id
             is MatrixItem.EveryoneInRoomItem,
-            is MatrixItem.UserItem,
             is MatrixItem.EventItem ->
                 matrixItem.getBestName()
         }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/composer/MessageComposerFragment.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/composer/MessageComposerFragment.kt
index 038f009d22b..53770aada92 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/composer/MessageComposerFragment.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/composer/MessageComposerFragment.kt
@@ -796,14 +796,14 @@ class MessageComposerFragment : VectorBaseFragment<FragmentComposerBinding>(), A
             composer.editText.setSelection(Command.EMOTE.command.length + 1)
         } else {
             val roomMember = timelineViewModel.getMember(userId)
-            val displayName = sanitizeDisplayName(roomMember?.displayName ?: userId)
             if ((composer as? RichTextComposerLayout)?.isTextFormattingEnabled == true) {
                 // Rich text editor is enabled so we need to use its APIs
                 permalinkService.createPermalink(userId)?.let { url ->
-                    (composer as RichTextComposerLayout).insertMention(url, displayName)
+                    (composer as RichTextComposerLayout).insertMention(url, userId)
                     composer.editText.append(" ")
                 }
             } else {
+                val displayName = sanitizeDisplayName(roomMember?.displayName ?: userId)
                 val pill = buildSpannedString {
                     append(displayName)
                     setSpan(