diff --git a/pkg/connector/client.go b/pkg/connector/client.go
index c6200feb..7a4e0a99 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/client.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/client.go
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) getUserInfoFromTelegramUser(ctx context.Context, u tg.U
 		}
 	}
 
-	name := util.FormatFullName(user.FirstName, user.LastName)
+	name := util.FormatFullName(user.FirstName, user.LastName, user.Deleted, user.ID)
 	return &bridgev2.UserInfo{
 		IsBot:       &user.Bot,
 		Name:        &name,
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) getUserInfoFromTelegramUser(ctx context.Context, u tg.U
 				changed = changed || meta.IsPremium != user.Premium || meta.IsBot != user.Bot
 				meta.IsPremium = user.Premium
 				meta.IsBot = user.Bot
+				meta.Deleted = user.Deleted
 			}
 			return changed
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/connector/config.go b/pkg/connector/config.go
index 6a65cfde..ed150061 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/config.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/config.go
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ type GhostMetadata struct {
 	IsBot     bool `json:"is_bot,omitempty"`
 	IsChannel bool `json:"is_channel,omitempty"`
 	Blocked   bool `json:"blocked,omitempty"`
+	Deleted   bool `json:"deleted,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type PortalMetadata struct {
diff --git a/pkg/connector/login.go b/pkg/connector/login.go
index 99a68a88..4a7e8345 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/login.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/login.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func finalizeLogin(ctx context.Context, user *bridgev2.User, authorization *tg.A
 		}
 	}()
 
-	fullName := util.FormatFullName(me.FirstName, me.LastName)
+	fullName := util.FormatFullName(me.FirstName, me.LastName, me.Deleted, me.ID)
 	username := me.Username
 	if username == "" && len(me.Usernames) > 0 {
 		username = me.Usernames[0].Username
diff --git a/pkg/connector/telegram.go b/pkg/connector/telegram.go
index 0cb34986..76d58221 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/telegram.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/telegram.go
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) maybeUpdateRemoteProfile(ctx context.Context, ghost *br
 
 	var changed bool
 	if user != nil {
-		fullName := util.FormatFullName(user.FirstName, user.LastName)
+		fullName := util.FormatFullName(user.FirstName, user.LastName, user.Deleted, user.ID)
 		username := user.Username
 		if username == "" && len(user.Usernames) > 0 {
 			username = user.Usernames[0].Username
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) onUserName(ctx context.Context, e tg.Entities, update *
 		return err
 	}
 
-	name := util.FormatFullName(update.FirstName, update.LastName)
+	name := util.FormatFullName(update.FirstName, update.LastName, false, update.UserID)
 	userInfo := bridgev2.UserInfo{Name: &name}
 
 	if len(update.Usernames) > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/connector/tomatrix.go b/pkg/connector/tomatrix.go
index a7118e6c..c4567292 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/tomatrix.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/tomatrix.go
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ func (c *TelegramClient) convertMediaRequiringUpload(ctx context.Context, portal
 
 func (c *TelegramClient) convertContact(media tg.MessageMediaClass) *bridgev2.ConvertedMessagePart {
 	contact := media.(*tg.MessageMediaContact)
-	name := util.FormatFullName(contact.FirstName, contact.LastName)
+	name := util.FormatFullName(contact.FirstName, contact.LastName, false, contact.UserID)
 	formattedPhone := fmt.Sprintf("+%s", strings.TrimPrefix(contact.PhoneNumber, "+"))
 
 	content := event.MessageEventContent{
diff --git a/pkg/connector/util/util.go b/pkg/connector/util/util.go
index d946119d..8fd4b178 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/util/util.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/util/util.go
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func FormatFullName(first, last string) string {
+func FormatFullName(first, last string, deleted bool, userID int64) string {
+	if deleted {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("Deleted account %d", userID)
+	}
 	return strings.TrimSpace(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", first, last))
 }