diff --git a/app/controllers/settings/profiles_controller.rb b/app/controllers/settings/profiles_controller.rb
index 8b640cdc..69220efd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/settings/profiles_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/settings/profiles_controller.rb
@@ -16,12 +16,18 @@ class Settings::ProfilesController < Settings::BaseController
   end
 
   def update
-    if UpdateAccountService.new.call(@account, account_params)
-      ActivityPub::UpdateDistributionWorker.perform_async(@account.id)
-      redirect_to settings_profile_path, notice: I18n.t('generic.changes_saved_msg')
+    # if verified and display_name is different, return flash error and redirect back
+    if @account.is_verified && @account.display_name != params[:account][:display_name]
+      flash[:alert] = 'Unable to change Display name for verified account'
+      redirect_to settings_profile_path
     else
-      @account.build_fields
-      render :show
+      if UpdateAccountService.new.call(@account, account_params)
+        ActivityPub::UpdateDistributionWorker.perform_async(@account.id)
+        redirect_to settings_profile_path, notice: I18n.t('generic.changes_saved_msg')
+      else
+        @account.build_fields
+        render :show
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml b/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
index 970a6b07..3be119e4 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/profiles/show.html.haml
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
 
   .fields-row
     .fields-row__column.fields-group.fields-row__column-6
-      = f.input :display_name, wrapper: :with_label, input_html: { maxlength: 30 }, hint: false
+      - if @account.is_verified
+        %span Verified accounts cannot changed display names
+        %br
+        %br
+      - else
+        = f.input :display_name, wrapper: :with_label, input_html: { maxlength: 30 }, hint: false
       = f.input :note, wrapper: :with_label, input_html: { maxlength: 500 }, hint: false
 
   .fields-row