diff --git a/react/features/base/settings/middleware.js b/react/features/base/settings/middleware.js
index 09b1ca428..6d40e78d2 100644
--- a/react/features/base/settings/middleware.js
+++ b/react/features/base/settings/middleware.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { MiddlewareRegistry } from '../redux';
 import { parseURLParams } from '../util';
 
 import { SETTINGS_UPDATED } from './actionTypes';
+import { updateSettings } from './actions';
 import { handleCallIntegrationChange, handleCrashReportingChange } from './functions';
 
 /**
@@ -160,10 +161,18 @@ function _updateLocalParticipantFromUrl({ dispatch, getState }) {
     const localParticipant = getLocalParticipant(getState());
 
     if (localParticipant) {
+        const displayName = _.escape(urlDisplayName);
+        const email = _.escape(urlEmail);
+
         dispatch(participantUpdated({
             ...localParticipant,
-            email: _.escape(urlEmail),
-            name: _.escape(urlDisplayName)
+            email,
+            name: displayName
+        }));
+
+        dispatch(updateSettings({
+            displayName,
+            email
         }));
     }
 }