diff --git a/src/lib/mail.ts b/src/lib/mail.ts
index 03deddd..48b8999 100644
--- a/src/lib/mail.ts
+++ b/src/lib/mail.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ interface SendMailInput {
 }
 
 export async function sendMail({ to, subject, text, html }: SendMailInput): Promise<void> {
-  const from = process.env.MAIL_FROM ?? process.env.SMTP_USER;
+  const fromAddress = process.env.MAIL_FROM ?? process.env.SMTP_USER;
+  // Wrap in a display name — a bare address (e.g. "team@pawfeed.org") makes
+  // most mail clients fall back to showing the local-part ("team") as the
+  // sender name instead of something recognizable (Gitea #20).
+  const from = `"PawFeed Team" <${fromAddress}>`;
   await getTransporter().sendMail({ from, to, subject, text, html });
 }