diff --git a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/participant-name-form/participant-name-form.component.html b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/participant-name-form/participant-name-form.component.html
index 2dd6582..f294016 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/participant-name-form/participant-name-form.component.html
+++ b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/participant-name-form/participant-name-form.component.html
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 				@if (name?.hasError('required')) {
 					<mat-error> The name is <strong>required</strong> </mat-error>
 				}
-
 				@if (name?.hasError('participantExists')) {
 					<mat-error> The name is already taken. <strong> Please choose another name </strong> </mat-error>
 				}
diff --git a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/participant-name-form/participant-name-form.component.ts b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/participant-name-form/participant-name-form.component.ts
index 3546f96..ecff005 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/participant-name-form/participant-name-form.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/pages/participant-name-form/participant-name-form.component.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { FormGroup, FormBuilder, Validators, FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { FormGroup, Validators, FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule, FormControl } from '@angular/forms';
 import { MatButtonModule } from '@angular/material/button';
 import { MatCardModule } from '@angular/material/card';
 import { MatFormFieldModule } from '@angular/material/form-field';
 import { MatInputModule } from '@angular/material/input';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { AuthService } from 'shared-meet-components';
 
 @Component({
 	selector: 'ov-participant-name-form',
@@ -22,21 +23,19 @@ import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 	styleUrl: './participant-name-form.component.scss'
 })
 export class ParticipantNameFormComponent implements OnInit {
-	participantForm: FormGroup;
+	participantForm = new FormGroup({
+		name: new FormControl('', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(4)])
+	});
 	protected originUrl: string = '';
 	protected error = '';
 
 	constructor(
-		protected fb: FormBuilder,
 		protected router: Router,
-		protected route: ActivatedRoute
-	) {
-		this.participantForm = this.fb.group({
-			name: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(4)]]
-		});
-	}
+		protected route: ActivatedRoute,
+		protected authService: AuthService
+	) {}
 
-	ngOnInit(): void {
+	ngOnInit() {
 		this.route.queryParams.subscribe((params) => {
 			if (params['originUrl']) {
 				this.originUrl = params['originUrl'];
@@ -44,6 +43,12 @@ export class ParticipantNameFormComponent implements OnInit {
 				this.applyErrorToForm();
 			}
 		});
+
+		// Set the username if authenticated as default value
+		const username = this.authService.getUsername();
+		if (username) {
+			this.participantForm.get('name')?.setValue(username);
+		}
 	}
 
 	get name() {
@@ -55,7 +60,6 @@ export class ParticipantNameFormComponent implements OnInit {
 			const participantName = this.participantForm.value.name;
 
 			let urlTree = this.router.parseUrl(this.originUrl);
-
 			urlTree.queryParams = { ...urlTree.queryParams, 'participant-name': participantName };
 
 			await this.router.navigateByUrl(urlTree);