diff --git a/static/js/popovers.js b/static/js/popovers.js
index b863d8d30d..da59d3dd4f 100644
--- a/static/js/popovers.js
+++ b/static/js/popovers.js
@@ -181,8 +181,13 @@ function show_user_profile(element, user) {
 
     page_params.custom_profile_fields.forEach(function (field) {
         var field_value = people.get_custom_profile_data(user.user_id, field.id);
-        if (settings_profile_fields.field_type_id_to_string(field.type) === "Date") {
+        var field_type = settings_profile_fields.field_type_id_to_string(field.type);
+        if (field_type === "Date") {
             profile_data[field.name] = moment(field_value).format(localFormat);
+        } else if (field_type === "User") {
+            if (field_value) {
+                profile_data[field.name] = people.safe_full_names([field_value]);
+            }
         } else {
             profile_data[field.name] = field_value;
         }