diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 1860999607cd3ae3a071d3cc16eeb7a13bb0c6b4..0eabfc2a9b195095f123d6f3ac655111cb85b37a 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Ruby 2.1 is no longer officially supported.
 * Always link comment count text on mobile [#7483](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7483)
 * Switch to new federation protocol [#7436](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7436)
 * Send public profiles publicly [#7501](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7501)
+* Change sender for mails [#7495](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7495)
 
 ## Bug fixes
 
diff --git a/app/mailers/notification_mailers/base.rb b/app/mailers/notification_mailers/base.rb
index bf3569fad24e35d44377373e16815de9d561a403..a8496df47700a1a4bbd8ef8beaf938b17e8ee291 100644
--- a/app/mailers/notification_mailers/base.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/notification_mailers/base.rb
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ module NotificationMailers
 
     def default_headers
       headers = {
-        from: AppConfig.mail.sender_address.get,
+        from: "\"#{AppConfig.settings.pod_name}\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>",
         host: "#{AppConfig.pod_uri.host}",
         to:   name_and_address(@recipient.name, @recipient.email)
       }
-
-      headers[:from] = "\"#{@sender.name} (diaspora*)\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>" if @sender.present?
+      return headers if @sender.blank?
+      sender_in_header = @sender.profile.full_name.empty? ? @sender.username : @sender.name
+      headers[:from] = "\"#{AppConfig.settings.pod_name} (#{sender_in_header})\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>"
 
       headers
     end
diff --git a/app/mailers/report_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/report_mailer.rb
index dbb3c2f125bcf96ef511cd84a7fdbf269049af5a..498413367aa4ca4b74071027cd2a11edcf8367ff 100644
--- a/app/mailers/report_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/report_mailer.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class ReportMailer < ActionMailer::Base
-  default from: AppConfig.mail.sender_address
+  default from: "\"#{AppConfig.settings.pod_name}\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>"
 
   def self.new_report(report_id)
     report = Report.find_by_id(report_id)
diff --git a/spec/mailers/notifier_spec.rb b/spec/mailers/notifier_spec.rb
index 3adaca1326a519940d3913d921bc6438684ec788..6594f840889366ca9ae8578aacbd94073b153eb0 100644
--- a/spec/mailers/notifier_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mailers/notifier_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 describe Notifier, type: :mailer do
   let(:person) { FactoryGirl.create(:person) }
+  let(:pod_name) { AppConfig.settings.pod_name }
+
 
   before do
     Notifier.deliveries = []
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ describe Notifier, type: :mailer do
     end
 
     it "FROM: contains the sender's name" do
-      expect(@mail["From"].to_s).to eq("\"#{@cnv.author.name} (diaspora*)\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
+      expect(@mail["From"].to_s).to eq("\"#{pod_name} (#{@cnv.author.name})\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
     end
 
     it "should use a generic subject" do
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ describe Notifier, type: :mailer do
       end
 
       it "FROM: contains the sender's name" do
-        expect(comment_mail["From"].to_s).to eq("\"#{eve.name} (diaspora*)\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
+        expect(comment_mail["From"].to_s).to eq("\"#{pod_name} (#{eve.name})\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
       end
 
       it "SUBJECT: has a snippet of the post contents, without markdown and without newlines" do
@@ -331,7 +333,7 @@ describe Notifier, type: :mailer do
       end
 
       it "FROM: has the name of person commenting as the sender" do
-        expect(comment_mail["From"].to_s).to eq("\"#{eve.name} (diaspora*)\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
+        expect(comment_mail["From"].to_s).to eq("\"#{pod_name} (#{eve.name})\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
       end
 
       it "SUBJECT: has a snippet of the post contents, without markdown and without newlines" do
@@ -386,7 +388,7 @@ describe Notifier, type: :mailer do
         end
 
         it "FROM: contains the sender's name" do
-          expect(mail["From"].to_s).to eq("\"#{bob.name} (diaspora*)\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
+          expect(mail["From"].to_s).to eq("\"#{pod_name} (#{bob.name})\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
         end
 
         it "SUBJECT: does not show the limited post" do
@@ -411,7 +413,7 @@ describe Notifier, type: :mailer do
         end
 
         it "FROM: contains the sender's name" do
-          expect(mail["From"].to_s).to eq("\"#{bob.name} (diaspora*)\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
+          expect(mail["From"].to_s).to eq("\"#{pod_name} (#{bob.name})\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
         end
 
         it "SUBJECT: does not show the limited post" do
@@ -442,7 +444,7 @@ describe Notifier, type: :mailer do
       end
 
       it "FROM: contains the sender's name" do
-        expect(mail["From"].to_s).to eq("\"#{bob.name} (diaspora*)\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
+        expect(mail["From"].to_s).to eq("\"#{pod_name} (#{bob.name})\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
       end
 
       it "SUBJECT: does not show the limited post" do
@@ -478,7 +480,11 @@ describe Notifier, type: :mailer do
       expect(@confirm_email.to).to eq([bob.unconfirmed_email])
     end
 
-    it "has the unconfirmed emil in the subject" do
+    it "FROM: header should be the pod name with default sender address" do
+      expect(@confirm_email["From"].to_s).to eq("#{pod_name} <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
+    end
+
+    it "has the unconfirmed email in the subject" do
       expect(@confirm_email.subject).to include(bob.unconfirmed_email)
     end
 
@@ -502,6 +508,10 @@ describe Notifier, type: :mailer do
       expect(email.to).to eq([alice.email])
     end
 
+    it "FROM: header should be the pod name + default sender address" do
+      expect(email["From"].to_s).to eq("#{pod_name} <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
+    end
+
     it "has the correct subject" do
       expect(email.subject).to eq(I18n.translate("notifier.csrf_token_fail.subject", name: alice.name))
     end
@@ -535,5 +545,11 @@ describe Notifier, type: :mailer do
         Notifier.send_notification("started_sharing", bob.id, person.id)
       }.to_not raise_error
     end
+
+    it "FROM: header should be 'pod_name (username)' when there is no first and last name" do
+      bob.person.profile.update_attributes(first_name: "", last_name: "")
+      mail = Notifier.send_notification("started_sharing", alice.id, bob.person.id)
+      expect(mail["From"].to_s).to eq("\"#{pod_name} (#{bob.person.username})\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/mailers/report_spec.rb b/spec/mailers/report_spec.rb
index ce168bb3b4ac21fd4dc8d85321a998d290f69093..96699f5625479fb53f339016050016e49d132913 100644
--- a/spec/mailers/report_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mailers/report_spec.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ describe Report, type: :mailer do
       expect(ActionMailer::Base.deliveries[1].to[0]).to include(@user2.email)
     end
 
+    it "FROM: header should be the pod name + default sender address" do
+      ReportMailer.new_report(@post_report.id).each(&:deliver_now)
+      pod_name = AppConfig.settings.pod_name
+      expect(ReportMailer.default[:from].to_s).to eq("\"#{pod_name}\" <#{AppConfig.mail.sender_address}>")
+    end
+
     it "should send mail in recipent's prefered language" do
       ReportMailer.new_report(@post_report.id).each(&:deliver_now)
       expect(ActionMailer::Base.deliveries[0].subject).to match("Ein neuer post wurde als anstößig markiert")