diff --git a/Example/example.ts b/Example/example.ts
index 8f86430..5a8565d 100644
--- a/Example/example.ts
+++ b/Example/example.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import makeWASocket, { WASocket, AuthenticationState, DisconnectReason, AnyMessa
         sock.ev.on('messages.update', m => console.log(m))
         sock.ev.on('presence.update', m => console.log(m))
         sock.ev.on('chats.update', m => console.log(m))
+        sock.ev.on('contacts.update', m => console.log(m))
         return sock
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts b/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
index 7f35e14..cde2da9 100644
--- a/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
@@ -423,7 +423,17 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 
     ev.on('messages.upsert', async({ messages }) => {
         const chat: Partial<Chat> = { id: messages[0].key.remoteJid }
+        const contactNameUpdates: { [_: string]: string } = { }
         for(const msg of messages) {
+            if(!!msg.pushName) {
+                contactNameUpdates[msg.key.remoteJid!] = msg.pushName
+                // update our pushname too
+                if(msg.key.fromMe && authState.creds.me?.name !== msg.pushName) {
+                    authState.creds.me!.name = msg.pushName
+                    ev.emit('auth-state.update', authState)
+                }
+            }
+            
             await processMessage(msg, chat)
             if(!!msg.message && !msg.message!.protocolMessage) {
                 chat.conversationTimestamp = toNumber(msg.messageTimestamp)
@@ -435,6 +445,11 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
         if(Object.keys(chat).length > 1) {
             ev.emit('chats.update', [ chat ])
         }
+        if(Object.keys(contactNameUpdates).length) {
+            ev.emit('contacts.update', Object.keys(contactNameUpdates).map(
+                id => ({ id, notify: contactNameUpdates[id] })
+            ))
+        }
     })
 
 	return sock