diff --git a/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts b/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
index d561c0e88..977759e9c 100644
--- a/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
+++ b/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
@@ -525,6 +525,14 @@ async function createClientGame(
       { signal: graphicsListenerAbort.signal },
     );
 
+    // Re-resolve names drawn on the map when the anonymous-names setting toggles
+    // so they switch live, like the leaderboard.
+    globalThis.addEventListener(
+      `${USER_SETTINGS_CHANGED_EVENT}:settings.anonymousNames`,
+      () => webglBuilder.refreshNames(gameView),
+      { signal: graphicsListenerAbort.signal },
+    );
+
     // Re-resolve settings and copy them onto the renderer's live object in
     // place (passes hold a reference to it, so they pick the change up).
     const regenerateRenderSettings = (): void => {
diff --git a/src/client/WebGLFrameBuilder.ts b/src/client/WebGLFrameBuilder.ts
index 17b76b9b0..0e6422a96 100644
--- a/src/client/WebGLFrameBuilder.ts
+++ b/src/client/WebGLFrameBuilder.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,19 @@ export class WebGLFrameBuilder {
     this.view.updatePalette(this.palette);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Re-resolve every player's display name (e.g. after toggling the
+   * anonymous-names setting) and push it to the renderer so the names drawn on
+   * the map switch live, matching the leaderboard.
+   */
+  refreshNames(gameView: GameView): void {
+    const displayNames = new Map<string, string>();
+    for (const p of gameView.players()) {
+      displayNames.set(p.id(), p.displayName());
+    }
+    this.view.refreshNames(displayNames);
+  }
+
   update(gameView: GameView): void {
     this.syncPlayers(gameView);
     this.syncPlayerSpawns(gameView);
@@ -224,6 +237,9 @@ export class WebGLFrameBuilder {
 
       newPlayers.push({
         ...p.static,
+        // displayName() honors the anonymous-names setting; static.displayName
+        // is always the real name.
+        displayName: p.displayName(),
         flag: flagUrl,
         color: p.territoryColor().toHex(),
       });
diff --git a/src/client/render/gl/MapRenderer.ts b/src/client/render/gl/MapRenderer.ts
index 20777d2b3..08ba9d862 100644
--- a/src/client/render/gl/MapRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/client/render/gl/MapRenderer.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ export class MapRenderer {
   ): void {
     this.renderer?.updateNames(names, players, snap, statusData);
   }
+  refreshNames(displayNames: Map<string, string>): void {
+    this.renderer?.refreshNames(displayNames);
+  }
   updateRelations(data: Uint8Array, size: number): void {
     this.renderer?.updateRelations(data, size);
   }
diff --git a/src/client/render/gl/Renderer.ts b/src/client/render/gl/Renderer.ts
index 5d01e518e..64e6b7454 100644
--- a/src/client/render/gl/Renderer.ts
+++ b/src/client/render/gl/Renderer.ts
@@ -779,6 +779,11 @@ export class GPURenderer {
     }
   }
 
+  /** Re-resolve player name strings live (e.g. anonymous-names toggle). */
+  refreshNames(displayNames: Map<string, string>): void {
+    this.namePass.refreshNames(displayNames);
+  }
+
   updateRelations(data: Uint8Array, size: number): void {
     this.borderPass.updateRelations(data, size);
     this.affiliationPalette.updateRelations(data, size);
diff --git a/src/client/render/gl/passes/name-pass/index.ts b/src/client/render/gl/passes/name-pass/index.ts
index 6072c82de..b09835d70 100644
--- a/src/client/render/gl/passes/name-pass/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/render/gl/passes/name-pass/index.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,22 @@ export class NamePass {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Replace cached name strings (e.g. after the anonymous-names setting toggles)
+   * and force a re-upload on the next updateNames pass. slot.static is the same
+   * object as the playerByID entry, so updating displayName here is what the
+   * nameLen === 0 re-upload branch reads.
+   */
+  refreshNames(displayNames: Map<string, string>): void {
+    for (const [id, name] of displayNames) {
+      const p = this.playerByID.get(id);
+      if (p === undefined) continue;
+      p.displayName = name;
+      const slot = this.slots.get(id);
+      if (slot !== undefined) slot.nameLen = 0;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Request the texture layer for a slot's flag (called once at slot creation).
    * If the image is already loaded the layer index is set immediately; otherwise