diff --git a/src/main/java/org/folio/consortia/service/impl/UserServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/folio/consortia/service/impl/UserServiceImpl.java
index d5d8fa3e..49a37d50 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/folio/consortia/service/impl/UserServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/folio/consortia/service/impl/UserServiceImpl.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.folio.consortia.client.UsersClient;
+import org.folio.consortia.domain.dto.Personal;
 import org.folio.consortia.domain.dto.User;
 import org.folio.consortia.exception.ConsortiumClientException;
 import org.folio.consortia.exception.ResourceNotFoundException;
@@ -90,6 +91,12 @@ public User prepareShadowUser(UUID userId, String tenantId) {
         user.setUsername(String.format("%s_%s", userOptional.getUsername(), HelperUtils.randomString(RANDOM_STRING_COUNT)));
         user.setType(SHADOW_USER_TYPE);
         user.setActive(true);
+        if (Objects.nonNull(userOptional.getPersonal())) {
+          // these firstname, lastname fields needed to correctly build UI metadata objects
+          user.setPersonal(new Personal()
+            .firstName(userOptional.getPersonal().getFirstName())
+            .lastName(userOptional.getPersonal().getLastName()));
+        }
       } else {
         log.warn("Could not find real user with id: {} in his home tenant: {}", userId.toString(), tenantId);
         throw new ResourceNotFoundException(USER_ID, userId.toString());
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/folio/consortia/service/UserServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/folio/consortia/service/UserServiceTest.java
index 1b1de08d..a2c1960f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/folio/consortia/service/UserServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/folio/consortia/service/UserServiceTest.java
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ void shouldPrepareShadowUser() {
     User user = userService.prepareShadowUser(UUID.randomUUID(), "diku");
     Assertions.assertEquals("shadow", user.getType());
     Assertions.assertEquals(true, user.getActive());
+    Assertions.assertEquals("testFirst", user.getPersonal().getFirstName());
+    Assertions.assertEquals("testLast", user.getPersonal().getLastName());
   }
 
   private User createUserEntity(Boolean updateble) {