diff --git a/packages/beacon-transport-walletconnect/src/WalletConnectTransport.ts b/packages/beacon-transport-walletconnect/src/WalletConnectTransport.ts
index 52613c3fe..a64f39f4c 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-transport-walletconnect/src/WalletConnectTransport.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-transport-walletconnect/src/WalletConnectTransport.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export class WalletConnectTransport<
         extensionId: session.peer.metadata.name,
         id: session.peer.publicKey,
         type: 'walletconnect-pairing-response',
-        name: 'peer',
+        name: session.peer.metadata.name ?? 'peer',
         publicKey: session.peer.publicKey,
         version: 'first'
       } as T