diff --git a/apps/app_dial.c b/apps/app_dial.c
index 6a415ff029555901157f47cdaab2345999971581..d76a0cf6aa962937f2697487d0a7db23e7acf761 100644
--- a/apps/app_dial.c
+++ b/apps/app_dial.c
@@ -2243,6 +2243,7 @@ static int dial_exec_full(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data, struct ast
 				 * No hint name available.  We have a connected name supplied by
 				 * the dialplan we can use instead.
 				 */
+				caller.id.name.valid = 1;
 				caller.id.name = chan->connected.id.name;
 			}
 			ast_channel_set_caller_event(tc, &caller, NULL);
@@ -2256,6 +2257,7 @@ static int dial_exec_full(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *data, struct ast
 				 * We have a connected name supplied by the dialplan we can
 				 * use instead.
 				 */
+				caller.id.name.valid = 1;
 				caller.id.name = chan->connected.id.name;
 				ast_channel_set_caller_event(tc, &caller, NULL);
 			}