diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c2366eaa91..ed868cfc09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ FEATURES:
 
 IMPROVEMENTS:
 
+ * audit: Add the DisplayName value to the copy of the Request object embedded
+   in the associated Response, to match the original Request object [GH-1387]
  * command/auth: Restore the previous authenticated token if the `auth` command
    fails to authenticate the provided token [GH-1233]
  * command/write: `-format` and `-field` can now be used with the `write`
diff --git a/audit/format_json.go b/audit/format_json.go
index ae181e24af..87d9057571 100644
--- a/audit/format_json.go
+++ b/audit/format_json.go
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ func (f *FormatJSON) FormatResponse(
 		Error: errString,
 
 		Auth: JSONAuth{
-			Policies: auth.Policies,
-			Metadata: auth.Metadata,
+			DisplayName: auth.DisplayName,
+			Policies:    auth.Policies,
+			Metadata:    auth.Metadata,
 		},
 
 		Request: JSONRequest{