diff --git a/web/packages/teleport/src/Audit/__snapshots__/Audit.story.test.tsx.snap b/web/packages/teleport/src/Audit/__snapshots__/Audit.story.test.tsx.snap
index d39bd45713f25..8800ff70a4e0a 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleport/src/Audit/__snapshots__/Audit.story.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/web/packages/teleport/src/Audit/__snapshots__/Audit.story.test.tsx.snap
@@ -4155,7 +4155,7 @@ exports[`list of all events 1`] = `
         <td
           style="word-break: break-word;"
         >
-          User [joe] was denied access to Windows desktop [Administrator@100.104.52.89:3389] on [desktopaccess.com]
+          User [joe] was denied access to Windows desktop [Administrator@desktop-name] on [desktopaccess.com]
         </td>
         <td
           style="min-width: 120px;"
@@ -4192,7 +4192,7 @@ exports[`list of all events 1`] = `
         <td
           style="word-break: break-word;"
         >
-          Session for Windows desktop [Administrator@100.104.52.89:3389] on [desktopaccess.com] has ended for user [joe]
+          Session for Windows desktop [Administrator@desktop-name] on [desktopaccess.com] has ended for user [joe]
         </td>
         <td
           style="min-width: 120px;"
@@ -4229,7 +4229,7 @@ exports[`list of all events 1`] = `
         <td
           style="word-break: break-word;"
         >
-          User [joe] has connected to Windows desktop [Administrator@100.104.52.89:3389] on [desktopaccess.com]
+          User [joe] has connected to Windows desktop [Administrator@desktop-name] on [desktopaccess.com]
         </td>
         <td
           style="min-width: 120px;"
diff --git a/web/packages/teleport/src/Audit/fixtures/index.ts b/web/packages/teleport/src/Audit/fixtures/index.ts
index 043a4d8a1db51..9ffb678c6d319 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleport/src/Audit/fixtures/index.ts
+++ b/web/packages/teleport/src/Audit/fixtures/index.ts
@@ -1707,6 +1707,7 @@ export const events = [
     cluster_name: 'im-a-cluster-name',
     code: 'TDP00I',
     desktop_addr: '100.104.52.89:3389',
+    desktop_name: 'desktop-name',
     desktop_labels: {
       env: 'prod',
       foo: 'bar',
@@ -1727,6 +1728,7 @@ export const events = [
     cluster_name: 'im-a-cluster-name',
     code: 'TDP01I',
     desktop_addr: '100.104.52.89:3389',
+    desktop_name: 'desktop-name',
     desktop_labels: {
       env: 'prod',
       foo: 'bar',
@@ -1745,6 +1747,7 @@ export const events = [
     cluster_name: 'im-a-cluster-name',
     code: 'TDP00W',
     desktop_addr: '100.104.52.89:3389',
+    desktop_name: 'desktop-name',
     desktop_labels: {
       env: 'prod',
       foo: 'bar',
diff --git a/web/packages/teleport/src/services/audit/makeEvent.ts b/web/packages/teleport/src/services/audit/makeEvent.ts
index e0a240b5034c5..ed33494501788 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleport/src/services/audit/makeEvent.ts
+++ b/web/packages/teleport/src/services/audit/makeEvent.ts
@@ -1082,8 +1082,8 @@ export const formatters: Formatters = {
   [eventCodes.DESKTOP_SESSION_STARTED]: {
     type: 'windows.desktop.session.start',
     desc: 'Windows Desktop Session Started',
-    format: ({ user, windows_domain, desktop_addr, windows_user }) => {
-      let message = `User [${user}] has connected to Windows desktop [${windows_user}@${desktop_addr}]`;
+    format: ({ user, windows_domain, desktop_name, windows_user }) => {
+      let message = `User [${user}] has connected to Windows desktop [${windows_user}@${desktop_name}]`;
       if (windows_domain) {
         message += ` on [${windows_domain}]`;
       }
@@ -1093,8 +1093,8 @@ export const formatters: Formatters = {
   [eventCodes.DESKTOP_SESSION_STARTED_FAILED]: {
     type: 'windows.desktop.session.start',
     desc: 'Windows Desktop Session Denied',
-    format: ({ user, windows_domain, desktop_addr, windows_user }) => {
-      let message = `User [${user}] was denied access to Windows desktop [${windows_user}@${desktop_addr}]`;
+    format: ({ user, windows_domain, desktop_name, windows_user }) => {
+      let message = `User [${user}] was denied access to Windows desktop [${windows_user}@${desktop_name}]`;
       if (windows_domain) {
         message += ` on [${windows_domain}]`;
       }
@@ -1104,8 +1104,8 @@ export const formatters: Formatters = {
   [eventCodes.DESKTOP_SESSION_ENDED]: {
     type: 'windows.desktop.session.end',
     desc: 'Windows Desktop Session Ended',
-    format: ({ user, windows_domain, desktop_addr, windows_user }) => {
-      let desktopMessage = `[${windows_user}@${desktop_addr}]`;
+    format: ({ user, windows_domain, desktop_name, windows_user }) => {
+      let desktopMessage = `[${windows_user}@${desktop_name}]`;
       if (windows_domain) {
         desktopMessage += ` on [${windows_domain}]`;
       }
diff --git a/web/packages/teleport/src/services/audit/types.ts b/web/packages/teleport/src/services/audit/types.ts
index eb6c8be02b15b..ea738a1655d01 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleport/src/services/audit/types.ts
+++ b/web/packages/teleport/src/services/audit/types.ts
@@ -954,6 +954,7 @@ export type RawEvents = {
     typeof eventCodes.DESKTOP_SESSION_STARTED,
     {
       desktop_addr: string;
+      desktop_name: string;
       windows_user: string;
       windows_domain: string;
     }
@@ -962,6 +963,7 @@ export type RawEvents = {
     typeof eventCodes.DESKTOP_SESSION_STARTED_FAILED,
     {
       desktop_addr: string;
+      desktop_name: string;
       windows_user: string;
       windows_domain: string;
     }
@@ -970,6 +972,7 @@ export type RawEvents = {
     typeof eventCodes.DESKTOP_SESSION_ENDED,
     {
       desktop_addr: string;
+      desktop_name: string;
       windows_user: string;
       windows_domain: string;
     }