diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 2eb1f44c9a..992a2f29ce 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -374,6 +374,15 @@ void config_set_defaults()
 			else if (strcmp(property->property_name, "temperature_format") == 0){
 				destValue->value_uint8 = platform_get_locale_temperature_format();
 			}
+			else if (strcmp(property->property_name, "player_name") == 0) {
+				utf8* username = platform_get_username();
+
+				if (username) {
+					destValue->value_string = _strdup(username);
+				} else {
+					destValue->value_string = _strdup(language_get_string(STR_PLAYER_DEFAULT_NAME));
+				}				
+			}
 			else {
 				// Use static default
 				if (property->type == CONFIG_VALUE_TYPE_STRING) {
diff --git a/src/localisation/string_ids.h b/src/localisation/string_ids.h
index 893142ad15..9cce3826d0 100644
--- a/src/localisation/string_ids.h
+++ b/src/localisation/string_ids.h
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ enum {
 	STR_WATER_RIDES_TIP = 1227,
 	STR_SHOPS_STALLS_TIP = 1228,
 
+	STR_PLAYER_DEFAULT_NAME = 1315,
 	STR_X_PLAYER = 1317,
 	STR_X_PLAYERS = 1318,
 
diff --git a/src/platform/platform.h b/src/platform/platform.h
index 24717e007b..2f69731ca2 100644
--- a/src/platform/platform.h
+++ b/src/platform/platform.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ void platform_resolve_user_data_path();
 void platform_resolve_openrct_data_path();
 void platform_get_openrct_data_path(utf8 *outPath);
 void platform_get_user_directory(utf8 *outPath, const utf8 *subDirectory);
+utf8* platform_get_username();
 void platform_show_messagebox(utf8 *message);
 int platform_open_common_file_dialog(int type, utf8 *title, utf8 *filename, utf8 *filterPattern, utf8 *filterName);
 utf8 *platform_open_directory_browser(utf8 *title);
diff --git a/src/platform/posix.c b/src/platform/posix.c
index 04cb3e89b4..850ad1df5a 100644
--- a/src/platform/posix.c
+++ b/src/platform/posix.c
@@ -876,4 +876,14 @@ datetime64 platform_get_datetime_now_utc()
 	return utcNow;
 }
 
+utf8* platform_get_username() {
+	struct passwd* pw = getpwuid(getuid());
+
+	if (pw) {
+		return pw->pw_name;
+	} else {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/platform/windows.c b/src/platform/windows.c
index 8f0be894b3..31c8fc7fd5 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows.c
+++ b/src/platform/windows.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__
 
 #include <windows.h>
+#include <lmcons.h>
 #include <psapi.h>
 #include <shlobj.h>
 #include <SDL_syswm.h>
@@ -975,4 +976,15 @@ datetime64 platform_get_datetime_now_utc()
 	return utcNow;
 }
 
+utf8* platform_get_username() {
+	static char username[UNLEN + 1];
+
+	DWORD usernameLength = UNLEN + 1;
+	if (!GetUserName(username, &usernameLength)) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return username;
+}
+
 #endif