diff --git a/app/components/channel_drawer/channel_drawer.js b/app/components/channel_drawer/channel_drawer.js
index 9c254c69d..7d5a890cb 100644
--- a/app/components/channel_drawer/channel_drawer.js
+++ b/app/components/channel_drawer/channel_drawer.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import ChannelsList from './channels_list';
 import DrawerSwiper from './drawer_swipper';
 import TeamsList from './teams_list';
 
-import {General} from 'mattermost-redux/constants';
+import {General, WebsocketEvents} from 'mattermost-redux/constants';
 import EventEmitter from 'mattermost-redux/utils/event_emitter';
 
 const DRAWER_INITIAL_OFFSET = 40;
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export default class ChannelDrawer extends PureComponent {
     componentDidMount() {
         EventEmitter.on('open_channel_drawer', this.openChannelDrawer);
         EventEmitter.on('close_channel_drawer', this.closeChannelDrawer);
+        EventEmitter.on(WebsocketEvents.CHANNEL_UPDATED, this.handleUpdateTitle);
         BackHandler.addEventListener('hardwareBackPress', this.handleAndroidBack);
     }
 
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ export default class ChannelDrawer extends PureComponent {
     componentWillUnmount() {
         EventEmitter.off('open_channel_drawer', this.openChannelDrawer);
         EventEmitter.off('close_channel_drawer', this.closeChannelDrawer);
+        EventEmitter.off(WebsocketEvents.CHANNEL_UPDATED, this.handleUpdateTitle);
         BackHandler.removeEventListener('hardwareBackPress', this.handleAndroidBack);
     }
 
@@ -151,6 +153,14 @@ export default class ChannelDrawer extends PureComponent {
         };
     };
 
+    handleUpdateTitle = (channel) => {
+        let channelName = '';
+        if (channel.display_name) {
+            channelName = channel.display_name;
+        }
+        this.props.actions.setChannelDisplayName(channelName);
+    };
+
     openChannelDrawer = () => {
         this.props.blurPostTextBox();
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2b0686dda..55ca80ee0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3878,7 +3878,7 @@ makeerror@1.0.x:
 
 mattermost-redux@mattermost/mattermost-redux#master:
   version "0.0.1"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/mattermost/mattermost-redux/tar.gz/c6115b3cfa934ed97a60a10727fa487df39a4043"
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/mattermost/mattermost-redux/tar.gz/850e7df06cd7dcae7e592f78ca7bbdd6ab2ec56a"
   dependencies:
     deep-equal "1.0.1"
     harmony-reflect "1.5.1"