diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.test.ts
index 191dea728..70836c3dc 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.test.ts
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ describe("trigger handling", () => {
           From: "discord:123",
           To: "user:123",
           Surface: "discord",
-          SenderName: "steipete",
+          SenderName: "Peter Steinberger",
+          SenderUsername: "steipete",
+          SenderTag: "steipete",
         },
         {},
         cfg,
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply.ts
index b2257b5e9..6f3935b90 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ function isApprovedElevatedSender(params: {
   };
 
   addToken(params.ctx.SenderName);
+  addToken(params.ctx.SenderUsername);
+  addToken(params.ctx.SenderTag);
   addToken(params.ctx.SenderE164);
   addToken(params.ctx.From);
   addToken(stripSenderPrefix(params.ctx.From));
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/templating.ts b/src/auto-reply/templating.ts
index 2215a127b..669b753f8 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/templating.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/templating.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export type MsgContext = {
   GroupSpace?: string;
   GroupMembers?: string;
   SenderName?: string;
+  SenderUsername?: string;
+  SenderTag?: string;
   SenderE164?: string;
   Surface?: string;
   WasMentioned?: boolean;
diff --git a/src/discord/monitor.ts b/src/discord/monitor.ts
index 2912ab651..74b035219 100644
--- a/src/discord/monitor.ts
+++ b/src/discord/monitor.ts
@@ -461,6 +461,8 @@ export async function monitorDiscordProvider(opts: MonitorDiscordOpts = {}) {
           : `channel:${message.channelId}`,
         ChatType: isDirectMessage ? "direct" : "group",
         SenderName: message.member?.displayName ?? message.author.tag,
+        SenderUsername: message.author.username,
+        SenderTag: message.author.tag,
         GroupSubject: groupSubject,
         GroupRoom: groupRoom,
         GroupSpace: isGuildMessage ? guildSlug || undefined : undefined,