diff --git a/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_irc/irc_mirror_backend.py b/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_irc/irc_mirror_backend.py
index e78104f..afb4fc2 100644
--- a/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_irc/irc_mirror_backend.py
+++ b/zulip/integrations/bridge_with_irc/irc_mirror_backend.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class IRCBot(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):
                 in_the_specified_stream = msg["display_recipient"] == self.stream
                 at_the_specified_subject = msg["subject"].casefold() == self.topic.casefold()
                 if in_the_specified_stream and at_the_specified_subject:
+                    msg["content"] = ("@**%s**: " % msg["sender_full_name"]) + msg["content"]
                     send = lambda x: c.privmsg(self.channel, x)
                 else:
                     return