diff --git a/settings/ajax/changedisplayname.php b/settings/ajax/changedisplayname.php
index 82ca18c370..f80ecb7a0c 100644
--- a/settings/ajax/changedisplayname.php
+++ b/settings/ajax/changedisplayname.php
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ OC_JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 $username = isset($_POST["username"]) ? $_POST["username"] : OC_User::getUser();
 $displayName = $_POST["displayName"];
 
+$userstatus = null;
+if(OC_User::isAdminUser(OC_User::getUser())) {
+	$userstatus = 'admin';
+}
+if(OC_SubAdmin::isUserAccessible(OC_User::getUser(), $username)) {
+	$userstatus = 'subadmin';
+}
+
+if(is_null($userstatus)) {
+	OC_JSON::error( array( "data" => array( "message" => "Authentication error" )));
+	exit();
+}
+
 // Return Success story
 if( OC_User::setDisplayName( $username, $displayName )) {
 	OC_JSON::success(array("data" => array( "username" => $username )));