diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/GenericFunctions.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/GenericFunctions.ts
index 778f6ea2f6f..d76dd48d28e 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/GenericFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/GenericFunctions.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ export async function encodeEmail(email: IEmail) {
 	let mailBody: Buffer;
 
 	const mailOptions = {
+		from: email.from,
 		to: email.to,
 		cc: email.cc,
 		bcc: email.bcc,
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/Gmail.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/Gmail.node.ts
index 1107630f052..5b72a2c80e4 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/Gmail.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/Gmail.node.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import {
 } from 'lodash';
 
 export interface IEmail {
+	from?: string;
 	to?: string;
 	cc?: string;
 	bcc?: string;
@@ -355,6 +356,7 @@ export class Gmail implements INodeType {
 						}
 
 						const email: IEmail = {
+							from: additionalFields.senderName as string || '',
 							to: toStr,
 							cc: ccStr,
 							bcc: bccStr,
@@ -455,6 +457,7 @@ export class Gmail implements INodeType {
 						}
 
 						const email: IEmail = {
+							from: additionalFields.senderName as string || '',
 							to: toStr,
 							cc: ccStr,
 							bcc: bccStr,
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/MessageDescription.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/MessageDescription.ts
index a8605809510..a257985509f 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/MessageDescription.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Google/Gmail/MessageDescription.ts
@@ -277,6 +277,16 @@ export const messageFields = [
 				placeholder: 'info@example.com',
 				default: [],
 			},
+			{
+				displayName: 'Sender Name',
+				name: 'senderName',
+				type: 'string',
+				placeholder: 'Name <test@gmail.com>',
+				default: '',
+				description: `The name displayed in your contacts inboxes.</br>
+				It has to be in the format: "Display-Name &#60;name@gmail.com&#62;".</br>
+				The email address has to match the email address of the logged in user for the API`,
+			},
 		],
 	},
 	{