diff --git a/plugins/010-users/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/plugins/010-users/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 582e9905..6bf70066 100644
--- a/plugins/010-users/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/plugins/010-users/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def update
 		user = User.find params[:id]
 		name = user.name
 		if can_i_edit_details?(user)
-			if(params[:name].strip.length !=0)
+			if(params[:name].strip.length !=0 && (/[^a-zA-Z]+/ =~ params[:name]) == nil)
 				user.name = params[:name]
 				user.save!
 				name = user.name
diff --git a/plugins/010-users/app/views/users/_form.html.slim b/plugins/010-users/app/views/users/_form.html.slim
index 6936ccbf..5a33c64d 100644
--- a/plugins/010-users/app/views/users/_form.html.slim
+++ b/plugins/010-users/app/views/users/_form.html.slim
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
           .controls= f.text_field :login, :size => 16, :maxlength => 20, :class=>'form-control',:placeholder => t('username')
 
         .control-group.form-group
-          .controls= f.text_field :name, :size => 16, :maxlength => 64, :class=>'form-control', :placeholder => t('full_name')
+          .controls= f.text_field :name, :size => 16, :maxlength => 64, :class=>'form-control',:pattern => "[a-zA-Z]+", :placeholder => t('full_name')
 
         .control-group.form-group
           .controls= f.password_field :password, :size => 16, :maxlength => 24, :class=>'form-control',:placeholder => t('password')