diff --git a/.github/config-schema.json b/.github/config-schema.json
index bb5fdd858..9f30f307b 100644
--- a/.github/config-schema.json
+++ b/.github/config-schema.json
@@ -1784,6 +1784,7 @@
     },
     "username": {
       "default": {
+        "aliases": {},
         "detect_env_vars": [],
         "disabled": false,
         "format": "[$user]($style) in ",
@@ -6129,6 +6130,13 @@
         "disabled": {
           "default": false,
           "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "aliases": {
+          "default": {},
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false
diff --git a/docs/config/README.md b/docs/config/README.md
index 794190b71..dcec83815 100644
--- a/docs/config/README.md
+++ b/docs/config/README.md
@@ -4505,6 +4505,7 @@ these variables, one workaround is to set one of them with a dummy value.
 | `format`          | `'[$user]($style) in '` | The format for the module.                                |
 | `show_always`     | `false`                 | Always shows the `username` module.                       |
 | `disabled`        | `false`                 | Disables the `username` module.                           |
+| `aliases`         | `{}`                    | Translate system usernames to something else              |
 
 ### Variables
 
@@ -4526,6 +4527,7 @@ style_root = 'black bold'
 format = 'user: [$user]($style) '
 disabled = false
 show_always = true
+aliases = { "corpuser034g" = "matchai" }
 ```
 
 #### Hide the hostname in remote tmux sessions
diff --git a/src/configs/username.rs b/src/configs/username.rs
index 807dad51b..1a333c1eb 100644
--- a/src/configs/username.rs
+++ b/src/configs/username.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ pub struct UsernameConfig<'a> {
     pub style_user: &'a str,
     pub show_always: bool,
     pub disabled: bool,
+    pub aliases: IndexMap<String, &'a str>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> Default for UsernameConfig<'a> {
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ impl<'a> Default for UsernameConfig<'a> {
             style_user: "yellow bold",
             show_always: false,
             disabled: false,
+            aliases: IndexMap::new(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/username.rs b/src/modules/username.rs
index 038bbd757..714eec07e 100644
--- a/src/modules/username.rs
+++ b/src/modules/username.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ pub fn module<'a>(context: &'a Context) -> Option<Module<'a>> {
         return None; // [A]
     }
 
+    if let Some(&alias) = config.aliases.get(&username) {
+        username = alias.to_string();
+    }
+
     let parsed = StringFormatter::new(config.format).and_then(|formatter| {
         formatter
             .map_style(|variable| match variable {
@@ -323,4 +327,40 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(expected, actual.as_deref());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_alias() {
+        let actual = ModuleRenderer::new("username")
+            .env(super::USERNAME_ENV_VAR, "astronaut")
+            .config(toml::toml! {
+                [username]
+                show_always = true
+                aliases = { "astronaut" = "skywalker" }
+
+                style_root = ""
+                style_user = ""
+            })
+            .collect();
+        let expected = Some("skywalker in ");
+
+        assert_eq!(expected, actual.as_deref());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_alias_emoji() {
+        let actual = ModuleRenderer::new("username")
+            .env(super::USERNAME_ENV_VAR, "kaas")
+            .config(toml::toml! {
+                [username]
+                show_always = true
+                aliases = { "a" = "b", "kaas" = "🧀" }
+
+                style_root = ""
+                style_user = ""
+            })
+            .collect();
+        let expected = Some("🧀 in ");
+
+        assert_eq!(expected, actual.as_deref());
+    }
 }