diff --git a/src/components/verification/VerificationCreatePrompt.tsx b/src/components/verification/VerificationCreatePrompt.tsx
index 39ac6dbf61..66aca750c0 100644
--- a/src/components/verification/VerificationCreatePrompt.tsx
+++ b/src/components/verification/VerificationCreatePrompt.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {useCallback} from 'react'
 import {View} from 'react-native'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
+import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
 import {useVerificationCreateMutation} from '#/state/queries/verification/useVerificationCreateMutation'
 import * as Toast from '#/view/com/util/Toast'
 import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
+import {Admonition} from '#/components/Admonition'
 import {type DialogControlProps} from '#/components/Dialog'
+import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
 import {VerifiedCheck} from '#/components/icons/VerifiedCheck'
 import * as ProfileCard from '#/components/ProfileCard'
 import * as Prompt from '#/components/Prompt'
@@ -47,24 +49,37 @@ export function VerificationCreatePrompt({
       <Prompt.DescriptionText>
         {_(msg`This action can be undone at any time.`)}
       </Prompt.DescriptionText>
-      <View style={[a.pb_xl]}>
-        {moderationOpts ? (
-          <ProfileCard.Header>
-            <ProfileCard.Avatar
-              profile={profile}
-              moderationOpts={moderationOpts}
-            />
-            <ProfileCard.NameAndHandle
-              profile={profile}
-              moderationOpts={moderationOpts}
-            />
-          </ProfileCard.Header>
-        ) : null}
+
+      {moderationOpts ? (
+        <ProfileCard.Header>
+          <ProfileCard.Avatar
+            profile={profile}
+            moderationOpts={moderationOpts}
+          />
+          <ProfileCard.NameAndHandle
+            profile={profile}
+            moderationOpts={moderationOpts}
+          />
+        </ProfileCard.Header>
+      ) : null}
+
+      <View style={[a.pt_xl]}>
+        {profile.displayName ? (
+          <Prompt.Actions>
+            <Prompt.Action cta={_(msg`Verify account`)} onPress={onConfirm} />
+            <Prompt.Cancel />
+          </Prompt.Actions>
+        ) : (
+          <Admonition type="warning">
+            <Trans>
+              This user does not have a display name, and therefore cannot be
+              verified.
+            </Trans>
+          </Admonition>
+        )}
       </View>
-      <Prompt.Actions>
-        <Prompt.Action cta={_(msg`Verify account`)} onPress={onConfirm} />
-        <Prompt.Cancel />
-      </Prompt.Actions>
+
+      <Dialog.Close />
     </Prompt.Outer>
   )
 }