diff --git a/C4/SIP/ILS/Patron.pm b/C4/SIP/ILS/Patron.pm
index 64ef4f6817..391926b06c 100644
--- a/C4/SIP/ILS/Patron.pm
+++ b/C4/SIP/ILS/Patron.pm
@@ -191,6 +191,26 @@ sub AUTOLOAD {
     }
 }
 
+sub name {
+    my ( $self, $template ) = @_;
+
+    if ($template) {
+        require Template;
+        require Koha::Patrons;
+
+        my $tt = Template->new();
+
+        my $patron = Koha::Patrons->find( $self->{borrowernumber} );
+
+        my $output;
+        $tt->process( \$template, { patron => $patron }, \$output );
+        return $output;
+    }
+    else {
+        return $self->{name};
+    }
+}
+
 sub check_password {
     my ( $self, $pwd ) = @_;
 
diff --git a/C4/SIP/Sip/MsgType.pm b/C4/SIP/Sip/MsgType.pm
index f3815cf92b..dded51e22c 100644
--- a/C4/SIP/Sip/MsgType.pm
+++ b/C4/SIP/Sip/MsgType.pm
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ sub build_patron_status {
 
         $resp .= patron_status_string($patron);
         $resp .= $lang . timestamp();
-        $resp .= add_field( FID_PERSONAL_NAME, $patron->name );
+        $resp .= add_field( FID_PERSONAL_NAME, $patron->name( $server->{account}->{ae_field_template} ) );
 
         # while the patron ID we got from the SC is valid, let's
         # use the one returned from the ILS, just in case...
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ sub handle_patron_info {
         # while the patron ID we got from the SC is valid, let's
         # use the one returned from the ILS, just in case...
         $resp .= add_field( FID_PATRON_ID,     $patron->id );
-        $resp .= add_field( FID_PERSONAL_NAME, $patron->name );
+        $resp .= add_field( FID_PERSONAL_NAME, $patron->name( $server->{account}->{ae_field_template} ) );
 
         # TODO: add code for the fields
         #   hold items limit
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ sub handle_patron_enable {
         $resp .= $patron->language . timestamp();
 
         $resp .= add_field( FID_PATRON_ID,     $patron->id );
-        $resp .= add_field( FID_PERSONAL_NAME, $patron->name );
+        $resp .= add_field( FID_PERSONAL_NAME, $patron->name( $server->{account}->{ae_field_template} ) );
         if ( defined($patron_pwd) ) {
             $resp .= add_field( FID_VALID_PATRON_PWD, sipbool( $patron->check_password($patron_pwd) ) );
         }
diff --git a/etc/SIPconfig.xml b/etc/SIPconfig.xml
index 80f667e30f..f51f0938b5 100644
--- a/etc/SIPconfig.xml
+++ b/etc/SIPconfig.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
       <login id="lpl-sc-beacock" password="xyzzy"
              delimiter="|" error-detect="enabled" institution="LPL"
              send_patron_home_library_in_af="1"
+             ae_field_template="[% patron.surname %][% IF patron.firstname %], [% patron.firstname %][% END %]"
              da_field_template="[% patron.surname %][% IF patron.firstname %], [% patron.firstname %][% END %]"
              av_field_template="[% accountline.description %] [% accountline.amountoutstanding | format('%.2f') %]" >
           <screen_msg_regex find="Greetings from Koha." replace="Welcome to your library!" />