diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index 0beabb7b0db1f..776627d166f92 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -5268,7 +5268,7 @@ function getReportNameInternal({
     // Not a room or PolicyExpenseChat, generate title from first 5 other participants
     formattedName = buildReportNameFromParticipantNames({report, personalDetails});
 
-    return isArchivedNonExpense ? generateArchivedReportName(formattedName) : formattedName;
+    return isArchivedNonExpense ? generateArchivedReportName(formattedName) : formattedName || (report?.reportName ?? '');
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.ts b/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.ts
index 760ea8005f972..715c7874b9e98 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.ts
@@ -721,6 +721,50 @@ describe('ReportUtils', () => {
                 expect(getReportName(expenseChatReport)).toEqual("Ragnar Lothbrok's expenses");
             });
         });
+
+        describe('Fallback scenarios', () => {
+            test('should fallback to report.reportName when primary name generation returns empty string', () => {
+                const reportWithFallbackName: Report = {
+                    reportID: '3',
+                    reportName: 'Custom Report Name',
+                    ownerAccountID: undefined,
+                    participants: {},
+                    policyID: undefined,
+                    chatType: undefined,
+                };
+
+                const result = getReportName(reportWithFallbackName);
+                expect(result).toBe('Custom Report Name');
+            });
+
+            test('should return empty string when both primary name generation and reportName are empty', () => {
+                const reportWithoutName: Report = {
+                    reportID: '4',
+                    reportName: '',
+                    ownerAccountID: undefined,
+                    participants: {},
+                    policyID: undefined,
+                    chatType: undefined,
+                };
+
+                const result = getReportName(reportWithoutName);
+                expect(result).toBe('');
+            });
+
+            test('should return empty string when reportName is undefined', () => {
+                const reportWithUndefinedName: Report = {
+                    reportID: '5',
+                    reportName: undefined,
+                    ownerAccountID: undefined,
+                    participants: {},
+                    policyID: undefined,
+                    chatType: undefined,
+                };
+
+                const result = getReportName(reportWithUndefinedName);
+                expect(result).toBe('');
+            });
+        });
     });
 
     describe('requiresAttentionFromCurrentUser', () => {