diff --git a/message/templates/message_drawer_contacts_list.mustache b/message/templates/message_drawer_contacts_list.mustache
index 37f7fc94fa1..bb395da922f 100644
--- a/message/templates/message_drawer_contacts_list.mustache
+++ b/message/templates/message_drawer_contacts_list.mustache
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         {{#showonlinestatus}}
             <span class="contact-status {{#isonline}}online{{/isonline}}"></span>
         {{/showonlinestatus}}
-        <h6 class="ml-2" data-region="searchable">{{fullname}}</h6>
+        <h6 class="ml-2 font-weight-bold" data-region="searchable">{{fullname}}</h6>
         <div
             class="ml-auto align-self-end {{^isblocked}}hidden{{/isblocked}}"
             data-region="block-icon-container"
diff --git a/message/templates/message_drawer_non_contacts_list.mustache b/message/templates/message_drawer_non_contacts_list.mustache
index 19852d9ad5f..9da07787437 100644
--- a/message/templates/message_drawer_non_contacts_list.mustache
+++ b/message/templates/message_drawer_non_contacts_list.mustache
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
             aria-hidden="true"
             style="height: 38px"
         >
-        <h6 class="ml-2" data-region="searchable">{{fullname}}</h6>
+        <h6 class="ml-2 font-weight-bold" data-region="searchable">{{fullname}}</h6>
         {{#isblocked}}
             <div class="ml-auto align-self-end">
                 {{#pix}} t/block, core, {{#str}} contactblocked, message {{/str}} {{/pix}}
diff --git a/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/bs4-compat.less b/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/bs4-compat.less
index 2936d935195..d34c15c6fbe 100644
--- a/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/bs4-compat.less
+++ b/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/bs4-compat.less
@@ -647,3 +647,7 @@
         display: none;
     }
 }
+
+.font-weight-bold {
+    font-weight: 700 !important;
+}
diff --git a/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css b/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css
index c3946701088..cd4f59e0b41 100644
--- a/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css
@@ -22392,3 +22392,6 @@ ul.indented-list {
 .dir-ltr .dir-ltr-hide {
   display: none;
 }
+.font-weight-bold {
+  font-weight: 700 !important;
+}