diff --git a/api/fields/snippet_fields.py b/api/fields/snippet_fields.py
index 4327fb2a73e..ec0821fc85a 100644
--- a/api/fields/snippet_fields.py
+++ b/api/fields/snippet_fields.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ snippet_list_fields = {
     "icon_info": fields.Raw,
     "tags": fields.List(fields.Nested(tag_fields)),
     "created_by": fields.String,
+    "author_name": fields.String,
     "created_at": TimestampField,
     "updated_by": fields.String,
     "updated_at": TimestampField,
diff --git a/api/models/snippet.py b/api/models/snippet.py
index beb88ab2247..b6fbc4ed824 100644
--- a/api/models/snippet.py
+++ b/api/models/snippet.py
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ class CustomizedSnippet(Base):
             return db.session.get(Account, self.created_by)
         return None
 
+    @property
+    def author_name(self) -> str | None:
+        """Get the creator account name."""
+        account = self.created_by_account
+        return account.name if account else None
+
     @property
     def updated_by_account(self) -> Account | None:
         """Get the account that last updated this snippet."""
diff --git a/api/tests/unit_tests/fields/test_snippet_fields.py b/api/tests/unit_tests/fields/test_snippet_fields.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad8ee6e8f0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/unit_tests/fields/test_snippet_fields.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+from flask_restx import marshal
+
+from fields.snippet_fields import snippet_list_fields
+
+
+def test_snippet_list_fields_include_author_name() -> None:
+    snippet = SimpleNamespace(
+        id="snippet-1",
+        name="Snippet",
+        description="Reusable node",
+        type="node",
+        version=1,
+        use_count=0,
+        is_published=False,
+        icon_info=None,
+        tags=[],
+        created_by="account-1",
+        author_name="Alice",
+        created_at=None,
+        updated_by="account-1",
+        updated_at=None,
+    )
+
+    result = marshal(snippet, snippet_list_fields)
+
+    assert result["author_name"] == "Alice"