diff --git a/src/server/services/wms/qgswmsrenderer.cpp b/src/server/services/wms/qgswmsrenderer.cpp
index d3749453ed66..185df933ad5b 100644
--- a/src/server/services/wms/qgswmsrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/server/services/wms/qgswmsrenderer.cpp
@@ -2810,6 +2810,7 @@ namespace QgsWms
       { "features", json::array() },
     };
     const bool withGeometry = ( QgsServerProjectUtils::wmsFeatureInfoAddWktGeometry( *mProject ) && mWmsParameters.withGeometry() );
+    const bool withDisplayName = mWmsParameters.withDisplayName();
 
     const QDomNodeList layerList = doc.elementsByTagName( QStringLiteral( "Layer" ) );
     for ( int i = 0; i < layerList.size(); ++i )
@@ -2841,6 +2842,7 @@ namespace QgsWms
           continue;
 
         QMap<QgsFeatureId, QString> fidMap;
+        QMap<QgsFeatureId, QString> fidDisplayNameMap;
 
         for ( int j = 0; j < featuresNode.size(); ++j )
         {
@@ -2881,6 +2883,24 @@ namespace QgsWms
               feature.setGeometry( QgsGeometry::fromWkt( wkt ) );
             }
           }
+
+          // Note: this is the feature expression display name, not the field alias
+          if ( withDisplayName )
+          {
+            QString displayName;
+            const QDomNodeList attrs = featureNode.elementsByTagName( "Attribute" );
+            for ( int k = 0; k < attrs.count(); k++ )
+            {
+              const QDomElement elm = attrs.at( k ).toElement();
+              if ( elm.attribute( QStringLiteral( "name" ) ).compare( "displayName" ) == 0 )
+              {
+                displayName = elm.attribute( "value" );
+                break;
+              }
+            }
+            fidDisplayNameMap.insert( feature.id(), displayName );
+          }
+
           features << feature;
 
           // search attributes to export (one time only)
@@ -2892,7 +2912,6 @@ namespace QgsWms
           {
             const QDomElement attributeElement = attributesNode.at( k ).toElement();
             const QString fieldName = attributeElement.attribute( QStringLiteral( "name" ) );
-
             attributes << feature.fieldNameIndex( fieldName );
           }
         }
@@ -2909,7 +2928,12 @@ namespace QgsWms
         for ( const auto &feature : std::as_const( features ) )
         {
           const QString id = QStringLiteral( "%1.%2" ).arg( layerName ).arg( fidMap.value( feature.id() ) );
-          json["features"].push_back( exporter.exportFeatureToJsonObject( feature, QVariantMap(), id ) );
+          QVariantMap extraProperties;
+          if ( withDisplayName )
+          {
+            extraProperties.insert( QStringLiteral( "display_name" ), fidDisplayNameMap.value( feature.id() ) );
+          }
+          json["features"].push_back( exporter.exportFeatureToJsonObject( feature, extraProperties, id ) );
         }
       }
       else // raster layer
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsserver_wms_getfeatureinfo.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsserver_wms_getfeatureinfo.py
index 4b05eb0a6459..d0f7813d11cb 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsserver_wms_getfeatureinfo.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsserver_wms_getfeatureinfo.py
@@ -1496,6 +1496,66 @@ def test_getfeatureinfo_form_config(self):
             self.assertNotIn("name_xyz", body)
             self.assertIn("id_xyz", body)
 
+    def test_getfeatureinfo_display_name(self):
+        """Test issue GH #59353"""
+
+        # create a memory layer with points
+        fields = QgsFields()
+        fields.append(QgsField("id_xyz", QVariant.Int))
+        fields.append(QgsField("name_xyz", QVariant.String))
+        layer = QgsMemoryProviderUtils.createMemoryLayer(
+            "points",
+            fields,
+            QgsWkbTypes.Point,
+            QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem("EPSG:4326"),
+        )
+        layer.setDisplayExpression("name_xyz || ' (' || id_xyz || ')'")
+
+        provider = layer.dataProvider()
+        self.assertTrue(layer.isValid())
+
+        # add some features
+        f = QgsFeature(fields)
+        f.setAttribute("id_xyz", 1)
+        f.setAttribute("name_xyz", "point1")
+        f.setGeometry(QgsGeometry.fromPointXY(QgsPointXY(0, 0)))
+        provider.addFeature(f)
+
+        f = QgsFeature(fields)
+        f.setAttribute("id_xyz", 2)
+        f.setAttribute("name_xyz", "point2")
+        f.setGeometry(QgsGeometry.fromPointXY(QgsPointXY(1, 1)))
+        provider.addFeature(f)
+
+        f = QgsFeature(fields)
+        f.setAttribute("id_xyz", 3)
+        f.setAttribute("name_xyz", "point3")
+        f.setGeometry(QgsGeometry.fromPointXY(QgsPointXY(-1, -1)))
+        provider.addFeature(f)
+
+        project = QgsProject()
+        project.addMapLayer(layer)
+
+        # set up the WMS server
+        server = QgsServer()
+        request = QgsServerRequest()
+        w = 10
+        w2 = int(w / 2)
+
+        # Note: not implemented for , 'application/vnd.ogc.gml'
+        for info_format in ["text/plain", "application/json", "text/xml"]:
+
+            request.setUrl(
+                QUrl(
+                    f"?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetFeatureInfo&LAYERS=points&QUERY_LAYERS=points&INFO_FORMAT={info_format}&FEATURE_COUNT=1&WIDTH={w}&HEIGHT={w}&CRS=EPSG:4326&STYLES=&WITH_DISPLAY_NAME=true&BBOX=-1,-1,1,1&X={w2}&Y={w2}&VERSION=1.3.0"
+                )
+            )
+            response = QgsBufferServerResponse()
+
+            server.handleRequest(request, response, project)
+            body = response.body().data().decode("utf8").replace("\n", " ")
+            self.assertIn("point1 (1)", body)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()