diff --git a/liana-gui/src/main.rs b/liana-gui/src/main.rs
index cfb392ed..c33da20a 100644
--- a/liana-gui/src/main.rs
+++ b/liana-gui/src/main.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ use liana_ui::{component::text, font, image, theme, widget::Element};
 use lianad::commands::ListCoinsResult;
 
 use liana_gui::{
-    app::{self, cache::Cache, settings::WalletSettings, wallet::Wallet, App},
+    app::{
+        self,
+        cache::Cache,
+        settings::{update_settings_file, WalletSettings},
+        wallet::Wallet,
+        App,
+    },
     dir::LianaDirectory,
     export::import_backup_at_launch,
     hw::HardwareWalletConfig,
@@ -428,10 +434,32 @@ pub fn create_app_with_remote_backend(
     remote_backend: BackendWalletClient,
     wallet: api::Wallet,
     coins: ListCoinsResult,
-    datadir: LianaDirectory,
+    liana_dir: LianaDirectory,
     network: bitcoin::Network,
     config: app::Config,
 ) -> (app::App, iced::Task<app::Message>) {
+    // If someone modified the wallet_alias on Liana-Connect,
+    // then the new alias is imported and stored in the settings file.
+    if wallet.metadata.wallet_alias != wallet_settings.alias {
+        let network_directory = liana_dir.network_directory(network);
+        if let Err(e) = tokio::runtime::Handle::current().block_on(async {
+            update_settings_file(&network_directory, |mut settings| {
+                if let Some(w) = settings
+                    .wallets
+                    .iter_mut()
+                    .find(|w| w.wallet_id() == wallet_settings.wallet_id())
+                {
+                    w.alias = wallet.metadata.wallet_alias.clone();
+                    tracing::info!("Wallet alias was changed. Settings updated.");
+                }
+                settings
+            })
+            .await
+        }) {
+            tracing::error!("Failed to update wallet settings with remote alias: {}", e);
+        }
+    }
+
     let hws: Vec<HardwareWalletConfig> = wallet
         .metadata
         .ledger_hmacs
@@ -460,13 +488,14 @@ pub fn create_app_with_remote_backend(
         .into_iter()
         .map(|pk| (pk.fingerprint, pk.into()))
         .collect();
+
     App::new(
         Cache {
             network,
             coins: coins.coins,
             rescan_progress: None,
             sync_progress: 1.0, // Remote backend is always synced
-            datadir_path: datadir.clone(),
+            datadir_path: liana_dir.clone(),
             blockheight: wallet.tip_height.unwrap_or(0),
             // We ignore last poll fields for remote backend.
             last_poll_timestamp: None,
@@ -475,17 +504,17 @@ pub fn create_app_with_remote_backend(
         Arc::new(
             Wallet::new(wallet.descriptor)
                 .with_name(wallet.name)
-                .with_alias(wallet_settings.alias)
+                .with_alias(wallet.metadata.wallet_alias)
                 .with_pinned_at(wallet_settings.pinned_at)
                 .with_key_aliases(aliases)
                 .with_provider_keys(provider_keys)
                 .with_hardware_wallets(hws)
-                .load_hotsigners(&datadir, network)
+                .load_hotsigners(&liana_dir, network)
                 .expect("Datadir should be conform"),
         ),
         config,
         Arc::new(remote_backend),
-        datadir,
+        liana_dir,
         None,
         false,
     )