diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.js b/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.js
index ecaac4ac371..9ba988e2599 100755
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.js
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.js
@@ -118,3 +118,18 @@ cur_frm.cscript.calculate_total_days = function(doc, dt, dn) {
 }
 
 cur_frm.fields_dict.employee.get_query = erpnext.queries.employee;
+
+frappe.ui.form.on("Leave Application", "leave_approver", function(frm) {
+	frappe.call({
+		"method": "frappe.client.get",
+		args: {
+			doctype: "User",
+			name: frm.doc.leave_approver
+		},
+		callback: function (data) {
+			frappe.model.set_value(frm.doctype, frm.docname, "leave_approver_name",
+				data.message.first_name
+				+ (data.message.last_name ? (" " + data.message.last_name) : ""))
+		}
+	})
+})
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.json b/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.json
index 9e2ad53c795..8beed8b0285 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.json
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.json
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
    "options": "User", 
    "permlevel": 0
   }, 
+  {
+   "fieldname": "leave_approver_name", 
+   "fieldtype": "Read Only", 
+   "label": "Leave Approver Name", 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": ""
+  }, 
   {
    "fieldname": "leave_type", 
    "fieldtype": "Link", 
@@ -184,7 +191,7 @@
  "idx": 1, 
  "is_submittable": 1, 
  "max_attachments": 3, 
- "modified": "2014-09-09 05:35:31.531651", 
+ "modified": "2014-12-09 16:33:29.626849", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "HR", 
  "name": "Leave Application",