diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 594eaeba..66afb7e4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #### Improvements
 
 - feat: Add `serialized_data` field on `LogEntry` model. ([#412](https://github.com/jazzband/django-auditlog/pull/412))
+- feat: Display the field name as it would be displayed in Django Admin or use `mapping_field` if available [#428](https://github.com/jazzband/django-auditlog/pull/428)
 
 #### Fixes
 
diff --git a/auditlog/mixins.py b/auditlog/mixins.py
index 2d16e1a0..1936763a 100644
--- a/auditlog/mixins.py
+++ b/auditlog/mixins.py
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 
 from django import urls as urlresolvers
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.exceptions import FieldDoesNotExist
+from django.forms.utils import pretty_name
 from django.urls.exceptions import NoReverseMatch
 from django.utils.html import format_html, format_html_join
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.utils.timezone import localtime
 
 from auditlog.models import LogEntry
+from auditlog.registry import auditlog
 
 MAX = 75
 
@@ -81,7 +84,9 @@ def msg(self, obj):
             msg.append("<table>")
             msg.append(self._format_header("#", "Field", "From", "To"))
             for i, (field, change) in enumerate(sorted(atom_changes.items()), 1):
-                value = [i, field] + (["***", "***"] if field == "password" else change)
+                value = [i, self.field_verbose_name(obj, field)] + (
+                    ["***", "***"] if field == "password" else change
+                )
                 msg.append(self._format_line(*value))
             msg.append("</table>")
 
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ def msg(self, obj):
                     format_html(
                         "<tr><td>{}</td><td>{}</td><td>{}</td><td>{}</td></tr>",
                         i,
-                        field,
+                        self.field_verbose_name(obj, field),
                         change["operation"],
                         change_html,
                     )
@@ -120,3 +125,19 @@ def _format_line(self, *values):
         return format_html(
             "".join(["<tr>", "<td>{}</td>" * len(values), "</tr>"]), *values
         )
+
+    def field_verbose_name(self, obj, field_name: str):
+        model = obj.content_type.model_class()
+        try:
+            model_fields = auditlog.get_model_fields(model._meta.model)
+            mapping_field_name = model_fields["mapping_fields"].get(field_name)
+            if mapping_field_name:
+                return mapping_field_name
+        except KeyError:
+            # Model definition in auditlog was probably removed
+            pass
+        try:
+            field = model._meta.get_field(field_name)
+            return pretty_name(getattr(field, "verbose_name", field_name))
+        except FieldDoesNotExist:
+            return pretty_name(field_name)
diff --git a/auditlog_tests/tests.py b/auditlog_tests/tests.py
index 0cb1e7a8..5751f4f4 100644
--- a/auditlog_tests/tests.py
+++ b/auditlog_tests/tests.py
@@ -1323,8 +1323,8 @@ def test_changes_msg_delete(self):
             (
                 "<table>"
                 "<tr><th>#</th><th>Field</th><th>From</th><th>To</th></tr>"
-                "<tr><td>1</td><td>field one</td><td>value before deletion</td><td>None</td></tr>"
-                "<tr><td>2</td><td>field two</td><td>11</td><td>None</td></tr>"
+                "<tr><td>1</td><td>Field one</td><td>value before deletion</td><td>None</td></tr>"
+                "<tr><td>2</td><td>Field two</td><td>11</td><td>None</td></tr>"
                 "</table>"
             ),
         )
@@ -1346,8 +1346,8 @@ def test_changes_msg_create(self):
             (
                 "<table>"
                 "<tr><th>#</th><th>Field</th><th>From</th><th>To</th></tr>"
-                "<tr><td>1</td><td>field one</td><td>None</td><td>a value</td></tr>"
-                "<tr><td>2</td><td>field two</td><td>None</td><td>11</td></tr>"
+                "<tr><td>1</td><td>Field one</td><td>None</td><td>a value</td></tr>"
+                "<tr><td>2</td><td>Field two</td><td>None</td><td>11</td></tr>"
                 "</table>"
             ),
         )
@@ -1369,9 +1369,9 @@ def test_changes_msg_update(self):
             (
                 "<table>"
                 "<tr><th>#</th><th>Field</th><th>From</th><th>To</th></tr>"
-                "<tr><td>1</td><td>field one</td><td>old value of field one</td>"
+                "<tr><td>1</td><td>Field one</td><td>old value of field one</td>"
                 "<td>new value of field one</td></tr>"
-                "<tr><td>2</td><td>field two</td><td>11</td><td>42</td></tr>"
+                "<tr><td>2</td><td>Field two</td><td>11</td><td>42</td></tr>"
                 "</table>"
             ),
         )
@@ -1394,12 +1394,38 @@ def test_changes_msg_m2m(self):
             (
                 "<table>"
                 "<tr><th>#</th><th>Relationship</th><th>Action</th><th>Objects</th></tr>"
-                "<tr><td>1</td><td>some_m2m_field</td><td>add</td><td>Example User (user 1)"
+                "<tr><td>1</td><td>Some m2m field</td><td>add</td><td>Example User (user 1)"
                 "<br>Illustration (user 42)</td></tr>"
                 "</table>"
             ),
         )
 
+    def test_unregister_after_log(self):
+        log_entry = self._create_log_entry(
+            LogEntry.Action.CREATE,
+            {
+                "field two": [None, 11],
+                "field one": [None, "a value"],
+            },
+        )
+        # Unregister
+        auditlog.unregister(SimpleModel)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.admin.msg_short(log_entry), "2 changes: field two, field one"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.admin.msg(log_entry),
+            (
+                "<table>"
+                "<tr><th>#</th><th>Field</th><th>From</th><th>To</th></tr>"
+                "<tr><td>1</td><td>Field one</td><td>None</td><td>a value</td></tr>"
+                "<tr><td>2</td><td>Field two</td><td>None</td><td>11</td></tr>"
+                "</table>"
+            ),
+        )
+        # Re-register
+        auditlog.register(SimpleModel)
+
 
 class NoDeleteHistoryTest(TestCase):
     def test_delete_related(self):