diff --git a/src/documents/serialisers.py b/src/documents/serialisers.py
index 0a10b47fe..6c28f720b 100644
--- a/src/documents/serialisers.py
+++ b/src/documents/serialisers.py
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ class DocumentSerializer(OwnedObjectSerializer, DynamicFieldsModelSerializer):
     )
 
     def get_original_file_name(self, obj):
-        return obj.get_public_filename()
+        return obj.original_filename
 
     def get_archived_file_name(self, obj):
         if obj.has_archive_version:
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api.py
index 2e8e96207..6f0fc0bbc 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api.py
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ class TestDocumentApi(DirectoriesMixin, DocumentConsumeDelayMixin, APITestCase):
             content="things i paid for in september",
             pk=3,
             checksum="C",
+            original_filename="someepdf.pdf",
         )
         with AsyncWriter(index.open_index()) as writer:
             # Note to future self: there is a reason we dont use a model signal handler to update the index: some operations edit many documents at once
@@ -598,6 +599,7 @@ class TestDocumentApi(DirectoriesMixin, DocumentConsumeDelayMixin, APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.data["count"], 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
         self.assertCountEqual(response.data["all"], [d3.id])
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]["original_file_name"], "someepdf.pdf")
 
         response = self.client.get("/api/documents/?query=statement")
         results = response.data["results"]