diff --git a/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestPreview.js b/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestPreview.js
index ce1c248962aa..7391b8ccd933 100644
--- a/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestPreview.js
+++ b/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestPreview.js
@@ -170,8 +170,7 @@ function MoneyRequestPreview(props) {
     const isDeleted = lodashGet(props.action, 'pendingAction', null) === CONST.RED_BRICK_ROAD_PENDING_ACTION.DELETE;
 
     // Show the merchant for IOUs and expenses only if they are custom or not related to scanning smartscan
-    const shouldShowMerchant =
-        !_.isEmpty(requestMerchant) && !props.isBillSplit && requestMerchant !== CONST.TRANSACTION.PARTIAL_TRANSACTION_MERCHANT && requestMerchant !== CONST.TRANSACTION.DEFAULT_MERCHANT;
+    const shouldShowMerchant = !_.isEmpty(requestMerchant) && requestMerchant !== CONST.TRANSACTION.PARTIAL_TRANSACTION_MERCHANT && requestMerchant !== CONST.TRANSACTION.DEFAULT_MERCHANT;
     const shouldShowDescription = !_.isEmpty(description) && !shouldShowMerchant && !isScanning;
 
     const receiptImages = hasReceipt ? [ReceiptUtils.getThumbnailAndImageURIs(props.transaction)] : [];
@@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ function MoneyRequestPreview(props) {
                                     </View>
                                 )}
                             </View>
-                            {shouldShowMerchant && (
+                            {shouldShowMerchant && !props.isBillSplit && (
                                 <View style={[styles.flexRow]}>
                                     <Text style={[styles.textLabelSupporting, styles.mb1, styles.lh20, styles.breakWord]}>
                                         {hasPendingWaypoints ? requestMerchant.replace(CONST.REGEX.FIRST_SPACE, props.translate('common.tbd')) : requestMerchant}
@@ -336,7 +335,9 @@ function MoneyRequestPreview(props) {
                                     {!isCurrentUserManager && props.shouldShowPendingConversionMessage && (
                                         <Text style={[styles.textLabel, styles.colorMuted]}>{props.translate('iou.pendingConversionMessage')}</Text>
                                     )}
-                                    {shouldShowDescription && <Text style={[styles.colorMuted]}>{description}</Text>}
+                                    {(shouldShowDescription || (shouldShowMerchant && props.isBillSplit)) && (
+                                        <Text style={[styles.colorMuted]}>{shouldShowDescription ? description : requestMerchant}</Text>
+                                    )}
                                 </View>
                                 {props.isBillSplit && !_.isEmpty(participantAccountIDs) && requestAmount > 0 && (
                                     <Text style={[styles.textLabel, styles.colorMuted, styles.ml1, styles.amountSplitPadding]}>
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/IOU.js b/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
index d9de984ad12c..1d66ee0c96c8 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
@@ -882,10 +882,11 @@ function requestMoney(
  * @param {String} category
  * @param {String} tag
  * @param {String} existingSplitChatReportID - the report ID where the split bill happens, could be a group chat or a workspace chat
+ * @param {String} merchant
  *
  * @return {Object}
  */
-function createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAccountID, amount, comment, currency, category, tag, existingSplitChatReportID = '') {
+function createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAccountID, amount, comment, currency, category, tag, existingSplitChatReportID = '', merchant) {
     const currentUserEmailForIOUSplit = OptionsListUtils.addSMSDomainIfPhoneNumber(currentUserLogin);
     const participantAccountIDs = _.map(participants, (participant) => Number(participant.accountID));
     const existingSplitChatReport =
@@ -895,11 +896,6 @@ function createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAcco
     const splitChatReport = existingSplitChatReport || ReportUtils.buildOptimisticChatReport(participantAccountIDs);
     const isOwnPolicyExpenseChat = splitChatReport.isOwnPolicyExpenseChat;
 
-    // ReportID is -2 (aka "deleted") on the group transaction: https://github.com/Expensify/Auth/blob/3fa2698654cd4fbc30f9de38acfca3fbeb7842e4/auth/command/SplitTransaction.cpp#L24-L27
-    const formattedParticipants = isOwnPolicyExpenseChat
-        ? [currentUserLogin, ReportUtils.getReportName(splitChatReport)]
-        : Localize.arrayToString([currentUserLogin, ..._.map(participants, (participant) => participant.login || '')]);
-
     const splitTransaction = TransactionUtils.buildOptimisticTransaction(
         amount,
         currency,
@@ -908,7 +904,7 @@ function createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAcco
         '',
         '',
         '',
-        `${Localize.translateLocal('iou.splitBill')} ${Localize.translateLocal('common.with')} ${formattedParticipants} [${DateUtils.getDBTime().slice(0, 10)}]`,
+        merchant,
         undefined,
         undefined,
         undefined,
@@ -1099,7 +1095,7 @@ function createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAcco
             '',
             CONST.IOU.TYPE.SPLIT,
             splitTransaction.transactionID,
-            undefined,
+            merchant,
             undefined,
             undefined,
             undefined,
@@ -1221,9 +1217,21 @@ function createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAcco
  * @param {String} category
  * @param {String} tag
  * @param {String} existingSplitChatReportID - Either a group DM or a workspace chat
+ * @param {String} merchant
  */
-function splitBill(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAccountID, amount, comment, currency, category, tag, existingSplitChatReportID = '') {
-    const {splitData, splits, onyxData} = createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAccountID, amount, comment, currency, category, tag, existingSplitChatReportID);
+function splitBill(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAccountID, amount, comment, currency, category, tag, existingSplitChatReportID = '', merchant) {
+    const {splitData, splits, onyxData} = createSplitsAndOnyxData(
+        participants,
+        currentUserLogin,
+        currentUserAccountID,
+        amount,
+        comment,
+        currency,
+        category,
+        tag,
+        existingSplitChatReportID,
+        merchant,
+    );
     API.write(
         'SplitBill',
         {
@@ -1233,6 +1241,7 @@ function splitBill(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAccountID, amount,
             currency,
             comment,
             category,
+            merchant,
             tag,
             transactionID: splitData.transactionID,
             reportActionID: splitData.reportActionID,
@@ -1256,9 +1265,10 @@ function splitBill(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAccountID, amount,
  * @param {String} currency
  * @param {String} category
  * @param {String} tag
+ * @param {String} merchant
  */
-function splitBillAndOpenReport(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAccountID, amount, comment, currency, category, tag) {
-    const {splitData, splits, onyxData} = createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAccountID, amount, comment, currency, category, tag);
+function splitBillAndOpenReport(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAccountID, amount, comment, currency, category, tag, merchant) {
+    const {splitData, splits, onyxData} = createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAccountID, amount, comment, currency, category, tag, '', merchant);
     API.write(
         'SplitBillAndOpenReport',
         {
@@ -1268,6 +1278,7 @@ function splitBillAndOpenReport(participants, currentUserLogin, currentUserAccou
             currency,
             comment,
             category,
+            merchant,
             tag,
             transactionID: splitData.transactionID,
             reportActionID: splitData.reportActionID,
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/steps/MoneyRequestConfirmPage.js b/src/pages/iou/steps/MoneyRequestConfirmPage.js
index 44995e6ec3d8..50efdd511481 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/steps/MoneyRequestConfirmPage.js
+++ b/src/pages/iou/steps/MoneyRequestConfirmPage.js
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ function MoneyRequestConfirmPage(props) {
                     props.iou.category,
                     props.iou.tag,
                     reportID,
+                    props.iou.merchant,
                 );
                 return;
             }
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ function MoneyRequestConfirmPage(props) {
                     props.iou.currency,
                     props.iou.category,
                     props.iou.tag,
+                    props.iou.merchant,
                 );
                 return;
             }
@@ -283,6 +285,7 @@ function MoneyRequestConfirmPage(props) {
             receiptFile,
             iouType,
             reportID,
+            props.iou.merchant,
         ],
     );
 
diff --git a/tests/actions/IOUTest.js b/tests/actions/IOUTest.js
index 944ec944648a..18793e88d624 100644
--- a/tests/actions/IOUTest.js
+++ b/tests/actions/IOUTest.js
@@ -1115,9 +1115,7 @@ describe('actions/IOU', () => {
                                     expect(carlosTransaction.merchant).toBe(CONST.TRANSACTION.DEFAULT_MERCHANT);
                                     expect(julesTransaction.merchant).toBe(CONST.TRANSACTION.DEFAULT_MERCHANT);
                                     expect(vitTransaction.merchant).toBe(CONST.TRANSACTION.DEFAULT_MERCHANT);
-                                    expect(groupTransaction.merchant).toBe(
-                                        `Split bill with ${RORY_EMAIL}, ${CARLOS_EMAIL}, ${JULES_EMAIL}, and ${VIT_EMAIL} [${DateUtils.getDBTime().slice(0, 10)}]`,
-                                    );
+                                    expect(groupTransaction.merchant).toBe(CONST.TRANSACTION.DEFAULT_MERCHANT);
 
                                     expect(carlosTransaction.comment.source).toBe(CONST.IOU.TYPE.SPLIT);
                                     expect(julesTransaction.comment.source).toBe(CONST.IOU.TYPE.SPLIT);