diff --git a/src/shared/components/Settings/Profile/BasicInfo/index.jsx b/src/shared/components/Settings/Profile/BasicInfo/index.jsx
index aa7e8c9711..9e96db632c 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/Settings/Profile/BasicInfo/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/Settings/Profile/BasicInfo/index.jsx
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ export default class BasicInfo extends ConsentComponent {
       case 'streetAddr2':
         newBasicInfo.addresses[0][e.target.name] = e.target.value;
         break;
+      case 'firstName':
+      case 'lastName':
+        newBasicInfo[e.target.name] = e.target.value.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9,.]/g, '');
+        break;
       default:
         newBasicInfo[e.target.name] = e.target.value;
     }