diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Accessories/AccessoriesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Accessories/AccessoriesController.php
index bc1ac56fc976..66a914e9a941 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Accessories/AccessoriesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Accessories/AccessoriesController.php
@@ -220,7 +220,10 @@ public function destroy($accessoryId) : RedirectResponse
      */
     public function show(Accessory $accessory) : View | RedirectResponse
     {
-        $accessory = Accessory::withCount('checkouts as checkouts_count')->find($accessory->id);
+        $accessory->loadCount('checkouts as checkouts_count');
+
+        $accessory->load(['adminuser' => fn($query) => $query->withTrashed()]);
+
         $this->authorize('view', $accessory);
         return view('accessories.view', compact('accessory'));
     }
diff --git a/resources/views/accessories/view.blade.php b/resources/views/accessories/view.blade.php
index 137f64fef3ab..9a7a402cb0b6 100644
--- a/resources/views/accessories/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/accessories/view.blade.php
@@ -317,20 +317,18 @@ class="table table-striped snipe-table"
 
           @endif
 
-          <div class="row">
-              <div class="col-md-3" style="padding-bottom: 10px;">
-                  <strong>
-                      {{ trans('general.created_by') }}
-                  </strong>
-              </div>
-              <div class="col-md-9" style="word-wrap: break-word;">
-                  @if ($accessory->adminuser)
-                      {{ $accessory->adminuser->present()->fullName() }}
-                  @else
-                      {{ trans('admin/reports/general.deleted_user') }}
-                  @endif
+          @if ($accessory->adminuser)
+              <div class="row">
+                  <div class="col-md-3" style="padding-bottom: 10px;">
+                      <strong>
+                          {{ trans('general.created_by') }}
+                      </strong>
+                  </div>
+                  <div class="col-md-9" style="word-wrap: break-word;">
+                      <x-full-user-name :user="$accessory->adminuser" />
+                  </div>
               </div>
-          </div>
+          @endif
 
 </div>
 
diff --git a/resources/views/blade/full-user-name.blade.php b/resources/views/blade/full-user-name.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2e072236a7da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/blade/full-user-name.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+@props([
+    'user'
+])
+
+@if($user)
+    @php
+        $fullName = $user->present()->fullName();
+    @endphp
+
+    @can('view', $user)
+        @if(! $user->trashed())
+            {{-- if the user is in database but soft-deleted --}}
+            <a href="{{ route('users.show', $user->id) }}">{{ $fullName }}</a>
+        @else
+            {{-- if the user exists --}}
+            <s><a href="{{ route('users.show', $user->id) }}">{{ $fullName }}</a></s>
+        @endif
+    @else
+        @if(! $user->trashed())
+            {{-- if the user is in database but soft-deleted --}}
+            <span>{{ $fullName }}</span>
+        @else
+            {{-- if the user exists --}}
+            <s><span>{{ $fullName }}</span></s>
+        @endif
+    @endcan
+@endif
diff --git a/tests/Unit/BladeComponents/UserFullNameTest.php b/tests/Unit/BladeComponents/UserFullNameTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bbd74c7fa179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/BladeComponents/UserFullNameTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\BladeComponents;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use Generator;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Assert;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class UserFullNameTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public static function provider(): Generator
+    {
+        yield 'Renders link to user if they exist and the authenticated user can view them' => [
+            function () {
+                return [
+                    'actor' => User::factory()->viewUsers()->create(),
+                    'user' => User::factory()->create(['first_name' => 'Jim', 'last_name' => 'Bagg']),
+                    'assertions' => function ($rendered) {
+                        Assert::assertStringContainsString('<a ', $rendered);
+                        Assert::assertStringContainsString('Jim Bagg', $rendered);
+                    },
+                ];
+            }
+        ];
+
+        yield 'Renders struck-through link to user if they are deleted and the authenticated user can view them' => [
+            function () {
+                return [
+                    'actor' => User::factory()->viewUsers()->create(),
+                    'user' => User::factory()->deleted()->create(['first_name' => 'Jim', 'last_name' => 'Bagg']),
+                    'assertions' => function ($rendered) {
+                        Assert::assertStringContainsString('<s><a ', $rendered);
+                        Assert::assertStringContainsString('Jim Bagg', $rendered);
+                    },
+                ];
+            }
+        ];
+
+        yield 'Renders name without link if the authenticated user cannot view them' => [
+            function () {
+                return [
+                    'actor' => User::factory()->create(),
+                    'user' => User::factory()->create(['first_name' => 'Jim', 'last_name' => 'Bagg']),
+                    'assertions' => function ($rendered) {
+                        Assert::assertStringContainsString('<span>Jim Bagg', $rendered);
+                        Assert::assertStringNotContainsString('<a ', $rendered);
+                    },
+                ];
+            }
+        ];
+
+        yield 'Renders struck-through name without link if the user is deleted and the authenticated user cannot view them' => [
+            function () {
+                return [
+                    'actor' => User::factory()->create(),
+                    'user' => User::factory()->deleted()->create(['first_name' => 'Jim', 'last_name' => 'Bagg']),
+                    'assertions' => function ($rendered) {
+                        Assert::assertStringContainsString('<s><span>Jim Bagg', $rendered);
+                    },
+                ];
+            }
+        ];
+
+        yield 'Renders nothing if the provided user is null' => [
+            function () {
+                return [
+                    'actor' => User::factory()->create(),
+                    'user' => null,
+                    'assertions' => function ($rendered) {
+                        Assert::assertEmpty($rendered);
+                    },
+                ];
+            }
+        ];
+    }
+
+    #[DataProvider('provider')]
+    public function testComponent($provided)
+    {
+        ['actor' => $actor, 'user' => $user, 'assertions' => $assertions] = $provided();
+
+        $this->actingAs($actor);
+
+        $renderedTemplateString = View::make('blade.full-user-name', ['user' => $user])->render();
+
+        $assertions($renderedTemplateString);
+    }
+}