diff --git a/wgengine/netlog/record.go b/wgengine/netlog/record.go
index 45e30fabe..25b6b1148 100644
--- a/wgengine/netlog/record.go
+++ b/wgengine/netlog/record.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"cmp"
 	"net/netip"
 	"slices"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
@@ -169,7 +170,10 @@ func (nu nodeUser) toNode() netlogtype.Node {
 	if !nu.Valid() {
 		return netlogtype.Node{}
 	}
-	n := netlogtype.Node{NodeID: nu.StableID(), Name: nu.Name()}
+	n := netlogtype.Node{
+		NodeID: nu.StableID(),
+		Name:   strings.TrimSuffix(nu.Name(), "."),
+	}
 	var ipv4, ipv6 netip.Addr
 	for _, addr := range nu.Addresses().All() {
 		switch {
diff --git a/wgengine/netlog/record_test.go b/wgengine/netlog/record_test.go
index 7dd840d29..ec0229534 100644
--- a/wgengine/netlog/record_test.go
+++ b/wgengine/netlog/record_test.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestToMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		selfNode: nodeUser{NodeView: (&tailcfg.Node{
 			ID:        123456,
 			StableID:  "n123456CNTL",
-			Name:      "src.tail123456.ts.net",
+			Name:      "src.tail123456.ts.net.",
 			Addresses: []netip.Prefix{prefix("100.1.2.3")},
 			Tags:      []string{"tag:src"},
 		}).View()},
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ func TestToMessage(t *testing.T) {
 			addr("100.1.2.4"): {NodeView: (&tailcfg.Node{
 				ID:        123457,
 				StableID:  "n123457CNTL",
-				Name:      "dst1.tail123456.ts.net",
+				Name:      "dst1.tail123456.ts.net.",
 				Addresses: []netip.Prefix{prefix("100.1.2.4")},
 				Tags:      []string{"tag:dst1"},
 			}).View()},
 			addr("100.1.2.5"): {NodeView: (&tailcfg.Node{
 				ID:        123458,
 				StableID:  "n123458CNTL",
-				Name:      "dst2.tail123456.ts.net",
+				Name:      "dst2.tail123456.ts.net.",
 				Addresses: []netip.Prefix{prefix("100.1.2.5")},
 				Tags:      []string{"tag:dst2"},
 			}).View()},
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func TestToNode(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			node: &tailcfg.Node{
 				StableID:  "n123456CNTL",
-				Name:      "test.tail123456.ts.net",
+				Name:      "test.tail123456.ts.net.",
 				Addresses: []netip.Prefix{prefix("100.1.2.3")},
 				Tags:      []string{"tag:dupe", "tag:test", "tag:dupe"},
 				User:      12345, // should be ignored