diff --git a/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestPreview.js b/src/components/ReportActionItem/MoneyRequestPreview.js
index 466a5a6eec51..652fb5a84e76 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)] : [];
@@ -322,7 +321,7 @@ 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}
@@ -334,7 +333,9 @@ 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]}>