diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/README.md
index f01f8646a4d1f..f11f9d7ebb294 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/README.md
@@ -431,6 +431,18 @@ new cognito.UserPool(this, 'myuserpool', {
 });
 ```
 
+If `fromName` does not comply RFC 5322 atom or quoted-string, it will be quoted or mime-encoded.
+
+```ts
+new cognito.UserPool(this, 'myuserpool', {
+  email: cognito.UserPoolEmail.withSES({
+    fromEmail: 'noreply@myawesomeapp.com',
+    fromName: 'myname@mycompany.com',
+  }),
+});
+// => From: "myname@mycompany.com" <noreply@myawesomeapp.com>
+```
+
 ### Device Tracking
 
 User pools can be configured to track devices that users have logged in to.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/lib/user-pool-email.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/lib/user-pool-email.ts
index 27eb3f8c240d3..d275c4d3a5dd2 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/lib/user-pool-email.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/lib/user-pool-email.ts
@@ -164,9 +164,10 @@ class SESEmail extends UserPoolEmail {
       throw new Error('Your stack region cannot be determined so "sesRegion" is required in SESOptions');
     }
 
-    let from = this.options.fromEmail;
+    let from = encodeAndTest(this.options.fromEmail);
     if (this.options.fromName) {
-      from = `${this.options.fromName} <${this.options.fromEmail}>`;
+      const fromName = formatFromName(this.options.fromName);
+      from = `${fromName} <${from}>`;
     }
 
     if (this.options.sesVerifiedDomain) {
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ class SESEmail extends UserPoolEmail {
     }
 
     return {
-      from: encodeAndTest(from),
+      from,
       replyToEmailAddress: encodeAndTest(this.options.replyTo),
       configurationSet: this.options.configurationSetName,
       emailSendingAccount: 'DEVELOPER',
@@ -202,3 +203,59 @@ function encodeAndTest(input: string | undefined): string | undefined {
     return undefined;
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Formats `fromName` to comply RFC 5322
+ *
+ * @see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5322#section-3.4
+ */
+function formatFromName(fromName: string): string {
+  // mime encode for non US-ASCII characters
+  // see RFC 2047 for details https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2047
+  if (!isAscii(fromName)) {
+    const base64Name = Buffer.from(fromName, 'utf-8').toString('base64');
+    return `=?UTF-8?B?${base64Name}?=`;
+  }
+
+  // makes a quoted-string unless fromName is a phrase (only atext and space)
+  // or a quoted-string already
+  if (!(isSimplePhrase(fromName) || isQuotedString(fromName))) {
+    // in quoted-string, `\` and `"` should be escaped by `\`
+    // e.g. `"foo \"bar\" \\baz"`
+    const quotedName = fromName.replace(/[\\"]/g, (ch) => `\\${ch}`);
+    return `"${quotedName}"`;
+  }
+
+  // otherwise, returns as is
+  return fromName;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether the input is a printable US-ASCII string
+ */
+function isAscii(input: string): boolean {
+  // U+0020 (space) - U+007E (`~`)
+  return /^[\u0020-\u007E]+$/u.test(input);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether the input is a phrase excluding quoted-string
+ *
+ * @see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5322#section-3.2
+ */
+function isSimplePhrase(input: string): boolean {
+  return /^[\w !#$%&'*+-\/=?^_`{|}~]+$/.test(input);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether the input is already a quoted-string
+ *
+ * @see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5322#section-3.2.4
+ */
+function isQuotedString(input: string): boolean {
+  // in quoted-string, `\` and `"` should be esacaped by `\`
+  //
+  // match: `"foo.bar"` / `"foo \"bar\""` / `"foo \\ bar"`
+  // not match: `"bare " dquote"` / `"unclosed escape \"` / `"unclosed dquote`
+  return /^"(?:[^\\"]|\\.)*"$/.test(input);
+}
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.assets.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.assets.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ab8ca0bd4a1f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.assets.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "version": "22.0.0",
+  "files": {
+    "21fbb51d7b23f6a6c262b46a9caee79d744a3ac019fd45422d988b96d44b2a22": {
+      "source": {
+        "path": "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.template.json",
+        "packaging": "file"
+      },
+      "destinations": {
+        "current_account-current_region": {
+          "bucketName": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
+          "objectKey": "21fbb51d7b23f6a6c262b46a9caee79d744a3ac019fd45422d988b96d44b2a22.json",
+          "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-file-publishing-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "dockerImages": {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.template.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.template.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ad9d0fb73d1dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+ "Parameters": {
+  "BootstrapVersion": {
+   "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
+   "Default": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
+   "Description": "Version of the CDK Bootstrap resources in this environment, automatically retrieved from SSM Parameter Store. [cdk:skip]"
+  }
+ },
+ "Rules": {
+  "CheckBootstrapVersion": {
+   "Assertions": [
+    {
+     "Assert": {
+      "Fn::Not": [
+       {
+        "Fn::Contains": [
+         [
+          "1",
+          "2",
+          "3",
+          "4",
+          "5"
+         ],
+         {
+          "Ref": "BootstrapVersion"
+         }
+        ]
+       }
+      ]
+     },
+     "AssertDescription": "CDK bootstrap stack version 6 required. Please run 'cdk bootstrap' with a recent version of the CDK CLI."
+    }
+   ]
+  }
+ }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/cdk.out b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/cdk.out
index 588d7b269d34f..145739f539580 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/cdk.out
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/cdk.out
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"20.0.0"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"version":"22.0.0"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ-user-pool-signup-code.assets.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ-user-ses-email.assets.json
similarity index 61%
rename from packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ-user-pool-signup-code.assets.json
rename to packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ-user-ses-email.assets.json
index ecc9fe25929b4..f41ed844f36e1 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ-user-pool-signup-code.assets.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ-user-ses-email.assets.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
-  "version": "20.0.0",
+  "version": "22.0.0",
   "files": {
-    "3294a2beef1e4a711276251bf311cdf22b70152f30241f0d155898e2ab9ad091": {
+    "55384e618066ba251d0576ca224e2109d90f1e97e067d2d9bfb1476d43fff838": {
       "source": {
-        "path": "integ-user-pool-signup-code.template.json",
+        "path": "integ-user-ses-email.template.json",
         "packaging": "file"
       },
       "destinations": {
         "current_account-current_region": {
           "bucketName": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
-          "objectKey": "3294a2beef1e4a711276251bf311cdf22b70152f30241f0d155898e2ab9ad091.json",
+          "objectKey": "55384e618066ba251d0576ca224e2109d90f1e97e067d2d9bfb1476d43fff838.json",
           "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-file-publishing-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ-user-pool-signup-code.template.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ-user-ses-email.template.json
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ-user-pool-signup-code.template.json
rename to packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ-user-ses-email.template.json
index 76d04227ceaed..06d48aad9d5dd 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ-user-pool-signup-code.template.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ-user-ses-email.template.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     },
     "EmailConfiguration": {
      "EmailSendingAccount": "DEVELOPER",
-     "From": "noreply@example.com",
+     "From": "\"myname@mycompany.com\" <noreply@example.com>",
      "ReplyToEmailAddress": "support@example.com",
      "SourceArn": {
       "Fn::Join": [
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ.json
index b0fa49a1c72f9..7719605f8486c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/integ.json
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 {
-  "version": "20.0.0",
+  "version": "22.0.0",
   "testCases": {
-    "integ.user-pool-ses-email": {
+    "IntegTest/DefaultTest": {
       "stacks": [
-        "integ-user-pool-signup-code"
+        "integ-user-ses-email"
       ],
-      "diffAssets": false,
-      "stackUpdateWorkflow": true
+      "assertionStack": "IntegTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert",
+      "assertionStackName": "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4"
     }
-  },
-  "synthContext": {},
-  "enableLookups": false
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/manifest.json
index d04a7ad4df06b..4f837b695cd65 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/manifest.json
@@ -1,33 +1,27 @@
 {
-  "version": "20.0.0",
+  "version": "22.0.0",
   "artifacts": {
-    "Tree": {
-      "type": "cdk:tree",
-      "properties": {
-        "file": "tree.json"
-      }
-    },
-    "integ-user-pool-signup-code.assets": {
+    "integ-user-ses-email.assets": {
       "type": "cdk:asset-manifest",
       "properties": {
-        "file": "integ-user-pool-signup-code.assets.json",
+        "file": "integ-user-ses-email.assets.json",
         "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 6,
         "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version"
       }
     },
-    "integ-user-pool-signup-code": {
+    "integ-user-ses-email": {
       "type": "aws:cloudformation:stack",
       "environment": "aws://unknown-account/unknown-region",
       "properties": {
-        "templateFile": "integ-user-pool-signup-code.template.json",
+        "templateFile": "integ-user-ses-email.template.json",
         "validateOnSynth": false,
         "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-deploy-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
         "cloudFormationExecutionRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-cfn-exec-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
-        "stackTemplateAssetObjectUrl": "s3://cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}/3294a2beef1e4a711276251bf311cdf22b70152f30241f0d155898e2ab9ad091.json",
+        "stackTemplateAssetObjectUrl": "s3://cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}/55384e618066ba251d0576ca224e2109d90f1e97e067d2d9bfb1476d43fff838.json",
         "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 6,
         "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
         "additionalDependencies": [
-          "integ-user-pool-signup-code.assets"
+          "integ-user-ses-email.assets"
         ],
         "lookupRole": {
           "arn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-lookup-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
@@ -36,35 +30,88 @@
         }
       },
       "dependencies": [
-        "integ-user-pool-signup-code.assets"
+        "integ-user-ses-email.assets"
       ],
       "metadata": {
-        "/integ-user-pool-signup-code/myuserpool/Resource": [
+        "/integ-user-ses-email/myuserpool/Resource": [
           {
             "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
             "data": "myuserpool01998219"
           }
         ],
-        "/integ-user-pool-signup-code/user-pool-id": [
+        "/integ-user-ses-email/user-pool-id": [
           {
             "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
             "data": "userpoolid"
           }
         ],
-        "/integ-user-pool-signup-code/BootstrapVersion": [
+        "/integ-user-ses-email/BootstrapVersion": [
           {
             "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
             "data": "BootstrapVersion"
           }
         ],
-        "/integ-user-pool-signup-code/CheckBootstrapVersion": [
+        "/integ-user-ses-email/CheckBootstrapVersion": [
           {
             "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
             "data": "CheckBootstrapVersion"
           }
         ]
       },
-      "displayName": "integ-user-pool-signup-code"
+      "displayName": "integ-user-ses-email"
+    },
+    "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.assets": {
+      "type": "cdk:asset-manifest",
+      "properties": {
+        "file": "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.assets.json",
+        "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 6,
+        "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version"
+      }
+    },
+    "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4": {
+      "type": "aws:cloudformation:stack",
+      "environment": "aws://unknown-account/unknown-region",
+      "properties": {
+        "templateFile": "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.template.json",
+        "validateOnSynth": false,
+        "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-deploy-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
+        "cloudFormationExecutionRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-cfn-exec-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
+        "stackTemplateAssetObjectUrl": "s3://cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}/21fbb51d7b23f6a6c262b46a9caee79d744a3ac019fd45422d988b96d44b2a22.json",
+        "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 6,
+        "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
+        "additionalDependencies": [
+          "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.assets"
+        ],
+        "lookupRole": {
+          "arn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-lookup-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
+          "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 8,
+          "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version"
+        }
+      },
+      "dependencies": [
+        "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.assets"
+      ],
+      "metadata": {
+        "/IntegTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert/BootstrapVersion": [
+          {
+            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
+            "data": "BootstrapVersion"
+          }
+        ],
+        "/IntegTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert/CheckBootstrapVersion": [
+          {
+            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
+            "data": "CheckBootstrapVersion"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "displayName": "IntegTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert"
+    },
+    "Tree": {
+      "type": "cdk:tree",
+      "properties": {
+        "file": "tree.json"
+      }
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/tree.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/tree.json
index fb6d64ba764b1..df43736a6cf7d 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/tree.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.js.snapshot/tree.json
@@ -4,25 +4,17 @@
     "id": "App",
     "path": "",
     "children": {
-      "Tree": {
-        "id": "Tree",
-        "path": "Tree",
-        "constructInfo": {
-          "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
-          "version": "10.1.85"
-        }
-      },
-      "integ-user-pool-signup-code": {
-        "id": "integ-user-pool-signup-code",
-        "path": "integ-user-pool-signup-code",
+      "integ-user-ses-email": {
+        "id": "integ-user-ses-email",
+        "path": "integ-user-ses-email",
         "children": {
           "myuserpool": {
             "id": "myuserpool",
-            "path": "integ-user-pool-signup-code/myuserpool",
+            "path": "integ-user-ses-email/myuserpool",
             "children": {
               "Resource": {
                 "id": "Resource",
-                "path": "integ-user-pool-signup-code/myuserpool/Resource",
+                "path": "integ-user-ses-email/myuserpool/Resource",
                 "attributes": {
                   "aws:cdk:cloudformation:type": "AWS::Cognito::UserPool",
                   "aws:cdk:cloudformation:props": {
@@ -42,7 +34,7 @@
                       "allowAdminCreateUserOnly": true
                     },
                     "emailConfiguration": {
-                      "from": "noreply@example.com",
+                      "from": "\"myname@mycompany.com\" <noreply@example.com>",
                       "replyToEmailAddress": "support@example.com",
                       "emailSendingAccount": "DEVELOPER",
                       "sourceArn": {
@@ -87,22 +79,100 @@
           },
           "user-pool-id": {
             "id": "user-pool-id",
-            "path": "integ-user-pool-signup-code/user-pool-id",
+            "path": "integ-user-ses-email/user-pool-id",
+            "constructInfo": {
+              "fqn": "@aws-cdk/core.CfnOutput",
+              "version": "0.0.0"
+            }
+          },
+          "BootstrapVersion": {
+            "id": "BootstrapVersion",
+            "path": "integ-user-ses-email/BootstrapVersion",
             "constructInfo": {
-              "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
-              "version": "10.1.85"
+              "fqn": "@aws-cdk/core.CfnParameter",
+              "version": "0.0.0"
+            }
+          },
+          "CheckBootstrapVersion": {
+            "id": "CheckBootstrapVersion",
+            "path": "integ-user-ses-email/CheckBootstrapVersion",
+            "constructInfo": {
+              "fqn": "@aws-cdk/core.CfnRule",
+              "version": "0.0.0"
             }
           }
         },
+        "constructInfo": {
+          "fqn": "@aws-cdk/core.Stack",
+          "version": "0.0.0"
+        }
+      },
+      "IntegTest": {
+        "id": "IntegTest",
+        "path": "IntegTest",
+        "children": {
+          "DefaultTest": {
+            "id": "DefaultTest",
+            "path": "IntegTest/DefaultTest",
+            "children": {
+              "Default": {
+                "id": "Default",
+                "path": "IntegTest/DefaultTest/Default",
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.1.168"
+                }
+              },
+              "DeployAssert": {
+                "id": "DeployAssert",
+                "path": "IntegTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert",
+                "children": {
+                  "BootstrapVersion": {
+                    "id": "BootstrapVersion",
+                    "path": "IntegTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert/BootstrapVersion",
+                    "constructInfo": {
+                      "fqn": "@aws-cdk/core.CfnParameter",
+                      "version": "0.0.0"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "CheckBootstrapVersion": {
+                    "id": "CheckBootstrapVersion",
+                    "path": "IntegTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert/CheckBootstrapVersion",
+                    "constructInfo": {
+                      "fqn": "@aws-cdk/core.CfnRule",
+                      "version": "0.0.0"
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "@aws-cdk/core.Stack",
+                  "version": "0.0.0"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "constructInfo": {
+              "fqn": "@aws-cdk/integ-tests.IntegTestCase",
+              "version": "0.0.0"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "constructInfo": {
+          "fqn": "@aws-cdk/integ-tests.IntegTest",
+          "version": "0.0.0"
+        }
+      },
+      "Tree": {
+        "id": "Tree",
+        "path": "Tree",
         "constructInfo": {
           "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
-          "version": "10.1.85"
+          "version": "10.1.168"
         }
       }
     },
     "constructInfo": {
-      "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
-      "version": "10.1.85"
+      "fqn": "@aws-cdk/core.App",
+      "version": "0.0.0"
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.ts
index 8278649d12f7f..d4064158ff784 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/integ.user-pool-ses-email.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { App, CfnOutput, RemovalPolicy, Stack } from '@aws-cdk/core';
+import { IntegTest } from '@aws-cdk/integ-tests';
 import { UserPool, UserPoolEmail } from '../lib';
 
-
 const app = new App();
-const stack = new Stack(app, 'integ-user-pool-signup-code');
+const stack = new Stack(app, 'integ-user-ses-email');
 
 const userpool = new UserPool(stack, 'myuserpool', {
   removalPolicy: RemovalPolicy.DESTROY,
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const userpool = new UserPool(stack, 'myuserpool', {
   email: UserPoolEmail.withSES({
     sesRegion: 'us-east-1',
     fromEmail: 'noreply@example.com',
+    fromName: 'myname@mycompany.com',
     replyTo: 'support@example.com',
     sesVerifiedDomain: 'example.com',
   }),
@@ -20,4 +21,4 @@ new CfnOutput(stack, 'user-pool-id', {
   value: userpool.userPoolId,
 });
 
-app.synth();
+new IntegTest(app, 'IntegTest', { testCases: [stack] });
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/user-pool.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/user-pool.test.ts
index 9cc1cfc5fb4a8..edec04ad26fb5 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/user-pool.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito/test/user-pool.test.ts
@@ -1708,7 +1708,158 @@ describe('User Pool', () => {
         },
       },
     });
+  });
+
+  test('email withSES with name as quoted-string', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new Stack(undefined, undefined, {
+      env: {
+        region: 'us-east-1',
+        account: '11111111111',
+      },
+    });
+
+    // WHEN
+    new UserPool(stack, 'Pool', {
+      email: UserPoolEmail.withSES({
+        fromEmail: 'mycustomemail@example.com',
+        fromName: '"My Custom Email"',
+      }),
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Cognito::UserPool', {
+      EmailConfiguration: {
+        EmailSendingAccount: 'DEVELOPER',
+        From: '"My Custom Email" <mycustomemail@example.com>',
+        SourceArn: {
+          'Fn::Join': [
+            '',
+            [
+              'arn:',
+              {
+                Ref: 'AWS::Partition',
+              },
+              ':ses:us-east-1:11111111111:identity/mycustomemail@example.com',
+            ],
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('email withSES with name with non atom characters', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new Stack(undefined, undefined, {
+      env: {
+        region: 'us-east-1',
+        account: '11111111111',
+      },
+    });
 
+    // WHEN
+    new UserPool(stack, 'Pool', {
+      email: UserPoolEmail.withSES({
+        fromEmail: 'mycustomemail@example.com',
+        fromName: 'mycustomname@example.com',
+      }),
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Cognito::UserPool', {
+      EmailConfiguration: {
+        EmailSendingAccount: 'DEVELOPER',
+        From: '"mycustomname@example.com" <mycustomemail@example.com>',
+        SourceArn: {
+          'Fn::Join': [
+            '',
+            [
+              'arn:',
+              {
+                Ref: 'AWS::Partition',
+              },
+              ':ses:us-east-1:11111111111:identity/mycustomemail@example.com',
+            ],
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('email withSES with name with quotes', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new Stack(undefined, undefined, {
+      env: {
+        region: 'us-east-1',
+        account: '11111111111',
+      },
+    });
+
+    // WHEN
+    new UserPool(stack, 'Pool', {
+      email: UserPoolEmail.withSES({
+        fromEmail: 'mycustomemail@example.com',
+        fromName: 'Foo "Bar" \\Baz',
+      }),
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Cognito::UserPool', {
+      EmailConfiguration: {
+        EmailSendingAccount: 'DEVELOPER',
+        From: '"Foo \\"Bar\\" \\\\Baz" <mycustomemail@example.com>',
+        SourceArn: {
+          'Fn::Join': [
+            '',
+            [
+              'arn:',
+              {
+                Ref: 'AWS::Partition',
+              },
+              ':ses:us-east-1:11111111111:identity/mycustomemail@example.com',
+            ],
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('email withSES with name with non US-ASCII characters', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new Stack(undefined, undefined, {
+      env: {
+        region: 'us-east-1',
+        account: '11111111111',
+      },
+    });
+
+    // WHEN
+    new UserPool(stack, 'Pool', {
+      email: UserPoolEmail.withSES({
+        fromEmail: 'mycustomemail@example.com',
+        fromName: 'あいう',
+      }),
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Cognito::UserPool', {
+      EmailConfiguration: {
+        EmailSendingAccount: 'DEVELOPER',
+        From: '=?UTF-8?B?44GC44GE44GG?= <mycustomemail@example.com>',
+        SourceArn: {
+          'Fn::Join': [
+            '',
+            [
+              'arn:',
+              {
+                Ref: 'AWS::Partition',
+              },
+              ':ses:us-east-1:11111111111:identity/mycustomemail@example.com',
+            ],
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    });
   });
 
   test('email withSES with valid region', () => {