diff --git a/sat/plugins/plugin_exp_pubsub_schema.py b/sat/plugins/plugin_exp_pubsub_schema.py
index ce3fe6f2..51875f84 100644
--- a/sat/plugins/plugin_exp_pubsub_schema.py
+++ b/sat/plugins/plugin_exp_pubsub_schema.py
@@ -310,17 +310,23 @@ class PubsubSchema(object):
                 form = data_form.Form.fromElement(x_elt)
                 if form_ns and form.formNamespace != form_ns:
                     continue
+                prepend = [
+                    ("label", "id"),
+                    ("text", item_elt["id"], "id"),
+                    ("label", "publisher"),
+                ]
+                try:
+                    publisher = jid.JID(item_elt['publisher'])
+                except (KeyError, jid.InvalidFormat):
+                    pass
+                else:
+                    prepend.append(("jid", publisher, "publisher"))
                 xmlui = xml_tools.dataFormResult2XMLUI(
                     form,
                     schema_form,
                     # FIXME: conflicts with schema (i.e. if "id" or "publisher" already exists)
                     #        are not checked
-                    prepend=(
-                        ("label", "id"),
-                        ("text", item_elt["id"], "id"),
-                        ("label", "publisher"),
-                        ("text", item_elt.getAttribute("publisher", ""), "publisher"),
-                    ),
+                    prepend=prepend,
                     filters=filters,
                     read_only=False,
                 )
diff --git a/sat/tools/common/template_xmlui.py b/sat/tools/common/template_xmlui.py
index acfcf3ee..0e38c6d1 100644
--- a/sat/tools/common/template_xmlui.py
+++ b/sat/tools/common/template_xmlui.py
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@
 XMLUI classes from this modules can then be iterated to create the template
 """
 
-from sat.core.log import getLogger
-
-log = getLogger(__name__)
-from sat_frontends.tools import xmlui
 from functools import partial
+from sat.core.log import getLogger
+from sat_frontends.tools import xmlui
+from sat_frontends.tools import jid
 try:
     from jinja2 import Markup as safe
 except ImportError:
@@ -35,6 +34,9 @@ except ImportError:
     safe = lambda x: x
 
 
+log = getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 ## Widgets ##
 
 
@@ -119,6 +121,13 @@ class TextWidget(xmlui.TextWidget, ValueWidget):
     type = "text"
 
 
+class JidWidget(xmlui.JidWidget, ValueWidget):
+    type = "jid"
+
+    def __init__(self, xmlui_parent, value):
+        self.value = jid.JID(value)
+
+
 class LabelWidget(xmlui.LabelWidget, ValueWidget):
     type = "label"
 
@@ -137,7 +146,6 @@ class StringWidget(xmlui.StringWidget, InputWidget):
 class JidInputWidget(xmlui.JidInputWidget, StringWidget):
     type = "jid"
 
-
 class TextBoxWidget(xmlui.TextWidget, InputWidget):
     type = "textbox"