diff --git a/e2e/playwright.config.ts b/e2e/playwright.config.ts
index 0ae4a2c..3748b1d 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright.config.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   expect: { timeout: 10_000 },
   retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
   workers: 1,
-  reporter: [['html', { outputFolder: '../test-results/html-report' }], ['list']],
+  reporter: [['html', { outputFolder: '../test-results/html-report', open: 'never' }], ['list']],
   outputDir: '../test-results/artifacts',
   use: {
     baseURL: 'http://localhost:4200',
diff --git a/e2e/tests/chat/profile-avatar-sync.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/chat/profile-avatar-sync.spec.ts
index 37e6c92..ca32335 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/chat/profile-avatar-sync.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/chat/profile-avatar-sync.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  mkdtemp,
-  rm
-} from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { mkdtemp, rm } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import {
@@ -9,11 +6,9 @@ import {
   type BrowserContext,
   type Page
 } from '@playwright/test';
-import {
-  test,
-  expect
-} from '../../fixtures/multi-client';
+import { test, expect } from '../../fixtures/multi-client';
 import { installTestServerEndpoint } from '../../helpers/seed-test-endpoint';
+import { installWebRTCTracking } from '../../helpers/webrtc-helpers';
 import { LoginPage } from '../../pages/login.page';
 import { RegisterPage } from '../../pages/register.page';
 import { ServerSearchPage } from '../../pages/server-search.page';
@@ -40,17 +35,39 @@ interface PersistentClient {
   userDataDir: string;
 }
 
+interface ProfileMetadata {
+  description?: string;
+  displayName: string;
+}
+
 const STATIC_GIF_BASE64 = 'R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAP///wAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==';
-const GIF_FRAME_MARKER = Buffer.from([0x21, 0xF9, 0x04]);
-const NETSCAPE_LOOP_EXTENSION = Buffer.from([
-  0x21, 0xFF, 0x0B,
-  0x4E, 0x45, 0x54, 0x53, 0x43, 0x41, 0x50, 0x45, 0x32, 0x2E, 0x30,
-  0x03, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00
+const GIF_FRAME_MARKER = Buffer.from([
+  0x21,
+  0xF9,
+  0x04
 ]);
-const CLIENT_LAUNCH_ARGS = [
-  '--use-fake-device-for-media-stream',
-  '--use-fake-ui-for-media-stream'
-];
+const NETSCAPE_LOOP_EXTENSION = Buffer.from([
+  0x21,
+  0xFF,
+  0x0B,
+  0x4E,
+  0x45,
+  0x54,
+  0x53,
+  0x43,
+  0x41,
+  0x50,
+  0x45,
+  0x32,
+  0x2E,
+  0x30,
+  0x03,
+  0x01,
+  0x00,
+  0x00,
+  0x00
+]);
+const CLIENT_LAUNCH_ARGS = ['--use-fake-device-for-media-stream', '--use-fake-ui-for-media-stream'];
 const VOICE_CHANNEL = 'General';
 
 test.describe('Profile avatar sync', () => {
@@ -100,6 +117,8 @@ test.describe('Profile avatar sync', () => {
         await joinServerFromSearch(bob.page, serverName);
         await waitForRoomReady(alice.page);
         await waitForRoomReady(bob.page);
+        await waitForConnectedPeerCount(alice.page, 1);
+        await waitForConnectedPeerCount(bob.page, 1);
         await expectUserRowVisible(bob.page, aliceUser.displayName);
       });
 
@@ -126,6 +145,8 @@ test.describe('Profile avatar sync', () => {
         await registerUser(carol);
         await joinServerFromSearch(carol.page, serverName);
         await waitForRoomReady(carol.page);
+        await waitForConnectedPeerCount(alice.page, 2);
+        await waitForConnectedPeerCount(carol.page, 1);
 
         await expectSidebarAvatar(carol.page, aliceUser.displayName, avatarA.dataUrl);
       });
@@ -177,6 +198,134 @@ test.describe('Profile avatar sync', () => {
   });
 });
 
+test.describe('Profile metadata sync', () => {
+  test.describe.configure({ timeout: 240_000 });
+
+  test('syncs display name and description changes for online and late-joining users and persists after restart', async ({ testServer }) => {
+    const suffix = uniqueName('profile');
+    const serverName = `Profile Sync Server ${suffix}`;
+    const messageText = `Profile sync message ${suffix}`;
+    const firstProfile: ProfileMetadata = {
+      displayName: `Alice One ${suffix}`,
+      description: `First synced profile description ${suffix}`
+    };
+    const secondProfile: ProfileMetadata = {
+      displayName: `Alice Two ${suffix}`,
+      description: `Second synced profile description ${suffix}`
+    };
+    const aliceUser: TestUser = {
+      username: `alice_${suffix}`,
+      displayName: 'Alice',
+      password: 'TestPass123!'
+    };
+    const bobUser: TestUser = {
+      username: `bob_${suffix}`,
+      displayName: 'Bob',
+      password: 'TestPass123!'
+    };
+    const carolUser: TestUser = {
+      username: `carol_${suffix}`,
+      displayName: 'Carol',
+      password: 'TestPass123!'
+    };
+    const clients: PersistentClient[] = [];
+
+    try {
+      const alice = await createPersistentClient(aliceUser, testServer.port);
+      const bob = await createPersistentClient(bobUser, testServer.port);
+
+      clients.push(alice, bob);
+
+      await test.step('Alice and Bob register, create a server, and join the same room', async () => {
+        await registerUser(alice);
+        await registerUser(bob);
+
+        const aliceSearchPage = new ServerSearchPage(alice.page);
+
+        await aliceSearchPage.createServer(serverName, {
+          description: 'Profile synchronization E2E coverage'
+        });
+
+        await expect(alice.page).toHaveURL(/\/room\//, { timeout: 15_000 });
+
+        await joinServerFromSearch(bob.page, serverName);
+        await waitForRoomReady(alice.page);
+        await waitForRoomReady(bob.page);
+        await waitForConnectedPeerCount(alice.page, 1);
+        await waitForConnectedPeerCount(bob.page, 1);
+        await expectUserRowVisible(bob.page, aliceUser.displayName);
+      });
+
+      const roomUrl = alice.page.url();
+
+      await test.step('Alice updates her profile while Bob is online and Bob sees it live', async () => {
+        await updateProfileFromRoomSidebar(alice.page, {
+          displayName: aliceUser.displayName
+        }, firstProfile);
+
+        await expectUserRowVisible(alice.page, firstProfile.displayName);
+        await expectUserRowVisible(bob.page, firstProfile.displayName);
+        await expectProfileCardDetails(bob.page, firstProfile);
+      });
+
+      const carol = await createPersistentClient(carolUser, testServer.port);
+
+      clients.push(carol);
+
+      await test.step('Carol joins after the first change and sees the updated profile', async () => {
+        await registerUser(carol);
+        await joinServerFromSearch(carol.page, serverName);
+        await waitForRoomReady(carol.page);
+        await waitForConnectedPeerCount(alice.page, 2);
+        await waitForConnectedPeerCount(carol.page, 1);
+
+        await expectUserRowVisible(carol.page, firstProfile.displayName);
+        await expectProfileCardDetails(carol.page, firstProfile);
+      });
+
+      await test.step('Alice changes her profile again and new chat messages use the latest display name', async () => {
+        await updateProfileFromRoomSidebar(alice.page, firstProfile, secondProfile);
+
+        await expectUserRowVisible(alice.page, secondProfile.displayName);
+        await expectUserRowVisible(bob.page, secondProfile.displayName);
+        await expectUserRowVisible(carol.page, secondProfile.displayName);
+        await expectProfileCardDetails(bob.page, secondProfile);
+        await expectProfileCardDetails(carol.page, secondProfile);
+
+        const aliceMessagesPage = new ChatMessagesPage(alice.page);
+
+        await aliceMessagesPage.sendMessage(messageText);
+
+        await expectChatMessageSenderName(alice.page, messageText, secondProfile.displayName);
+        await expectChatMessageSenderName(bob.page, messageText, secondProfile.displayName);
+        await expectChatMessageSenderName(carol.page, messageText, secondProfile.displayName);
+      });
+
+      await test.step('Bob, Carol, and Alice keep the latest profile after a full app restart', async () => {
+        await restartPersistentClient(bob, testServer.port);
+        await openRoomAfterRestart(bob, roomUrl);
+        await expectUserRowVisible(bob.page, secondProfile.displayName);
+        await expectProfileCardDetails(bob.page, secondProfile);
+
+        await restartPersistentClient(carol, testServer.port);
+        await openRoomAfterRestart(carol, roomUrl);
+        await expectUserRowVisible(carol.page, secondProfile.displayName);
+        await expectProfileCardDetails(carol.page, secondProfile);
+
+        await restartPersistentClient(alice, testServer.port);
+        await openRoomAfterRestart(alice, roomUrl);
+        await expectUserRowVisible(alice.page, secondProfile.displayName);
+        await expectProfileCardDetails(alice.page, secondProfile);
+      });
+    } finally {
+      await Promise.all(clients.map(async (client) => {
+        await closePersistentClient(client);
+        await rm(client.userDataDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      }));
+    }
+  });
+});
+
 async function createPersistentClient(user: TestUser, testServerPort: number): Promise<PersistentClient> {
   const userDataDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'metoyou-avatar-e2e-'));
   const session = await launchPersistentSession(userDataDir, testServerPort);
@@ -220,6 +369,8 @@ async function launchPersistentSession(
 
   const page = context.pages()[0] ?? await context.newPage();
 
+  await installWebRTCTracking(page);
+
   return { context, page };
 }
 
@@ -288,6 +439,43 @@ async function uploadAvatarFromRoomSidebar(
   await expect(applyButton).not.toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
 }
 
+async function updateProfileFromRoomSidebar(
+  page: Page,
+  currentProfile: ProfileMetadata,
+  nextProfile: ProfileMetadata
+): Promise<void> {
+  const profileCard = await openProfileCardFromUserRow(page, currentProfile.displayName);
+  const displayNameButton = profileCard.getByRole('button', { name: currentProfile.displayName, exact: true });
+
+  await expect(displayNameButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  await displayNameButton.click();
+
+  const displayNameInput = profileCard.locator('input[type="text"]').first();
+
+  await expect(displayNameInput).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  await displayNameInput.fill(nextProfile.displayName);
+  await displayNameInput.blur();
+
+  await expect(profileCard.locator('input[type="text"]')).toHaveCount(0, { timeout: 10_000 });
+
+  const currentDescriptionText = currentProfile.description || 'Add a description';
+
+  await profileCard.getByText(currentDescriptionText, { exact: true }).click();
+
+  const descriptionInput = profileCard.locator('textarea').first();
+
+  await expect(descriptionInput).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  await descriptionInput.fill(nextProfile.description || '');
+  await descriptionInput.blur();
+
+  await expect(profileCard.locator('textarea')).toHaveCount(0, { timeout: 10_000 });
+  await expect(profileCard.getByText(nextProfile.displayName, { exact: true })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+
+  if (nextProfile.description) {
+    await expect(profileCard.getByText(nextProfile.description, { exact: true })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  }
+}
+
 async function openRoomAfterRestart(client: PersistentClient, roomUrl: string): Promise<void> {
   await retryTransientNavigation(() => client.page.goto(roomUrl, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' }));
 
@@ -332,18 +520,73 @@ async function waitForRoomReady(page: Page): Promise<void> {
   await expect(page.locator('app-rooms-side-panel').last()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
 }
 
+async function waitForConnectedPeerCount(page: Page, count: number, timeout = 30_000): Promise<void> {
+  await page.waitForFunction((expectedCount) => {
+    const connections = (window as {
+      __rtcConnections?: RTCPeerConnection[];
+    }).__rtcConnections ?? [];
+
+    return connections.filter((connection) => connection.connectionState === 'connected').length >= expectedCount;
+  }, count, { timeout });
+}
+
+async function openProfileCardFromUserRow(page: Page, displayName: string) {
+  await closeProfileCard(page);
+
+  const row = getUserRow(page, displayName);
+
+  await expect(row).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+  await row.click();
+
+  const profileCard = page.locator('app-profile-card');
+
+  await expect(profileCard).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+
+  return profileCard;
+}
+
+async function closeProfileCard(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  const profileCard = page.locator('app-profile-card');
+
+  if (await profileCard.count() === 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await expect(profileCard).toBeVisible({ timeout: 1_000 });
+  } catch {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  await page.mouse.click(8, 8);
+  await expect(profileCard).toHaveCount(0, { timeout: 10_000 });
+}
+
 function getUserRow(page: Page, displayName: string) {
   const usersSidePanel = page.locator('app-rooms-side-panel').last();
 
   return usersSidePanel.locator('[role="button"]').filter({
     has: page.getByText(displayName, { exact: true })
-  }).first();
+  })
+    .first();
 }
 
 async function expectUserRowVisible(page: Page, displayName: string): Promise<void> {
   await expect(getUserRow(page, displayName)).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
 }
 
+async function expectProfileCardDetails(page: Page, profile: ProfileMetadata): Promise<void> {
+  const profileCard = await openProfileCardFromUserRow(page, profile.displayName);
+
+  await expect(profileCard.getByText(profile.displayName, { exact: true })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+
+  if (profile.description) {
+    await expect(profileCard.getByText(profile.description, { exact: true })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+  }
+
+  await closeProfileCard(page);
+}
+
 async function expectSidebarAvatar(page: Page, displayName: string, expectedDataUrl: string): Promise<void> {
   const row = getUserRow(page, displayName);
 
@@ -400,6 +643,14 @@ async function expectChatMessageAvatar(page: Page, messageText: string, expected
   }).toBe(expectedDataUrl);
 }
 
+async function expectChatMessageSenderName(page: Page, messageText: string, expectedDisplayName: string): Promise<void> {
+  const messagesPage = new ChatMessagesPage(page);
+  const messageItem = messagesPage.getMessageItemByText(messageText);
+
+  await expect(messageItem).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+  await expect(messageItem.getByText(expectedDisplayName, { exact: true })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+}
+
 async function expectVoiceControlsAvatar(page: Page, expectedDataUrl: string): Promise<void> {
   const voiceControls = page.locator('app-voice-controls');
 
@@ -431,7 +682,11 @@ function buildAnimatedGifUpload(label: string): AvatarUploadPayload {
   const frame = baseGif.subarray(frameStart, baseGif.length - 1);
   const commentData = Buffer.from(label, 'ascii');
   const commentExtension = Buffer.concat([
-    Buffer.from([0x21, 0xFE, commentData.length]),
+    Buffer.from([
+      0x21,
+      0xFE,
+      commentData.length
+    ]),
     commentData,
     Buffer.from([0x00])
   ]);
@@ -454,5 +709,6 @@ function buildAnimatedGifUpload(label: string): AvatarUploadPayload {
 }
 
 function uniqueName(prefix: string): string {
-  return `${prefix}-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)}`;
+  return `${prefix}-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36)
+    .slice(2, 8)}`;
 }
diff --git a/electron/cqrs/commands/handlers/saveUser.ts b/electron/cqrs/commands/handlers/saveUser.ts
index b39853e..dc04c4b 100644
--- a/electron/cqrs/commands/handlers/saveUser.ts
+++ b/electron/cqrs/commands/handlers/saveUser.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export async function handleSaveUser(command: SaveUserCommand, dataSource: DataS
     oderId: user.oderId ?? null,
     username: user.username ?? null,
     displayName: user.displayName ?? null,
+    description: user.description ?? null,
+    profileUpdatedAt: user.profileUpdatedAt ?? null,
     avatarUrl: user.avatarUrl ?? null,
     avatarHash: user.avatarHash ?? null,
     avatarMime: user.avatarMime ?? null,
diff --git a/electron/cqrs/mappers.ts b/electron/cqrs/mappers.ts
index 57644b3..92a866a 100644
--- a/electron/cqrs/mappers.ts
+++ b/electron/cqrs/mappers.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ export function rowToUser(row: UserEntity) {
     oderId: row.oderId ?? '',
     username: row.username ?? '',
     displayName: row.displayName ?? '',
+    description: row.description ?? undefined,
+    profileUpdatedAt: row.profileUpdatedAt ?? undefined,
     avatarUrl: row.avatarUrl ?? undefined,
     avatarHash: row.avatarHash ?? undefined,
     avatarMime: row.avatarMime ?? undefined,
diff --git a/electron/cqrs/relations.ts b/electron/cqrs/relations.ts
index 0139461..94a6750 100644
--- a/electron/cqrs/relations.ts
+++ b/electron/cqrs/relations.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ export interface RoomMemberRecord {
   oderId?: string;
   username: string;
   displayName: string;
+  description?: string;
+  profileUpdatedAt?: number;
   avatarUrl?: string;
   avatarHash?: string;
   avatarMime?: string;
@@ -338,16 +340,18 @@ function normalizeRoomMember(rawMember: Record<string, unknown>, now: number): R
   const { joinedAt, lastSeenAt } = resolveRoomMemberTimes(rawMember, now);
   const username = trimmedString(rawMember, 'username');
   const displayName = trimmedString(rawMember, 'displayName');
+  const description = trimmedString(rawMember, 'description');
+  const profileUpdatedAt = isFiniteNumber(rawMember['profileUpdatedAt']) ? rawMember['profileUpdatedAt'] : undefined;
   const avatarUrl = trimmedString(rawMember, 'avatarUrl');
   const avatarHash = trimmedString(rawMember, 'avatarHash');
   const avatarMime = trimmedString(rawMember, 'avatarMime');
   const avatarUpdatedAt = isFiniteNumber(rawMember['avatarUpdatedAt']) ? rawMember['avatarUpdatedAt'] : undefined;
-
-  return {
+  const member: RoomMemberRecord = {
     id: normalizedId || normalizedKey,
     oderId: normalizedOderId || undefined,
     username: username || fallbackUsername({ id: normalizedId || normalizedKey, oderId: normalizedOderId || undefined, displayName }),
     displayName: displayName || fallbackDisplayName({ id: normalizedId || normalizedKey, oderId: normalizedOderId || undefined, username }),
+    profileUpdatedAt,
     avatarUrl: avatarUrl || undefined,
     avatarHash: avatarHash || undefined,
     avatarMime: avatarMime || undefined,
@@ -357,6 +361,12 @@ function normalizeRoomMember(rawMember: Record<string, unknown>, now: number): R
     joinedAt,
     lastSeenAt
   };
+
+  if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(rawMember, 'description')) {
+    member.description = description || undefined;
+  }
+
+  return member;
 }
 
 function mergeRoomMembers(existingMember: RoomMemberRecord | undefined, incomingMember: RoomMemberRecord): RoomMemberRecord {
@@ -365,6 +375,11 @@ function mergeRoomMembers(existingMember: RoomMemberRecord | undefined, incoming
   }
 
   const preferIncoming = incomingMember.lastSeenAt >= existingMember.lastSeenAt;
+  const existingProfileUpdatedAt = existingMember.profileUpdatedAt ?? 0;
+  const incomingProfileUpdatedAt = incomingMember.profileUpdatedAt ?? 0;
+  const preferIncomingProfile = incomingProfileUpdatedAt === existingProfileUpdatedAt
+    ? preferIncoming
+    : incomingProfileUpdatedAt > existingProfileUpdatedAt;
   const existingAvatarUpdatedAt = existingMember.avatarUpdatedAt ?? 0;
   const incomingAvatarUpdatedAt = incomingMember.avatarUpdatedAt ?? 0;
   const preferIncomingAvatar = incomingAvatarUpdatedAt === existingAvatarUpdatedAt
@@ -377,9 +392,13 @@ function mergeRoomMembers(existingMember: RoomMemberRecord | undefined, incoming
     username: preferIncoming
       ? (incomingMember.username || existingMember.username)
       : (existingMember.username || incomingMember.username),
-    displayName: preferIncoming
+    displayName: preferIncomingProfile
       ? (incomingMember.displayName || existingMember.displayName)
       : (existingMember.displayName || incomingMember.displayName),
+    description: preferIncomingProfile
+      ? (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(incomingMember, 'description') ? incomingMember.description : existingMember.description)
+      : existingMember.description,
+    profileUpdatedAt: Math.max(existingProfileUpdatedAt, incomingProfileUpdatedAt) || undefined,
     avatarUrl: preferIncomingAvatar
       ? (incomingMember.avatarUrl || existingMember.avatarUrl)
       : (existingMember.avatarUrl || incomingMember.avatarUrl),
@@ -780,6 +799,8 @@ export async function replaceRoomRelations(
           oderId: member.oderId ?? null,
           username: member.username,
           displayName: member.displayName,
+          description: member.description ?? null,
+          profileUpdatedAt: member.profileUpdatedAt ?? null,
           avatarUrl: member.avatarUrl ?? null,
           avatarHash: member.avatarHash ?? null,
           avatarMime: member.avatarMime ?? null,
@@ -930,6 +951,8 @@ export async function loadRoomRelationsMap(
       oderId: row.oderId ?? undefined,
       username: row.username,
       displayName: row.displayName,
+      description: row.description ?? undefined,
+      profileUpdatedAt: row.profileUpdatedAt ?? undefined,
       avatarUrl: row.avatarUrl ?? undefined,
       avatarHash: row.avatarHash ?? undefined,
       avatarMime: row.avatarMime ?? undefined,
diff --git a/electron/cqrs/types.ts b/electron/cqrs/types.ts
index 83cf792..e1e714b 100644
--- a/electron/cqrs/types.ts
+++ b/electron/cqrs/types.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ export interface UserPayload {
   oderId?: string;
   username?: string;
   displayName?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  profileUpdatedAt?: number;
   avatarUrl?: string;
   avatarHash?: string;
   avatarMime?: string;
diff --git a/electron/entities/RoomMemberEntity.ts b/electron/entities/RoomMemberEntity.ts
index bb56784..f08a123 100644
--- a/electron/entities/RoomMemberEntity.ts
+++ b/electron/entities/RoomMemberEntity.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ export class RoomMemberEntity {
   @Column('text')
   displayName!: string;
 
+  @Column('text', { nullable: true })
+  description!: string | null;
+
+  @Column('integer', { nullable: true })
+  profileUpdatedAt!: number | null;
+
   @Column('text', { nullable: true })
   avatarUrl!: string | null;
 
diff --git a/electron/entities/UserEntity.ts b/electron/entities/UserEntity.ts
index 172d5e2..22e73b2 100644
--- a/electron/entities/UserEntity.ts
+++ b/electron/entities/UserEntity.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ export class UserEntity {
   @Column('text', { nullable: true })
   displayName!: string | null;
 
+  @Column('text', { nullable: true })
+  description!: string | null;
+
+  @Column('integer', { nullable: true })
+  profileUpdatedAt!: number | null;
+
   @Column('text', { nullable: true })
   avatarUrl!: string | null;
 
diff --git a/electron/migrations/1000000000007-AddUserProfileMetadata.ts b/electron/migrations/1000000000007-AddUserProfileMetadata.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45a8b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/electron/migrations/1000000000007-AddUserProfileMetadata.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from 'typeorm';
+
+export class AddUserProfileMetadata1000000000007 implements MigrationInterface {
+  name = 'AddUserProfileMetadata1000000000007';
+
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "users" ADD COLUMN "description" TEXT`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "users" ADD COLUMN "profileUpdatedAt" INTEGER`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "room_members" ADD COLUMN "description" TEXT`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "room_members" ADD COLUMN "profileUpdatedAt" INTEGER`);
+  }
+
+  public async down(): Promise<void> {
+    // SQLite column removal requires table rebuilds. Keep rollback no-op.
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/websocket/handler-status.spec.ts b/server/src/websocket/handler-status.spec.ts
index 71ff2c9..903ed37 100644
--- a/server/src/websocket/handler-status.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/websocket/handler-status.spec.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,18 @@ import {
   describe,
   it,
   expect,
-  beforeEach
+  beforeEach,
+  vi
 } from 'vitest';
 import { connectedUsers } from './state';
 import { handleWebSocketMessage } from './handler';
 import { ConnectedUser } from './types';
 import { WebSocket } from 'ws';
 
+vi.mock('../services/server-access.service', () => ({
+  authorizeWebSocketJoin: vi.fn(async () => ({ allowed: true as const }))
+}));
+
 /**
  * Minimal mock WebSocket that records sent messages.
  */
@@ -197,3 +202,94 @@ describe('server websocket handler - user_joined includes status', () => {
     }
   });
 });
+
+describe('server websocket handler - profile metadata in presence messages', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    connectedUsers.clear();
+  });
+
+  it('broadcasts updated profile metadata when an identified user changes it', async () => {
+    const alice = createConnectedUser('conn-1', 'user-1', {
+      displayName: 'Alice',
+      viewedServerId: 'server-1'
+    });
+    const bob = createConnectedUser('conn-2', 'user-2', {
+      viewedServerId: 'server-1'
+    });
+
+    alice.serverIds.add('server-1');
+    bob.serverIds.add('server-1');
+    getSentMessagesStore(bob).sentMessages.length = 0;
+
+    await handleWebSocketMessage('conn-1', {
+      type: 'identify',
+      oderId: 'user-1',
+      displayName: 'Alice Updated',
+      description: 'Updated bio',
+      profileUpdatedAt: 789
+    });
+
+    const messages = getSentMessagesStore(bob).sentMessages.map((messageText: string) => JSON.parse(messageText));
+    const joinMsg = messages.find((message: { type: string }) => message.type === 'user_joined');
+
+    expect(joinMsg?.displayName).toBe('Alice Updated');
+    expect(joinMsg?.description).toBe('Updated bio');
+    expect(joinMsg?.profileUpdatedAt).toBe(789);
+    expect(joinMsg?.serverId).toBe('server-1');
+  });
+
+  it('includes description and profileUpdatedAt in server_users responses', async () => {
+    const alice = createConnectedUser('conn-1', 'user-1');
+    const bob = createConnectedUser('conn-2', 'user-2');
+
+    alice.serverIds.add('server-1');
+    bob.serverIds.add('server-1');
+
+    await handleWebSocketMessage('conn-1', {
+      type: 'identify',
+      oderId: 'user-1',
+      displayName: 'Alice',
+      description: 'Alice bio',
+      profileUpdatedAt: 123
+    });
+
+    getSentMessagesStore(bob).sentMessages.length = 0;
+
+    await handleWebSocketMessage('conn-2', {
+      type: 'view_server',
+      serverId: 'server-1'
+    });
+
+    const messages = getSentMessagesStore(bob).sentMessages.map((messageText: string) => JSON.parse(messageText));
+    const serverUsersMsg = messages.find((message: { type: string }) => message.type === 'server_users');
+    const aliceInList = serverUsersMsg?.users?.find((userEntry: { oderId: string }) => userEntry.oderId === 'user-1');
+
+    expect(aliceInList?.description).toBe('Alice bio');
+    expect(aliceInList?.profileUpdatedAt).toBe(123);
+  });
+
+  it('includes description and profileUpdatedAt in user_joined broadcasts', async () => {
+    const bob = createConnectedUser('conn-2', 'user-2');
+
+    bob.serverIds.add('server-1');
+    bob.viewedServerId = 'server-1';
+
+    createConnectedUser('conn-1', 'user-1', {
+      displayName: 'Alice',
+      description: 'Alice bio',
+      profileUpdatedAt: 456,
+      viewedServerId: 'server-1'
+    });
+
+    await handleWebSocketMessage('conn-1', {
+      type: 'join_server',
+      serverId: 'server-1'
+    });
+
+    const messages = getSentMessagesStore(bob).sentMessages.map((messageText: string) => JSON.parse(messageText));
+    const joinMsg = messages.find((message: { type: string }) => message.type === 'user_joined');
+
+    expect(joinMsg?.description).toBe('Alice bio');
+    expect(joinMsg?.profileUpdatedAt).toBe(456);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/src/websocket/handler.ts b/server/src/websocket/handler.ts
index b2a4ab0..f691840 100644
--- a/server/src/websocket/handler.ts
+++ b/server/src/websocket/handler.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,22 @@ function normalizeDisplayName(value: unknown, fallback = 'User'): string {
   return normalized || fallback;
 }
 
+function normalizeDescription(value: unknown): string | undefined {
+  if (typeof value !== 'string') {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const normalized = value.trim();
+
+  return normalized || undefined;
+}
+
+function normalizeProfileUpdatedAt(value: unknown): number | undefined {
+  return typeof value === 'number' && Number.isFinite(value) && value > 0
+    ? value
+    : undefined;
+}
+
 function readMessageId(value: unknown): string | undefined {
   if (typeof value !== 'string') {
     return undefined;
@@ -37,7 +53,13 @@ function readMessageId(value: unknown): string | undefined {
 /** Sends the current user list for a given server to a single connected user. */
 function sendServerUsers(user: ConnectedUser, serverId: string): void {
   const users = getUniqueUsersInServer(serverId, user.oderId)
-    .map(cu => ({ oderId: cu.oderId, displayName: normalizeDisplayName(cu.displayName), status: cu.status ?? 'online' }));
+    .map(cu => ({
+      oderId: cu.oderId,
+      displayName: normalizeDisplayName(cu.displayName),
+      description: cu.description,
+      profileUpdatedAt: cu.profileUpdatedAt,
+      status: cu.status ?? 'online'
+    }));
 
   user.ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'server_users', serverId, users }));
 }
@@ -45,6 +67,9 @@ function sendServerUsers(user: ConnectedUser, serverId: string): void {
 function handleIdentify(user: ConnectedUser, message: WsMessage, connectionId: string): void {
   const newOderId = readMessageId(message['oderId']) ?? connectionId;
   const newScope = typeof message['connectionScope'] === 'string' ? message['connectionScope'] : undefined;
+  const previousDisplayName = normalizeDisplayName(user.displayName);
+  const previousDescription = user.description;
+  const previousProfileUpdatedAt = user.profileUpdatedAt;
 
   // Close stale connections from the same identity AND the same connection
   // scope so offer routing always targets the freshest socket (e.g. after
@@ -67,9 +92,38 @@ function handleIdentify(user: ConnectedUser, message: WsMessage, connectionId: s
 
   user.oderId = newOderId;
   user.displayName = normalizeDisplayName(message['displayName'], normalizeDisplayName(user.displayName));
+
+  if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(message, 'description')) {
+    user.description = normalizeDescription(message['description']);
+  }
+
+  if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(message, 'profileUpdatedAt')) {
+    user.profileUpdatedAt = normalizeProfileUpdatedAt(message['profileUpdatedAt']);
+  }
+
   user.connectionScope = newScope;
   connectedUsers.set(connectionId, user);
   console.log(`User identified: ${user.displayName} (${user.oderId})`);
+
+  if (
+    user.displayName === previousDisplayName
+    && user.description === previousDescription
+    && user.profileUpdatedAt === previousProfileUpdatedAt
+  ) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  for (const serverId of user.serverIds) {
+    broadcastToServer(serverId, {
+      type: 'user_joined',
+      oderId: user.oderId,
+      displayName: normalizeDisplayName(user.displayName),
+      description: user.description,
+      profileUpdatedAt: user.profileUpdatedAt,
+      status: user.status ?? 'online',
+      serverId
+    }, user.oderId);
+  }
 }
 
 async function handleJoinServer(user: ConnectedUser, message: WsMessage, connectionId: string): Promise<void> {
@@ -108,6 +162,8 @@ async function handleJoinServer(user: ConnectedUser, message: WsMessage, connect
       type: 'user_joined',
       oderId: user.oderId,
       displayName: normalizeDisplayName(user.displayName),
+      description: user.description,
+      profileUpdatedAt: user.profileUpdatedAt,
       status: user.status ?? 'online',
       serverId: sid
     }, user.oderId);
diff --git a/server/src/websocket/types.ts b/server/src/websocket/types.ts
index 176df34..f41437c 100644
--- a/server/src/websocket/types.ts
+++ b/server/src/websocket/types.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ export interface ConnectedUser {
   serverIds: Set<string>;
   viewedServerId?: string;
   displayName?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  profileUpdatedAt?: number;
   /**
    * Opaque scope string sent by the client (typically the signal URL it
    * connected through).  Stale-connection eviction only targets connections
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/domains/authentication/feature/user-bar/user-bar.component.ts b/toju-app/src/app/domains/authentication/feature/user-bar/user-bar.component.ts
index eff6e16..c0d7c50 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/domains/authentication/feature/user-bar/user-bar.component.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/domains/authentication/feature/user-bar/user-bar.component.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ import { UserAvatarComponent } from '../../../../shared';
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-user-bar',
   standalone: true,
-  imports: [CommonModule, NgIcon, UserAvatarComponent],
+  imports: [
+    CommonModule,
+    NgIcon,
+    UserAvatarComponent
+  ],
   viewProviders: [
     provideIcons({
       lucideLogIn,
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/README.md b/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/README.md
index b4ded61..fe921a3 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/README.md
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Profile Avatar Domain
 
-Owns local profile picture workflow: source validation, crop/zoom editor state, static 256x256 WebP rendering, animated avatar preservation, desktop file persistence, and P2P avatar sync metadata.
+Owns local profile picture workflow plus peer-synced profile-card metadata: source validation, crop/zoom editor state, static 256x256 WebP rendering, animated avatar preservation, desktop file persistence, and P2P avatar/profile sync metadata.
 
 ## Responsibilities
 
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ Owns local profile picture workflow: source validation, crop/zoom editor state,
 - Render static avatars to `256x256` WebP with client-side compression.
 - Preserve animated `.gif` and animated `.webp` uploads without flattening frames.
 - Persist desktop copy at `user/<username>/profile/profile.<ext>` under app data.
+- Let the local user edit their profile-card display name and description.
 - Expose helpers used by store effects to keep avatar metadata (`avatarHash`, `avatarMime`, `avatarUpdatedAt`) consistent.
+- Reuse the avatar summary/request/full handshake to sync profile text (`displayName`, `description`, `profileUpdatedAt`) alongside avatar state.
 
 ## Module map
 
@@ -33,12 +35,14 @@ graph TD
 ## Flow
 
 1. `ProfileCardComponent` opens file picker from editable avatar button.
-2. `ProfileAvatarEditorComponent` previews exact crop using drag + zoom.
-3. `ProfileAvatarImageService` renders static uploads to `256x256` WebP, but keeps animated GIF and WebP sources intact.
-4. `ProfileAvatarStorageService` writes desktop copy when Electron is available.
-5. `UserAvatarEffects` broadcasts avatar summary, answers requests, streams chunks, and persists received avatars locally.
+2. `ProfileCardComponent` saves display-name and description edits through the users store.
+3. `ProfileAvatarEditorComponent` previews exact crop using drag + zoom.
+4. `ProfileAvatarImageService` renders static uploads to `256x256` WebP, but keeps animated GIF and WebP sources intact.
+5. `ProfileAvatarStorageService` writes desktop copy when Electron is available.
+6. `UserAvatarEffects` broadcasts avatar/profile summaries, answers requests, streams chunks when needed, and persists received profile state locally.
 
 ## Notes
 
 - Static uploads are normalized to WebP. Animated GIF and animated WebP uploads keep their original animation, mime type, and full-frame presentation.
 - `avatarUrl` stays local display data. Version conflict resolution uses `avatarUpdatedAt` and `avatarHash`.
+- Profile text uses its own `profileUpdatedAt` version so display-name and description changes can sync without replacing a newer avatar.
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/feature/profile-avatar-editor/profile-avatar-editor.component.html b/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/feature/profile-avatar-editor/profile-avatar-editor.component.html
index 1f1cb97..a1f9bb5 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/feature/profile-avatar-editor/profile-avatar-editor.component.html
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/feature/profile-avatar-editor/profile-avatar-editor.component.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <div
   class="fixed inset-0 z-[112] bg-black/70 backdrop-blur-sm"
-  (click)="cancelled.emit()"
-  (keydown.enter)="cancelled.emit()"
-  (keydown.space)="cancelled.emit()"
+  (click)="cancelled.emit(undefined)"
+  (keydown.enter)="cancelled.emit(undefined)"
+  (keydown.space)="cancelled.emit(undefined)"
   role="button"
   tabindex="0"
   aria-label="Close profile image editor"
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 <div class="fixed inset-0 z-[113] flex items-center justify-center p-4 pointer-events-none">
   <div
     class="pointer-events-auto flex max-h-[calc(100vh-2rem)] w-full max-w-4xl flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-border bg-card shadow-2xl"
-    (click)="$event.stopPropagation()"
     role="dialog"
     aria-modal="true"
     tabindex="-1"
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@
       <button
         type="button"
         class="rounded-lg bg-secondary px-4 py-2 text-sm text-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-secondary/80"
-        (click)="cancelled.emit()"
+        (click)="cancelled.emit(undefined)"
         [disabled]="processing()"
       >
         Cancel
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/feature/profile-avatar-editor/profile-avatar-editor.component.ts b/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/feature/profile-avatar-editor/profile-avatar-editor.component.ts
index 33678b7..7cf274f 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/feature/profile-avatar-editor/profile-avatar-editor.component.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/feature/profile-avatar-editor/profile-avatar-editor.component.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {
 export class ProfileAvatarEditorComponent {
   readonly source = input.required<EditableProfileAvatarSource>();
 
-  readonly cancelled = output<void>();
+  readonly cancelled = output<undefined>();
   readonly confirmed = output<ProcessedProfileAvatar>();
 
   readonly frameSize = PROFILE_AVATAR_EDITOR_FRAME_SIZE;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class ProfileAvatarEditorComponent {
   @HostListener('document:keydown.escape')
   onEscape(): void {
     if (!this.processing()) {
-      this.cancelled.emit();
+      this.cancelled.emit(undefined);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/feature/profile-avatar-editor/profile-avatar-editor.service.ts b/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/feature/profile-avatar-editor/profile-avatar-editor.service.ts
index 0a250b6..215e097 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/feature/profile-avatar-editor/profile-avatar-editor.service.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/feature/profile-avatar-editor/profile-avatar-editor.service.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable, inject } from '@angular/core';
-import {
-  Overlay,
-  OverlayRef
-} from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
+import { Overlay, OverlayRef } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 import { ComponentPortal } from '@angular/cdk/portal';
-import {
-  EditableProfileAvatarSource,
-  ProcessedProfileAvatar
-} from '../../domain/profile-avatar.models';
+import { EditableProfileAvatarSource, ProcessedProfileAvatar } from '../../domain/profile-avatar.models';
 import { ProfileAvatarEditorComponent } from './profile-avatar-editor.component';
 
 export const PROFILE_AVATAR_EDITOR_OVERLAY_CLASS = 'profile-avatar-editor-overlay-pane';
@@ -25,7 +19,9 @@ export class ProfileAvatarEditorService {
     const overlayRef = this.overlay.create({
       disposeOnNavigation: true,
       panelClass: PROFILE_AVATAR_EDITOR_OVERLAY_CLASS,
-      positionStrategy: this.overlay.position().global().centerHorizontally().centerVertically(),
+      positionStrategy: this.overlay.position().global()
+        .centerHorizontally()
+        .centerVertically(),
       scrollStrategy: this.overlay.scrollStrategies.block()
     });
 
@@ -55,7 +51,6 @@ export class ProfileAvatarEditorService {
         overlayRef.dispose();
         resolve(result);
       };
-
       const cancelSub = componentRef.instance.cancelled.subscribe(() => finish(null));
       const confirmSub = componentRef.instance.confirmed.subscribe((avatar) => finish(avatar));
       const detachSub = overlayRef.detachments().subscribe(() => finish(null));
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/index.ts b/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/index.ts
index e0eef13..9f501f9 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/index.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ export * from './domain/profile-avatar.models';
 export { ProfileAvatarFacade } from './application/services/profile-avatar.facade';
 export { ProfileAvatarEditorComponent } from './feature/profile-avatar-editor/profile-avatar-editor.component';
 export {
-	PROFILE_AVATAR_EDITOR_OVERLAY_CLASS,
-	ProfileAvatarEditorService
+  PROFILE_AVATAR_EDITOR_OVERLAY_CLASS,
+  ProfileAvatarEditorService
 } from './feature/profile-avatar-editor/profile-avatar-editor.service';
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/infrastructure/services/profile-avatar-image.service.spec.ts b/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/infrastructure/services/profile-avatar-image.service.spec.ts
index 867964b..30d3534 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/infrastructure/services/profile-avatar-image.service.spec.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/infrastructure/services/profile-avatar-image.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import {
-  isAnimatedGif,
-  isAnimatedWebp
-} from './profile-avatar-image.service';
+/* eslint-disable @stylistic/js/array-element-newline */
+import { isAnimatedGif, isAnimatedWebp } from './profile-avatar-image.service';
 
 describe('profile-avatar image animation detection', () => {
   it('detects animated gifs with multiple frames', () => {
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/infrastructure/services/profile-avatar-storage.service.ts b/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/infrastructure/services/profile-avatar-storage.service.ts
index 03a547d..8355ba2 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/infrastructure/services/profile-avatar-storage.service.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/domains/profile-avatar/infrastructure/services/profile-avatar-storage.service.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable, inject } from '@angular/core';
 import { ElectronBridgeService } from '../../../../core/platform/electron/electron-bridge.service';
-import { User } from '../../../../shared-kernel';
-import {
-  ProcessedProfileAvatar,
-  resolveProfileAvatarStorageFileName
-} from '../../domain/profile-avatar.models';
+import type { User } from '../../../../shared-kernel';
+import { resolveProfileAvatarStorageFileName, type ProcessedProfileAvatar } from '../../domain/profile-avatar.models';
 
 const LEGACY_PROFILE_FILE_NAMES = [
   'profile.webp',
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/features/room/rooms-side-panel/rooms-side-panel.component.ts b/toju-app/src/app/features/room/rooms-side-panel/rooms-side-panel.component.ts
index e0e6ed3..720008d 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/features/room/rooms-side-panel/rooms-side-panel.component.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/features/room/rooms-side-panel/rooms-side-panel.component.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ export class RoomsSidePanelComponent {
       oderId: member.oderId || member.id,
       username: member.username,
       displayName: member.displayName,
+      description: member.description,
+      profileUpdatedAt: member.profileUpdatedAt,
       avatarUrl: member.avatarUrl,
       status: 'disconnected',
       role: member.role,
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/README.md b/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/README.md
index 1b01915..3f29e69 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/README.md
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/README.md
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ A single ordered data channel carries all peer-to-peer messages: chat events, at
 
 Back-pressure is handled with a high-water mark (4 MB) and low-water mark (1 MB). `sendToPeerBuffered()` waits for the buffer to drain before sending, which matters during file transfers.
 
-Profile avatar sync follows attachment-style chunk transport plus server-icon-style version handshakes: sender announces `avatarUpdatedAt`, receiver requests only when remote version is newer, then sender streams ordered base64 chunks over buffered sends.
+Profile avatar sync follows attachment-style chunk transport plus server-icon-style version handshakes: sender announces avatar/profile versions, receiver requests only when either remote version is newer, then sender streams ordered base64 chunks when avatar bytes are needed and still uses the same full-event path for profile-only updates.
 
 Every 5 seconds a PING message is sent to each peer. The peer responds with PONG carrying the original timestamp, and the round-trip latency is stored in a signal.
 
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/realtime-session.service.ts b/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/realtime-session.service.ts
index 87ea97d..b6931cd 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/realtime-session.service.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/realtime-session.service.ts
@@ -328,8 +328,13 @@ export class WebRTCService implements OnDestroy {
    * @param oderId      - The user's unique order/peer ID.
    * @param displayName - The user's display name.
    */
-  identify(oderId: string, displayName: string, signalUrl?: string): void {
-    this.signalingTransportHandler.identify(oderId, displayName, signalUrl);
+  identify(
+    oderId: string,
+    displayName: string,
+    signalUrl?: string,
+    profile?: { description?: string; profileUpdatedAt?: number }
+  ): void {
+    this.signalingTransportHandler.identify(oderId, displayName, signalUrl, profile);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/realtime.types.ts b/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/realtime.types.ts
index 17ceb67..865c79d 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/realtime.types.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/realtime.types.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ export interface IdentifyCredentials {
   oderId: string;
   /** The user's display name shown to other peers. */
   displayName: string;
+  /** Optional profile description advertised via signaling identity. */
+  description?: string;
+  /** Monotonic profile version for late-join reconciliation. */
+  profileUpdatedAt?: number;
 }
 
 /** Last-joined server info, used for reconnection. */
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/signaling/signaling-transport-handler.ts b/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/signaling/signaling-transport-handler.ts
index d79fd4c..d04c003 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/signaling/signaling-transport-handler.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/infrastructure/realtime/signaling/signaling-transport-handler.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ export class SignalingTransportHandler<TMessage> {
     return this.lastIdentifyCredentials?.displayName || DEFAULT_DISPLAY_NAME;
   }
 
+  getIdentifyDescription(): string | undefined {
+    return this.lastIdentifyCredentials?.description;
+  }
+
   getConnectedSignalingManagers(): ConnectedSignalingManager[] {
     return this.dependencies.signalingCoordinator.getConnectedSignalingManagers();
   }
@@ -160,12 +164,27 @@ export class SignalingTransportHandler<TMessage> {
     return true;
   }
 
-  identify(oderId: string, displayName: string, signalUrl?: string): void {
+  identify(
+    oderId: string,
+    displayName: string,
+    signalUrl?: string,
+    profile?: Pick<IdentifyCredentials, 'description' | 'profileUpdatedAt'>
+  ): void {
     const normalizedDisplayName = displayName.trim() || DEFAULT_DISPLAY_NAME;
+    const normalizedDescription = typeof profile?.description === 'string'
+      ? (profile.description.trim() || undefined)
+      : undefined;
+    const normalizedProfileUpdatedAt = typeof profile?.profileUpdatedAt === 'number'
+      && Number.isFinite(profile.profileUpdatedAt)
+      && profile.profileUpdatedAt > 0
+      ? profile.profileUpdatedAt
+      : undefined;
 
     this.lastIdentifyCredentials = {
       oderId,
-      displayName: normalizedDisplayName
+      displayName: normalizedDisplayName,
+      description: normalizedDescription,
+      profileUpdatedAt: normalizedProfileUpdatedAt
     };
 
     if (signalUrl) {
@@ -173,6 +192,8 @@ export class SignalingTransportHandler<TMessage> {
         type: SIGNALING_TYPE_IDENTIFY,
         oderId,
         displayName: normalizedDisplayName,
+        description: normalizedDescription,
+        profileUpdatedAt: normalizedProfileUpdatedAt,
         connectionScope: signalUrl
       });
 
@@ -190,6 +211,8 @@ export class SignalingTransportHandler<TMessage> {
         type: SIGNALING_TYPE_IDENTIFY,
         oderId,
         displayName: normalizedDisplayName,
+        description: normalizedDescription,
+        profileUpdatedAt: normalizedProfileUpdatedAt,
         connectionScope: managerSignalUrl
       });
     }
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/shared-kernel/chat-events.ts b/toju-app/src/app/shared-kernel/chat-events.ts
index 6778fb5..2ea6e1e 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/shared-kernel/chat-events.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/shared-kernel/chat-events.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ export interface ChatEventBase {
   deletedBy?: string;
   oderId?: string;
   displayName?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  profileUpdatedAt?: number;
   emoji?: string;
   reason?: string;
   settings?: Partial<RoomSettings>;
@@ -273,6 +275,8 @@ export interface UserAvatarSummaryEvent extends ChatEventBase {
   oderId: string;
   username?: string;
   displayName?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  profileUpdatedAt?: number;
   avatarHash?: string;
   avatarMime?: string;
   avatarUpdatedAt: number;
@@ -288,8 +292,10 @@ export interface UserAvatarFullEvent extends ChatEventBase {
   oderId: string;
   username?: string;
   displayName?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  profileUpdatedAt?: number;
   avatarHash?: string;
-  avatarMime: string;
+  avatarMime?: string;
   avatarUpdatedAt: number;
   total: number;
 }
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/shared-kernel/user.models.ts b/toju-app/src/app/shared-kernel/user.models.ts
index a0911b0..9aefa1b 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/shared-kernel/user.models.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/shared-kernel/user.models.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export interface User {
   oderId: string;
   username: string;
   displayName: string;
+  description?: string;
+  profileUpdatedAt?: number;
   avatarUrl?: string;
   avatarHash?: string;
   avatarMime?: string;
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ export interface RoomMember {
   oderId?: string;
   username: string;
   displayName: string;
+  description?: string;
+  profileUpdatedAt?: number;
   avatarUrl?: string;
   avatarHash?: string;
   avatarMime?: string;
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/shared/components/profile-card/profile-card.component.html b/toju-app/src/app/shared/components/profile-card/profile-card.component.html
index e616f0e..69ab2fe 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/shared/components/profile-card/profile-card.component.html
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/shared/components/profile-card/profile-card.component.html
@@ -2,63 +2,109 @@
   class="w-72 rounded-lg border border-border bg-card shadow-xl"
   style="animation: profile-card-in 120ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0, 1) both"
 >
-  <div class="h-24 rounded-t-lg bg-gradient-to-r from-primary/30 to-primary/10"></div>
+  @let profileUser = user();
+  @let isEditable = editable();
+  @let activeField = editingField();
+  @let statusColor = currentStatusColor();
+  @let statusLabel = currentStatusLabel();
+
+  <div class="h-20 rounded-t-lg bg-gradient-to-r from-primary/30 to-primary/10"></div>
 
   <div class="relative px-4">
-    <div class="-mt-9">
-      @if (editable()) {
-        <button
-          #avatarInputButton
-          type="button"
-          class="group relative rounded-full focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary"
-          (click)="pickAvatar(avatarInput)"
-        >
-          <app-user-avatar
-            [name]="user().displayName"
-            [avatarUrl]="user().avatarUrl"
-            size="xl"
-            [status]="user().status"
-            [showStatusBadge]="true"
-            ringClass="ring-4 ring-card"
-          />
-          <span class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 rounded-full bg-black/0 transition-colors group-hover:bg-black/15"></span>
-        </button>
-        <input
-          #avatarInput
-          type="file"
-          class="hidden"
-          [accept]="avatarAccept"
-          (change)="onAvatarSelected($event)"
-        />
-      } @else {
+    <div class="-mt-8">
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        class="rounded-full"
+        (click)="pickAvatar(avatarInput)"
+      >
         <app-user-avatar
-          [name]="user().displayName"
-          [avatarUrl]="user().avatarUrl"
+          [name]="profileUser.displayName"
+          [avatarUrl]="profileUser.avatarUrl"
           size="xl"
-          [status]="user().status"
+          [status]="profileUser.status"
           [showStatusBadge]="true"
           ringClass="ring-4 ring-card"
         />
-      }
+      </button>
+      <input
+        #avatarInput
+        type="file"
+        class="hidden"
+        [accept]="avatarAccept"
+        (change)="onAvatarSelected($event)"
+      />
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="px-5 pb-4 pt-3">
-    <p class="truncate text-base font-semibold text-foreground">{{ user().displayName }}</p>
-    <p class="truncate text-sm text-muted-foreground">{{ user().username }}</p>
+  <div class="px-4 pb-3 pt-2.5">
+    @if (isEditable) {
+      <div class="space-y-2">
+        <div>
+          @if (activeField === 'displayName') {
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              class="w-full rounded-md border border-border bg-background/70 px-2 py-1.5 text-base font-semibold text-foreground outline-none focus:border-primary/70"
+             
+              [value]="displayNameDraft()"
+              (input)="onDisplayNameInput($event)"
+              (blur)="finishEdit('displayName')"
+            />
+          } @else {
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              class="block w-full py-0.5 text-left text-base font-semibold text-foreground"
+              (click)="startEdit('displayName')"
+            >
+              {{ profileUser.displayName }}
+            </button>
+          }
 
-    @if (editable()) {
-      <p class="mt-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">Click avatar to upload and crop a profile picture.</p>
+          <p class="truncate text-sm text-muted-foreground">{{ profileUser.username }}</p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div>
+          @if (activeField === 'description') {
+            <textarea
+              rows="3"
+              class="w-full resize-none rounded-md border border-border bg-background/70 px-2 py-2 text-sm leading-5 text-foreground outline-none focus:border-primary/70"
+             
+              [value]="descriptionDraft()"
+              placeholder="Add a description"
+              (input)="onDescriptionInput($event)"
+              (blur)="finishEdit('description')"
+            ></textarea>
+          } @else {
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              class="block w-full py-1 text-left text-sm leading-5"
+              (click)="startEdit('description')"
+            >
+              @if (profileUser.description) {
+                <span class="whitespace-pre-line text-muted-foreground">{{ profileUser.description }}</span>
+              } @else {
+                <span class="text-muted-foreground/70">Add a description</span>
+              }
+            </button>
+          }
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    } @else {
+      <p class="truncate text-base font-semibold text-foreground">{{ profileUser.displayName }}</p>
+      <p class="truncate text-sm text-muted-foreground">{{ profileUser.username }}</p>
+
+      @if (profileUser.description) {
+        <p class="mt-2 whitespace-pre-line text-sm leading-5 text-muted-foreground">{{ profileUser.description }}</p>
+      }
     }
 
     @if (avatarError()) {
-      <div class="mt-3 rounded-md border border-red-500/40 bg-red-500/10 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-red-200">
+      <div class="mt-2.5 rounded-md border border-red-500/40 bg-red-500/10 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-red-200">
         {{ avatarError() }}
       </div>
     }
 
-    @if (editable()) {
-      <div class="relative mt-3">
+    @if (isEditable) {
+      <div class="relative mt-2.5">
         <button
           type="button"
           class="flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-md border border-border px-2.5 py-1.5 text-xs transition-colors hover:bg-secondary/60"
@@ -66,9 +112,9 @@
         >
           <span
             class="h-2 w-2 rounded-full"
-            [class]="currentStatusColor()"
+            [class]="statusColor"
           ></span>
-          <span class="flex-1 text-left text-foreground">{{ currentStatusLabel() }}</span>
+          <span class="flex-1 text-left text-foreground">{{ statusLabel }}</span>
           <ng-icon
             name="lucideChevronDown"
             class="h-3 w-3 text-muted-foreground"
@@ -97,9 +143,9 @@
       <div class="mt-2 flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
         <span
           class="h-2 w-2 rounded-full"
-          [class]="currentStatusColor()"
+          [class]="statusColor"
         ></span>
-        <span>{{ currentStatusLabel() }}</span>
+        <span>{{ statusLabel }}</span>
       </div>
     }
   </div>
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/shared/components/profile-card/profile-card.component.ts b/toju-app/src/app/shared/components/profile-card/profile-card.component.ts
index c9c7b98..416af8d 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/shared/components/profile-card/profile-card.component.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/shared/components/profile-card/profile-card.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   Component,
+  effect,
   inject,
   signal
 } from '@angular/core';
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ export class ProfileCardComponent {
   readonly avatarAccept = PROFILE_AVATAR_ACCEPT_ATTRIBUTE;
   readonly avatarError = signal<string | null>(null);
   readonly avatarSaving = signal(false);
+  readonly editingField = signal<'displayName' | 'description' | null>(null);
+  readonly displayNameDraft = signal('');
+  readonly descriptionDraft = signal('');
 
   readonly statusOptions: { value: UserStatus | null; label: string; color: string }[] = [
     { value: null, label: 'Online', color: 'bg-green-500' },
@@ -49,6 +53,19 @@ export class ProfileCardComponent {
   private readonly store = inject(Store);
   private readonly profileAvatar = inject(ProfileAvatarFacade);
   private readonly profileAvatarEditor = inject(ProfileAvatarEditorService);
+  private readonly syncProfileDrafts = effect(() => {
+    const user = this.user();
+    const editingField = this.editingField();
+
+    if (editingField !== 'displayName') {
+      this.displayNameDraft.set(user.displayName || '');
+    }
+
+    if (editingField !== 'description') {
+      this.descriptionDraft.set(user.description || '');
+    }
+
+  }, { allowSignalWrites: true });
 
   currentStatusColor(): string {
     switch (this.user().status) {
@@ -81,6 +98,31 @@ export class ProfileCardComponent {
     this.showStatusMenu.set(false);
   }
 
+  onDisplayNameInput(event: Event): void {
+    this.displayNameDraft.set((event.target as HTMLInputElement).value);
+  }
+
+  onDescriptionInput(event: Event): void {
+    this.descriptionDraft.set((event.target as HTMLTextAreaElement).value);
+  }
+
+  startEdit(field: 'displayName' | 'description'): void {
+    if (!this.editable() || this.editingField() === field) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.editingField.set(field);
+  }
+
+  finishEdit(field: 'displayName' | 'description'): void {
+    if (this.editingField() !== field) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.commitProfileDrafts();
+    this.editingField.set(null);
+  }
+
   pickAvatar(fileInput: HTMLInputElement): void {
     if (!this.editable() || this.avatarSaving()) {
       return;
@@ -147,4 +189,49 @@ export class ProfileCardComponent {
       this.avatarSaving.set(false);
     }
   }
+
+  private commitProfileDrafts(): void {
+    if (!this.editable()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const displayName = this.normalizeDisplayName(this.displayNameDraft());
+
+    if (!displayName) {
+      this.displayNameDraft.set(this.user().displayName || '');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const user = this.user();
+    const description = this.normalizeDescription(this.descriptionDraft());
+
+    if (
+      displayName === this.normalizeDisplayName(user.displayName)
+      && description === this.normalizeDescription(user.description)
+    ) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const profile = {
+      displayName,
+      description,
+      profileUpdatedAt: Date.now()
+    };
+
+    this.store.dispatch(UsersActions.updateCurrentUserProfile({ profile }));
+    this.user.update((user) => ({
+      ...user,
+      ...profile
+    }));
+  }
+
+  private normalizeDisplayName(value: string | undefined): string {
+    return value?.trim().replace(/\s+/g, ' ') || '';
+  }
+
+  private normalizeDescription(value: string | undefined): string | undefined {
+    const normalized = value?.trim();
+
+    return normalized || undefined;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-members-sync.effects.ts b/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-members-sync.effects.ts
index 9a19b74..5abc3ce 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-members-sync.effects.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-members-sync.effects.ts
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ import {
   createEffect,
   ofType
 } from '@ngrx/effects';
-import { Action } from '@ngrx/store';
-import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { Store, type Action } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { EMPTY } from 'rxjs';
 import {
   mergeMap,
   tap,
   withLatestFrom
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import {
+import type {
   ChatEvent,
   Room,
   RoomMember,
@@ -394,7 +393,28 @@ export class RoomMembersSyncEffects {
       );
     }
 
-    return this.createRoomMemberUpdateActions(room, members);
+    const actions = this.createRoomMemberUpdateActions(room, members);
+    const currentUserId = currentUser?.oderId || currentUser?.id;
+
+    for (const member of members) {
+      const memberId = member.oderId || member.id;
+
+      if (!member.avatarUrl || !memberId || memberId === currentUserId) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      actions.push(UsersActions.upsertRemoteUserAvatar({
+        user: {
+          id: member.id,
+          oderId: memberId,
+          username: member.username,
+          displayName: member.displayName,
+          avatarUrl: member.avatarUrl
+        }
+      }));
+    }
+
+    return actions;
   }
 
   private handleMemberLeave(
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-members.helpers.ts b/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-members.helpers.ts
index 9fab191..b5a8507 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-members.helpers.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-members.helpers.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,51 @@ function normalizeAvatarUpdatedAt(value: unknown): number | undefined {
     : undefined;
 }
 
+function normalizeProfileUpdatedAt(value: unknown): number | undefined {
+  return typeof value === 'number' && Number.isFinite(value) && value > 0
+    ? value
+    : undefined;
+}
+
+function normalizeDescription(value: unknown): string | undefined {
+  if (typeof value !== 'string') {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const normalized = value.trim();
+
+  return normalized || undefined;
+}
+
+function hasOwnProperty(object: object, key: string): boolean {
+  return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(object, key);
+}
+
+function mergeProfileFields(
+  existingMember: Pick<RoomMember, 'displayName' | 'description' | 'profileUpdatedAt'>,
+  incomingMember: Pick<RoomMember, 'displayName' | 'description' | 'profileUpdatedAt'>,
+  preferIncomingFallback: boolean
+): Pick<RoomMember, 'displayName' | 'description' | 'profileUpdatedAt'> {
+  const existingUpdatedAt = existingMember.profileUpdatedAt ?? 0;
+  const incomingUpdatedAt = incomingMember.profileUpdatedAt ?? 0;
+  const preferIncoming = incomingUpdatedAt === existingUpdatedAt
+    ? preferIncomingFallback
+    : incomingUpdatedAt > existingUpdatedAt;
+  const incomingHasDescription = hasOwnProperty(incomingMember, 'description');
+  const incomingDescription = normalizeDescription(incomingMember.description);
+  const existingDescription = normalizeDescription(existingMember.description);
+
+  return {
+    displayName: preferIncoming
+      ? (incomingMember.displayName || existingMember.displayName)
+      : (existingMember.displayName || incomingMember.displayName),
+    description: preferIncoming
+      ? (incomingHasDescription ? incomingDescription : existingDescription)
+      : existingDescription,
+    profileUpdatedAt: Math.max(existingUpdatedAt, incomingUpdatedAt) || undefined
+  };
+}
+
 function mergeAvatarFields(
   existingMember: Pick<RoomMember, 'avatarUrl' | 'avatarHash' | 'avatarMime' | 'avatarUpdatedAt'>,
   incomingMember: Pick<RoomMember, 'avatarUrl' | 'avatarHash' | 'avatarMime' | 'avatarUpdatedAt'>,
@@ -73,12 +118,12 @@ function normalizeMember(member: RoomMember, now = Date.now()): RoomMember {
     typeof member.joinedAt === 'number' && Number.isFinite(member.joinedAt)
       ? member.joinedAt
       : lastSeenAt;
-
-  return {
+  const nextMember: RoomMember = {
     id: member.id || key,
     oderId: member.oderId || undefined,
     username: member.username || fallbackUsername(member),
     displayName: fallbackDisplayName(member),
+    profileUpdatedAt: normalizeProfileUpdatedAt(member.profileUpdatedAt),
     avatarUrl: member.avatarUrl || undefined,
     avatarHash: member.avatarHash || undefined,
     avatarMime: member.avatarMime || undefined,
@@ -88,6 +133,12 @@ function normalizeMember(member: RoomMember, now = Date.now()): RoomMember {
     joinedAt,
     lastSeenAt
   };
+
+  if (hasOwnProperty(member, 'description')) {
+    nextMember.description = normalizeDescription(member.description);
+  }
+
+  return nextMember;
 }
 
 function compareMembers(firstMember: RoomMember, secondMember: RoomMember): number {
@@ -128,6 +179,7 @@ function mergeMembers(
 
   const normalizedExisting = normalizeMember(existingMember, now);
   const preferIncoming = normalizedIncoming.lastSeenAt >= normalizedExisting.lastSeenAt;
+  const profileFields = mergeProfileFields(normalizedExisting, normalizedIncoming, preferIncoming);
   const avatarFields = mergeAvatarFields(normalizedExisting, normalizedIncoming, preferIncoming);
 
   return {
@@ -136,9 +188,7 @@ function mergeMembers(
     username: preferIncoming
       ? (normalizedIncoming.username || normalizedExisting.username)
       : (normalizedExisting.username || normalizedIncoming.username),
-    displayName: preferIncoming
-      ? (normalizedIncoming.displayName || normalizedExisting.displayName)
-      : (normalizedExisting.displayName || normalizedIncoming.displayName),
+    ...profileFields,
     ...avatarFields,
     role: mergeRole(normalizedExisting.role, normalizedIncoming.role, preferIncoming),
     roleIds: preferIncoming
@@ -177,6 +227,8 @@ export function roomMemberFromUser(
       oderId: user.oderId || undefined,
       username: user.username || '',
       displayName: user.displayName || user.username || 'User',
+      description: user.description,
+      profileUpdatedAt: user.profileUpdatedAt,
       avatarUrl: user.avatarUrl,
       avatarHash: user.avatarHash,
       avatarMime: user.avatarMime,
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-signaling-connection.ts b/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-signaling-connection.ts
index 6e15d64..d39f9bc 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-signaling-connection.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-signaling-connection.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { firstValueFrom } from 'rxjs';
-import { Room, User } from '../../shared-kernel';
+import type { Room, User } from '../../shared-kernel';
 import {
   type RoomSignalSource,
   type ServerSourceSelector,
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ export class RoomSignalingConnection {
     const wsUrl = this.serverDirectory.getWebSocketUrl(selector);
     const oderId = resolvedOderId || user?.oderId || this.webrtc.peerId();
     const displayName = resolveUserDisplayName(user);
+    const description = user?.description;
+    const profileUpdatedAt = user?.profileUpdatedAt;
     const sameSignalRooms = this.getRoomsForSignalingUrl(this.includeRoom(savedRooms, room), wsUrl);
     const backgroundRooms = sameSignalRooms.filter((candidate) => candidate.id !== room.id);
     const joinCurrentEndpointRooms = () => {
@@ -361,7 +363,10 @@ export class RoomSignalingConnection {
       }
 
       this.webrtc.setCurrentServer(room.id);
-      this.webrtc.identify(oderId, displayName, wsUrl);
+      this.webrtc.identify(oderId, displayName, wsUrl, {
+        description,
+        profileUpdatedAt
+      });
 
       for (const backgroundRoom of backgroundRooms) {
         this.webrtc.joinRoom(backgroundRoom.id, oderId, wsUrl);
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-state-sync.effects.ts b/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-state-sync.effects.ts
index db25c2a..991043a 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-state-sync.effects.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/room-state-sync.effects.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   createEffect,
   ofType
 } from '@ngrx/effects';
-import { Action, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { Store, type Action } from '@ngrx/store';
 import {
   of,
   from,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
 import { RealtimeSessionFacade } from '../../core/realtime';
 import { DatabaseService } from '../../infrastructure/persistence';
 import { resolveRoomPermission } from '../../domains/access-control';
-import {
+import type {
   ChatEvent,
   Room,
   RoomSettings,
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ import {
   resolveRoom,
   sanitizeRoomSnapshot,
   normalizeIncomingBans,
-  getPersistedCurrentUserId,
-  RoomPresenceSignalingMessage
+  getPersistedCurrentUserId
 } from './rooms.helpers';
+import type { RoomPresenceSignalingMessage } from './rooms.helpers';
 
 /**
  * NgRx effects for real-time state synchronisation: signaling presence
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ export class RoomStateSyncEffects {
               .map((user) =>
                 buildSignalingUser(user, {
                   ...buildKnownUserExtras(room, user.oderId),
+                  description: user.description,
+                  profileUpdatedAt: user.profileUpdatedAt,
                   presenceServerIds: [signalingMessage.serverId],
                   ...(user.status ? { status: user.status } : {})
                 })
@@ -141,12 +143,16 @@ export class RoomStateSyncEffects {
             const joinedUser = {
               oderId: signalingMessage.oderId,
               displayName: signalingMessage.displayName,
+              description: signalingMessage.description,
+              profileUpdatedAt: signalingMessage.profileUpdatedAt,
               status: signalingMessage.status
             };
             const actions: Action[] = [
               UsersActions.userJoined({
                 user: buildSignalingUser(joinedUser, {
                   ...buildKnownUserExtras(room, joinedUser.oderId),
+                  description: joinedUser.description,
+                  profileUpdatedAt: joinedUser.profileUpdatedAt,
                   presenceServerIds: [signalingMessage.serverId]
                 })
               })
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/rooms.helpers.ts b/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/rooms.helpers.ts
index ba0ec50..a770436 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/rooms.helpers.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/store/rooms/rooms.helpers.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ export function buildKnownUserExtras(room: Room | null, identifier: string): Rec
 
   return {
     username: knownMember.username,
+    description: knownMember.description,
+    profileUpdatedAt: knownMember.profileUpdatedAt,
     avatarUrl: knownMember.avatarUrl,
     avatarHash: knownMember.avatarHash,
     avatarMime: knownMember.avatarMime,
@@ -194,8 +196,10 @@ export interface RoomPresenceSignalingMessage {
   reason?: string;
   serverId?: string;
   serverIds?: string[];
-  users?: { oderId: string; displayName: string; status?: string }[];
+  users?: { oderId: string; displayName: string; description?: string; profileUpdatedAt?: number; status?: string }[];
   oderId?: string;
   displayName?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  profileUpdatedAt?: number;
   status?: string;
 }
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/store/users/user-avatar.effects.spec.ts b/toju-app/src/app/store/users/user-avatar.effects.spec.ts
index e521ad3..54b4e84 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/store/users/user-avatar.effects.spec.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/store/users/user-avatar.effects.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import { User } from '../../shared-kernel';
-import {
-  shouldApplyAvatarTransfer,
-  shouldRequestAvatarData
-} from './user-avatar.effects';
+import { shouldApplyAvatarTransfer, shouldRequestAvatarData } from './user-avatar.effects';
 
 function createUser(overrides: Partial<User> = {}): User {
   return {
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/store/users/user-avatar.effects.ts b/toju-app/src/app/store/users/user-avatar.effects.ts
index d4a0eee..ef01d97 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/store/users/user-avatar.effects.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/store/users/user-avatar.effects.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/member-ordering */
 import { Injectable, inject } from '@angular/core';
 import {
   Actions,
   createEffect,
   ofType
 } from '@ngrx/effects';
-import { Action, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { Store, type Action } from '@ngrx/store';
 import {
   EMPTY,
   from,
@@ -17,26 +18,22 @@ import {
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ProfileAvatarFacade } from '../../domains/profile-avatar';
 import {
-  ChatEvent,
   P2P_BASE64_CHUNK_SIZE_BYTES,
-  User,
   decodeBase64,
   iterateBlobChunks
 } from '../../shared-kernel';
+import type { ChatEvent, User } from '../../shared-kernel';
 import { RealtimeSessionFacade } from '../../core/realtime';
 import { DatabaseService } from '../../infrastructure/persistence';
 import { UsersActions } from './users.actions';
-import {
-  selectAllUsers,
-  selectCurrentUser
-} from './users.selectors';
+import { selectAllUsers, selectCurrentUser } from './users.selectors';
 import { selectCurrentRoom, selectSavedRooms } from '../rooms/rooms.selectors';
 import { RoomsActions } from '../rooms/rooms.actions';
 import { findRoomMember } from '../rooms/room-members.helpers';
 
 interface PendingAvatarTransfer {
   displayName: string;
-  mime: string;
+  mime?: string;
   oderId: string;
   total: number;
   updatedAt: number;
@@ -46,6 +43,17 @@ interface PendingAvatarTransfer {
 }
 
 type AvatarVersionState = Pick<User, 'avatarUrl' | 'avatarHash' | 'avatarUpdatedAt'> | undefined;
+type RoomProfileState = Pick<User,
+  | 'id'
+  | 'oderId'
+  | 'displayName'
+  | 'description'
+  | 'profileUpdatedAt'
+  | 'avatarUrl'
+  | 'avatarHash'
+  | 'avatarMime'
+  | 'avatarUpdatedAt'
+>;
 
 function shouldAcceptAvatarPayload(
   existingUser: AvatarVersionState,
@@ -69,9 +77,13 @@ function shouldAcceptAvatarPayload(
   return !!incomingHash && incomingHash !== existingUser.avatarHash;
 }
 
+function hasSyncableUserData(user: Pick<User, 'avatarUpdatedAt' | 'profileUpdatedAt'> | null | undefined): boolean {
+  return (user?.avatarUpdatedAt ?? 0) > 0;
+}
+
 export function shouldRequestAvatarData(
   existingUser: AvatarVersionState,
-  incomingAvatar: Pick<ChatEvent, 'avatarHash' | 'avatarUpdatedAt'>
+  incomingAvatar: Pick<ChatEvent, 'avatarHash' | 'avatarUpdatedAt' | 'profileUpdatedAt'>
 ): boolean {
   return shouldAcceptAvatarPayload(existingUser, incomingAvatar.avatarUpdatedAt ?? 0, incomingAvatar.avatarHash);
 }
@@ -114,29 +126,41 @@ export class UserAvatarEffects {
         withLatestFrom(this.store.select(selectAllUsers)),
         tap(([{ user }, allUsers]) => {
           const mergedUser = allUsers.find((entry) => entry.id === user.id || entry.oderId === user.oderId);
-          const avatarUrl = mergedUser?.avatarUrl ?? user.avatarUrl;
+          const userToPersist = mergedUser ?? {
+            id: user.id,
+            oderId: user.oderId,
+            username: user.username,
+            displayName: user.displayName,
+            description: user.description,
+            profileUpdatedAt: user.profileUpdatedAt,
+            avatarUrl: user.avatarUrl,
+            avatarHash: user.avatarHash,
+            avatarMime: user.avatarMime,
+            avatarUpdatedAt: user.avatarUpdatedAt,
+            status: 'offline' as const,
+            role: 'member' as const,
+            joinedAt: Date.now()
+          };
 
-          if (!avatarUrl) {
+          this.db.saveUser(userToPersist);
+
+          if (!user.avatarUrl) {
             return;
           }
 
-          if (mergedUser) {
-            this.db.saveUser(mergedUser);
-          }
-
           void this.avatars.persistAvatarDataUrl({
-            id: mergedUser?.id || user.id,
-            username: mergedUser?.username || user.username,
-            displayName: mergedUser?.displayName || user.displayName
-          }, avatarUrl);
+            id: userToPersist.id,
+            username: userToPersist.username,
+            displayName: userToPersist.displayName
+          }, user.avatarUrl);
         })
       ),
     { dispatch: false }
   );
 
-  syncRoomMemberAvatars$ = createEffect(() =>
+  syncRoomMemberProfiles$ = createEffect(() =>
     this.actions$.pipe(
-      ofType(UsersActions.updateCurrentUserAvatar, UsersActions.upsertRemoteUserAvatar),
+      ofType(UsersActions.updateCurrentUserAvatar, UsersActions.updateCurrentUserProfile, UsersActions.upsertRemoteUserAvatar),
       withLatestFrom(
         this.store.select(selectCurrentUser),
         this.store.select(selectCurrentRoom),
@@ -148,28 +172,36 @@ export class UserAvatarEffects {
         currentRoom,
         savedRooms
       ]) => {
-        const avatarOwner = action.type === UsersActions.updateCurrentUserAvatar.type
-          ? currentUser
-          : ('user' in action ? action.user : null);
+        const avatarOwner = action.type === UsersActions.upsertRemoteUserAvatar.type
+          ? action.user
+          : action.type === UsersActions.updateCurrentUserProfile.type
+            ? (currentUser ? {
+              ...currentUser,
+              ...action.profile
+            } : null)
+            : (currentUser ? {
+              ...currentUser,
+              ...action.avatar
+            } : null);
 
         if (!avatarOwner) {
           return EMPTY;
         }
 
-        const actions = this.buildRoomAvatarActions(avatarOwner, currentRoom, savedRooms);
+        const actions = this.buildRoomProfileActions(avatarOwner, currentRoom, savedRooms);
 
         return actions.length > 0 ? actions : EMPTY;
       })
     )
   );
 
-  broadcastCurrentAvatarSummary$ = createEffect(
+  broadcastCurrentProfileSummary$ = createEffect(
     () =>
       this.actions$.pipe(
-        ofType(UsersActions.updateCurrentUserAvatar),
+        ofType(UsersActions.updateCurrentUserAvatar, UsersActions.updateCurrentUserProfile),
         withLatestFrom(this.store.select(selectCurrentUser)),
         tap(([, currentUser]) => {
-          if (!currentUser?.avatarUpdatedAt) {
+          if (!currentUser || !hasSyncableUserData(currentUser)) {
             return;
           }
 
@@ -184,7 +216,7 @@ export class UserAvatarEffects {
       this.webrtc.onPeerConnected.pipe(
         withLatestFrom(this.store.select(selectCurrentUser)),
         tap(([peerId, currentUser]) => {
-          if (!currentUser?.avatarUpdatedAt) {
+          if (!currentUser || !hasSyncableUserData(currentUser)) {
             return;
           }
 
@@ -210,7 +242,7 @@ export class UserAvatarEffects {
             return this.handleAvatarRequest(event, currentUser ?? null);
 
           case 'user-avatar-full':
-            return this.handleAvatarFull(event);
+            return this.handleAvatarFull(event, allUsers);
 
           case 'user-avatar-chunk':
             return this.handleAvatarChunk(event, allUsers);
@@ -222,14 +254,11 @@ export class UserAvatarEffects {
     )
   );
 
-  private buildAvatarSummary(user: Pick<User, 'oderId' | 'id' | 'username' | 'displayName' | 'avatarHash' | 'avatarMime' | 'avatarUpdatedAt'>): ChatEvent {
+  private buildAvatarSummary(user: Pick<User, 'oderId' | 'id' | 'avatarHash' | 'avatarUpdatedAt'>): ChatEvent {
     return {
       type: 'user-avatar-summary',
       oderId: user.oderId || user.id,
-      username: user.username,
-      displayName: user.displayName,
       avatarHash: user.avatarHash,
-      avatarMime: user.avatarMime,
       avatarUpdatedAt: user.avatarUpdatedAt || 0
     };
   }
@@ -256,15 +285,34 @@ export class UserAvatarEffects {
   private handleAvatarRequest(event: ChatEvent, currentUser: User | null) {
     const currentUserKey = currentUser?.oderId || currentUser?.id;
 
-    if (!event.fromPeerId || !currentUser || !currentUserKey || event.oderId !== currentUserKey || !currentUser.avatarUrl) {
+    if (!event.fromPeerId || !currentUser || !currentUserKey || event.oderId !== currentUserKey || !hasSyncableUserData(currentUser)) {
       return EMPTY;
     }
 
     return from(this.sendAvatarToPeer(event.fromPeerId, currentUser)).pipe(mergeMap(() => EMPTY));
   }
 
-  private handleAvatarFull(event: ChatEvent) {
-    if (!event.oderId || !event.avatarMime || typeof event.total !== 'number' || event.total < 1) {
+  private handleAvatarFull(event: ChatEvent, allUsers: User[]) {
+    if (!event.oderId || typeof event.total !== 'number' || event.total < 0) {
+      return EMPTY;
+    }
+
+    if (event.total === 0) {
+      return from(this.buildRemoteAvatarAction({
+        chunks: [],
+        displayName: event.displayName || 'User',
+        mime: event.avatarMime,
+        oderId: event.oderId,
+        total: 0,
+        updatedAt: event.avatarUpdatedAt || 0,
+        username: event.username || (event.displayName || 'User').toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, '_'),
+        hash: event.avatarHash
+      }, allUsers)).pipe(
+        mergeMap((action) => action ? of(action) : EMPTY)
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (!event.avatarMime) {
       return EMPTY;
     }
 
@@ -306,36 +354,55 @@ export class UserAvatarEffects {
     );
   }
 
-  private async buildRemoteAvatarAction(transfer: PendingAvatarTransfer, allUsers: User[]): Promise<Action | null> {
-    const existingUser = allUsers.find((user) => user.id === transfer.oderId || user.oderId === transfer.oderId);
+  private async buildRemoteAvatarAction(
+    transfer: PendingAvatarTransfer,
+    allUsers: User[]
+  ): Promise<Action | null> {
+    const existingUser = allUsers.find(
+      (user) => user.id === transfer.oderId || user.oderId === transfer.oderId
+    );
 
     if (!shouldApplyAvatarTransfer(existingUser, transfer)) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    const blob = new Blob(transfer.chunks.map((chunk) => this.decodeBase64ToArrayBuffer(chunk!)), { type: transfer.mime });
-    const dataUrl = await this.readBlobAsDataUrl(blob);
+    const base64Chunks = transfer.chunks.filter(
+      (chunk): chunk is string => typeof chunk === 'string'
+    );
+
+    if (transfer.total > 0 && base64Chunks.length !== transfer.total) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const dataUrl = transfer.total > 0
+      ? await this.readBlobAsDataUrl(new Blob(
+        base64Chunks.map((chunk) => this.decodeBase64ToArrayBuffer(chunk)),
+        { type: transfer.mime || 'image/webp' }
+      ))
+      : undefined;
 
     return UsersActions.upsertRemoteUserAvatar({
       user: {
         id: existingUser?.id || transfer.oderId,
         oderId: existingUser?.oderId || transfer.oderId,
         username: existingUser?.username || transfer.username,
-        displayName: existingUser?.displayName || transfer.displayName,
+        displayName: transfer.displayName || existingUser?.displayName || 'User',
         avatarUrl: dataUrl,
         avatarHash: transfer.hash,
         avatarMime: transfer.mime,
-        avatarUpdatedAt: transfer.updatedAt
+        avatarUpdatedAt: transfer.updatedAt || undefined
       }
     });
   }
 
-  private buildRoomAvatarActions(
-    avatarOwner: Pick<User, 'id' | 'oderId' | 'avatarUrl' | 'avatarHash' | 'avatarMime' | 'avatarUpdatedAt'>,
+  private buildRoomProfileActions(
+    avatarOwner: RoomProfileState,
     currentRoom: ReturnType<typeof selectCurrentRoom['projector']> | null,
     savedRooms: ReturnType<typeof selectSavedRooms['projector']>
   ): Action[] {
-    const rooms = [currentRoom, ...savedRooms.filter((room) => room.id !== currentRoom?.id)].filter((room): room is NonNullable<typeof currentRoom> => !!room);
+    const rooms = [currentRoom, ...savedRooms.filter((room) => room.id !== currentRoom?.id)].filter(
+      (room): room is NonNullable<typeof currentRoom> => !!room
+    );
     const roomActions: Action[] = [];
     const avatarOwnerId = avatarOwner.oderId || avatarOwner.id;
 
@@ -353,6 +420,9 @@ export class UserAvatarEffects {
 
         return {
           ...roomMember,
+          displayName: avatarOwner.displayName,
+          description: avatarOwner.description,
+          profileUpdatedAt: avatarOwner.profileUpdatedAt,
           avatarUrl: avatarOwner.avatarUrl,
           avatarHash: avatarOwner.avatarHash,
           avatarMime: avatarOwner.avatarMime,
@@ -370,13 +440,11 @@ export class UserAvatarEffects {
   }
 
   private async sendAvatarToPeer(targetPeerId: string, user: User): Promise<void> {
-    if (!user.avatarUrl) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const blob = await this.dataUrlToBlob(user.avatarUrl, user.avatarMime || 'image/webp');
-    const total = Math.ceil(blob.size / P2P_BASE64_CHUNK_SIZE_BYTES);
     const userKey = user.oderId || user.id;
+    const blob = user.avatarUrl
+      ? await this.dataUrlToBlob(user.avatarUrl, user.avatarMime || 'image/webp')
+      : null;
+    const total = blob ? Math.ceil(blob.size / P2P_BASE64_CHUNK_SIZE_BYTES) : 0;
 
     this.webrtc.sendToPeer(targetPeerId, {
       type: 'user-avatar-full',
@@ -384,11 +452,15 @@ export class UserAvatarEffects {
       username: user.username,
       displayName: user.displayName,
       avatarHash: user.avatarHash,
-      avatarMime: user.avatarMime || blob.type || 'image/webp',
-      avatarUpdatedAt: user.avatarUpdatedAt || Date.now(),
+      avatarMime: blob ? (user.avatarMime || blob.type || 'image/webp') : undefined,
+      avatarUpdatedAt: user.avatarUpdatedAt || 0,
       total
     });
 
+    if (!blob) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     for await (const chunk of iterateBlobChunks(blob, P2P_BASE64_CHUNK_SIZE_BYTES)) {
       await this.webrtc.sendToPeerBuffered(targetPeerId, {
         type: 'user-avatar-chunk',
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users-status.reducer.spec.ts b/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users-status.reducer.spec.ts
index a70fd06..c4a3211 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users-status.reducer.spec.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users-status.reducer.spec.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,74 @@ describe('users reducer - status', () => {
       expect(state.entities['remote-1']?.avatarHash).toBe('hash-newer');
       expect(state.entities['remote-1']?.avatarUpdatedAt).toBe(200);
     });
+
+    it('updates the current user profile metadata', () => {
+      const state = usersReducer(baseState, UsersActions.updateCurrentUserProfile({
+        profile: {
+          displayName: 'Updated User',
+          description: 'New description',
+          profileUpdatedAt: 4567
+        }
+      }));
+
+      expect(state.entities['user-1']?.displayName).toBe('Updated User');
+      expect(state.entities['user-1']?.description).toBe('New description');
+      expect(state.entities['user-1']?.profileUpdatedAt).toBe(4567);
+    });
+
+    it('keeps newer remote profile text when stale profile data arrives later', () => {
+      const withRemote = usersReducer(
+        baseState,
+        UsersActions.upsertRemoteUserAvatar({
+          user: {
+            id: 'remote-1',
+            oderId: 'oder-remote-1',
+            username: 'remote',
+            displayName: 'Remote Newer',
+            description: 'Newest bio',
+            profileUpdatedAt: 300
+          }
+        })
+      );
+      const state = usersReducer(
+        withRemote,
+        UsersActions.upsertRemoteUserAvatar({
+          user: {
+            id: 'remote-1',
+            oderId: 'oder-remote-1',
+            username: 'remote',
+            displayName: 'Remote Older',
+            description: 'Old bio',
+            profileUpdatedAt: 100
+          }
+        })
+      );
+
+      expect(state.entities['remote-1']?.displayName).toBe('Remote Newer');
+      expect(state.entities['remote-1']?.description).toBe('Newest bio');
+      expect(state.entities['remote-1']?.profileUpdatedAt).toBe(300);
+    });
+
+    it('allows remote profile-only sync updates without avatar bytes', () => {
+      const state = usersReducer(
+        baseState,
+        UsersActions.upsertRemoteUserAvatar({
+          user: {
+            id: 'remote-2',
+            oderId: 'oder-remote-2',
+            username: 'remote2',
+            displayName: 'Remote Profile',
+            description: 'Profile only sync',
+            profileUpdatedAt: 700
+          }
+        })
+      );
+
+      expect(state.entities['remote-2']?.displayName).toBe('Remote Profile');
+      expect(state.entities['remote-2']?.description).toBe('Profile only sync');
+      expect(state.entities['remote-2']?.profileUpdatedAt).toBe(700);
+      expect(state.entities['remote-2']?.avatarUrl).toBeUndefined();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('presence-aware user with status', () => {
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.actions.ts b/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.actions.ts
index 246f3b9..b591125 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.actions.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.actions.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ export const UsersActions = createActionGroup({
     'Kick User': props<{ userId: string; roomId?: string }>(),
     'Kick User Success': props<{ userId: string; roomId: string }>(),
 
-    'Ban User': props<{ userId: string; roomId?: string; displayName?: string; reason?: string; expiresAt?: number }>(),
+    'Ban User': props<{
+      userId: string;
+      roomId?: string;
+      displayName?: string;
+      reason?: string;
+      expiresAt?: number;
+    }>(),
     'Ban User Success': props<{ userId: string; roomId: string; ban: BanEntry }>(),
     'Unban User': props<{ roomId: string; oderId: string }>(),
     'Unban User Success': props<{ oderId: string }>(),
@@ -61,7 +67,34 @@ export const UsersActions = createActionGroup({
     'Set Manual Status': props<{ status: UserStatus | null }>(),
     'Update Remote User Status': props<{ userId: string; status: UserStatus }>(),
 
-    'Update Current User Avatar': props<{ avatar: { avatarUrl: string; avatarHash: string; avatarMime: string; avatarUpdatedAt: number } }>(),
-    'Upsert Remote User Avatar': props<{ user: { id: string; oderId: string; username: string; displayName: string; avatarUrl: string; avatarHash?: string; avatarMime?: string; avatarUpdatedAt?: number } }>()
+    'Update Current User Profile': props<{
+      profile: {
+        displayName: string;
+        description?: string;
+        profileUpdatedAt: number;
+      };
+    }>(),
+    'Update Current User Avatar': props<{
+      avatar: {
+        avatarUrl: string;
+        avatarHash: string;
+        avatarMime: string;
+        avatarUpdatedAt: number;
+      };
+    }>(),
+    'Upsert Remote User Avatar': props<{
+      user: {
+        id: string;
+        oderId: string;
+        username: string;
+        displayName: string;
+        description?: string;
+        profileUpdatedAt?: number;
+        avatarUrl?: string;
+        avatarHash?: string;
+        avatarMime?: string;
+        avatarUpdatedAt?: number;
+      };
+    }>()
   }
 });
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.effects.ts b/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.effects.ts
index 5ad813e..aecda71 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.effects.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.effects.ts
@@ -429,7 +429,8 @@ export class UsersEffects {
         ofType(
           UsersActions.setCurrentUser,
           UsersActions.loadCurrentUserSuccess,
-          UsersActions.updateCurrentUser
+          UsersActions.updateCurrentUser,
+          UsersActions.updateCurrentUserProfile
         ),
         withLatestFrom(this.store.select(selectCurrentUser)),
         tap(([, user]) => {
@@ -449,14 +450,18 @@ export class UsersEffects {
       this.actions$.pipe(
         ofType(
           UsersActions.setCurrentUser,
-          UsersActions.loadCurrentUserSuccess
+          UsersActions.loadCurrentUserSuccess,
+          UsersActions.updateCurrentUserProfile
         ),
         withLatestFrom(this.store.select(selectCurrentUser)),
         tap(([, user]) => {
           if (!user)
             return;
 
-          this.webrtc.identify(user.oderId || user.id, this.resolveDisplayName(user));
+          this.webrtc.identify(user.oderId || user.id, this.resolveDisplayName(user), undefined, {
+            description: user.description,
+            profileUpdatedAt: user.profileUpdatedAt
+          });
         })
       ),
     { dispatch: false }
diff --git a/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.reducer.ts b/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.reducer.ts
index 36f1bb8..c8b4ea0 100644
--- a/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.reducer.ts
+++ b/toju-app/src/app/store/users/users.reducer.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,69 @@ interface AvatarFields {
   avatarUpdatedAt?: number;
 }
 
+interface ProfileFields {
+  displayName: string;
+  description?: string;
+  profileUpdatedAt?: number;
+}
+
+function hasOwnProperty(object: object, key: string): boolean {
+  return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(object, key);
+}
+
+function normalizeProfileUpdatedAt(value: unknown): number | undefined {
+  return typeof value === 'number' && Number.isFinite(value) && value > 0
+    ? value
+    : undefined;
+}
+
+function normalizeDisplayName(value: unknown): string | undefined {
+  if (typeof value !== 'string') {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const normalized = value.trim().replace(/\s+/g, ' ');
+
+  return normalized || undefined;
+}
+
+function normalizeDescription(value: unknown): string | undefined {
+  if (typeof value !== 'string') {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const normalized = value.trim();
+
+  return normalized || undefined;
+}
+
+function mergeProfileFields(
+  existingValue: Partial<ProfileFields> | undefined,
+  incomingValue: Partial<ProfileFields>,
+  preferIncomingFallback = true
+): ProfileFields {
+  const existingUpdatedAt = normalizeProfileUpdatedAt(existingValue?.profileUpdatedAt) ?? 0;
+  const incomingUpdatedAt = normalizeProfileUpdatedAt(incomingValue.profileUpdatedAt) ?? 0;
+  const preferIncoming = incomingUpdatedAt === existingUpdatedAt
+    ? preferIncomingFallback
+    : incomingUpdatedAt > existingUpdatedAt;
+  const existingDisplayName = normalizeDisplayName(existingValue?.displayName);
+  const incomingDisplayName = normalizeDisplayName(incomingValue.displayName);
+  const existingDescription = normalizeDescription(existingValue?.description);
+  const incomingHasDescription = hasOwnProperty(incomingValue, 'description');
+  const incomingDescription = normalizeDescription(incomingValue.description);
+
+  return {
+    displayName: preferIncoming
+      ? (incomingDisplayName || existingDisplayName || 'User')
+      : (existingDisplayName || incomingDisplayName || 'User'),
+    description: preferIncoming
+      ? (incomingHasDescription ? incomingDescription : existingDescription)
+      : existingDescription,
+    profileUpdatedAt: Math.max(existingUpdatedAt, incomingUpdatedAt) || undefined
+  };
+}
+
 function mergeAvatarFields(
   existingValue: AvatarFields | undefined,
   incomingValue: AvatarFields,
@@ -112,10 +175,12 @@ function buildPresenceAwareUser(existingUser: User | undefined, incomingUser: Us
       ? incomingUser.status
       : (existingUser?.status && existingUser.status !== 'offline' ? existingUser.status : 'online'))
     : 'offline';
+  const profileFields = mergeProfileFields(existingUser, incomingUser, true);
 
   return {
     ...existingUser,
     ...incomingUser,
+    ...profileFields,
     ...mergeAvatarFields(existingUser, incomingUser, true),
     presenceServerIds,
     isOnline,
@@ -128,17 +193,21 @@ function buildAvatarUser(existingUser: User | undefined, incomingUser: {
   oderId: string;
   username: string;
   displayName: string;
-  avatarUrl: string;
+  description?: string;
+  profileUpdatedAt?: number;
+  avatarUrl?: string;
   avatarHash?: string;
   avatarMime?: string;
   avatarUpdatedAt?: number;
 }): User {
+  const profileFields = mergeProfileFields(existingUser, incomingUser, true);
+
   return {
     ...existingUser,
     id: incomingUser.id,
     oderId: incomingUser.oderId,
     username: incomingUser.username || existingUser?.username || 'user',
-    displayName: incomingUser.displayName || existingUser?.displayName || 'User',
+    ...profileFields,
     status: existingUser?.status ?? 'offline',
     role: existingUser?.role ?? 'member',
     joinedAt: existingUser?.joinedAt ?? Date.now(),
@@ -230,6 +299,18 @@ export const usersReducer = createReducer(
       state
     );
   }),
+  on(UsersActions.updateCurrentUserProfile, (state, { profile }) => {
+    if (!state.currentUserId)
+      return state;
+
+    return usersAdapter.updateOne(
+      {
+        id: state.currentUserId,
+        changes: mergeProfileFields(state.entities[state.currentUserId], profile, true)
+      },
+      state
+    );
+  }),
   on(UsersActions.updateCurrentUserAvatar, (state, { avatar }) => {
     if (!state.currentUserId)
       return state;
diff --git a/toju-app/tsconfig.spec.json b/toju-app/tsconfig.spec.json
index d383706..57f73a4 100644
--- a/toju-app/tsconfig.spec.json
+++ b/toju-app/tsconfig.spec.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 {
   "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
+    "rootDir": "./src",
     "outDir": "./out-tsc/spec",
     "types": [
       "vitest/globals"