diff --git a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
index 45bcf64..5003366 100644
--- a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
@@ -263,6 +263,47 @@
       </router-link>
     </div>
 
+    <!-- User Profile -->
+    <div
+      class="bg-slate-100 rounded-md overflow-hidden px-4 py-4 mt-8 mb-8"
+    >
+      <div v-if="loadingProfile" class="text-center mb-2">
+        <fa icon="spinner" class="fa-spin text-slate-400"></fa> Loading
+        profile...
+      </div>
+      <div v-else class="flex items-center mb-2">
+        <span class="font-bold">Public Profile</span>
+        <fa
+          icon="circle-info"
+          class="text-slate-400 fa-fw ml-2 cursor-pointer"
+          @click="showProfileInfo"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <textarea
+        v-model="userProfile"
+        class="w-full h-32 p-2 border border-slate-300 rounded-md"
+        placeholder="Write something about yourself for the public..."
+        :readonly="loadingProfile || savingProfile"
+        :class="{ 'bg-slate-100': loadingProfile || savingProfile }"
+      ></textarea>
+      <button
+        @click="saveProfile"
+        class="mt-2 px-4 py-2 bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-400 to-blue-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white rounded-md"
+        :disabled="loadingProfile || savingProfile"
+        :class="{
+          'opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed': loadingProfile || savingProfile,
+        }"
+      >
+        {{
+          loadingProfile
+            ? "Loading..."
+            : savingProfile
+              ? "Saving..."
+              : "Save Profile"
+        }}
+      </button>
+    </div>
+
     <div
       v-if="activeDid"
       id="sectionUsageLimits"
@@ -819,6 +860,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/constants/app";
 import {
   db,
+  logConsoleAndDb,
   retrieveSettingsForActiveAccount,
   updateAccountSettings,
 } from "@/db/index";
@@ -830,8 +872,9 @@ import {
 } from "@/db/tables/settings";
 import {
   clearPasskeyToken,
-  ErrorResponse,
   EndorserRateLimits,
+  ErrorResponse,
+  errorStringForLog,
   fetchEndorserRateLimits,
   fetchImageRateLimits,
   getHeaders,
@@ -877,6 +920,7 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
   isRegistered = false;
   limitsMessage = "";
   loadingLimits = false;
+  loadingProfile = true;
   notifyingNewActivity = false;
   notifyingNewActivityTime = "";
   notifyingReminder = false;
@@ -890,6 +934,7 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
   profileImageUrl?: string;
   publicHex = "";
   publicBase64 = "";
+  savingProfile = false;
   showAdvanced = false;
   showB64Copy = false;
   showContactGives = false;
@@ -905,6 +950,7 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
   warnIfTestServer = false;
   webPushServer = "";
   webPushServerInput = "";
+  userProfile = "";
 
   /**
    * Async function executed when the component is mounted.
@@ -918,6 +964,38 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
       // Initialize component state with values from the database or defaults
       await this.initializeState();
       await this.processIdentity();
+
+      // Load the user profile
+      try {
+        const headers = await getHeaders(this.activeDid);
+        const response = await this.axios.get(
+          this.apiServer + "/api/partner/user-profile/" + this.activeDid,
+          { headers },
+        );
+        if (response.status === 200) {
+          this.userProfile = response.data.description || "";
+        } else {
+          // won't get here because axios throws an error instead
+          throw Error("Unable to load profile.");
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (error.status === 404) {
+          // this is ok: the profile is not yet created
+        } else {
+          logConsoleAndDb("Error loading profile: " + errorStringForLog(error));
+          this.$notify(
+            {
+              group: "alert",
+              type: "danger",
+              title: "Error Loading Profile",
+              text: "Your server profile is not available.",
+            },
+            5000,
+          );
+        }
+      } finally {
+        this.loadingProfile = false;
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       // this can happen when running automated tests in dev mode because notifications don't work
       console.error(
@@ -1498,13 +1576,22 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
    */
   private handleRateLimitsError(error: unknown) {
     if (error instanceof AxiosError) {
-      const data = error.response?.data as ErrorResponse;
-      this.limitsMessage =
-        (data?.error?.message as string) || "Bad server response.";
-      console.error(
-        "Got bad response retrieving limits, which usually means user isn't registered.",
-        error,
-      );
+      if (error.status == 400 || error.status == 404) {
+        // no worries: they probably just aren't registered and don't have any limits
+        console.log(
+          "Got 400 or 404 response retrieving limits which probably means they're not registered:",
+          error,
+        );
+        this.limitsMessage = "No limits found, so no actions are allowed.";
+      } else {
+        const data = error.response?.data as ErrorResponse;
+        this.limitsMessage =
+          (data?.error?.message as string) || "Bad server response.";
+        console.log(
+          "Got bad response retrieving limits:",
+          error,
+        );
+      }
     } else {
       this.limitsMessage = "Got an error retrieving limits.";
       console.error("Got some error retrieving limits:", error);
@@ -1635,5 +1722,63 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  showProfileInfo() {
+    this.$notify(
+      {
+        group: "alert",
+        type: "info",
+        title: "Public Profile Information",
+        text: "This data will be published for all to see, so be careful what your write. Your ID will only be shared with people who you allow to see your activity.",
+      },
+      7000,
+    );
+  }
+
+  async saveProfile() {
+    this.savingProfile = true;
+    try {
+      const headers = await getHeaders(this.activeDid);
+      const response = await this.axios.post(
+        this.apiServer + "/api/partner/user-profile",
+        {
+          description: this.userProfile,
+        },
+        { headers },
+      );
+      if (response.status === 201) {
+        this.$notify(
+          {
+            group: "alert",
+            type: "success",
+            title: "Profile Saved",
+            text: "Your profile has been updated successfully.",
+          },
+          3000,
+        );
+      } else {
+        // won't get here because axios throws an error on non-success
+        throw Error("Profile not saved");
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      logConsoleAndDb("Error saving profile: " + errorStringForLog(error));
+      const errorMessage: string =
+        error.response?.data?.error?.message ||
+        error.response?.data?.error ||
+        error.message ||
+        "There was an error saving your profile.";
+      this.$notify(
+        {
+          group: "alert",
+          type: "danger",
+          title: "Error Saving Profile",
+          text: errorMessage,
+        },
+        3000,
+      );
+    } finally {
+      this.savingProfile = false;
+    }
+  }
 }
 </script>