diff --git a/meshchat.py b/meshchat.py
index 718dcd9..784b589 100644
--- a/meshchat.py
+++ b/meshchat.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from serial.tools import list_ports
 
 import database
 from src.backend.announce_handler import AnnounceHandler
+from src.backend.colour_utils import ColourUtils
 from src.backend.lxmf_message_fields import LxmfImageField, LxmfFileAttachmentsField, LxmfFileAttachment, LxmfAudioField
 from src.backend.audio_call_manager import AudioCall, AudioCallManager
 
@@ -1666,6 +1667,18 @@ class ReticulumMeshChat:
             # enable or disable local propagation node
             self.enable_local_propagation_node(value)
 
+        # update lxmf user icon name in config
+        if "lxmf_user_icon_name" in data:
+            self.config.lxmf_user_icon_name.set(data["lxmf_user_icon_name"])
+
+        # update lxmf user icon foreground colour in config
+        if "lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour" in data:
+            self.config.lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour.set(data["lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour"])
+
+        # update lxmf user icon background colour in config
+        if "lxmf_user_icon_background_colour" in data:
+            self.config.lxmf_user_icon_background_colour.set(data["lxmf_user_icon_background_colour"])
+
         # send config to websocket clients
         await self.send_config_to_websocket_clients()
 
@@ -1890,6 +1903,9 @@ class ReticulumMeshChat:
             "lxmf_preferred_propagation_node_destination_hash": self.config.lxmf_preferred_propagation_node_destination_hash.get(),
             "lxmf_preferred_propagation_node_auto_sync_interval_seconds": self.config.lxmf_preferred_propagation_node_auto_sync_interval_seconds.get(),
             "lxmf_preferred_propagation_node_last_synced_at": self.config.lxmf_preferred_propagation_node_last_synced_at.get(),
+            "lxmf_user_icon_name": self.config.lxmf_user_icon_name.get(),
+            "lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour": self.config.lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour.get(),
+            "lxmf_user_icon_background_colour": self.config.lxmf_user_icon_background_colour.get(),
         }
 
     # convert audio call to dict
@@ -2418,6 +2434,22 @@ class ReticulumMeshChat:
                 audio_field.audio_bytes,
             ]
 
+        # add icon appearance if configured
+        # fixme: we could save a tiny amount of bandwidth here, but this requires more effort...
+        # we could keep track of when the icon appearance was last sent to this destination, and when it last changed
+        # we could save 6 bytes for the 2x colours, and also however long the icon name is, but not today!
+        lxmf_user_icon_name = self.config.lxmf_user_icon_name.get()
+        lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour = self.config.lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour.get()
+        lxmf_user_icon_background_colour = self.config.lxmf_user_icon_background_colour.get()
+        if (lxmf_user_icon_name is not None
+                and lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour is not None
+                and lxmf_user_icon_background_colour is not None):
+            lxmf_message.fields[LXMF.FIELD_ICON_APPEARANCE] = [
+                lxmf_user_icon_name,
+                ColourUtils.hex_colour_to_byte_array(lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour),
+                ColourUtils.hex_colour_to_byte_array(lxmf_user_icon_background_colour),
+            ]
+
         # register delivery callbacks
         lxmf_message.register_delivery_callback(self.on_lxmf_sending_state_updated)
         lxmf_message.register_failed_callback(self.on_lxmf_sending_failed)
@@ -2846,6 +2878,9 @@ class Config:
     lxmf_preferred_propagation_node_auto_sync_interval_seconds = IntConfig("lxmf_preferred_propagation_node_auto_sync_interval_seconds", 0)
     lxmf_preferred_propagation_node_last_synced_at = IntConfig("lxmf_preferred_propagation_node_last_synced_at", None)
     lxmf_local_propagation_node_enabled = BoolConfig("lxmf_local_propagation_node_enabled", False)
+    lxmf_user_icon_name = StringConfig("lxmf_user_icon_name", None)
+    lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour = StringConfig("lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour", None)
+    lxmf_user_icon_background_colour = StringConfig("lxmf_user_icon_background_colour", None)
 
 # FIXME: we should probably set this as an instance variable of ReticulumMeshChat so it has a proper home, and pass it in to the constructor?
 nomadnet_cached_links = {}
diff --git a/src/backend/colour_utils.py b/src/backend/colour_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24608a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/colour_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class ColourUtils:
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def hex_colour_to_byte_array(hex_colour):
+
+        # remove leading "#"
+        hex_colour = hex_colour.lstrip('#')
+
+        # convert the remaining hex string to bytes
+        return bytes.fromhex(hex_colour)
diff --git a/src/frontend/components/App.vue b/src/frontend/components/App.vue
index 0300143..6811f0c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/components/App.vue
+++ b/src/frontend/components/App.vue
@@ -146,13 +146,16 @@
                         <!-- my identity -->
                         <div v-if="config" class="bg-white border-t dark:border-zinc-900 dark:bg-zinc-950">
                             <div @click="isShowingMyIdentitySection = !isShowingMyIdentitySection" class="flex text-gray-700 p-2 cursor-pointer">
-                                <div class="my-auto mr-2 dark:text-white">
-                                    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="currentColor" class="w-6 h-6">
-                                        <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M17.982 18.725A7.488 7.488 0 0 0 12 15.75a7.488 7.488 0 0 0-5.982 2.975m11.963 0a9 9 0 1 0-11.963 0m11.963 0A8.966 8.966 0 0 1 12 21a8.966 8.966 0 0 1-5.982-2.275M15 9.75a3 3 0 1 1-6 0 3 3 0 0 1 6 0Z" />
-                                    </svg>
+                                <div class="my-auto mr-2">
+                                    <RouterLink @click.stop :to="{ name: 'profile' }">
+                                        <LxmfUserIcon
+                                            :icon-name="config?.lxmf_user_icon_name"
+                                            :icon-foreground-colour="config?.lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour"
+                                            :icon-background-colour="config?.lxmf_user_icon_background_colour"/>
+                                    </RouterLink>
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="my-auto dark:text-white">My Identity</div>
-                                <div class="ml-auto">
+                                <div class="my-auto ml-auto">
                                     <button @click.stop="saveIdentitySettings" type="button" class="my-auto inline-flex items-center gap-x-1 rounded-md bg-gray-500 px-2 py-1 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-gray-400 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-gray-500 
            dark:bg-zinc-800 dark:text-zinc-100 dark:hover:bg-zinc-700 dark:focus-visible:outline-zinc-500">
                                         Save
@@ -311,10 +314,12 @@ import GlobalState from "../js/GlobalState";
 import Utils from "../js/Utils";
 import GlobalEmitter from "../js/GlobalEmitter";
 import NotificationUtils from "../js/NotificationUtils";
+import LxmfUserIcon from "./LxmfUserIcon.vue";
 
 export default {
     name: 'App',
     components: {
+        LxmfUserIcon,
         SidebarLink,
     },
     data() {
diff --git a/src/frontend/components/LxmfUserIcon.vue b/src/frontend/components/LxmfUserIcon.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a9d9e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/components/LxmfUserIcon.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<template>
+    <div v-if="iconName" class="p-2 rounded" :style="{ 'color': iconForegroundColour, 'background-color': iconBackgroundColour }">
+        <MaterialDesignIcon :icon-name="iconName" class="size-6"/>
+    </div>
+    <div v-else class="bg-gray-200 dark:bg-zinc-700 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 p-2 rounded">
+        <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="account-outline" class="size-6"/>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import MaterialDesignIcon from "./MaterialDesignIcon.vue";
+export default {
+    name: "LxmfUserIcon",
+    components: {
+        MaterialDesignIcon,
+    },
+    props: {
+        iconName: String,
+        iconForegroundColour: String,
+        iconBackgroundColour: String,
+    },
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/src/frontend/components/profile/ProfilePage.vue b/src/frontend/components/profile/ProfilePage.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6022038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/components/profile/ProfilePage.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+<template>
+    <div class="flex flex-col flex-1 overflow-hidden min-w-full sm:min-w-[500px] dark:bg-zinc-950">
+        <div class="overflow-y-auto space-y-2 p-2">
+
+            <!-- info -->
+            <div class="bg-white dark:bg-zinc-800 rounded shadow">
+                <div class="flex border-b border-gray-300 dark:border-zinc-700 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200 p-2 font-semibold">Customise your Profile Icon</div>
+                <div class="text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
+                    <div class="text-sm p-2">
+                        <ul class="list-disc list-inside">
+                            <li>Personalise your profile with a custom coloured icon.</li>
+                            <li>This icon will be sent in all of your outgoing messages.</li>
+                            <li>When you send someone a message, they will see your new icon.</li>
+                            <li>You can <span @click="removeProfileIcon" class="cursor-pointer underline text-blue-500">remove your icon</span>, however it will still show for anyone that already received it.</li>
+                        </ul>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <!-- colours -->
+            <div class="bg-white dark:bg-zinc-800 rounded shadow">
+                <div class="flex border-b border-gray-300 dark:border-zinc-700 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200 p-2 font-semibold">Select your Colours</div>
+                <div class="divide-y divide-gray-300 dark:divide-zinc-700 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
+
+                    <!-- icon colour -->
+                    <div class="p-2">
+                        <div class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Icon Colour</div>
+                        <div class="flex">
+                            <select v-model="iconForegroundColour" class="bg-gray-50 dark:bg-zinc-700 border border-gray-300 dark:border-zinc-600 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 dark:focus:ring-blue-600 dark:focus:border-blue-600 block w-full p-2.5">
+                                <option value="#000000">Black</option>
+                                <option value="#FFFFFF">White</option>
+                                <option disabled></option>
+                                <option value="#64748b">Slate</option>
+                                <option value="#6b7280">Gray</option>
+                                <option value="#71717a">Zinc</option>
+                                <option value="#737373">Neutral</option>
+                                <option value="#78716c">Stone</option>
+                                <option disabled></option>
+                                <option value="#ef4444">Red</option>
+                                <option value="#f97316">Orange</option>
+                                <option value="#f59e0b">Amber</option>
+                                <option value="#eab308">Yellow</option>
+                                <option value="#84cc16">Lime</option>
+                                <option value="#22c55e">Green</option>
+                                <option value="#10b981">Emerald</option>
+                                <option value="#14b8a6">Teal</option>
+                                <option value="#06b6d4">Cyan</option>
+                                <option value="#0ea5e9">Sky</option>
+                                <option value="#3b82f6">Blue</option>
+                                <option value="#6366f1">Indigo</option>
+                                <option value="#8b5cf6">Violet</option>
+                                <option value="#a855f7">Purple</option>
+                                <option value="#d946ef">Fuschia</option>
+                                <option value="#ec4899">Pink</option>
+                                <option value="#f43f5e">Rose</option>
+                            </select>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <!-- background colour -->
+                    <div class="p-2">
+                        <div class="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Background Colour</div>
+                        <div class="flex">
+                            <select v-model="iconBackgroundColour" class="bg-gray-50 dark:bg-zinc-700 border border-gray-300 dark:border-zinc-600 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 dark:focus:ring-blue-600 dark:focus:border-blue-600 block w-full p-2.5">
+                                <option value="#000000">Black</option>
+                                <option value="#FFFFFF">White</option>
+                                <option disabled></option>
+                                <option value="#64748b">Slate</option>
+                                <option value="#6b7280">Gray</option>
+                                <option value="#71717a">Zinc</option>
+                                <option value="#737373">Neutral</option>
+                                <option value="#78716c">Stone</option>
+                                <option disabled></option>
+                                <option value="#ef4444">Red</option>
+                                <option value="#f97316">Orange</option>
+                                <option value="#f59e0b">Amber</option>
+                                <option value="#eab308">Yellow</option>
+                                <option value="#84cc16">Lime</option>
+                                <option value="#22c55e">Green</option>
+                                <option value="#10b981">Emerald</option>
+                                <option value="#14b8a6">Teal</option>
+                                <option value="#06b6d4">Cyan</option>
+                                <option value="#0ea5e9">Sky</option>
+                                <option value="#3b82f6">Blue</option>
+                                <option value="#6366f1">Indigo</option>
+                                <option value="#8b5cf6">Violet</option>
+                                <option value="#a855f7">Purple</option>
+                                <option value="#d946ef">Fuschia</option>
+                                <option value="#ec4899">Pink</option>
+                                <option value="#f43f5e">Rose</option>
+                            </select>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <!-- search icons -->
+            <div class="bg-white dark:bg-zinc-800 rounded shadow">
+                <div class="flex border-b border-gray-300 dark:border-zinc-700 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200 p-2 font-semibold">Select your Icon</div>
+                <div class="divide-y divide-gray-300 dark:divide-zinc-700 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
+                    <div class="flex p-1">
+                        <input v-model="search" type="text" :placeholder="`Search ${iconNames.length} icons...`" class="bg-gray-50 dark:bg-zinc-700 border border-gray-300 dark:border-zinc-600 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 dark:focus:ring-blue-600 dark:focus:border-blue-600 block w-full p-2.5">
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="divide-y">
+                        <div @click="onIconClick(mdiIconName)" v-for="mdiIconName of searchedIconNames" class="flex space-x-1 p-2 cursor-pointer hover:bg-gray-100">
+                            <div class="my-auto">
+                                <LxmfUserIcon :icon-name="mdiIconName" :icon-foreground-colour="iconForegroundColour" :icon-background-colour="iconBackgroundColour"/>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="my-auto">{{ mdiIconName }}</div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div v-if="searchedIconNames.length === 0" class="p-1 text-sm text-gray-500">No icons match your search.</div>
+                        <div v-if="searchedIconNames.length === maxSearchResults" class="p-1 text-sm text-gray-500">A maximum of {{ maxSearchResults }} icons are shown.</div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import * as mdi from "@mdi/js";
+import MaterialDesignIcon from "../../../../build/exe/lib/src/frontend/components/MaterialDesignIcon.vue";
+import LxmfUserIcon from "../LxmfUserIcon.vue";
+import DialogUtils from "../../js/DialogUtils";
+export default {
+    name: 'ProfilePage',
+    components: {
+        LxmfUserIcon,
+        MaterialDesignIcon,
+    },
+    data() {
+        return {
+
+            config: null,
+            iconForegroundColour: null,
+            iconBackgroundColour: null,
+
+            search: "",
+            maxSearchResults: 100,
+            iconNames: [],
+
+        };
+    },
+    mounted() {
+
+        this.getConfig();
+
+        // load icon names
+        this.iconNames = Object.keys(mdi).map((mdiIcon) => {
+            return mdiIcon
+                .replace(/^mdi/, '') // Remove the "mdi" prefix
+                .replace(/([a-z])([A-Z])/g, '$1-$2') // Add a hyphen between lowercase and uppercase letters
+                .toLowerCase(); // Convert the entire string to lowercase
+        });
+
+    },
+    methods: {
+        async getConfig() {
+            try {
+                const response = await window.axios.get("/api/v1/config");
+                this.config = response.data.config;
+            } catch(e) {
+                // do nothing if failed to load config
+                console.log(e);
+            }
+        },
+        async updateConfig(config) {
+            try {
+                const response = await window.axios.patch("/api/v1/config", config);
+                this.config = response.data.config;
+            } catch(e) {
+                alert("Failed to save config!");
+                console.log(e);
+            }
+        },
+        async onIconClick(iconName) {
+
+            // ensure foreground colour set
+            if(this.iconForegroundColour == null){
+                DialogUtils.alert("Please select an icon colour first");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // ensure background colour set
+            if(this.iconBackgroundColour == null){
+                DialogUtils.alert("Please select a background colour first");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // confirm user wants to update their icon
+            if(!confirm("Are you sure you want to set this as your profile icon?")){
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // save icon appearance
+            await this.updateConfig({
+                "lxmf_user_icon_name": iconName,
+                "lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour": this.iconForegroundColour,
+                "lxmf_user_icon_background_colour": this.iconBackgroundColour,
+            });
+
+        },
+        async removeProfileIcon() {
+
+            // confirm user wants to remove their icon
+            if(!confirm("Are you sure you want to remove your profile icon? Anyone that has already received it will continue to see it until you send them a new icon.")){
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // remove profile icon
+            await this.updateConfig({
+                "lxmf_user_icon_name": null,
+                "lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour": null,
+                "lxmf_user_icon_background_colour": null,
+            });
+
+        }
+    },
+    computed: {
+        searchedIconNames() {
+            return this.iconNames.filter((iconName) => {
+                return iconName.includes(this.search);
+            }).slice(0, this.maxSearchResults);
+        },
+    },
+    watch: {
+        config() {
+            // update ui when config is updated
+            this.iconName = this.config.lxmf_user_icon_name;
+            this.iconForegroundColour = this.config.lxmf_user_icon_foreground_colour || "#000000";
+            this.iconBackgroundColour = this.config.lxmf_user_icon_background_colour || "#FFFFFF";
+        },
+    },
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/src/frontend/main.js b/src/frontend/main.js
index ace5599..3018a8e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/main.js
+++ b/src/frontend/main.js
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ const router = createRouter({
             path: '/ping',
             component: defineAsyncComponent(() => import("./components/ping/PingPage.vue")),
         },
+        {
+            name: "profile",
+            path: '/profile',
+            component: defineAsyncComponent(() => import("./components/profile/ProfilePage.vue")),
+        },
         {
             name: "settings",
             path: '/settings',