diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 463bc67e..27964e43 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/skip2/go-qrcode v0.0.0-20200617195104-da1b6568686e
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.17.3
-	go.mau.fi/util v0.6.1-0.20240722085753-2d7945696c9b
+	go.mau.fi/util v0.6.1-0.20240802175451-b430ebbffc98
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.25.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240719175910-8a7402abbf56
 	golang.org/x/net v0.27.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2
-	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.19.1-0.20240801191314-7402f5a70501
+	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.19.1-0.20240804192210-9d6622c29325
 	nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.11
 )
 
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.4 // indirect
 	go.mau.fi/zeroconfig v0.1.3 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.22.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e22a3ca8..054a6beb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.2.5 h1:kLy8mja+1c9jlljvWTlSazM7cKDRfJuR/bOJhcY5NcY=
 github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.2.5/go.mod h1:Fvgq9kS/6ociJEDnK0Fk1cpYF4FIW6ZF7LAe+6jwd28=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.4 h1:BDXOHExt+A7gwPCJgPIIq7ENvceR7we7rOS9TNoLZeg=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.4/go.mod h1:uzxRWxtg69N339t3louHJ7+O03ezfj6PlliRlaOzY1E=
-go.mau.fi/util v0.6.1-0.20240722085753-2d7945696c9b h1:8s3uTMPZts03evXLqdTJ0WXB0YWZDNSovpd6oFfCFvY=
-go.mau.fi/util v0.6.1-0.20240722085753-2d7945696c9b/go.mod h1:ljYdq3sPfpICc3zMU+/mHV/sa4z0nKxc67hSBwnrk8U=
+go.mau.fi/util v0.6.1-0.20240802175451-b430ebbffc98 h1:gJ0peWecBm6TtlxKFVIc1KbooXSCHtPfsfb2Eha5A0A=
+go.mau.fi/util v0.6.1-0.20240802175451-b430ebbffc98/go.mod h1:S1juuPWGau2GctPY3FR/4ec/MDLhAG2QPhdnUwpzWIo=
 go.mau.fi/zeroconfig v0.1.3 h1:As9wYDKmktjmNZW5i1vn8zvJlmGKHeVxHVIBMXsm4kM=
 go.mau.fi/zeroconfig v0.1.3/go.mod h1:NcSJkf180JT+1IId76PcMuLTNa1CzsFFZ0nBygIQM70=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.25.0 h1:ypSNr+bnYL2YhwoMt2zPxHFmbAN1KZs/njMG3hxUp30=
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.22.0 h1:RI27ohtqKCnwULzJLqkv897zojh5/DwS/ENaMzUOaWI=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.22.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 h1:a94ExnEXNtEwYLGJSIUxnWoxoRz/ZcCsV63ROupILh4=
+golang.org/x/text v0.16.0/go.mod h1:GhwF1Be+LQoKShO3cGOHzqOgRrGaYc9AvblQOmPVHnI=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2 h1:6xV6lTsCfpGD21XK49h7MhtcApnLqkfYgPcdHftf6hg=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2/go.mod h1:qYOHts0dSfpeUzUFpOMr/WGzszTmLH+DiWniOlNbLDw=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0 h1:YiaRc0tEI3toYtJMRIfjP+jklH45uDHtT80nUamyD4M=
 maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0/go.mod h1:nLivPOpTpHnpzEh8jEdSL9UqO9+/KBJFmNRlwKfkPeA=
-maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.19.1-0.20240801191314-7402f5a70501 h1:fikXfFmwO3azwAbBS1Js7MLs657xGZrtyAMFPri9TGc=
-maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.19.1-0.20240801191314-7402f5a70501/go.mod h1:xP3DCXdPBUe1sPiugLbd5mRh/mJQWfGWyED1S8s9V7c=
+maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.19.1-0.20240804192210-9d6622c29325 h1:2Ontl4ZDFytmhCKyp5io4HQD+t9bQOZod0lPwtwiXPA=
+maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.19.1-0.20240804192210-9d6622c29325/go.mod h1:ZWyxoQxRTBxzWIMs0kQCVogZIY0clTu33h102veCT/Q=
 nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.11 h1:f/qXNc2/3DpoSZkHt1DQu6rj4zGC8JmkkLkWss0MgN0=
 nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.11/go.mod h1:rN9OFWIUwuxg4fR5tELlYC04bXYowCP9GX47ivo2l+c=
diff --git a/pkg/connector/client.go b/pkg/connector/client.go
index 2293a33e..838c0eea 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/client.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/client.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type SignalClient struct {
 	Main      *SignalConnector
 	UserLogin *bridgev2.UserLogin
 	Client    *signalmeow.Client
+	Ghost     *bridgev2.Ghost
 }
 
 var signalCaps = &bridgev2.NetworkRoomCapabilities{
@@ -218,6 +219,11 @@ func (s *SignalClient) bridgeStateLoop(statusChan <-chan signalmeow.SignalConnec
 }
 
 func (s *SignalClient) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if s.Client == nil {
+		s.UserLogin.BridgeState.Send(status.BridgeState{StateEvent: status.StateBadCredentials, Message: "You're not logged into Signal"})
+		return nil
+	}
+	s.updateRemoteProfile(ctx, false)
 	s.tryConnect(ctx, 0)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -233,10 +239,6 @@ func (s *SignalClient) Disconnect() {
 }
 
 func (s *SignalClient) tryConnect(ctx context.Context, retryCount int) {
-	if s.Client == nil {
-		s.UserLogin.BridgeState.Send(status.BridgeState{StateEvent: status.StateBadCredentials, Message: "You're not logged into Signal"})
-		return
-	}
 	ch, err := s.Client.StartReceiveLoops(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Msg("Failed to start receive loops")
diff --git a/pkg/connector/dbmeta.go b/pkg/connector/dbmeta.go
index 18de885e..68e21d54 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/dbmeta.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/dbmeta.go
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ func (s *SignalConnector) GetDBMetaTypes() database.MetaTypes {
 		Message: func() any {
 			return &MessageMetadata{}
 		},
-		Reaction: nil,
-		UserLogin: func() any {
-			return &UserLoginMetadata{}
-		},
+		Reaction:  nil,
+		UserLogin: nil,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +41,3 @@ type PortalMetadata struct {
 type MessageMetadata struct {
 	ContainsAttachments bool `json:"contains_attachments,omitempty"`
 }
-
-type UserLoginMetadata struct {
-	Phone string `json:"phone"`
-}
diff --git a/pkg/connector/handlesignal.go b/pkg/connector/handlesignal.go
index ba3f6ff0..169338dd 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/handlesignal.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/handlesignal.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package connector
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -485,19 +486,60 @@ func (s *SignalClient) handleSignalContactList(evt *events.ContactList) {
 	log := s.UserLogin.Log.With().Str("action", "handle contact list").Logger()
 	ctx := log.WithContext(context.TODO())
 	for _, contact := range evt.Contacts {
-		if contact.ACI != uuid.Nil {
-			fullContact, err := s.Client.ContactByACI(ctx, contact.ACI)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to get full contact info from store")
-				continue
-			}
-			fullContact.ContactAvatar = contact.ContactAvatar
-			ghost, err := s.Main.Bridge.GetGhostByID(ctx, makeUserID(contact.ACI))
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to get ghost to update contact info")
-				continue
-			}
-			ghost.UpdateInfo(ctx, s.contactToUserInfo(contact))
+		if contact.ACI == uuid.Nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		fullContact, err := s.Client.ContactByACI(ctx, contact.ACI)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to get full contact info from store")
+			continue
+		}
+		fullContact.ContactAvatar = contact.ContactAvatar
+		ghost, err := s.Main.Bridge.GetGhostByID(ctx, makeUserID(contact.ACI))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to get ghost to update contact info")
+			continue
+		}
+		ghost.UpdateInfo(ctx, s.contactToUserInfo(contact))
+		if contact.ACI == s.Client.Store.ACI {
+			s.updateRemoteProfile(ctx, true)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *SignalClient) updateRemoteProfile(ctx context.Context, resendState bool) {
+	var err error
+	if s.Ghost == nil {
+		s.Ghost, err = s.Main.Bridge.GetGhostByID(ctx, makeUserID(s.Client.Store.ACI))
+		if err != nil {
+			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Msg("Failed to get ghost for remote profile update")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	changed := false
+	if s.UserLogin.RemoteProfile.Name != s.Ghost.Name {
+		s.UserLogin.RemoteProfile.Name = s.Ghost.Name
+		changed = true
+	}
+	if s.UserLogin.RemoteProfile.Avatar != s.Ghost.AvatarMXC {
+		s.UserLogin.RemoteProfile.Avatar = s.Ghost.AvatarMXC
+		changed = true
+	}
+	if len(s.Ghost.Identifiers) > 0 && strings.HasPrefix(s.Ghost.Identifiers[0], "tel:") {
+		phone := strings.TrimPrefix(s.Ghost.Identifiers[0], "tel:")
+		if s.UserLogin.RemoteProfile.Phone != phone {
+			s.UserLogin.RemoteProfile.Phone = phone
+			changed = true
+		}
+	}
+	if changed {
+		err = s.UserLogin.Save(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Msg("Failed to save updated remote profile")
+		}
+		if resendState {
+			// TODO this has potential race conditions
+			s.UserLogin.BridgeState.Send(s.UserLogin.BridgeState.GetPrevUnsent())
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/connector/login.go b/pkg/connector/login.go
index 82ddac51..3acd9267 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/login.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/login.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridge/status"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2/database"
 
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ func (qr *QRLogin) processingWait(ctx context.Context) (*bridgev2.LoginStep, err
 	ul, err := qr.User.NewLogin(ctx, &database.UserLogin{
 		ID:         newLoginID,
 		RemoteName: qr.ProvData.Number,
-		Metadata: &UserLoginMetadata{
+		RemoteProfile: status.RemoteProfile{
 			Phone: qr.ProvData.Number,
 		},
 	}, &bridgev2.NewLoginParams{