diff --git a/app/constants.ts b/app/constants.ts
index c6b871bb7..5db21104d 100644
--- a/app/constants.ts
+++ b/app/constants.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+export const USER_BIO_MAX_LENGTH = 2000;
+
 export const navItemsGrouped: {
   title: string;
   items: {
diff --git a/app/db/models/users.ts b/app/db/models/users.ts
index 86103551b..d91877d8a 100644
--- a/app/db/models/users.ts
+++ b/app/db/models/users.ts
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ export function upsert(
 
 const updateProfileStm = sql.prepare(`
   UPDATE "User"
-    SET "country" = $country
+    SET "country" = $country,
+        "bio" = $bio
     WHERE "id" = $id
 `);
 
-export function updateProfile(params: Pick<User, "country" | "id">) {
+export function updateProfile(params: Pick<User, "country" | "id" | "bio">) {
   updateProfileStm.run(params);
 }
 
diff --git a/app/routes/u.$identifier.tsx b/app/routes/u.$identifier.tsx
index 730167b08..1cff848ff 100644
--- a/app/routes/u.$identifier.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/u.$identifier.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export type UserPageLoaderData = Pick<
   | "youtubeId"
   | "twitch"
   | "twitter"
+  | "bio"
 > & { country?: { name: string; emoji: string; code: string } };
 
 export const loader: LoaderFunction = ({ params }) => {
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export const loader: LoaderFunction = ({ params }) => {
     twitch: user.twitch,
     twitter: user.twitter,
     youtubeId: user.youtubeId,
+    bio: user.bio,
     country:
       countryObj && user.country
         ? {
diff --git a/app/routes/u.$identifier/edit.tsx b/app/routes/u.$identifier/edit.tsx
index 2f90072d2..c490ffb1b 100644
--- a/app/routes/u.$identifier/edit.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/u.$identifier/edit.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import type { ActionFunction, LinksFunction } from "@remix-run/node";
 import { Form, useMatches, useTransition } from "@remix-run/react";
+import clsx from "clsx";
 import { countries } from "countries-list";
+import * as React from "react";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { Button } from "~/components/Button";
+import { USER_BIO_MAX_LENGTH } from "~/constants";
 import { db } from "~/db";
+import type { User } from "~/db/types";
 import styles from "~/styles/u-edit.css";
 import { parseRequestFormData, requireUser } from "~/utils/remix";
 import { falsyToNull } from "~/utils/zod";
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ const userEditActionSchema = z.object({
       )
       .nullable()
   ),
+  bio: z.preprocess(falsyToNull, z.string().max(USER_BIO_MAX_LENGTH)),
 });
 
 export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request }) => {
@@ -61,6 +66,7 @@ export default function UserEditPage() {
           ))}
         </select>
       </div>
+      <BioTextarea initialValue={data.bio} />
       <Button
         loadingText="Saving..."
         type="submit"
@@ -72,3 +78,34 @@ export default function UserEditPage() {
     </Form>
   );
 }
+
+function BioTextarea({ initialValue }: { initialValue: User["bio"] }) {
+  const [value, setValue] = React.useState(initialValue ?? "");
+
+  return (
+    <div className="w-full">
+      <div className="u-edit__bio-header">
+        <label htmlFor="bio">Bio</label>
+        <div
+          className={clsx("u-edit__length-limit", lengthWarning(value.length))}
+        >
+          {value.length}/{USER_BIO_MAX_LENGTH}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <textarea
+        id="bio"
+        name="bio"
+        className="u-edit__bio-textarea"
+        data-cy="bio-textarea"
+        value={value}
+        onChange={(e) => setValue(e.target.value)}
+        maxLength={USER_BIO_MAX_LENGTH}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function lengthWarning(length: number) {
+  if (length >= USER_BIO_MAX_LENGTH) return "error";
+  if (length + 100 >= USER_BIO_MAX_LENGTH) return "warning";
+}
diff --git a/app/routes/u.$identifier/index.tsx b/app/routes/u.$identifier/index.tsx
index 19ea1df96..87bb05386 100644
--- a/app/routes/u.$identifier/index.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/u.$identifier/index.tsx
@@ -14,34 +14,37 @@ export default function UserInfoPage() {
   const data = parentRoute.data as UserPageLoaderData;
 
   return (
-    <div className="u__avatar-container">
-      <Avatar
-        discordAvatar={data.discordAvatar}
-        discordId={data.discordId}
-        size="lg"
-        className="u__avatar"
-      />
-      <h2 className="u__name">
-        {data.discordName}
-        <span className="u__discriminator">#{data.discordDiscriminator}</span>
-      </h2>
-      {data.country ? (
-        <div className="u__country">
-          <span className="u__country-emoji">{data.country.emoji}</span>{" "}
-          <span className="u__country-name">{data.country.name}</span>
+    <div className="u__container">
+      <div className="u__avatar-container">
+        <Avatar
+          discordAvatar={data.discordAvatar}
+          discordId={data.discordId}
+          size="lg"
+          className="u__avatar"
+        />
+        <h2 className="u__name">
+          {data.discordName}
+          <span className="u__discriminator">#{data.discordDiscriminator}</span>
+        </h2>
+        {data.country ? (
+          <div className="u__country">
+            <span className="u__country-emoji">{data.country.emoji}</span>{" "}
+            <span className="u__country-name">{data.country.name}</span>
+          </div>
+        ) : null}
+        <div className="u__socials">
+          {data.twitch ? (
+            <SocialLink type="twitch" identifier={data.twitch} />
+          ) : null}
+          {data.twitter ? (
+            <SocialLink type="twitter" identifier={data.twitter} />
+          ) : null}
+          {data.youtubeId ? (
+            <SocialLink type="youtube" identifier={data.youtubeId} />
+          ) : null}
         </div>
-      ) : null}
-      <div className="u__socials">
-        {data.twitch ? (
-          <SocialLink type="twitch" identifier={data.twitch} />
-        ) : null}
-        {data.twitter ? (
-          <SocialLink type="twitter" identifier={data.twitter} />
-        ) : null}
-        {data.youtubeId ? (
-          <SocialLink type="youtube" identifier={data.youtubeId} />
-        ) : null}
       </div>
+      {data.bio ? <article className="u__bio">{data.bio}</article> : null}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/app/styles/global.css b/app/styles/global.css
index ef13ce774..6580bea1f 100644
--- a/app/styles/global.css
+++ b/app/styles/global.css
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ button.tiny > .button-icon {
 }
 
 textarea:not(.plain) {
-  padding: var(--s-2) var(--s-3);
+  padding: var(--s-2-5) var(--s-3);
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
   accent-color: var(--theme-secondary);
   background-color: transparent;
diff --git a/app/styles/layout.css b/app/styles/layout.css
index 785542d79..05876f62c 100644
--- a/app/styles/layout.css
+++ b/app/styles/layout.css
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   max-width: 48rem;
   margin: 0 auto;
   padding-block-end: var(--s-32);
-  padding-inline: var(--s-2);
+  padding-inline: var(--s-2-5);
 }
 
 .layout__burger {
diff --git a/app/styles/u-edit.css b/app/styles/u-edit.css
index a613dbc97..74cc5d60c 100644
--- a/app/styles/u-edit.css
+++ b/app/styles/u-edit.css
@@ -8,3 +8,29 @@
 .u-edit__country-select {
   max-width: 10rem;
 }
+
+.u-edit__bio-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--s-2);
+}
+
+.u-edit__bio-textarea {
+  width: 18rem;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  height: 8rem;
+}
+
+.u-edit__length-limit {
+  color: var(--text-lighter);
+  font-size: var(--fonts-xs);
+  margin-block-start: -5px;
+}
+
+.u-edit__length-limit.warning {
+  color: var(--theme-warning);
+}
+
+.u-edit__length-limit.error {
+  color: var(--theme-error);
+}
diff --git a/app/styles/u.css b/app/styles/u.css
index 4909f159e..aea070e4a 100644
--- a/app/styles/u.css
+++ b/app/styles/u.css
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+.u__container {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--s-8);
+}
+
 .u__avatar-container {
   display: grid;
   justify-content: center;
@@ -78,3 +84,7 @@
 .u__social-link.twitch > svg {
   fill: #9146ff;
 }
+
+.u__bio {
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+}
diff --git a/cypress/integration/user-page.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/user-page.spec.ts
index 2e3fb140a..f8e2facf9 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/user-page.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/user-page.spec.ts
@@ -11,24 +11,31 @@ describe("User page", () => {
     cy.getCy("edit-page-link").should("not.exist");
   });
 
-  it("edits own profile", function () {
+  it.only("edits own profile", function () {
     cy.auth();
     cy.visit("/");
     cy.getCy("user-avatar").click();
     cy.getCy("profile-button").click();
     cy.getCy("edit-page-link").click();
     cy.getCy("country-select").select("FI");
+
+    const bio = "my cool bio :)";
+    cy.getCy("bio-textarea").type(bio);
+
     cy.getCy("submit-button").click();
+
     cy.getCy("profile-page-link").click();
     cy.contains("Sendou");
     cy.contains("Finland");
+    cy.contains(bio);
 
     // let's also check clearing select is possible
     cy.getCy("edit-page-link").click();
-    cy.getCy("country-select").select(0);
+    cy.getCy("country-select").select(0, { force: true });
     cy.getCy("submit-button").click();
     cy.getCy("profile-page-link").click();
     cy.contains("Sendou");
     cy.contains("Finland").should("not.exist");
+    cy.contains(bio);
   });
 });