diff --git a/frontend/auth/restricted/RestrictedApi.vue b/frontend/auth/restricted/RestrictedApi.vue
index 2b26e21..3134366 100644
--- a/frontend/auth/restricted/RestrictedApi.vue
+++ b/frontend/auth/restricted/RestrictedApi.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,34 @@
 <template>
-  <HostProfileView
-    v-if="authMode === 'profile'"
-    @back="handleBack"
-    @logout="handleLogout"
-  />
+  <template v-if="authMode === 'profile'">
+    <!--
+      Profile mode: render nothing until the session check completes (avoids
+      a load-time flash of the wrong view). Without a session, the login flow
+      runs in place of the profile; on success auth-success is posted and the
+      host resolves profile() with 'login'.
+    -->
+    <RestrictedAuth
+      v-if="profileState === 'login'"
+      mode="login"
+      @authenticated="handleAuthenticated"
+      @back="handleBack"
+    />
+    <HostProfileView
+      v-else-if="profileState === 'ready'"
+      :ctx="profileCtx"
+      :user-info="profileInfo"
+      :settings="profileSettings"
+      @back="handleBack"
+      @logout="handleLogout"
+    />
+    <div v-else class="view-root profile-pending">
+      <div class="surface surface--tight">
+        <p class="view-lede">{{ profileState === 'error' ? 'Could not load your account.' : 'Loading your account…' }}</p>
+        <div class="button-row">
+          <button type="button" class="btn-secondary" @click="handleBack">Back</button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </template>
   <RestrictedAuth
     v-else
     :mode="authMode"
@@ -18,6 +43,9 @@
 import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue'
 import RestrictedAuth from '@/components/RestrictedAuth.vue'
 import HostProfileView from '@/components/HostProfileView.vue'
+import { fetchJson, settings as paskiaSettings } from 'paskia'
+import { getSettings } from '@/utils/settings'
+import { updateThemeFromSession } from '@/utils/theme'
 
 // Check if this is a remote auth URL: /auth/{token}
 // The token is a 5-word passphrase like "word1.word2.word3.word4.word5"
@@ -56,6 +84,30 @@ if (window.location.pathname === '/auth/restricted/oidc') {
   authMode = ['reauth', 'forbidden', 'profile'].includes(hashParams.get('mode')) ? hashParams.get('mode') : 'login'
 }
 
+// Profile mode state: 'loading' | 'login' | 'ready' | 'error'
+const profileState = ref('loading')
+const profileCtx = ref(null)
+const profileInfo = ref(null)
+const profileSettings = ref(null)
+
+async function loadProfile() {
+  try {
+    const [validateData, infoData, settingsData] = await Promise.all([
+      fetchJson('/auth/api/validate', { method: 'POST', timeout: paskiaSettings.auth_ms }),
+      fetchJson('/auth/api/user-info', { method: 'GET', timeout: paskiaSettings.auth_ms }),
+      getSettings()
+    ])
+    profileCtx.value = validateData.ctx
+    profileInfo.value = infoData
+    profileSettings.value = settingsData
+    updateThemeFromSession(validateData.ctx)
+    profileState.value = 'ready'
+  } catch (error) {
+    // No/expired session: run the login flow in place of the profile
+    profileState.value = error.status === 401 || error.status === 403 ? 'login' : 'error'
+  }
+}
+
 function postToParent(message) {
   if (window.parent && window.parent !== window) {
     window.parent.postMessage(message, '*')
@@ -91,6 +143,8 @@ onMounted(() => {
   // Check for remote auth token in URL
   remoteAuthToken.value = extractRemoteToken()
 
+  if (authMode === 'profile') loadProfile()
+
   postToParent({
     type: 'auth-ready'
   })
@@ -102,3 +156,15 @@ onMounted(() => {
   })
 })
 </script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.view-root.profile-pending { min-height: 100vh; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 2rem 1rem; }
+.profile-pending .surface {
+  max-width: 520px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  width: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1.75rem;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/HostProfileView.vue b/frontend/src/components/HostProfileView.vue
index 6308013..ca53f54 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/HostProfileView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/HostProfileView.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <template>
   <div class="view-root host-profile" data-view="host-profile">
     <div class="surface surface--tight">
-      <header class="view-header center">
+      <!-- Heading/lede belong to the standalone page; in the dialog the host
+           page already provides the surrounding context. -->
+      <header v-if="!inIframe" class="view-header center">
         <h1>{{ headingTitle }}</h1>
         <p class="view-lede">{{ subheading }}</p>
       </header>
@@ -55,8 +57,7 @@
               Full Profile
             </button>
           </div>
-          <p v-if="isRemoteAuthSite" class="note"><strong>Logout</strong> from {{ currentHost }}, or access your <strong>Full Profile</strong> at {{ authSiteHost }} (you may need to sign in again).</p>
-          <p v-else class="note"><strong>Logout</strong> from {{ currentHost }}, or open your <strong>Full Profile</strong>.</p>
+          <p v-if="!inIframe" class="note"><strong>Logout</strong> from {{ currentHost }}, or view your <strong>Full Profile</strong> at {{ authSiteHost }} (you may need to sign in again).</p>
         </div>
       </section>
     </div>
@@ -118,11 +119,6 @@ const subheading = computed(() => {
 })
 
 const authSiteHost = computed(() => settingsData.value?.auth_host || '')
-// Normalize for comparison (lowercase, strip default ports), matching App.vue
-const normalizeHost = (raw) => (raw || '').trim().toLowerCase().replace(/:80$/, '').replace(/:443$/, '')
-const isRemoteAuthSite = computed(() => {
-  return !!authSiteHost.value && normalizeHost(authSiteHost.value) !== normalizeHost(currentHost)
-})
 const authSiteUrl = computed(() => {
   // Fall back to the current host when no separate auth host is configured;
   // the full profile is at ui_base_path either way.