diff --git a/tui_gateway/server.py b/tui_gateway/server.py
index 661b08bdb1b..7b9f286380c 100644
--- a/tui_gateway/server.py
+++ b/tui_gateway/server.py
@@ -1375,6 +1375,15 @@ def _probe_config_health(cfg: dict) -> str:
     return " ".join(warnings).strip()
 
 
+def _current_profile_name() -> str:
+    try:
+        from hermes_cli.profiles import get_active_profile_name
+
+        return get_active_profile_name() or "default"
+    except Exception:
+        return "default"
+
+
 def _session_info(agent) -> dict:
     reasoning_config = getattr(agent, "reasoning_config", None)
     reasoning_effort = ""
@@ -1397,6 +1406,7 @@ def _session_info(agent) -> dict:
         "update_behind": None,
         "update_command": "",
         "usage": _get_usage(agent),
+        "profile_name": _current_profile_name(),
     }
     try:
         from hermes_cli import __version__, __release_date__
@@ -2154,6 +2164,7 @@ def _(rid, params: dict) -> dict:
                 "skills": {},
                 "cwd": os.getenv("TERMINAL_CWD", os.getcwd()),
                 "lazy": True,
+                "profile_name": _current_profile_name(),
             },
         },
     )
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/prompt.test.ts b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/prompt.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b923c79a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/prompt.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import { composerPromptText } from '../lib/prompt.js'
+
+describe('composerPromptText', () => {
+  it('returns shell prompt for ! commands', () => {
+    expect(composerPromptText('❯', 'coder', true)).toBe('$')
+  })
+
+  it('prefixes named profiles onto the normal prompt', () => {
+    expect(composerPromptText('❯', 'coder')).toBe('coder ❯')
+  })
+
+  it('does not prefix default or custom profiles', () => {
+    expect(composerPromptText('❯', 'default')).toBe('❯')
+    expect(composerPromptText('❯', 'custom')).toBe('❯')
+    expect(composerPromptText('❯')).toBe('❯')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/components/appLayout.tsx b/ui-tui/src/components/appLayout.tsx
index 475ad237dc0..63b6c0a1b2e 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/components/appLayout.tsx
+++ b/ui-tui/src/components/appLayout.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   stableComposerColumns
 } from '../lib/inputMetrics.js'
 import { PerfPane } from '../lib/perfPane.js'
+import { composerPromptText } from '../lib/prompt.js'
 
 import { AgentsOverlay } from './agentsOverlay.js'
 import { GoodVibesHeart, StatusRule, StickyPromptTracker, TranscriptScrollbar } from './appChrome.js'
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ const ComposerPane = memo(function ComposerPane({
   const ui = useStore($uiState)
   const isBlocked = useStore($isBlocked)
   const sh = (composer.inputBuf[0] ?? composer.input).startsWith('!')
-  const promptText = sh ? '$' : ui.theme.brand.prompt
+  const promptText = composerPromptText(ui.theme.brand.prompt, ui.info?.profile_name, sh)
   const promptWidth = composerPromptWidth(promptText)
   const promptBlank = ' '.repeat(promptWidth)
   const inputColumns = stableComposerColumns(composer.cols, promptWidth)
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/lib/prompt.ts b/ui-tui/src/lib/prompt.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15607b61362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-tui/src/lib/prompt.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export function composerPromptText(prompt: string, profileName?: null | string, shellMode = false): string {
+  if (shellMode) {
+    return '$'
+  }
+
+  if (profileName && !['default', 'custom'].includes(profileName)) {
+    return `${profileName} ${prompt}`
+  }
+
+  return prompt
+}
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/types.ts b/ui-tui/src/types.ts
index 62f580090d2..f0651bef9c5 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/types.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/types.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ export interface SessionInfo {
   lazy?: boolean
   mcp_servers?: McpServerStatus[]
   model: string
+  profile_name?: string
   reasoning_effort?: string
   release_date?: string
   service_tier?: string