diff --git a/main-website/app/api/me/route.ts b/main-website/app/api/me/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..965928a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main-website/app/api/me/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import {NextRequest, NextResponse} from 'next/server'
+
+export function GET(req: NextRequest) {
+    const user = req.headers.get('x-user') ?? ''
+    const email = req.headers.get('x-email') ?? ''
+
+    return NextResponse.json({user, email})
+}
diff --git a/main-website/components/ProfileDropdown.tsx b/main-website/components/ProfileDropdown.tsx
index 2a5308e..44c224c 100644
--- a/main-website/components/ProfileDropdown.tsx
+++ b/main-website/components/ProfileDropdown.tsx
@@ -1,35 +1,29 @@
 'use client'
 
-import {useState, useRef, useEffect} from 'react'
-import {useRouter} from 'next/navigation'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation'
 
 export default function ProfileDropdown() {
     const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
-    const dropdownRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
+    const [profile, setProfile] = useState<{ user?: string; email?: string }>({})
     const router = useRouter()
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        const handleClickOutside = (event: MouseEvent) => {
-            if (dropdownRef.current && !dropdownRef.current.contains(event.target as Node)) {
-                setOpen(false)
-            }
-        }
-
-        document.addEventListener('mousedown', handleClickOutside)
-        return () => document.removeEventListener('mousedown', handleClickOutside)
+        fetch('/api/me')
+            .then((res) => res.json())
+            .then((data) => setProfile(data))
+            .catch(() => setProfile({}))
     }, [])
 
     const handleLogout = async () => {
-        try {
-            await fetch('/logout', {method: 'POST'})
-            router.push('/') // Or a dedicated post-logout landing page
-        } catch (e) {
-            console.error('Logout failed', e)
-        }
+        await fetch('/logout', { method: 'POST' })
+        router.push('/')
     }
 
+    const name = profile.email || profile.user || 'Loading...'
+
     return (
-        <div className="relative" ref={dropdownRef}>
+        <div className="relative">
             <button
                 onClick={() => setOpen(!open)}
                 className="text-white font-medium px-4 py-2 hover:bg-zinc-800 rounded"
@@ -38,10 +32,13 @@ export default function ProfileDropdown() {
             </button>
 
             {open && (
-                <div className="absolute right-0 mt-2 w-40 bg-white shadow-lg rounded z-50">
+                <div className="absolute right-0 mt-2 w-56 bg-white shadow-lg rounded z-50 text-zinc-900 overflow-hidden text-sm">
+                    <div className="px-4 py-2 border-b border-zinc-200 font-medium">
+                        {name}
+                    </div>
                     <button
                         onClick={handleLogout}
-                        className="block w-full text-left px-4 py-2 text-sm text-zinc-800 hover:bg-zinc-100"
+                        className="block w-full text-left px-4 py-2 hover:bg-zinc-100"
                     >
                         Logout
                     </button>