diff --git a/docs/content/doc/usage/profile-readme.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/usage/profile-readme.en-us.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..802451f0b69f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/content/doc/usage/profile-readme.en-us.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+date: "2023-03-02T21:00:00+05:00"
+title: "Usage: Gitea Profile READMEs"
+slug: "profile-readme"
+weight: 12
+toc: false
+draft: false
+menu:
+  sidebar:
+    parent: "usage"
+    name: "Gitea Profile READMEs"
+    weight: 12
+    identifier: "profile-readme"
+---
+
+# Gitea Profile READMEs
+
+To display a markdown file in your Gitea profile page, simply make a repository named ".profile" and edit the README.md file inside. Gitea will automatically pull this file in and display it above your repositories.
+
+Note. You are welcome to make this repository private. Doing so will hide your source files from public viewing and allow you to privitize certain files. However, the README.md file will be the only file present on your profile. If you wish to have an entirely private .profile repository, remove or rename the README.md file.
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index 9bfc0033b481..f825220839fa 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ starred = Starred Repositories
 watched = Watched Repositories
 code = Code
 projects = Projects
+overview = Overview
 following = Following
 follow = Follow
 unfollow = Unfollow
diff --git a/routers/web/shared/user/header.go b/routers/web/shared/user/header.go
index 05e45f999eed..9594e6975a8e 100644
--- a/routers/web/shared/user/header.go
+++ b/routers/web/shared/user/header.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 package user
 
 import (
+	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 )
 
@@ -13,4 +15,24 @@ func RenderUserHeader(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["IsPackageEnabled"] = setting.Packages.Enabled
 	ctx.Data["IsRepoIndexerEnabled"] = setting.Indexer.RepoIndexerEnabled
 	ctx.Data["ContextUser"] = ctx.ContextUser
+	tab := ctx.FormString("tab")
+	ctx.Data["TabName"] = tab
+	repo, err := repo_model.GetRepositoryByName(ctx.ContextUser.ID, ".profile")
+	if err == nil && !repo.IsEmpty {
+		gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(ctx, repo.RepoPath())
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.ServerError("OpenRepository", err)
+			return
+		}
+		defer gitRepo.Close()
+		commit, err := gitRepo.GetBranchCommit(repo.DefaultBranch)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.ServerError("GetBranchCommit", err)
+			return
+		}
+		blob, err := commit.GetBlobByPath("README.md")
+		if err == nil && blob != nil {
+			ctx.Data["ProfileReadme"] = true
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/routers/web/user/profile.go b/routers/web/user/profile.go
index ef91d89d14e9..42ae37e3ba30 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/profile.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/profile.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup/markdown"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
@@ -91,6 +92,38 @@ func Profile(ctx *context.Context) {
 		ctx.Data["RenderedDescription"] = content
 	}
 
+	repo, err := repo_model.GetRepositoryByName(ctx.ContextUser.ID, ".profile")
+	if err == nil && !repo.IsEmpty {
+		gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(ctx, repo.RepoPath())
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.ServerError("OpenRepository", err)
+			return
+		}
+		defer gitRepo.Close()
+		commit, err := gitRepo.GetBranchCommit(repo.DefaultBranch)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.ServerError("GetBranchCommit", err)
+			return
+		}
+		blob, err := commit.GetBlobByPath("README.md")
+		if err == nil {
+			bytes, err := blob.GetBlobContent()
+			if err != nil {
+				ctx.ServerError("GetBlobContent", err)
+				return
+			}
+			profileContent, err := markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
+				Ctx:     ctx,
+				GitRepo: gitRepo,
+			}, bytes)
+			if err != nil {
+				ctx.ServerError("RenderString", err)
+				return
+			}
+			ctx.Data["ProfileReadme"] = profileContent
+		}
+	}
+
 	showPrivate := ctx.IsSigned && (ctx.Doer.IsAdmin || ctx.Doer.ID == ctx.ContextUser.ID)
 
 	orgs, err := organization.FindOrgs(organization.FindOrgOptions{
diff --git a/templates/user/overview/header.tmpl b/templates/user/overview/header.tmpl
index 10227a3ebded..6016aca447d9 100644
--- a/templates/user/overview/header.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/overview/header.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <!-- TODO: make template org and user can share -->
-{{with .ContextUser}}
-	<div class="ui container">
+{{if or (.IsPackagesPage) (.PageIsViewProjects)}}
+	{{with .ContextUser}}
+		<div class="ui container">
 		<div class="ui vertically grid head">
 			<div class="column">
 				<div class="ui header">
@@ -14,11 +15,17 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
+	{{end}}
 {{end}}
 
 <div class="ui tabs container">
 	<div class="ui secondary stackable pointing menu">
-		<a class="item" href="{{.ContextUser.HomeLink}}">
+		{{if .ProfileReadme}}
+		<a class='{{if or (eq .TabName "overview") (and (eq .TabName "") (not .IsPackagesPage) (not .PageIsViewProjects))}}active {{end}}item' href="{{.ContextUser.HomeLink}}?tab=overview">
+							{{svg "octicon-info"}} {{.locale.Tr "user.overview"}}
+						</a>
+		{{end}}
+		<a class="{{if or (eq .TabName "repositories") (and (eq .TabName "") (not .IsPackagesPage) (not .PageIsViewProjects) (not .ProfileReadme))}}active {{end}} item" href="{{.ContextUser.HomeLink}}?tab=repositories">
 			{{svg "octicon-repo"}} {{.locale.Tr "user.repositories"}}
 			{{if .ContextUser.NumRepos}}
 				<div class="ui small label">{{.ContextUser.NumRepos}}</div>
diff --git a/templates/user/profile.tmpl b/templates/user/profile.tmpl
index 431961089d53..08e50fd0cee8 100644
--- a/templates/user/profile.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/profile.tmpl
@@ -121,40 +121,7 @@
 			</div>
 			<div class="ui eleven wide column">
 				<div class="ui secondary stackable pointing tight menu">
-					<a class='{{if and (ne .TabName "activity") (ne .TabName "following") (ne .TabName "followers") (ne .TabName "stars") (ne .TabName "watching") (ne .TabName "projects") (ne .TabName "code")}}active {{end}}item' href="{{.ContextUser.HomeLink}}">
-						{{svg "octicon-repo"}} {{.locale.Tr "user.repositories"}}
-						{{if .ContextUser.NumRepos}}
-							<div class="ui small label">{{.ContextUser.NumRepos}}</div>
-						{{end}}
-					</a>
-					<a href="{{.ContextUser.HomeLink}}/-/projects" class="{{if eq .TabName "projects"}}active {{end}}item">
-						{{svg "octicon-project-symlink"}} {{.locale.Tr "user.projects"}}
-					</a>
-					{{if .IsPackageEnabled}}
-					<a class='{{if eq .TabName "packages"}}active {{end}}item' href="{{.ContextUser.HomeLink}}/-/packages">
-						{{svg "octicon-package"}} {{.locale.Tr "packages.title"}}
-					</a>
-					{{end}}
-					{{if and (not $.UnitTypeCode.UnitGlobalDisabled) .IsRepoIndexerEnabled}}
-					<a class='{{if eq .TabName "code"}}active {{end}}item' href="{{.ContextUser.HomeLink}}/-/code">
-						{{svg "octicon-code"}} {{.locale.Tr "user.code"}}
-					</a>
-					{{end}}
-					<a class='{{if eq .TabName "activity"}}active {{end}}item' href="{{.ContextUser.HomeLink}}?tab=activity">
-						{{svg "octicon-rss"}} {{.locale.Tr "user.activity"}}
-					</a>
-					{{if not .DisableStars}}
-						<a class='{{if eq .TabName "stars"}}active {{end}}item' href="{{.ContextUser.HomeLink}}?tab=stars">
-							{{svg "octicon-star"}} {{.locale.Tr "user.starred"}}
-							{{if .ContextUser.NumStars}}
-								<div class="ui small label">{{.ContextUser.NumStars}}</div>
-							{{end}}
-						</a>
-					{{else}}
-						<a class='{{if eq .TabName "watching"}}active {{end}}item' href="{{.ContextUser.HomeLink}}?tab=watching">
-							{{svg "octicon-eye"}} {{.locale.Tr "user.watched"}}
-						</a>
-					{{end}}
+					{{template "user/overview/header" .}}
 				</div>
 
 				{{if eq .TabName "activity"}}
@@ -177,10 +144,12 @@
 					{{template "repo/user_cards" .}}
 				{{else if eq .TabName "followers"}}
 					{{template "repo/user_cards" .}}
-				{{else}}
+				{{else if or (eq .TabName "repositories") (not .ProfileReadme)}}
 					{{template "explore/repo_search" .}}
 					{{template "explore/repo_list" .}}
 					{{template "base/paginate" .}}
+				{{else if .ProfileReadme}}
+					<div id="readme_profile" class="render-content markup"> {{$.ProfileReadme|Str2html}} </div>
 				{{end}}
 			</div>
 		</div>
diff --git a/web_src/css/user.css b/web_src/css/user.css
index cdf29565652f..0a8b49b0387d 100644
--- a/web_src/css/user.css
+++ b/web_src/css/user.css
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@
   border: none;
 }
 
+#readme_profile {
+  padding: 10px;
+  border-radius: 0.28571429rem;
+  background: var(--color-card);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-secondary);
+}
+
 #notification_table tr {
   cursor: default;
 }