diff --git a/client/proto/daemon.pb.go b/client/proto/daemon.pb.go
index 789d7c2b2..3d54f5735 100644
--- a/client/proto/daemon.pb.go
+++ b/client/proto/daemon.pb.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Code generated by protoc-gen-go. DO NOT EDIT.
 // versions:
 // 	protoc-gen-go v1.36.6
-// 	protoc        v7.34.1
+// 	protoc        v3.21.12
 // source: daemon.proto
 
 package proto
@@ -823,9 +823,15 @@ func (x *WaitSSOLoginResponse) GetEmail() string {
 }
 
 type UpRequest struct {
-	state         protoimpl.MessageState `protogen:"open.v1"`
-	ProfileName   *string                `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=profileName,proto3,oneof" json:"profileName,omitempty"`
-	Username      *string                `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=username,proto3,oneof" json:"username,omitempty"`
+	state       protoimpl.MessageState `protogen:"open.v1"`
+	ProfileName *string                `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=profileName,proto3,oneof" json:"profileName,omitempty"`
+	Username    *string                `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=username,proto3,oneof" json:"username,omitempty"`
+	// async instructs the daemon to start the connection attempt and return
+	// immediately without waiting for the engine to become ready. Status updates
+	// are delivered via the SubscribeStatus stream. When false (the default) the
+	// RPC blocks until the engine is running or gives up, which is the behaviour
+	// needed by the CLI.
+	Async         bool `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=async,proto3" json:"async,omitempty"`
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 }
@@ -874,6 +880,13 @@ func (x *UpRequest) GetUsername() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (x *UpRequest) GetAsync() bool {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Async
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 type UpResponse struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState `protogen:"open.v1"`
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
@@ -6309,10 +6322,11 @@ const file_daemon_proto_rawDesc = "" +
 	"\buserCode\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\buserCode\x12\x1a\n" +
 	"\bhostname\x18\x02 \x01(\tR\bhostname\",\n" +
 	"\x14WaitSSOLoginResponse\x12\x14\n" +
-	"\x05email\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x05email\"v\n" +
+	"\x05email\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x05email\"\x8c\x01\n" +
 	"\tUpRequest\x12%\n" +
 	"\vprofileName\x18\x01 \x01(\tH\x00R\vprofileName\x88\x01\x01\x12\x1f\n" +
-	"\busername\x18\x02 \x01(\tH\x01R\busername\x88\x01\x01B\x0e\n" +
+	"\busername\x18\x02 \x01(\tH\x01R\busername\x88\x01\x01\x12\x14\n" +
+	"\x05async\x18\x04 \x01(\bR\x05asyncB\x0e\n" +
 	"\f_profileNameB\v\n" +
 	"\t_usernameJ\x04\b\x03\x10\x04\"\f\n" +
 	"\n" +
diff --git a/client/proto/daemon.proto b/client/proto/daemon.proto
index 1676f255e..aa7b121a0 100644
--- a/client/proto/daemon.proto
+++ b/client/proto/daemon.proto
@@ -233,6 +233,12 @@ message UpRequest {
   optional string profileName = 1;
   optional string username = 2;
   reserved 3;
+  // async instructs the daemon to start the connection attempt and return
+  // immediately without waiting for the engine to become ready. Status updates
+  // are delivered via the SubscribeStatus stream. When false (the default) the
+  // RPC blocks until the engine is running or gives up, which is the behaviour
+  // needed by the CLI.
+  bool async = 4;
 }
 
 message UpResponse {}
diff --git a/client/server/server.go b/client/server/server.go
index 1daec9973..0bc6358e3 100644
--- a/client/server/server.go
+++ b/client/server/server.go
@@ -747,6 +747,9 @@ func (s *Server) Up(callerCtx context.Context, msg *proto.UpRequest) (*proto.UpR
 	go s.connectWithRetryRuns(ctx, s.config, s.statusRecorder, s.clientRunningChan, s.clientGiveUpChan)
 
 	s.mutex.Unlock()
+	if msg.GetAsync() {
+		return &proto.UpResponse{}, nil
+	}
 	return s.waitForUp(callerCtx)
 }
 
@@ -866,6 +869,15 @@ func (s *Server) Down(ctx context.Context, _ *proto.DownRequest) (*proto.DownRes
 	// stuck at Connecting long after the user asked to disconnect.
 	internal.CtxGetState(s.rootCtx).Set(internal.StatusIdle)
 
+	// Clear stale management/signal errors so the next Up() (typically for a
+	// different profile) starts with a clean status snapshot. Without this,
+	// a managementError left over from a LoginFailed cycle persists in the
+	// statusRecorder and appears in the new profile's initial
+	// SubscribeStatus snapshot, making the new profile look like it also
+	// failed to log in.
+	s.statusRecorder.MarkManagementDisconnected(nil)
+	s.statusRecorder.MarkSignalDisconnected(nil)
+
 	return &proto.DownResponse{}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/client/ui/frontend/bindings/github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services/index.ts b/client/ui/frontend/bindings/github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services/index.ts
index 9420137d6..d1ed09bda 100644
--- a/client/ui/frontend/bindings/github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services/index.ts
+++ b/client/ui/frontend/bindings/github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as Debug from "./debug.js";
 import * as Forwarding from "./forwarding.js";
 import * as Networks from "./networks.js";
 import * as Peers from "./peers.js";
+import * as ProfileSwitcher from "./profileswitcher.js";
 import * as Profiles from "./profiles.js";
 import * as Settings from "./settings.js";
 import * as Update from "./update.js";
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ export {
     Forwarding,
     Networks,
     Peers,
+    ProfileSwitcher,
     Profiles,
     Settings,
     Update,
diff --git a/client/ui/frontend/bindings/github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services/models.ts b/client/ui/frontend/bindings/github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services/models.ts
index d91da7d75..d561338bf 100644
--- a/client/ui/frontend/bindings/github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services/models.ts
+++ b/client/ui/frontend/bindings/github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services/models.ts
@@ -755,6 +755,18 @@ export class Profile {
     "name": string;
     "isActive": boolean;
 
+    /**
+     * Email is the account address associated with this profile, sourced from
+     * the per-profile state file written by the CLI after a successful SSO
+     * login (e.g. ~/Library/Application Support/netbird/default.state.json on
+     * macOS). The daemon always runs as root, so its getConfigDir() resolves to
+     * the root home directory and cannot reach the user-owned state file. The
+     * UI process runs as the logged-in user and can read it directly via
+     * profilemanager.ProfileManager, which is why the email is fetched here
+     * instead of being returned by the ListProfiles RPC.
+     */
+    "email": string;
+
     /** Creates a new Profile instance. */
     constructor($$source: Partial<Profile> = {}) {
         if (!("name" in $$source)) {
@@ -763,6 +775,9 @@ export class Profile {
         if (!("isActive" in $$source)) {
             this["isActive"] = false;
         }
+        if (!("email" in $$source)) {
+            this["email"] = "";
+        }
 
         Object.assign(this, $$source);
     }
diff --git a/client/ui/frontend/bindings/github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services/profileswitcher.ts b/client/ui/frontend/bindings/github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services/profileswitcher.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f42d6f49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ui/frontend/bindings/github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services/profileswitcher.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Cynhyrchwyd y ffeil hon yn awtomatig. PEIDIWCH Â MODIWL
+// This file is automatically generated. DO NOT EDIT
+
+/**
+ * ProfileSwitcher encapsulates the full profile-switching reconnect policy so
+ * both the tray and the React frontend use identical logic.
+ * 
+ * Reconnect policy:
+ * 
+ * 	┌─────────────────┬──────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────┐
+ * 	│ Previous status │ Action               │ Rationale                          │
+ * 	├─────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
+ * 	│ Connected       │ Switch + Down + Up   │ Reconnect with the new profile.    │
+ * 	│ Connecting      │ Switch + Down + Up   │ Stop old retry loop, restart.      │
+ * 	│ NeedsLogin      │ Switch + Down        │ Clear stale error; user logs in.   │
+ * 	│ LoginFailed     │ Switch + Down        │ Clear stale error; user logs in.   │
+ * 	│ SessionExpired  │ Switch + Down        │ Clear stale error; user logs in.   │
+ * 	│ Idle            │ Switch only          │ User chose offline; don't connect. │
+ * 	└─────────────────┴──────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────┘
+ * @module
+ */
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+// @ts-ignore: Unused imports
+import { Call as $Call, CancellablePromise as $CancellablePromise, Create as $Create } from "@wailsio/runtime";
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+// @ts-ignore: Unused imports
+import * as $models from "./models.js";
+
+/**
+ * SwitchActive switches to the named profile applying the reconnect policy.
+ * All RPCs complete quickly: Up uses async mode so the daemon starts the
+ * connection attempt and returns immediately; status updates flow via the
+ * SubscribeStatus stream.
+ */
+export function SwitchActive(p: $models.ProfileRef): $CancellablePromise<void> {
+    return $Call.ByID(4025913103, p);
+}
diff --git a/client/ui/frontend/src/screens/Profiles.tsx b/client/ui/frontend/src/screens/Profiles.tsx
index 5c9204480..5f66e7c20 100644
--- a/client/ui/frontend/src/screens/Profiles.tsx
+++ b/client/ui/frontend/src/screens/Profiles.tsx
@@ -3,23 +3,24 @@ import { Plus, RefreshCw } from "lucide-react";
 import {
   Profiles as ProfilesSvc,
   Connection,
-} from "@bindings/services";
-import type { Profile } from "@bindings/services/models.js";
+  ProfileSwitcher,
+} from "../../bindings/github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services";
+import type { Profile } from "../../bindings/github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ui/services/models.js";
 import { Button } from "../components/Button";
 import { Input } from "../components/Input";
 import { Card } from "../components/Card";
-import { useProfile } from "@/modules/profile/ProfileContext.tsx";
 
 export default function Profiles() {
-  const { username, loaded, refresh: refreshProfile, switchProfile } = useProfile();
+  const [username, setUsername] = useState("");
   const [profiles, setProfiles] = useState<Profile[]>([]);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [adding, setAdding] = useState(false);
 
   const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!username) return;
     try {
-      const list = await ProfilesSvc.List(username);
+      const u = username || (await ProfilesSvc.Username());
+      if (!username) setUsername(u);
+      const list = await ProfilesSvc.List(u);
       setProfiles(list);
       setError(null);
     } catch (e) {
@@ -28,13 +29,12 @@ export default function Profiles() {
   }, [username]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (loaded) refresh();
-  }, [loaded, refresh]);
+    refresh();
+  }, [refresh]);
 
   const select = async (name: string) => {
     try {
-      await switchProfile(name);
-      await Connection.Up({ profileName: name, username });
+      await ProfileSwitcher.SwitchActive({ profileName: name, username });
       await refresh();
     } catch (e) {
       setError(String(e));
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ export default function Profiles() {
     if (name === "default") return;
     try {
       await ProfilesSvc.Remove({ profileName: name, username });
-      await refreshProfile();
       await refresh();
     } catch (e) {
       setError(String(e));
diff --git a/client/ui/main.go b/client/ui/main.go
index 03f10a00a..643cda3d0 100644
--- a/client/ui/main.go
+++ b/client/ui/main.go
@@ -113,6 +113,18 @@ func main() {
 	peers := services.NewPeers(conn, app.Event)
 	update := services.NewUpdate(conn)
 	notifier := notifications.New()
+	profileSwitcher := services.NewProfileSwitcher(profiles, connection, peers)
+
+	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(connection))
+	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(settings))
+	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(services.NewNetworks(conn)))
+	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(services.NewForwarding(conn)))
+	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(profiles))
+	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(services.NewDebug(conn)))
+	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(update))
+	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(peers))
+	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(notifier))
+	app.RegisterService(application.NewService(profileSwitcher))
 
 	window := app.Window.NewWithOptions(application.WebviewWindowOptions{
 		Title:               "NetBird",
@@ -165,12 +177,13 @@ func main() {
 	startStatusNotifierWatcher()
 
 	tray = NewTray(app, window, TrayServices{
-		Connection: connection,
-		Settings:   settings,
-		Profiles:   profiles,
-		Peers:      peers,
-		Notifier:   notifier,
-		Update:     update,
+		Connection:      connection,
+		Settings:        settings,
+		Profiles:        profiles,
+		Peers:           peers,
+		Notifier:        notifier,
+		Update:          update,
+		ProfileSwitcher: profileSwitcher,
 	})
 	listenForShowSignal(context.Background(), tray)
 
diff --git a/client/ui/services/connection.go b/client/ui/services/connection.go
index 84b4652ba..97653dc33 100644
--- a/client/ui/services/connection.go
+++ b/client/ui/services/connection.go
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ func (s *Connection) Up(ctx context.Context, p UpParams) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	req := &proto.UpRequest{}
+	// The UI always uses async mode: status updates flow via SubscribeStatus.
+	req := &proto.UpRequest{Async: true}
 	if p.ProfileName != "" {
 		req.ProfileName = ptrStr(p.ProfileName)
 	}
diff --git a/client/ui/services/peers.go b/client/ui/services/peers.go
index b658cf9aa..0adeeba25 100644
--- a/client/ui/services/peers.go
+++ b/client/ui/services/peers.go
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ const (
 	// permission, etc.). Real daemon statuses come straight from
 	// internal.Status* — none of those collide with this label.
 	StatusDaemonUnavailable = "DaemonUnavailable"
+
+	// Daemon connection status strings — mirror internal.Status* in
+	// client/internal/state.go.
+	StatusConnected     = "Connected"
+	StatusConnecting    = "Connecting"
+	StatusIdle          = "Idle"
+	StatusNeedsLogin    = "NeedsLogin"
+	StatusLoginFailed   = "LoginFailed"
+	StatusSessionExpired = "SessionExpired"
 )
 
 // Emitter is what peers.Watch needs from the host application: a simple
diff --git a/client/ui/services/profile.go b/client/ui/services/profile.go
index 7efcf46bc..8700df606 100644
--- a/client/ui/services/profile.go
+++ b/client/ui/services/profile.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"os/user"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 )
 
@@ -13,6 +14,15 @@ import (
 type Profile struct {
 	Name     string `json:"name"`
 	IsActive bool   `json:"isActive"`
+	// Email is the account address associated with this profile, sourced from
+	// the per-profile state file written by the CLI after a successful SSO
+	// login (e.g. ~/Library/Application Support/netbird/default.state.json on
+	// macOS). The daemon always runs as root, so its getConfigDir() resolves to
+	// the root home directory and cannot reach the user-owned state file. The
+	// UI process runs as the logged-in user and can read it directly via
+	// profilemanager.ProfileManager, which is why the email is fetched here
+	// instead of being returned by the ListProfiles RPC.
+	Email string `json:"email"`
 }
 
 // ProfileRef identifies a profile by name+username.
@@ -55,9 +65,14 @@ func (s *Profiles) List(ctx context.Context, username string) ([]Profile, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	pm := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()
 	out := make([]Profile, 0, len(resp.GetProfiles()))
 	for _, p := range resp.GetProfiles() {
-		out = append(out, Profile{Name: p.GetName(), IsActive: p.GetIsActive()})
+		prof := Profile{Name: p.GetName(), IsActive: p.GetIsActive()}
+		if state, err := pm.GetProfileState(p.GetName()); err == nil {
+			prof.Email = state.Email
+		}
+		out = append(out, prof)
 	}
 	return out, nil
 }
diff --git a/client/ui/services/profileswitcher.go b/client/ui/services/profileswitcher.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b3d2ba43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ui/services/profileswitcher.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+//go:build !android && !ios && !freebsd && !js
+
+package services
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// ProfileSwitcher encapsulates the full profile-switching reconnect policy so
+// both the tray and the React frontend use identical logic.
+//
+// Reconnect policy:
+//
+//	┌─────────────────┬──────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────┐
+//	│ Previous status │ Action               │ Rationale                          │
+//	├─────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
+//	│ Connected       │ Switch + Down + Up   │ Reconnect with the new profile.    │
+//	│ Connecting      │ Switch + Down + Up   │ Stop old retry loop, restart.      │
+//	│ NeedsLogin      │ Switch + Down        │ Clear stale error; user logs in.   │
+//	│ LoginFailed     │ Switch + Down        │ Clear stale error; user logs in.   │
+//	│ SessionExpired  │ Switch + Down        │ Clear stale error; user logs in.   │
+//	│ Idle            │ Switch only          │ User chose offline; don't connect. │
+//	└─────────────────┴──────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────┘
+type ProfileSwitcher struct {
+	profiles   *Profiles
+	connection *Connection
+	peers      *Peers
+}
+
+// NewProfileSwitcher creates a ProfileSwitcher backed by the given services.
+func NewProfileSwitcher(profiles *Profiles, connection *Connection, peers *Peers) *ProfileSwitcher {
+	return &ProfileSwitcher{profiles: profiles, connection: connection, peers: peers}
+}
+
+// SwitchActive switches to the named profile applying the reconnect policy.
+// All RPCs complete quickly: Up uses async mode so the daemon starts the
+// connection attempt and returns immediately; status updates flow via the
+// SubscribeStatus stream.
+func (s *ProfileSwitcher) SwitchActive(ctx context.Context, p ProfileRef) error {
+	prevStatus := ""
+	if st, err := s.peers.Get(ctx); err == nil {
+		prevStatus = st.Status
+	} else {
+		log.Warnf("profileswitcher: get status: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	wasActive := strings.EqualFold(prevStatus, StatusConnected) ||
+		strings.EqualFold(prevStatus, StatusConnecting)
+	needsDown := wasActive ||
+		strings.EqualFold(prevStatus, StatusNeedsLogin) ||
+		strings.EqualFold(prevStatus, StatusLoginFailed) ||
+		strings.EqualFold(prevStatus, StatusSessionExpired)
+
+	log.Infof("profileswitcher: switch profile=%q prevStatus=%q wasActive=%v needsDown=%v",
+		p.ProfileName, prevStatus, wasActive, needsDown)
+
+	if err := s.profiles.Switch(ctx, p); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("switch profile %q: %w", p.ProfileName, err)
+	}
+
+	if needsDown {
+		if err := s.connection.Down(ctx); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("profileswitcher: Down: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if wasActive {
+		if err := s.connection.Up(ctx, UpParams(p)); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("reconnect %q: %w", p.ProfileName, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/client/ui/tray.go b/client/ui/tray.go
index d68d00d03..a861d84ec 100644
--- a/client/ui/tray.go
+++ b/client/ui/tray.go
@@ -75,25 +75,9 @@ const (
 	notifyIDTrayError      = "netbird-tray-error"
 	notifyIDSessionExpired = "netbird-session-expired"
 
-	// Daemon status strings mirroring internal.Status* — kept in sync
-	// with client/internal/state.go.
-	statusConnected  = "Connected"
-	statusConnecting = "Connecting"
-	statusIdle       = "Idle"
-	statusError      = "Error"
-	// Daemon status string for an SSO session that has expired and needs
-	// re-authentication. Mirrors internal.StatusSessionExpired.
-	statusSessionExpired = "SessionExpired"
-	// statusNeedsLogin is what the daemon publishes before the user has
-	// completed an SSO authentication on this profile. Mirrors
-	// internal.StatusNeedsLogin.
-	statusNeedsLogin = "NeedsLogin"
-	// statusLoginFailed is what the daemon publishes when a login attempt
-	// failed with a non-auth error (management unreachable, init error,
-	// etc.). The CLI groups it with NeedsLogin/SessionExpired and prompts
-	// the user to run "netbird up", so we mirror that here. Mirrors
-	// internal.StatusLoginFailed.
-	statusLoginFailed = "LoginFailed"
+	// statusError is a tray-only synthetic label used for the error icon;
+	// it does not come from the daemon and is not exported.
+	statusError = "Error"
 
 	// External URLs.
 	urlGitHubRepo     = "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird"
@@ -108,12 +92,13 @@ const (
 // linter's parameter-count threshold and so adding another service later
 // is a one-line struct change instead of a NewTray signature break.
 type TrayServices struct {
-	Connection *services.Connection
-	Settings   *services.Settings
-	Profiles   *services.Profiles
-	Peers      *services.Peers
-	Notifier   *notifications.NotificationService
-	Update     *services.Update
+	Connection      *services.Connection
+	Settings        *services.Settings
+	Profiles        *services.Profiles
+	Peers           *services.Peers
+	Notifier        *notifications.NotificationService
+	Update          *services.Update
+	ProfileSwitcher *services.ProfileSwitcher
 }
 
 type Tray struct {
@@ -128,7 +113,9 @@ type Tray struct {
 	downItem          *application.MenuItem
 	exitNodeItem      *application.MenuItem
 	networksItem      *application.MenuItem
-	profileSubmenu    *application.Menu
+	profileSubmenu     *application.Menu
+	profileSubmenuItem *application.MenuItem
+	profileEmailItem   *application.MenuItem
 	settingsItem      *application.MenuItem
 	debugItem         *application.MenuItem
 	updateItem        *application.MenuItem
@@ -145,6 +132,7 @@ type Tray struct {
 	notificationsEnabled bool
 	activeProfile        string
 	activeUsername       string
+	switchCancel         context.CancelFunc
 }
 
 func NewTray(app *application.App, window *application.WebviewWindow, svc TrayServices) *Tray {
@@ -220,6 +208,16 @@ func (t *Tray) buildMenu() *application.Menu {
 	// has started — Menu.Update() is a no-op before app.running is true,
 	// so the initial fill is gated on the ApplicationStarted hook.
 	t.profileSubmenu = menu.AddSubmenu(menuProfiles)
+	// profileSubmenuItem is the parent MenuItem whose label is the active
+	// profile name. AddSubmenu returns the child *Menu, so we retrieve the
+	// parent *MenuItem via FindByLabel immediately after insertion.
+	t.profileSubmenuItem = menu.FindByLabel(menuProfiles)
+	// profileEmailItem shows the account email of the active profile directly
+	// in the main menu, below the Profiles submenu — matching the behaviour of
+	// the legacy Fyne/systray UI. It is hidden until loadProfiles resolves a
+	// non-empty email for the active profile.
+	t.profileEmailItem = menu.Add("").SetEnabled(false)
+	t.profileEmailItem.SetHidden(true)
 	menu.AddSeparator()
 	// Only the action that applies to the current state is visible: Connect
 	// when disconnected, Disconnect when connected. applyStatus swaps them on
@@ -454,15 +452,15 @@ func (t *Tray) onUpdateProgress(ev *application.CustomEvent) {
 // otherwise spam Shell_NotifyIcon and the log.
 func (t *Tray) applyStatus(st services.Status) {
 	t.mu.Lock()
-	connected := strings.EqualFold(st.Status, statusConnected)
+	connected := strings.EqualFold(st.Status, services.StatusConnected)
 	iconChanged := connected != t.connected || st.Status != t.lastStatus
 	// Detect the transition into SessionExpired: the daemon emits the
 	// state on every Status snapshot for as long as the session stays
 	// expired, so without this guard we would re-fire the notification
 	// on every push. Mirrors the legacy Fyne client's sendNotification
 	// flag in onSessionExpire.
-	sessionExpiredEnter := strings.EqualFold(st.Status, statusSessionExpired) &&
-		!strings.EqualFold(t.lastStatus, statusSessionExpired)
+	sessionExpiredEnter := strings.EqualFold(st.Status, services.StatusSessionExpired) &&
+		!strings.EqualFold(t.lastStatus, services.StatusSessionExpired)
 	daemonVersionChanged := st.DaemonVersion != "" && st.DaemonVersion != t.lastDaemonVersion
 	t.connected = connected
 	t.lastStatus = st.Status
@@ -477,11 +475,11 @@ func (t *Tray) applyStatus(st services.Status) {
 
 	if iconChanged {
 		t.applyIcon()
-		needsLogin := strings.EqualFold(st.Status, statusNeedsLogin) ||
-			strings.EqualFold(st.Status, statusSessionExpired) ||
-			strings.EqualFold(st.Status, statusLoginFailed)
+		needsLogin := strings.EqualFold(st.Status, services.StatusNeedsLogin) ||
+			strings.EqualFold(st.Status, services.StatusSessionExpired) ||
+			strings.EqualFold(st.Status, services.StatusLoginFailed)
 		daemonUnavailable := strings.EqualFold(st.Status, services.StatusDaemonUnavailable)
-		connecting := strings.EqualFold(st.Status, statusConnecting)
+		connecting := strings.EqualFold(st.Status, services.StatusConnecting)
 		if t.statusItem != nil {
 			// When the daemon needs re-authentication the status row turns
 			// into the actionable Login entry — Connect would only fail.
@@ -491,7 +489,7 @@ func (t *Tray) applyStatus(st services.Status) {
 			switch {
 			case daemonUnavailable:
 				label = menuStatusDaemonUnavailable
-			case strings.EqualFold(st.Status, statusIdle):
+			case strings.EqualFold(st.Status, services.StatusIdle):
 				label = menuStatusDisconnected
 			}
 			t.statusItem.SetLabel(label)
@@ -591,14 +589,14 @@ func (t *Tray) applyStatusIndicator(status string) {
 
 func statusIndicatorBitmap(status string) []byte {
 	switch {
-	case strings.EqualFold(status, statusConnected):
+	case strings.EqualFold(status, services.StatusConnected):
 		return iconMenuDotConnected
-	case strings.EqualFold(status, statusConnecting):
+	case strings.EqualFold(status, services.StatusConnecting):
 		return iconMenuDotConnecting
-	case strings.EqualFold(status, statusNeedsLogin),
-		strings.EqualFold(status, statusSessionExpired):
+	case strings.EqualFold(status, services.StatusNeedsLogin),
+		strings.EqualFold(status, services.StatusSessionExpired):
 		return iconMenuDotLogin
-	case strings.EqualFold(status, statusLoginFailed),
+	case strings.EqualFold(status, services.StatusLoginFailed),
 		strings.EqualFold(status, statusError):
 		return iconMenuDotError
 	case strings.EqualFold(status, services.StatusDaemonUnavailable):
@@ -636,12 +634,12 @@ func (t *Tray) iconForState() (icon, dark []byte) {
 	statusLabel := t.lastStatus
 	t.mu.Unlock()
 
-	connecting := strings.EqualFold(statusLabel, statusConnecting)
+	connecting := strings.EqualFold(statusLabel, services.StatusConnecting)
 	errored := strings.EqualFold(statusLabel, statusError) ||
 		strings.EqualFold(statusLabel, services.StatusDaemonUnavailable)
-	needsLogin := strings.EqualFold(statusLabel, statusNeedsLogin) ||
-		strings.EqualFold(statusLabel, statusSessionExpired) ||
-		strings.EqualFold(statusLabel, statusLoginFailed)
+	needsLogin := strings.EqualFold(statusLabel, services.StatusNeedsLogin) ||
+		strings.EqualFold(statusLabel, services.StatusSessionExpired) ||
+		strings.EqualFold(statusLabel, services.StatusLoginFailed)
 
 	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
 		switch {
@@ -736,11 +734,21 @@ func (t *Tray) loadProfiles() {
 
 	log.Infof("tray loadProfiles: received %d profile(s) for user %q", len(profiles), username)
 	t.profileSubmenu.Clear()
+	var activeName, activeEmail string
 	for _, p := range profiles {
 		name := p.Name
 		active := p.IsActive
 		log.Infof("tray loadProfiles: profile=%q active=%v", name, active)
-		item := t.profileSubmenu.AddCheckbox(name, active)
+		// Use Add instead of AddCheckbox: Wails auto-toggles a checkbox's
+		// checked state on click (before the OnClick handler fires), so with
+		// AddCheckbox both the old and the new profile would briefly show as
+		// checked while the switchProfile goroutine is running. A plain item
+		// with a "✓ " prefix avoids the race entirely.
+		label := name
+		if active {
+			label = "✓ " + name
+		}
+		item := t.profileSubmenu.Add(label)
 		item.OnClick(func(*application.Context) {
 			log.Infof("tray profile click: profile=%q wasActive=%v", name, active)
 			if active {
@@ -748,6 +756,21 @@ func (t *Tray) loadProfiles() {
 			}
 			t.switchProfile(name)
 		})
+		if active {
+			activeName = name
+			activeEmail = p.Email
+		}
+	}
+	if t.profileSubmenuItem != nil && activeName != "" {
+		t.profileSubmenuItem.SetLabel(activeName)
+	}
+	if t.profileEmailItem != nil {
+		if activeEmail != "" {
+			t.profileEmailItem.SetLabel(fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", activeEmail))
+			t.profileEmailItem.SetHidden(false)
+		} else {
+			t.profileEmailItem.SetHidden(true)
+		}
 	}
 	// Wails v3 alpha's submenu.Update() builds a fresh, detached NSMenu on
 	// darwin that never replaces the empty NSMenu attached to the parent
@@ -762,73 +785,35 @@ func (t *Tray) loadProfiles() {
 	}
 }
 
-// switchProfile runs the daemon RPC in a goroutine so the menu click
-// returns immediately, then reloads the submenu to move the checkmark.
-//
-// Reconnect policy by previous daemon status:
-//
-//	┌─────────────────┬──────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────┐
-//	│ Previous status │ Tray action          │ Rationale                         │
-//	├─────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
-//	│ Connected       │ Switch + Down + Up   │ Reconnect with the new profile.   │
-//	│ Connecting      │ Switch + Down + Up   │ Stop the retry loop still dialing │
-//	│                 │                      │ the old management server, then   │
-//	│                 │                      │ restart with new config.          │
-//	│ Idle            │ Switch only          │ User chose to be offline; don't   │
-//	│                 │                      │ silently flip the daemon online.  │
-//	│ NeedsLogin      │ Switch only          │ Login needs interactive SSO; let  │
-//	│ LoginFailed     │ Switch only          │ the user trigger the next step.   │
-//	│ SessionExpired  │ Switch only          │                                   │
-//	└─────────────────┴──────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────┘
-//
-// Rule of thumb: auto-reconnect only when the daemon was actively trying
-// to be online (Connected or Connecting). Any other state is a deliberate
-// waiting point — keep the user in control of the next action.
+// switchProfile cancels any in-flight profile switch, then starts a new one.
+// Cancelling the previous context aborts its in-flight gRPC calls (Down/Up)
+// so rapid clicks always converge to the last selected profile.
 func (t *Tray) switchProfile(name string) {
 	t.mu.Lock()
-	prevStatus := t.lastStatus
+	if t.switchCancel != nil {
+		t.switchCancel()
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	t.switchCancel = cancel
 	t.mu.Unlock()
-	wasActive := strings.EqualFold(prevStatus, statusConnected) ||
-		strings.EqualFold(prevStatus, statusConnecting)
 
 	go func() {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		defer cancel()
-
 		username, err := t.svc.Profiles.Username()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("get current user: %v", err)
+			log.Errorf("tray switchProfile: get current user: %v", err)
 			return
 		}
-		log.Infof("tray switchProfile: sending SwitchProfile RPC profile=%q user=%q prevStatus=%q wasActive=%v",
-			name, username, prevStatus, wasActive)
-		if err := t.svc.Profiles.Switch(ctx, services.ProfileRef{
+		if err := t.svc.ProfileSwitcher.SwitchActive(ctx, services.ProfileRef{
 			ProfileName: name,
 			Username:    username,
 		}); err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("tray switchProfile: SwitchProfile RPC failed profile=%q err=%v", name, err)
+			if ctx.Err() != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			log.Errorf("tray switchProfile: %v", err)
 			t.notifyError(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to switch to %s", name))
 			return
 		}
-		log.Infof("tray switchProfile: SwitchProfile RPC succeeded profile=%q", name)
-
-		if wasActive {
-			// Stop the in-flight (or established) connection that's still
-			// pointing at the previous profile's management server, then
-			// bring it back up against the new profile.
-			log.Infof("tray switchProfile: was active (%s), reconnecting with new profile %q", prevStatus, name)
-			if err := t.svc.Connection.Down(ctx); err != nil {
-				log.Errorf("tray switchProfile: Down failed: %v", err)
-			}
-			if err := t.svc.Connection.Up(ctx, services.UpParams{
-				ProfileName: name,
-				Username:    username,
-			}); err != nil {
-				log.Errorf("tray switchProfile: Up failed: %v", err)
-				t.notifyError(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to reconnect with %s", name))
-			}
-		}
-
 		t.loadProfiles()
 	}()
 }