diff --git a/web/source/css/profile.css b/web/source/css/profile.css
index 0be731c7..f371cfae 100644
--- a/web/source/css/profile.css
+++ b/web/source/css/profile.css
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ main {
 				font-size: 0.9rem;
 				margin-right: 0.2rem;
 				padding: 0.2rem;
+				margin-top: 0.1rem;
 				padding-top: 0.1rem;
 				border: 0.1rem solid $gray1;
 				border-radius: $br;
diff --git a/web/source/settings/components/fake-profile.jsx b/web/source/settings/components/fake-profile.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..decd65d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/source/settings/components/fake-profile.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+	GoToSocial
+	Copyright (C) 2021-2022 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+	along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+"use strict";
+
+const React = require("react");
+const Redux = require("react-redux");
+
+module.exports = function FakeProfile({}) {
+	const account = Redux.useSelector(state => state.user.profile);
+
+	return ( // Keep in sync with web/template/profile.tmpl
+		<div className="profile">
+			<div className="headerimage">
+				<img className="headerpreview" src={account.header} alt={account.header ? `header image for ${account.username}` : "None set"} />
+			</div>
+			<div className="basic">
+				<div id="profile-basic-filler2"></div>
+				<span className="avatar"><img className="avatarpreview" src={account.avatar} alt={account.avatar ? `avatar image for ${account.username}` : "None set"} /></span>
+				<div className="displayname">{account.display_name.trim().length > 0 ? account.display_name : account.username}</div>
+				<div class="usernamecontainer">
+					<div className="username"><span>@{account.username}</span></div>
+					{(account.role && account.role != "user") && 
+						<div class={`role ${account.role}`}>{account.role}</div>
+					}
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	);
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/source/settings/lib/api/oauth.js b/web/source/settings/lib/api/oauth.js
index 76d0e9d2..9410b4d8 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/lib/api/oauth.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/lib/api/oauth.js
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ module.exports = function oauthAPI({ apiCall, getCurrentUrl }) {
 				}
 
 				// newer GoToSocial version will include a `role` in the Account data, check that first
-				// TODO: check account data for admin status				
+				if (state.user.profile.role == "admin") {
+					dispatch(oauth.setAdmin(true));
+					return true;
+				}
 
 				// no role info, try fetching an admin-only route and see if we get an error
 				return Promise.try(() => {
diff --git a/web/source/settings/style.css b/web/source/settings/style.css
index 3af52337..2a32fc0a 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/style.css
+++ b/web/source/settings/style.css
@@ -312,22 +312,6 @@ section.with-sidebar > div {
 		display: grid;
 		grid-template-columns: 70% 30%;
 
-		.basic {
-			margin-top: -4.5rem;
-
-			.avatar {
-				height: 5rem;
-				width: 5rem;
-			}
-	
-			.displayname {
-				font-size: 1.3rem;
-				padding-top: 0;
-				padding-bottom: 0;
-				margin-top: 0.7rem;
-			}
-		}
-
 		.files {
 			width: 100%;
 			margin: 1rem;
diff --git a/web/source/settings/user/profile.js b/web/source/settings/user/profile.js
index dfd1eee9..5637642f 100644
--- a/web/source/settings/user/profile.js
+++ b/web/source/settings/user/profile.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const api = require("../lib/api");
 const user = require("../redux/reducers/user").actions;
 const submit = require("../lib/submit");
 
+const FakeProfile = require("../components/fake-profile");
 const { formFields } = require("../components/form-fields");
 
 const {
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ const {
 
 module.exports = function UserProfile() {
 	const dispatch = Redux.useDispatch();
-	const account = Redux.useSelector(state => state.user.profile);
 	const instance = Redux.useSelector(state => state.instances.current);
 
 	const allowCustomCSS = instance.configuration.accounts.allow_custom_css;
@@ -55,17 +55,7 @@ module.exports = function UserProfile() {
 		<div className="user-profile">
 			<h1>Profile</h1>
 			<div className="overview">
-				<div className="profile">
-					<div className="headerimage">
-						<img className="headerpreview" src={account.header} alt={account.header ? `header image for ${account.username}` : "None set"} />
-					</div>
-					<div className="basic">
-						<div id="profile-basic-filler2"></div>
-						<span className="avatar"><img className="avatarpreview" src={account.avatar} alt={account.avatar ? `avatar image for ${account.username}` : "None set"} /></span>
-						<div className="displayname">{account.display_name.trim().length > 0 ? account.display_name : account.username}</div>
-						<div className="username"><span>@{account.username}</span></div>
-					</div>
-				</div>
+				<FakeProfile/>
 				<div className="files">
 					<div>
 						<h3>Header</h3>