diff --git a/gradle/changelog/add_profile_link.yaml b/gradle/changelog/add_profile_link.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2d1e5543c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/changelog/add_profile_link.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- type: fixed
+  description: Missing profile link in footer ([#2057](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/2057))
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/__snapshots__/storyshots.test.ts.snap b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/__snapshots__/storyshots.test.ts.snap
index 4a1068d8fd..b0c9df3905 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/__snapshots__/storyshots.test.ts.snap
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/__snapshots__/storyshots.test.ts.snap
@@ -1486,12 +1486,22 @@ exports[`Storyshots Footer Default 1`] = `
             <a
               className=""
               data-testid="footer-user-profile"
-              href="/me/settings/theme"
+              href="/me"
               onClick={[Function]}
             >
               footer.user.profile
             </a>
           </li>
+          <li>
+            <a
+              className=""
+              data-testid="footer-user-theme"
+              href="/me/settings/theme"
+              onClick={[Function]}
+            >
+              footer.user.theme
+            </a>
+          </li>
         </ul>
       </section>
       <section
@@ -1613,12 +1623,22 @@ exports[`Storyshots Footer Full 1`] = `
             <a
               className=""
               data-testid="footer-user-profile"
-              href="/me/settings/theme"
+              href="/me"
               onClick={[Function]}
             >
               footer.user.profile
             </a>
           </li>
+          <li>
+            <a
+              className=""
+              data-testid="footer-user-theme"
+              href="/me/settings/theme"
+              onClick={[Function]}
+            >
+              footer.user.theme
+            </a>
+          </li>
           <li>
             <a
               className=""
@@ -1779,12 +1799,22 @@ exports[`Storyshots Footer With Avatar 1`] = `
             <a
               className=""
               data-testid="footer-user-profile"
-              href="/me/settings/theme"
+              href="/me"
               onClick={[Function]}
             >
               footer.user.profile
             </a>
           </li>
+          <li>
+            <a
+              className=""
+              data-testid="footer-user-theme"
+              href="/me/settings/theme"
+              onClick={[Function]}
+            >
+              footer.user.theme
+            </a>
+          </li>
         </ul>
       </section>
       <section
@@ -1898,12 +1928,22 @@ exports[`Storyshots Footer With Plugin Links 1`] = `
             <a
               className=""
               data-testid="footer-user-profile"
-              href="/me/settings/theme"
+              href="/me"
               onClick={[Function]}
             >
               footer.user.profile
             </a>
           </li>
+          <li>
+            <a
+              className=""
+              data-testid="footer-user-theme"
+              href="/me/settings/theme"
+              onClick={[Function]}
+            >
+              footer.user.theme
+            </a>
+          </li>
           <li>
             <a
               className=""
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/layout/Footer.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/layout/Footer.tsx
index 99764c82d2..0bba74ef7e 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/layout/Footer.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/layout/Footer.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ const Footer: FC<Props> = ({ me, version, links }) => {
         <div className="columns is-size-7">
           {me ? (
             <FooterSection title={meSectionTile}>
-              <NavLink to="/me/settings/theme" label={t("footer.user.profile")} testId="footer-user-profile" />
+              <NavLink to="/me" label={t("footer.user.profile")} testId="footer-user-profile" />
+              <NavLink to="/me/settings/theme" label={t("footer.user.theme")} testId="footer-user-theme" />
               {me?._links?.password && (
                 <NavLink to="/me/settings/password" label={t("profile.changePasswordNavLink")} />
               )}
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/de/commons.json b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/de/commons.json
index de72e056be..ce926c7594 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/de/commons.json
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/de/commons.json
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@
     "theme": {
       "nav": {
         "label": "Design",
-        "title": "Wähle dein Design"
+        "title": "Design wählen"
       },
-      "subtitle": "Wähle dein Design",
+      "subtitle": "Design wählen",
       "submit": "Anwenden",
       "light": {
         "displayName": "Hell",
-        "description": "„Hell“ is das Standard-Design des SCM-Managers"
+        "description": "„Hell“ ist das Standard-Design des SCM-Managers"
       },
       "highcontrast": {
         "displayName": "Hoher Kontrast",
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@
   },
   "footer": {
     "user": {
-      "profile": "Profil"
+      "profile": "Profil",
+      "theme": "Design"
     },
     "information": {
       "title": "Information"
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/en/commons.json b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/en/commons.json
index db964f10c7..eac53f6518 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/en/commons.json
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/public/locales/en/commons.json
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@
   },
   "footer": {
     "user": {
-      "profile": "Profile"
+      "profile": "Profile",
+      "theme": "Theme"
     },
     "information": {
       "title": "Information"