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diff --git a/src/components/delight/BirthdayCard.tsx b/src/components/delight/BirthdayCard.tsx
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+++ b/src/components/delight/BirthdayCard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import {View} from 'react-native'
+import {Image} from 'expo-image'
+import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
+import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
+
+import {usePreferencesQuery} from '#/state/queries/preferences'
+import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
+import {atoms as a, tokens} from '#/alf'
+import {Button, ButtonIcon} from '#/components/Button'
+import {GradientFill} from '#/components/GradientFill'
+import {Heart2_Filled_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as HeartIcon} from '#/components/icons/Heart2'
+import {TimesLarge_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as XIcon} from '#/components/icons/Times'
+import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+import {account, useStorage} from '#/storage'
+
+export function BirthdayCard() {
+  const {data: preferences} = usePreferencesQuery()
+  const {currentAccount} = useSession()
+  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const [birthdayDismissYear, setBirthdayDismissYear] = useStorage(account, [
+    currentAccount?.did ?? 'pwi',
+    'birthdayDismissYear',
+  ])
+
+  const year = new Date().getUTCFullYear()
+
+  if (
+    !preferences ||
+    !preferences.birthDate ||
+    !isYourBirthday(preferences.birthDate) ||
+    birthdayDismissYear === year
+  ) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <View style={[a.w_full, a.px_lg, a.py_2xs]}>
+      <View
+        style={[a.w_full, a.p_lg, a.rounded_sm, a.overflow_hidden, a.flex_row]}>
+        <GradientFill gradient={tokens.gradients.midnight} />
+        <Button
+          onPress={() => setBirthdayDismissYear(year)}
+          label={_(msg`Hide birthday card`)}
+          variant="solid"
+          size="small"
+          shape="round"
+          style={[a.bg_transparent, a.absolute, a.right_0, a.top_0]}>
+          <ButtonIcon icon={XIcon} />
+        </Button>
+        <View style={[a.flex_1, a.justify_center, a.gap_xs, a.pb_xs]}>
+          <Text
+            style={[
+              a.font_heavy,
+              a.leading_snug,
+              a.text_2xl,
+              {color: 'white'},
+            ]}>
+            Happy Birthday!
+          </Text>
+          <Text
+            style={[a.font_bold, a.leading_snug, a.text_sm, {color: 'white'}]}>
+            Best wishes from all of us at the Bluesky team{' '}
+            <HeartIcon fill="white" size="xs" />
+          </Text>
+        </View>
+        <View style={[a.align_center, a.flex_1]}>
+          <Image
+            style={[{width: 80, height: 80}]}
+            source={require('../../../assets/birthday-butterfly.png')}
+            accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors
+            contentFit="contain"
+          />
+        </View>
+      </View>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+
+function isYourBirthday(birthday: Date) {
+  const today = new Date()
+  return (
+    today.getUTCDate() === birthday.getUTCDate() &&
+    today.getUTCMonth() === birthday.getUTCMonth()
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/screens/Profile/Header/Shell.tsx b/src/screens/Profile/Header/Shell.tsx
index 9e868c4749..721b552da1 100644
--- a/src/screens/Profile/Header/Shell.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Profile/Header/Shell.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {LoadingPlaceholder} from '#/view/com/util/LoadingPlaceholder'
 import {UserAvatar} from '#/view/com/util/UserAvatar'
 import {UserBanner} from '#/view/com/util/UserBanner'
 import {atoms as a, platform, useTheme} from '#/alf'
+import {BirthdayCard} from '#/components/delight/BirthdayCard'
 import {useDialogControl} from '#/components/Dialog'
 import {ArrowLeft_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as ArrowLeftIcon} from '#/components/icons/Arrow'
 import {EditLiveDialog} from '#/components/live/EditLiveDialog'
@@ -195,6 +196,8 @@ let ProfileHeaderShell = ({
         </View>
       )}
 
+      <BirthdayCard />
+
       <GrowableAvatar style={styles.aviPosition}>
         <TouchableWithoutFeedback
           testID="profileHeaderAviButton"
diff --git a/src/storage/schema.ts b/src/storage/schema.ts
index 7430532a96..2fc594ab57 100644
--- a/src/storage/schema.ts
+++ b/src/storage/schema.ts
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ export type Device = {
 export type Account = {
   searchTermHistory?: string[]
   searchAccountHistory?: string[]
+  birthdayDismissYear?: number
 }