diff --git a/src/main/java/smithereen/routes/SettingsRoutes.java b/src/main/java/smithereen/routes/SettingsRoutes.java
index cf6d35e4..f85f33c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/smithereen/routes/SettingsRoutes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/smithereen/routes/SettingsRoutes.java
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ public static Object updateProfileGeneral(Request req, Response resp, Account se
 		String last=req.queryParams("last_name");
 		String middle=req.queryParams("middle_name");
 		String maiden=req.queryParams("maiden_name");
+		String about=req.queryParams("about");
+		if(StringUtils.isNotEmpty(about))
+			about=preprocessPostHTML(about, null);
+		else
+			about=null;
 		int _gender=parseIntOrDefault(req.queryParams("gender"), 0);
 		if(_gender<0 || _gender>2)
 			_gender=0;
@@ -130,7 +135,7 @@ public static Object updateProfileGeneral(Request req, Response resp, Account se
 		if(first.length()<2){
 			message=Utils.lang(req).get("err_name_too_short");
 		}else{
-			UserStorage.changeBasicInfo(self.user, first, last, middle, maiden, gender, bdate);
+			UserStorage.changeBasicInfo(self.user, first, last, middle, maiden, gender, bdate, about);
 			message=Utils.lang(req).get("profile_info_updated");
 		}
 		self.user=UserStorage.getById(self.user.id);
diff --git a/src/main/java/smithereen/storage/UserStorage.java b/src/main/java/smithereen/storage/UserStorage.java
index 7926173d..424fcc5a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/smithereen/storage/UserStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/smithereen/storage/UserStorage.java
@@ -446,17 +446,20 @@ public static void putInvite(int userID, byte[] code, int signups) throws SQLExc
 		stmt.execute();
 	}
 
-	public static void changeBasicInfo(User user, String firstName, String lastName, String middleName, String maidenName, User.Gender gender, java.sql.Date bdate) throws SQLException{
+	public static void changeBasicInfo(User user, String firstName, String lastName, String middleName, String maidenName, User.Gender gender, java.sql.Date bdate, String about) throws SQLException{
 		Connection conn=DatabaseConnectionManager.getConnection();
-		PreparedStatement stmt=conn.prepareStatement("UPDATE `users` SET `fname`=?, `lname`=?, `gender`=?, `bdate`=?, middle_name=?, maiden_name=? WHERE `id`=?");
-		stmt.setString(1, firstName);
-		stmt.setString(2, lastName);
-		stmt.setInt(3, gender.ordinal());
-		stmt.setDate(4, bdate);
-		stmt.setString(5, middleName);
-		stmt.setString(6, maidenName);
-		stmt.setInt(7, user.id);
-		stmt.execute();
+		new SQLQueryBuilder()
+				.update("users")
+				.where("id=?", user.id)
+				.value("fname", firstName)
+				.value("lname", lastName)
+				.value("gender", gender)
+				.value("bdate", bdate)
+				.value("middle_name", middleName)
+				.value("maiden_name", maidenName)
+				.value("about", about)
+				.createStatement()
+				.execute();
 		synchronized(UserStorage.class){
 			removeFromCache(user);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/common/profile_edit_general.twig b/src/main/resources/templates/common/profile_edit_general.twig
index 7b9bdf22..83bd0dd9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/common/profile_edit_general.twig
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/common/profile_edit_general.twig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 				{'value': 2, 'label': L('gender_female'), 'selected': currentUser.gender=='FEMALE'}
 			]) }}
         	{{ form.textInput('bdate', L('birth_date'), currentUser.birthDate, {'type': 'date', 'max': todayDate}) }}
+			{{ form.textArea('about', L('profile_about'), currentUser.summary) }}
 			{{ form.footer(L('save')) }}
 		{{ form.end() }}
 		<input type="hidden" name="csrf" value="{{csrf}}"/>