diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/login/LoginProfileInfo.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/login/LoginProfileInfo.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..288a6d1232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/login/LoginProfileInfo.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.matrix.android.sdk.api.auth.login
+
+data class LoginProfileInfo(
+        val matrixId: String,
+        val displayName: String?,
+        val fullAvatarUrl: String?
+)
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/login/LoginWizard.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/login/LoginWizard.kt
index fff4f89bac..cce87176d1 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/login/LoginWizard.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/login/LoginWizard.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.util.Cancelable
 
 interface LoginWizard {
 
+    /**
+     * Get some information about a matrixId: displayName and avatar url
+     */
+    suspend fun getProfileInfo(matrixId: String): LoginProfileInfo
+
     /**
      * @param login the login field
      * @param password the password field
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/AuthAPI.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/AuthAPI.kt
index f93f285c6e..5a9fa9edf6 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/AuthAPI.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/AuthAPI.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.auth
 
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.auth.data.Credentials
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.util.JsonDict
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.auth.data.Availability
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.auth.data.LoginFlowResponse
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.auth.data.PasswordLoginParams
@@ -73,6 +74,15 @@ internal interface AuthAPI {
     @GET(NetworkConstants.URI_API_PREFIX_PATH_R0 + "register/available")
     suspend fun registerAvailable(@Query("username") username: String): Availability
 
+    /**
+     * Get the combined profile information for this user.
+     * This API may be used to fetch the user's own profile information or other users; either locally or on remote homeservers.
+     * This API may return keys which are not limited to displayname or avatar_url.
+     * @param userId the user id to fetch profile info
+     */
+    @GET(NetworkConstants.URI_API_PREFIX_PATH_R0 + "profile/{userId}")
+    suspend fun getProfile(@Path("userId") userId: String): JsonDict
+
     /**
      * Add 3Pid during registration
      * Ref: https://gist.github.com/jryans/839a09bf0c5a70e2f36ed990d50ed928
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/login/DefaultLoginWizard.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/login/DefaultLoginWizard.kt
index 8b81f42e03..854caf8a62 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/login/DefaultLoginWizard.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/login/DefaultLoginWizard.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.auth.login
 
 import android.util.Patterns
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.auth.login.LoginProfileInfo
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.auth.login.LoginWizard
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.auth.registration.RegisterThreePid
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.Session
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.auth.db.PendingSessionData
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.auth.registration.AddThreePidRegistrationParams
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.auth.registration.RegisterAddThreePidTask
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.network.executeRequest
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.content.DefaultContentUrlResolver
 
 internal class DefaultLoginWizard(
         private val authAPI: AuthAPI,
@@ -39,6 +41,15 @@ internal class DefaultLoginWizard(
 
     private var pendingSessionData: PendingSessionData = pendingSessionStore.getPendingSessionData() ?: error("Pending session data should exist here")
 
+    private val getProfileTask: GetProfileTask = DefaultGetProfileTask(
+            authAPI,
+            DefaultContentUrlResolver(pendingSessionData.homeServerConnectionConfig)
+    )
+
+    override suspend fun getProfileInfo(matrixId: String): LoginProfileInfo {
+        return getProfileTask.execute(GetProfileTask.Params(matrixId))
+    }
+
     override suspend fun login(login: String,
                                password: String,
                                deviceName: String): Session {
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/login/GetProfileTask.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/login/GetProfileTask.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb9faf49c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/auth/login/GetProfileTask.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.auth.login
+
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.auth.login.LoginProfileInfo
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.content.ContentUrlResolver
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.profile.ProfileService
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.auth.AuthAPI
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.network.executeRequest
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.task.Task
+
+internal interface GetProfileTask : Task<GetProfileTask.Params, LoginProfileInfo> {
+    data class Params(
+            val userId: String
+    )
+}
+
+internal class DefaultGetProfileTask(
+        private val authAPI: AuthAPI,
+        private val contentUrlResolver: ContentUrlResolver
+) : GetProfileTask {
+
+    override suspend fun execute(params: GetProfileTask.Params): LoginProfileInfo {
+        val info = executeRequest(null) {
+            authAPI.getProfile(params.userId)
+        }
+
+        return LoginProfileInfo(
+                matrixId = params.userId,
+                displayName = info[ProfileService.DISPLAY_NAME_KEY] as? String,
+                fullAvatarUrl = contentUrlResolver.resolveFullSize(info[ProfileService.AVATAR_URL_KEY] as? String)
+        )
+    }
+}