diff --git a/admin/index.html b/admin/index.html
index e49d384..d4db60c 100644
--- a/admin/index.html
+++ b/admin/index.html
@@ -301,6 +301,6 @@ $("mint-btn").addEventListener("click", async () => {
 });
 </script>
 <script defer src="../js/site-footer.js?v=20260907rel"></script>
-<script defer src="../js/profile-menu.js?v=20260907inline"></script>
+<script defer src="../js/profile-menu.js?v=20260908unlock"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/brand/index.html b/brand/index.html
index 152fc19..3f59ed6 100644
--- a/brand/index.html
+++ b/brand/index.html
@@ -219,6 +219,6 @@
 <footer id="site-footer"></footer>
 
 <script defer src="../js/site-footer.js?v=20260907rel"></script>
-<script defer src="../js/profile-menu.js?v=20260907inline"></script>
+<script defer src="../js/profile-menu.js?v=20260908unlock"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 02e007b..aa198fd 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -425,6 +425,6 @@ process.exit(0);"</pre>
 <footer id="site-footer"></footer>
 
 <script defer src="../js/site-footer.js?v=20260907rel"></script>
-<script defer src="../js/profile-menu.js?v=20260907inline"></script>
+<script defer src="../js/profile-menu.js?v=20260908unlock"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index a9705cd..5db7490 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -421,9 +421,9 @@ process.exit(0);"</pre>
 <script type="importmap">
 { "imports": { "@bitauth/libauth": "https://silentmode.st/js/libauth.js" } }
 </script>
-<script type="module" src="./js/register-flow.js?v=20260908tld"></script>
+<script type="module" src="./js/register-flow.js?v=20260908unlock"></script>
 
 <script defer src="./js/site-footer.js?v=20260907rel"></script>
-<script defer src="./js/profile-menu.js?v=20260907inline"></script>
+<script defer src="./js/profile-menu.js?v=20260908unlock"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/js/profile-menu.js b/js/profile-menu.js
index a0129f5..0ab378f 100644
--- a/js/profile-menu.js
+++ b/js/profile-menu.js
@@ -75,15 +75,30 @@
       const dot = `<span class="wallet-dot" aria-hidden="true"></span>`;
       btn.innerHTML = `${dot}<span class="wallet-label">Wallet</span><span class="wallet-caret" aria-hidden="true">▾</span>`;
       btn.setAttribute("aria-label", "Wallet — not signed in");
+      // If a saved encrypted wallet already exists in this browser (created
+      // in a previous session), surface an Unlock option as the first item so
+      // users can sign back into the same wallet the mint flow would use —
+      // instead of hunting for it inside the Register modal's wallet-choice.
+      const hasSaved = (() => {
+        try { return !!localStorage.getItem("bns.wallet.v1"); } catch { return false; }
+      })();
+      const unlockItem = hasSaved ? `
+        <a href="#" role="menuitem" data-action="unlock">
+          <span class="mi-ic">🔓</span>
+          <span class="mi-body"><b>Unlock my wallet</b><span class="mi-hint">one you already created on this device</span></span>
+        </a>
+        <hr>
+      ` : "";
+      const headerHint = hasSaved
+        ? `<span class="profile-hint">Locked wallet on this device</span><span class="profile-sub">Unlock or add another</span>`
+        : `<span class="profile-hint">No wallet yet</span><span class="profile-sub">Sign in to see your names</span>`;
       // Each item opens the shared mint modal (js/register-flow.js) at the
       // matching wallet step, in sign-in-only mode. No navigation, no separate
       // portal page — everything happens inline on whatever page the user is
       // on. profile-menu.js loads register-flow.js on demand.
       menu.innerHTML = `
-        <div class="profile-header">
-          <span class="profile-hint">No wallet yet</span>
-          <span class="profile-sub">Sign in to see your names</span>
-        </div>
+        <div class="profile-header">${headerHint}</div>
+        ${unlockItem}
         <a href="#" role="menuitem" data-action="new">
           <span class="mi-ic">🆕</span>
           <span class="mi-body"><b>New wallet</b><span class="mi-hint">generate a fresh 12-word phrase</span></span>
@@ -145,7 +160,7 @@
       location.reload();
       return;
     }
-    if (["new", "import", "wc"].includes(action)) {
+    if (["new", "import", "wc", "unlock"].includes(action)) {
       close();
       const savedLabel = btn.querySelector(".wallet-label")?.textContent;
       const walletLabel = btn.querySelector(".wallet-label");
diff --git a/js/register-flow.js b/js/register-flow.js
index 7888eb0..1e7170e 100644
--- a/js/register-flow.js
+++ b/js/register-flow.js
@@ -193,11 +193,13 @@ function startTldFlow(label, opts = {}) {
 // and closes — no name context, no Fund/Confirm.
 function startSignIn(mode) {
   state.name = null;
+  state.tld = null;
   state.signInOnly = true;
   open();
   if (mode === "new") stepCreate();
   else if (mode === "import") stepImport();
   else if (mode === "wc") stepExternal();
+  else if (mode === "unlock") stepUnlock();
   else stepWallet();
 }
 
diff --git a/portal.html b/portal.html
index 9825947..6779501 100644
--- a/portal.html
+++ b/portal.html
@@ -812,6 +812,6 @@ $("tld-submit").addEventListener("click", async () => {
 updateTldPrice();
 </script>
 <script defer src="./js/site-footer.js?v=20260907rel"></script>
-<script defer src="./js/profile-menu.js?v=20260907inline"></script>
+<script defer src="./js/profile-menu.js?v=20260908unlock"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/theseus/index.html b/theseus/index.html
index e6fbbfd..79422b0 100644
--- a/theseus/index.html
+++ b/theseus/index.html
@@ -170,6 +170,6 @@ sha256sum &lt;downloaded-file&gt;.exe</pre>
 <footer id="site-footer"></footer>
 
 <script defer src="../js/site-footer.js?v=20260907rel"></script>
-<script defer src="../js/profile-menu.js?v=20260907inline"></script>
+<script defer src="../js/profile-menu.js?v=20260908unlock"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/tld.html b/tld.html
index 5737272..d182bae 100644
--- a/tld.html
+++ b/tld.html
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@
   })();
 </script>
 
-<script type="module" src="./js/register-flow.js?v=20260908tld"></script>
+<script type="module" src="./js/register-flow.js?v=20260908unlock"></script>
 <script defer src="./js/site-footer.js?v=20260907rel"></script>
-<script defer src="./js/profile-menu.js?v=20260907inline"></script>
+<script defer src="./js/profile-menu.js?v=20260908unlock"></script>
 </body>
 </html>