diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/auth.js b/frontend/src/stores/auth.js
index a419b6b..8c91009 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/auth.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/auth.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
-import { authApi } from '../api'
+import { authApi, employeesApi } from '../api'
 
 export const useAuthStore = defineStore('auth', {
   state: () => ({
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ export const useAuthStore = defineStore('auth', {
     username: (state) => state.user?.username || '',
     roles: (state) => state.user?.roles || [],
     hasRole: (state) => (role) => state.user?.roles?.includes(role) || false,
-    isAdmin: (state) => state.user?.roles?.includes('admin') || false
+    isAdmin: (state) => state.user?.roles?.includes('admin') || false,
+    // Full name from the employee directory (falls back to username/SSO).
+    displayName: (state) => state.user?.directoryname || state.user?.username || '',
+    // Employee photo URL if the directory has one for this SSO.
+    avatarUrl: (state) => state.user?.directorypicture
+      ? `/static/employees/${state.user.directorypicture}` : null
   },
 
   actions: {
@@ -24,9 +29,10 @@ export const useAuthStore = defineStore('auth', {
         this.token = access_token
         this.user = user
 
+        this.token = access_token
         localStorage.setItem('token', access_token)
         localStorage.setItem('refreshToken', refresh_token)
-        localStorage.setItem('user', JSON.stringify(user))
+        await this.enrichFromDirectory()
 
         return { success: true }
       } catch (error) {
@@ -54,10 +60,28 @@ export const useAuthStore = defineStore('auth', {
       try {
         const response = await authApi.me()
         this.user = response.data.data
-        localStorage.setItem('user', JSON.stringify(this.user))
+        await this.enrichFromDirectory()
       } catch (error) {
         this.logout()
       }
+    },
+
+    // Pull the logged-in user's full name + photo from the employee directory
+    // by their SSO (= username). Best-effort: skipped/ignored when the employees
+    // plugin is off, the SSO is not in the directory, or the lookup fails.
+    async enrichFromDirectory() {
+      const sso = this.user?.username
+      if (sso && /^\d+$/.test(sso)) {
+        try {
+          const response = await employeesApi.lookup(sso)
+          const emp = response.data?.data
+          if (emp) {
+            this.user.directoryname = `${emp.First_Name || ''} ${emp.Last_Name || ''}`.trim() || null
+            this.user.directorypicture = emp.Picture || null
+          }
+        } catch (err) { /* directory unavailable - fall back to username */ }
+      }
+      localStorage.setItem('user', JSON.stringify(this.user))
     }
   }
 })
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/AppLayout.vue b/frontend/src/views/AppLayout.vue
index 37ed1bc..abdcfc8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/AppLayout.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/AppLayout.vue
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@
 
         <div class="user-menu">
           <template v-if="authStore.isAuthenticated">
-            <div class="username">{{ authStore.username }}</div>
+            <img v-if="authStore.avatarUrl" :src="authStore.avatarUrl" class="user-avatar"
+                 :alt="authStore.displayName" @error="onAvatarError" />
+            <div class="user-ident">
+              <div class="username">{{ authStore.displayName }}</div>
+              <div v-if="authStore.displayName !== authStore.username" class="user-sso">{{ authStore.username }}</div>
+            </div>
             <button class="btn btn-secondary" @click="handleLogout">Logout</button>
           </template>
           <router-link v-else to="/login" class="btn btn-primary">Login</router-link>
@@ -196,4 +201,16 @@ async function handleLogout() {
   await authStore.logout()
   router.push('/login')
 }
+
+// Hide a broken avatar (photo filename set but file missing).
+function onAvatarError(event) {
+  event.target.style.display = 'none'
+}
 </script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.user-menu { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem; }
+.user-avatar { width: 34px; height: 34px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; border: 1px solid var(--border); }
+.user-ident { display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1.1; }
+.user-sso { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--text-light); }
+</style>