diff --git a/Endpoints/AuthEndpoints.cs b/Endpoints/AuthEndpoints.cs
index 46ed4d7..7d1aecb 100644
--- a/Endpoints/AuthEndpoints.cs
+++ b/Endpoints/AuthEndpoints.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public static class AuthEndpoints
             db.Players.Add(player);
             await db.SaveChangesAsync();
 
-            PlayerIdentityExtensions.IssuePlayerCookie(ctx, player.Id);
+            PlayerIdentityExtensions.IssuePlayerCookie(ctx, player.Id, player.Username);
 
             return Results.Ok(new { player.Id, player.Username, player.DisplayName, player.IsAdmin });
         });
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public static class AuthEndpoints
             player.LastLoginAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
             await db.SaveChangesAsync();
 
-            PlayerIdentityExtensions.IssuePlayerCookie(ctx, player.Id);
+            PlayerIdentityExtensions.IssuePlayerCookie(ctx, player.Id, player.Username);
 
             return Results.Ok(new { player.Id, player.Username, player.DisplayName, player.IsAdmin });
         });
diff --git a/Infrastructure/PlayerIdentityExtensions.cs b/Infrastructure/PlayerIdentityExtensions.cs
index 8394415..f819b93 100644
--- a/Infrastructure/PlayerIdentityExtensions.cs
+++ b/Infrastructure/PlayerIdentityExtensions.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace GameList.Infrastructure;
 public static class PlayerIdentityExtensions
 {
     public const string PlayerCookieName = "player";
+    public const string PlayerUsernameCookieName = "player_username";
 
     public static IApplicationBuilder UsePlayerIdentity(this IApplicationBuilder app)
     {
@@ -28,10 +29,14 @@ public static class PlayerIdentityExtensions
         return app;
     }
 
-    public static void IssuePlayerCookie(HttpContext ctx, Guid playerId)
+    public static void IssuePlayerCookie(HttpContext ctx, Guid playerId, string? username = null)
     {
         var options = BuildCookieOptions(ctx);
         ctx.Response.Cookies.Append(PlayerCookieName, playerId.ToString(), options);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(username))
+        {
+            ctx.Response.Cookies.Append(PlayerUsernameCookieName, username, options);
+        }
         ctx.Items[PlayerCookieName] = playerId;
     }
 
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ public static class PlayerIdentityExtensions
         var options = BuildCookieOptions(ctx);
         options.Expires = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(-1);
         ctx.Response.Cookies.Append(PlayerCookieName, string.Empty, options);
+        ctx.Response.Cookies.Append(PlayerUsernameCookieName, string.Empty, options);
         ctx.Items.Remove(PlayerCookieName);
     }