diff --git a/apps/app/src/layouts/components/AppShell.vue b/apps/app/src/layouts/components/AppShell.vue
index 20ad13e5..1e9e8ac1 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/layouts/components/AppShell.vue
+++ b/apps/app/src/layouts/components/AppShell.vue
@@ -16,14 +16,11 @@
 // PrimeVue Drawer overlay. Content area renders the default slot
 // (a RouterView from the wrapping layout file).
 
-import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import Drawer from 'primevue/drawer'
 import Button from 'primevue/button'
-import Avatar from 'primevue/avatar'
-import Menu from 'primevue/menu'
 import Icon from '@/components/Icon.vue'
-import { useAuthStore } from '@/stores/useAuthStore'
 
 interface NavHeading {
   heading: string
@@ -45,37 +42,8 @@ withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), {
 })
 
 const router = useRouter()
-const authStore = useAuthStore()
 
 const mobileNavOpen = ref(false)
-const userMenuRef = ref<InstanceType<typeof Menu> | null>(null)
-
-const userInitial = computed(() => {
-  const name = authStore.user?.full_name ?? ''
-
-  return name.charAt(0).toUpperCase() || '?'
-})
-
-const userMenuItems = computed(() => [
-  {
-    label: authStore.user?.full_name ?? 'Gebruiker',
-    items: [
-      {
-        label: 'Mijn Profiel',
-        icon: 'tabler-user',
-        command: () => router.push({ name: 'account-settings' }),
-      },
-      {
-        label: 'Uitloggen',
-        icon: 'tabler-logout',
-        command: async () => {
-          await authStore.logout()
-          await router.push('/login')
-        },
-      },
-    ],
-  },
-])
 
 function isHeading(item: NavItem): item is NavHeading {
   return 'heading' in item
@@ -85,10 +53,6 @@ function navigate(item: NavLink) {
   mobileNavOpen.value = false
   router.push(item.to)
 }
-
-function toggleUserMenu(event: Event) {
-  userMenuRef.value?.toggle(event)
-}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -96,7 +60,7 @@ function toggleUserMenu(event: Event) {
     <!-- Desktop sidebar (lg+) -->
     <aside class="hidden lg:flex w-72 flex-col border-r border-surface-200 bg-surface-0">
       <SidebarHeader :title="title" />
-      <nav class="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-3">
+      <nav class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-3">
         <template
           v-for="(item, idx) in navItems"
           :key="idx"
@@ -121,6 +85,7 @@ function toggleUserMenu(event: Event) {
           </button>
         </template>
       </nav>
+      <SidebarUserCard />
     </aside>
 
     <!-- Mobile drawer (overlay, <lg) -->
@@ -128,12 +93,16 @@ function toggleUserMenu(event: Event) {
       v-model:visible="mobileNavOpen"
       position="left"
       class="lg:hidden"
-      :pt="{ root: { style: { width: '18rem' } }, header: { class: 'p-0' } }"
+      :pt="{
+        root: { style: { width: '18rem' } },
+        header: { class: 'p-0' },
+        content: { class: 'flex flex-col flex-1 min-h-0 p-0' },
+      }"
     >
       <template #header>
         <SidebarHeader :title="title" />
       </template>
-      <nav class="flex flex-col p-3">
+      <nav class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-3">
         <template
           v-for="(item, idx) in navItems"
           :key="idx"
@@ -158,6 +127,7 @@ function toggleUserMenu(event: Event) {
           </button>
         </template>
       </nav>
+      <SidebarUserCard />
     </Drawer>
 
     <!-- Main column -->
@@ -180,27 +150,6 @@ function toggleUserMenu(event: Event) {
           </Button>
           <span class="text-base font-medium text-surface-700 lg:hidden">{{ title }}</span>
         </div>
-
-        <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
-          <Button
-            severity="secondary"
-            text
-            rounded
-            aria-label="Gebruikersmenu openen"
-            @click="toggleUserMenu"
-          >
-            <Avatar
-              :label="userInitial"
-              shape="circle"
-              class="bg-primary-500 text-white"
-            />
-          </Button>
-          <Menu
-            ref="userMenuRef"
-            :model="userMenuItems"
-            :popup="true"
-          />
-        </div>
       </header>
 
       <!-- Page content -->
diff --git a/apps/app/src/layouts/components/SidebarUserCard.vue b/apps/app/src/layouts/components/SidebarUserCard.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edbc86f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/app/src/layouts/components/SidebarUserCard.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+// SidebarUserCard — bottom-of-sidebar user identity + menu, introduced
+// in F3.5 per Bert's A6.5 decision. Consolidates the user menu in a
+// single location (sidebar bottom) and removes the topbar avatar
+// dropdown, eliminating two paths to the same Logout / Profile actions.
+//
+// The PrimeVue Menu in popup mode auto-flips above the trigger when
+// the panel would overflow the viewport bottom (per PrimeVue v4's
+// DomHandler.absolutePosition logic). The card sits flush against the
+// bottom of the sidebar, so the dropdown reliably opens upward.
+
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+import Menu from 'primevue/menu'
+import Avatar from 'primevue/avatar'
+import Icon from '@/components/Icon.vue'
+import { useAuthStore } from '@/stores/useAuthStore'
+
+const router = useRouter()
+const authStore = useAuthStore()
+
+const menuRef = ref<InstanceType<typeof Menu> | null>(null)
+
+const userInitial = computed(() => {
+  const name = authStore.user?.full_name ?? ''
+
+  return name.charAt(0).toUpperCase() || '?'
+})
+
+const userName = computed(() => authStore.user?.full_name ?? 'Gebruiker')
+
+const roleLabels: Record<string, string> = {
+  super_admin: 'Super Admin',
+  org_admin: 'Beheerder',
+  org_member: 'Lid',
+  event_manager: 'Eventmanager',
+  staff_coordinator: 'Staf coördinator',
+  volunteer_coordinator: 'Vrijwilligers coördinator',
+}
+
+const roleLabel = computed(() => {
+  const orgRole = authStore.currentOrganisation?.role
+  if (orgRole)
+    return roleLabels[orgRole] ?? orgRole
+  if (authStore.isSuperAdmin)
+    return 'Super Admin'
+
+  return ''
+})
+
+const menuItems = computed(() => [
+  {
+    label: userName.value,
+    items: [
+      {
+        label: 'Mijn Profiel',
+        icon: 'tabler-user',
+        command: () => router.push({ name: 'account-settings' }),
+      },
+      {
+        label: 'Uitloggen',
+        icon: 'tabler-logout',
+        command: async () => {
+          await authStore.logout()
+          await router.push('/login')
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+])
+
+function toggleMenu(event: Event) {
+  menuRef.value?.toggle(event)
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="border-t border-surface-200">
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      class="flex w-full items-center gap-3 px-3 py-3 text-left transition hover:bg-surface-100"
+      aria-label="Gebruikersmenu openen"
+      aria-haspopup="menu"
+      @click="toggleMenu"
+    >
+      <Avatar
+        :label="userInitial"
+        shape="circle"
+        class="shrink-0 bg-primary-500 text-white"
+      />
+      <div class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col">
+        <span class="truncate text-sm font-semibold text-surface-900">
+          {{ userName }}
+        </span>
+        <span
+          v-if="roleLabel"
+          class="truncate text-xs text-surface-500"
+        >{{ roleLabel }}</span>
+      </div>
+      <Icon
+        name="tabler-chevron-up"
+        size="18"
+        class="shrink-0 text-surface-500"
+      />
+    </button>
+
+    <Menu
+      ref="menuRef"
+      :model="menuItems"
+      :popup="true"
+    />
+  </div>
+</template>