diff --git a/api-server/common/models/user.js b/api-server/common/models/user.js
index 543a17bceb..9a4fd059f6 100644
--- a/api-server/common/models/user.js
+++ b/api-server/common/models/user.js
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ export default function(User) {
       calendar,
       completedChallenges,
       isDonating,
+      joinDate,
       location,
       name,
       points,
@@ -813,6 +814,7 @@ export default function(User) {
         }
       })(),
       isDonating: showDonation ? isDonating : null,
+      joinDate: showAbout ? joinDate : '',
       location: showLocation ? location : '',
       name: showName ? name : '',
       points: showPoints ? points : null,
@@ -843,7 +845,8 @@ export default function(User) {
           points: progressTimestamps.length,
           completedChallenges,
           ...getProgress(progressTimestamps, timezone),
-          ...normaliseUserFields(user)
+          ...normaliseUserFields(user),
+          joinDate: user.id.getTimestamp()
         };
 
         const publicUser = prepUserForPublish(allUser, profileUI);
diff --git a/api-server/server/boot/user.js b/api-server/server/boot/user.js
index 1266f95bbd..4d9d40da11 100644
--- a/api-server/server/boot/user.js
+++ b/api-server/server/boot/user.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ function createReadSessionUser(app) {
 
   return function getSessionUser(req, res, next) {
     const queryUser = req.user;
-
     const source =
       queryUser &&
       Observable.forkJoin(
@@ -75,7 +74,8 @@ function createReadSessionUser(app) {
               isLinkedIn: !!user.linkedin,
               isTwitter: !!user.twitter,
               isWebsite: !!user.website,
-              ...normaliseUserFields(user)
+              ...normaliseUserFields(user),
+              joinDate: user.id.getTimestamp()
             }
           },
           sessionMeta,
diff --git a/client/src/components/profile/Profile.js b/client/src/components/profile/Profile.js
index 6f366a5a7d..680357b69d 100644
--- a/client/src/components/profile/Profile.js
+++ b/client/src/components/profile/Profile.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const propTypes = {
     isLinkedIn: PropTypes.bool,
     isTwitter: PropTypes.bool,
     isWebsite: PropTypes.bool,
+    joinDate: PropTypes.string,
     linkedin: PropTypes.string,
     location: PropTypes.string,
     name: PropTypes.string,
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ function renderProfile(user) {
     website,
     name,
     username,
+    joinDate,
     location,
     points,
     picture,
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ function renderProfile(user) {
         isLinkedIn={isLinkedIn}
         isTwitter={isTwitter}
         isWebsite={isWebsite}
+        joinDate={showAbout ? joinDate : null}
         linkedin={linkedin}
         location={showLocation ? location : null}
         name={showName ? name : null}
diff --git a/client/src/components/profile/Profile.test.js b/client/src/components/profile/Profile.test.js
index 7d2a11160a..a2e41fa058 100644
--- a/client/src/components/profile/Profile.test.js
+++ b/client/src/components/profile/Profile.test.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const userProps = {
     isLinkedIn: true,
     isTwitter: true,
     isWebsite: true,
+    joinDate: 'string',
     linkedin: 'string',
     location: 'string',
     name: 'string',
diff --git a/client/src/components/profile/components/Camper.js b/client/src/components/profile/components/Camper.js
index a2d1cff4be..d2a9bac728 100644
--- a/client/src/components/profile/components/Camper.js
+++ b/client/src/components/profile/components/Camper.js
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { Col, Row, Image } from '@freecodecamp/react-bootstrap';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
-import { faAward, faHeart } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
+import {
+  faAward,
+  faHeart,
+  faCalendar
+} from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
 import Identicon from 'react-identicons';
 
 import SocialIcons from './SocialIcons';
@@ -17,6 +21,7 @@ const propTypes = {
   isLinkedIn: PropTypes.bool,
   isTwitter: PropTypes.bool,
   isWebsite: PropTypes.bool,
+  joinDate: PropTypes.string,
   linkedin: PropTypes.string,
   location: PropTypes.string,
   name: PropTypes.string,
@@ -46,6 +51,13 @@ function joinArray(array) {
   });
 }
 
+function parseDate(joinDate) {
+  joinDate = new Date(joinDate);
+  const year = joinDate.getFullYear();
+  const month = joinDate.toLocaleString('en-US', { month: 'long' });
+  return `Joined ${month} ${year}`;
+}
+
 function Camper({
   name,
   username,
@@ -60,6 +72,7 @@ function Camper({
   isGithub,
   isTwitter,
   isWebsite,
+  joinDate,
   linkedin,
   twitter,
   website
@@ -110,6 +123,11 @@ function Camper({
         </p>
       )}
       {about && <p className='bio text-center'>{about}</p>}
+      {joinDate && (
+        <p className='bio text-center'>
+          <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faCalendar} /> {parseDate(joinDate)}
+        </p>
+      )}
       {yearsTopContributor.filter(Boolean).length > 0 && (
         <div>
           <br />