diff --git a/app/views/people/_hidden_from_profile_card.html.erb b/app/views/people/_hidden_from_profile_card.html.erb
index 629e590aaf..a677ce6f27 100644
--- a/app/views/people/_hidden_from_profile_card.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/people/_hidden_from_profile_card.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <%# Profile pieces the person turned off, shown open (and collapsible) to them and admins. %>
 <% pieces = person.hidden_profile_pieces %>
-<% return if pieces.empty? %>
+<% bio_prompt = !person.profile_show_bio? && person.bio.blank? && allowed_to?(:edit_own_profile?, person) %>
+<% return if pieces.empty? && !bio_prompt %>
 <% contact_pieces = pieces & %i[profile_show_credentials profile_show_pronouns profile_show_member_since profile_show_email profile_show_phone profile_show_social_media] %>
 <% chip_class = "inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-black/5 bg-white px-3 py-1 text-gray-700" %>
 <div id="hidden_from_profile"
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@
         <h3 class="mb-3 font-display text-xl text-gray-900">Bio</h3>
         <%= render "people/profile_pieces/bio", person: person %>
       </div>
+    <% elsif bio_prompt %>
+      <div>
+        <h3 class="mb-2 font-display text-xl text-gray-900">Bio</h3>
+        <%= render "people/profile_pieces/bio_prompt", person: person %>
+      </div>
     <% end %>
     <% %i[workshops workshop_variations stories resources].each do |section| %>
       <% if pieces.include?(:"profile_show_#{section}") %>
diff --git a/app/views/people/profile_pieces/_bio_prompt.html.erb b/app/views/people/profile_pieces/_bio_prompt.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e7fad770b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/people/profile_pieces/_bio_prompt.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<p class="text-gray-700">You haven't added a bio yet. A few sentences about you and your work helps others get to know you.</p>
+<div class="mt-3">
+  <%= render "people/profile_section_action", person: person, anchor: "bio", label: "Add a bio" %>
+</div>
diff --git a/app/views/people/show.html.erb b/app/views/people/show.html.erb
index ff10fc22bc..e4e59228ea 100644
--- a/app/views/people/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/people/show.html.erb
@@ -212,13 +212,10 @@
         </div>
         <%= render "people/profile_pieces/bio", person: @person %>
       </div>
-    <% elsif @person.bio.blank? && own_profile %>
+    <% elsif @person.bio.blank? && @person.profile_show_bio? && own_profile %>
       <div class="rounded-2xl border-2 border-dashed p-5 sm:p-6 <%= DomainTheme.border_class_for(:person_bio) %>">
-        <h2 class="font-display text-2xl text-gray-900">Bio</h2>
-        <p class="mt-2 text-gray-700">You haven't added a bio yet. A few sentences about you and your work helps others get to know you.</p>
-        <div class="mt-3">
-          <%= render "people/profile_section_action", person: @person, anchor: "bio", label: "Add a bio" %>
-        </div>
+        <h2 class="mb-2 font-display text-2xl text-gray-900">Bio</h2>
+        <%= render "people/profile_pieces/bio_prompt", person: @person %>
       </div>
     <% end %>
     <!-- AUTHORED SECTION -->
diff --git a/spec/requests/people_own_profile_hub_spec.rb b/spec/requests/people_own_profile_hub_spec.rb
index 8012a72743..7450b0a947 100644
--- a/spec/requests/people_own_profile_hub_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/people_own_profile_hub_spec.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@
       expect(response.body).to include(details_person_path(person, anchor: "bio"))
     end
 
+    it "prompts for a hidden bio inside the hidden card, not as its own section" do
+      person.update!(bio: nil, profile_show_bio: false)
+
+      get person_path(person)
+
+      page = Capybara.string(response.body)
+      expect(page).to have_css("#hidden_from_profile", text: "Add a bio")
+      expect(page).to have_text("Add a bio", count: 1)
+    end
+
     it "lists pending change requests" do
       request = create(:profile_change_request, :primary_email, person: person,
                                                 requested_by: owner_user, requested_value: "new@example.com")