diff --git a/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Controllers/AccountController.cs b/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Controllers/AccountController.cs
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+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using SVSim.Database;
+using SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint.Models.Dtos.Requests.Account;
+
+namespace SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint.Controllers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// /account/* — viewer profile mutations that aren't tied to a specific subsystem.
+/// </summary>
+public class AccountController : SVSimController
+{
+    private readonly SVSimDbContext _db;
+
+    public AccountController(SVSimDbContext db)
+    {
+        _db = db;
+    }
+
+    [HttpPost("update_name")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> UpdateName([FromBody] AccountUpdateNameRequest request)
+    {
+        if (!TryGetViewerId(out long viewerId)) return Unauthorized();
+
+        var viewer = await _db.Viewers.FirstAsync(v => v.Id == viewerId);
+        viewer.DisplayName = request.Name;
+        await _db.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        // Prod returns `data: []` — empty array, not empty object. Use an empty array literal
+        // so the translation middleware emits the right msgpack shape.
+        return Ok(Array.Empty<object>());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Models/Dtos/Requests/Account/AccountUpdateNameRequest.cs b/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Models/Dtos/Requests/Account/AccountUpdateNameRequest.cs
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+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using MessagePack;
+using SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint.Models.Dtos.Requests;
+
+namespace SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint.Models.Dtos.Requests.Account;
+
+[MessagePackObject]
+public class AccountUpdateNameRequest : BaseRequest
+{
+    [JsonPropertyName("name")]
+    [Key("name")]
+    public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+}
diff --git a/SVSim.UnitTests/Controllers/AccountControllerTests.cs b/SVSim.UnitTests/Controllers/AccountControllerTests.cs
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+using System.Net;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using SVSim.Database;
+using SVSim.UnitTests.Infrastructure;
+
+namespace SVSim.UnitTests.Controllers;
+
+public class AccountControllerTests
+{
+    [Test]
+    public async Task UpdateName_writes_display_name()
+    {
+        using var factory = new SVSimTestFactory();
+        long viewerId = await factory.SeedViewerAsync(tutorialState: 0);
+        using var client = factory.CreateAuthenticatedClient(viewerId);
+
+        var requestJson = """{"name":"littlefootse","viewer_id":"0","steam_id":0,"steam_session_ticket":""}""";
+
+        var response = await client.PostAsync("/account/update_name",
+            new StringContent(requestJson, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"));
+
+        Assert.That(response.StatusCode, Is.EqualTo(HttpStatusCode.OK));
+
+        // Verify persisted name.
+        using var scope = factory.Services.CreateScope();
+        var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<SVSimDbContext>();
+        var viewer = await db.Viewers.FirstAsync(v => v.Id == viewerId);
+        Assert.That(viewer.DisplayName, Is.EqualTo("littlefootse"));
+    }
+}