diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/user/UserHelpers.test.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/user/UserHelpers.test.ts
index 83f29bd42..bcf7648b4 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/user/UserHelpers.test.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/user/UserHelpers.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import {
 	canOwnerRunBots,
 	checkIsPremium,
+	getBadgePremiumType,
 	getEffectivePremiumUntil,
 	getPremiumPaymentRecoveryGraceMs,
 	isSignInRefused,
@@ -61,6 +62,31 @@ describe('checkIsPremium', () => {
 	});
 });
 
+describe('getBadgePremiumType', () => {
+	it('shows a subscription badge for a backend premium override', () => {
+		expect(getBadgePremiumType({premiumType: null, premiumFlags: PremiumFlags.ENABLED_OVERRIDE})).toBe(
+			UserPremiumTypes.SUBSCRIPTION,
+		);
+		expect(getBadgePremiumType({premiumType: UserPremiumTypes.NONE, premiumFlags: PremiumFlags.ENABLED_OVERRIDE})).toBe(
+			UserPremiumTypes.SUBSCRIPTION,
+		);
+	});
+	it('keeps the stored premium type', () => {
+		expect(
+			getBadgePremiumType({premiumType: UserPremiumTypes.LIFETIME, premiumFlags: PremiumFlags.ENABLED_OVERRIDE}),
+		).toBe(UserPremiumTypes.LIFETIME);
+	});
+	it('shows no badge without premium or while perks are disabled', () => {
+		expect(getBadgePremiumType({premiumType: null, premiumFlags: 0})).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(
+			getBadgePremiumType({
+				premiumType: null,
+				premiumFlags: PremiumFlags.ENABLED_OVERRIDE | PremiumFlags.PERKS_DISABLED,
+			}),
+		).toBeUndefined();
+	});
+});
+
 describe('account standing', () => {
 	const hour = 3_600_000;
 	function standing(flags: bigint, tempBannedUntil: Date | null = null, deletionStartedAt: Date | null = null) {
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/user/UserHelpers.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/user/UserHelpers.ts
index 0be717750..da7658a5b 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/user/UserHelpers.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/user/UserHelpers.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import {
 	PREMIUM_PAYMENT_RECOVERY_GRACE_DAYS,
 	PremiumFlags,
 	UserFlags,
+	type UserPremiumType,
+	UserPremiumTypes,
 } from '@fluxer/constants/src/UserConstants';
 import {MS_PER_DAY} from '@fluxer/date_utils/src/DateConstants';
 import {snowflakeToDate} from '@fluxer/snowflake/src/Snowflake';
@@ -121,6 +123,21 @@ export function checkIsPremium(user: PremiumCheckable): boolean {
 	return false;
 }
 
+export function getBadgePremiumType(
+	user: Pick<PremiumCheckable, 'premiumType' | 'premiumFlags'>,
+): UserPremiumType | undefined {
+	if (user.premiumType != null && user.premiumType !== UserPremiumTypes.NONE) {
+		return user.premiumType as UserPremiumType;
+	}
+	if (
+		(user.premiumFlags & (PremiumFlags.ENABLED_OVERRIDE | PremiumFlags.PERKS_DISABLED)) ===
+		PremiumFlags.ENABLED_OVERRIDE
+	) {
+		return UserPremiumTypes.SUBSCRIPTION;
+	}
+	return undefined;
+}
+
 const PREMIUM_CLEAR_FIELDS = [
 	'premium_type',
 	'premium_since',
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/user/services/UserAccountLookupService.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/user/services/UserAccountLookupService.ts
index e555d1332..f327df4e3 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/user/services/UserAccountLookupService.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/user/services/UserAccountLookupService.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type {GuildMember} from '@app/api/models/GuildMember';
 import type {User} from '@app/api/models/User';
 import type {UserRepository} from '@app/api/user/repositories/UserRepository';
 import {isUsernameTaken} from '@app/api/user/UniqueUsernames';
+import {getBadgePremiumType} from '@app/api/user/UserHelpers';
 import {hasFixedDiscriminator} from '@app/api/user/UserTag';
 import {ChannelTypes} from '@fluxer/constants/src/ChannelConstants';
 import {
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ export class UserAccountLookupService {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		let premiumType = user.premiumType ?? undefined;
+		let premiumType = getBadgePremiumType(user);
 		let premiumSince = user.premiumSince ?? undefined;
 		let premiumLifetimeSequence = user.premiumLifetimeSequence ?? undefined;
 		if (restrictProfile || user.premiumFlags & PremiumFlags.BADGE_HIDDEN) {