diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/controllers/UserController.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/controllers/UserController.java
index 5e6f941..0f17a25 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/controllers/UserController.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/controllers/UserController.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import com.group1.cuisines.dao.response.SuccessResponse;
 import com.group1.cuisines.dto.UserDto;
 import com.group1.cuisines.dto.UserProfileDto;
+import com.group1.cuisines.dto.UserUpdateFormDto;
 import com.group1.cuisines.entities.User;
 import com.group1.cuisines.repositories.UserRepository;
 import com.group1.cuisines.services.UserService;
@@ -37,9 +38,22 @@ public ResponseEntity<?> getUserById(@PathVariable Integer userId, Authenticatio
         String currentUsername = authentication != null ? authentication.getName() : null;
         try {
             UserProfileDto userProfile = userService.getUserProfileById(userId, currentUsername);
-            return ResponseEntity.ok(new SuccessResponse<>(200,userProfile, "User profile fetched successfully"));
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(new SuccessResponse<>(200, userProfile, "User profile fetched successfully"));
         } catch (EntityNotFoundException e) {
-            return ResponseEntity.ok(new ErrorResponse(204,"User not found"));
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(new ErrorResponse(204, "User not found"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @PutMapping("/{userId}")
+    public ResponseEntity<?> updateUser(@PathVariable Integer userId, @RequestBody UserUpdateFormDto userUpdateFormDto) {
+        if (userId == null || userUpdateFormDto == null) {
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(new ErrorResponse(204,"Invalid user data"));
+        }
+        try {
+            UserProfileDto updatedUser = userService.updateUserProfile(userId, userUpdateFormDto);
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(new SuccessResponse<>(200, updatedUser, "User updated successfully"));
+        } catch (EntityNotFoundException e) {
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(new ErrorResponse(204, "User not found"));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/dto/UserProfileDto.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/dto/UserProfileDto.java
index 6bf6714..a132d31 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/dto/UserProfileDto.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/dto/UserProfileDto.java
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Data
+@Builder
 @NoArgsConstructor
 @AllArgsConstructor
-
-
 public class UserProfileDto {
     private Integer id;
     private String username;
@@ -16,8 +15,8 @@ public class UserProfileDto {
     private boolean selfFollowing;
     private Integer followersCount;
     private Integer followingCount;
-    //private String gender;
-   // private String profilePicture;
+    private String gender;
+    private String profilePicture;
    // private List<String> diets;
     private Integer recipeCount;
     private List<BookmarkDto> bookmarks;
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/dto/UserUpdateFormDto.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/dto/UserUpdateFormDto.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f0d94a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/dto/UserUpdateFormDto.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.group1.cuisines.dto;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+@Data
+@Builder
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class UserUpdateFormDto {
+    private String username;
+    private String firstName;
+    private String lastName;
+    private String bio;
+    private String gender;
+    private String profilePicture;
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/entities/User.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/entities/User.java
index a483141..82ee30d 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/entities/User.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/entities/User.java
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ public class User implements UserDetails {
 
     private String password;
     private String Bio;
+    private String gender;
+    private String profilePicture;
+
     @ManyToMany
     @JoinTable(
             name = "user_followers",
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/services/UserService.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/services/UserService.java
index c3628cb..956abb8 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/services/UserService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/group1/cuisines/services/UserService.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import com.group1.cuisines.entities.User;
 import com.group1.cuisines.repositories.UserRepository;
 import jakarta.persistence.EntityNotFoundException;
+import jakarta.transaction.Transactional;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
@@ -115,18 +116,21 @@ public UserProfileDto getUserProfileById(Integer userId, String currentUsername)
 
         boolean isSelf = user.getUsername().equals(currentUsername);
 
-        UserProfileDto profile = new UserProfileDto();
-        profile.setId(user.getId());
-        profile.setUsername(user.getUsername());
-        profile.setName(user.getFirstName() + " " + user.getLastName());
-        profile.setBio(user.getBio());
-        profile.setSelfFollowing(isFollowing(currentUserId, userId));
-        profile.setFollowersCount(user.getFollowers().size());
-        profile.setFollowingCount(user.getFollowing().size());
-        profile.setRecipeCount(user.getRecipes().size());
-        profile.setRecipes(user.getRecipes().stream()
-                .map(recipeService::convertToRecipeDetailsDto)
-                .collect(Collectors.toList()));
+        UserProfileDto profile = UserProfileDto.builder()
+                .id(user.getId())
+                .username(user.getUsername())
+                .name(user.getFirstName() + " " + user.getLastName())
+                .bio(user.getBio())
+                .gender(user.getGender())
+                .profilePicture(user.getProfilePicture())
+                .selfFollowing(isFollowing(currentUserId, userId))
+                .followersCount(user.getFollowers().size())
+                .followingCount(user.getFollowing().size())
+                .recipeCount(user.getRecipes().size())
+                .recipes(user.getRecipes().stream()
+                        .map(recipeService::convertToRecipeDetailsDto)
+                        .collect(Collectors.toList()))
+                .build();
 
         if (isSelf) {
             profile.setBookmarks(user.getBookmarks().stream()
@@ -139,6 +143,22 @@ public UserProfileDto getUserProfileById(Integer userId, String currentUsername)
         return profile;
     }
 
+    @Transactional
+    public UserProfileDto updateUserProfile(Integer userId, UserUpdateFormDto profileDto) {
+        User user = userRepository.findById(userId)
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new EntityNotFoundException("User not found"));
+
+        user.setFirstName(profileDto.getFirstName());
+        user.setLastName(profileDto.getLastName());
+        user.setBio(profileDto.getBio());
+        user.setGender(profileDto.getGender());
+        user.setProfilePicture(profileDto.getProfilePicture());
+
+        userRepository.save(user);
+
+        return getUserProfileById(userId, user.getUsername());
+    }
+
     private BookmarkDto convertToBookmarkDto(Bookmark bookmark) {
 
         Recipe recipe = bookmark.getRecipe();
@@ -189,6 +209,8 @@ public UserProfileDto getUserProfileDtoById(Integer userId) {
         profile.setUsername(user.getUsername());
         profile.setName(user.getFirstName() + " " + user.getLastName());
         profile.setBio(user.getBio());
+        profile.setGender(user.getGender());
+        profile.setProfilePicture(user.getProfilePicture());
 
         profile.setFollowersCount(user.getFollowers().size());
         profile.setFollowingCount(user.getFollowing().size());