diff --git a/components/profile-modal.html b/components/profile-modal.html
index e0932ba2..4a430a12 100644
--- a/components/profile-modal.html
+++ b/components/profile-modal.html
@@ -885,15 +885,26 @@
                   </p>
                 </div>
                 <div class="space-y-4">
-                  <label class="block text-sm text-muted-strong" for="profileWalletUri">
-                    <span class="mb-2 block font-medium">Wallet Connect URI</span>
-                    <input
-                      id="profileWalletUri"
-                      type="url"
-                      placeholder="nostr+walletconnect://<public-key>?relay=wss://relay.example.com"
-                      class="input"
-                    />
-                  </label>
+                  <details id="profileWalletAdvanced" class="wallet-advanced">
+                    <summary
+                      id="profileWalletAdvancedSummary"
+                      class="wallet-advanced__summary cursor-pointer text-xs font-medium text-muted-strong hover:text-text"
+                    >
+                      Advanced — paste a connection manually
+                    </summary>
+                    <label
+                      class="mt-3 block text-sm text-muted-strong"
+                      for="profileWalletUri"
+                    >
+                      <span class="mb-2 block font-medium">Wallet Connect URI</span>
+                      <input
+                        id="profileWalletUri"
+                        type="url"
+                        placeholder="nostr+walletconnect://<public-key>?relay=wss://relay.example.com"
+                        class="input"
+                      />
+                    </label>
+                  </details>
                   <label class="block text-sm text-muted-strong" for="profileWalletDefaultZap">
                     <span class="mb-2 block font-medium">Default zap amount (sats)</span>
                     <input
diff --git a/css/tailwind.source.css b/css/tailwind.source.css
index ab3e62fb..fcef7561 100644
--- a/css/tailwind.source.css
+++ b/css/tailwind.source.css
@@ -580,6 +580,25 @@
     display: none;
   }
 
+  /* "Advanced — paste a connection manually" disclosure in the Wallet pane
+     (Bitcoin Connect). A subtle rotating caret replaces the default marker. */
+  .wallet-advanced__summary {
+    list-style: none;
+  }
+
+  .wallet-advanced__summary::-webkit-details-marker {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .wallet-advanced__summary::before {
+    content: "▸ ";
+    color: var(--text-subtle);
+  }
+
+  .wallet-advanced[open] > .wallet-advanced__summary::before {
+    content: "▾ ";
+  }
+
   .popularity-modal__backdrop {
     z-index: var(--z-overlay-popover);
     padding: var(--space-md);
diff --git a/js/ui/profileModal/ProfileWalletController.js b/js/ui/profileModal/ProfileWalletController.js
index 4e182f92..9a82b340 100644
--- a/js/ui/profileModal/ProfileWalletController.js
+++ b/js/ui/profileModal/ProfileWalletController.js
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ export class ProfileWalletController {
 
     this.walletBitcoinConnectRow = null;
     this.walletBitcoinConnectButton = null;
+    this.walletAdvanced = null;
+    this.walletAdvancedSummary = null;
     this._bitcoinConnectModulePromise = null;
     this._bitcoinConnectInitialized = false;
   }
@@ -62,6 +64,10 @@ export class ProfileWalletController {
       document.getElementById("profileWalletBitcoinConnectRow") || null;
     this.walletBitcoinConnectButton =
       document.getElementById("profileWalletBitcoinConnect") || null;
+    this.walletAdvanced =
+      document.getElementById("profileWalletAdvanced") || null;
+    this.walletAdvancedSummary =
+      document.getElementById("profileWalletAdvancedSummary") || null;
 
     // Backwards compatibility alias if needed by tests/external code
     this.mainController.profileWalletStatusText = this.walletStatusText;
@@ -69,16 +75,25 @@ export class ProfileWalletController {
     this.applyBitcoinConnectVisibility();
   }
 
-  // Reveal the "Connect wallet" button only when the deployment enables the flag.
-  // Off ⇒ the row stays hidden and the vendored bundle is never imported.
+  // Bitcoin Connect on ⇒ show the "Connect wallet" button and tuck the manual URI
+  // field under an "Advanced" disclosure (Connect is the primary path, manual the
+  // backup). Off ⇒ hide the button, and force the disclosure open with its summary
+  // hidden so the URI field just shows plainly (unchanged legacy behavior). Off
+  // also means the vendored bundle is never imported.
   applyBitcoinConnectVisibility() {
-    if (!(this.walletBitcoinConnectRow instanceof HTMLElement)) {
-      return;
+    const enabled = FEATURE_BITCOIN_CONNECT === true;
+
+    if (this.walletBitcoinConnectRow instanceof HTMLElement) {
+      this.walletBitcoinConnectRow.classList.toggle("hidden", !enabled);
+    }
+
+    if (this.walletAdvanced instanceof HTMLElement) {
+      // When disabled, keep the field visible (open) and drop the toggle chrome.
+      this.walletAdvanced.open = !enabled;
+    }
+    if (this.walletAdvancedSummary instanceof HTMLElement) {
+      this.walletAdvancedSummary.classList.toggle("hidden", !enabled);
     }
-    this.walletBitcoinConnectRow.classList.toggle(
-      "hidden",
-      FEATURE_BITCOIN_CONNECT !== true,
-    );
   }
 
   registerEventListeners() {