diff --git a/components/profile-modal.html b/components/profile-modal.html
index cbe1f87a..317d2ebe 100644
--- a/components/profile-modal.html
+++ b/components/profile-modal.html
@@ -1355,50 +1355,6 @@
               role="tabpanel"
               aria-labelledby="profileNavMessages"
             >
-              <div id="profileMessagesRelayPanel" class="card space-y-4 p-5">
-                <div class="space-y-2">
-                  <h3 class="text-base font-semibold text-text">DM relay hints</h3>
-                  <p class="text-sm text-muted">
-                    Publish relay hints for direct messages as <span class="font-medium">kind:10050</span> events. Use WSS-only relay URLs so encrypted DM delivery stays secure.
-                  </p>
-                </div>
-                <div class="flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row sm:items-end">
-                  <label class="flex-1 text-sm text-muted-strong" for="profileMessagesRelayInput">
-                    <span class="mb-2 block font-medium">Add a DM relay</span>
-                    <input
-                      id="profileMessagesRelayInput"
-                      type="text"
-                      inputmode="url"
-                      autocomplete="off"
-                      class="input"
-                      placeholder="wss://relay.example.com"
-                    />
-                  </label>
-                  <button
-                    id="profileMessagesRelayAdd"
-                    type="button"
-                    class="btn focus-ring"
-                  >
-                    Add relay
-                  </button>
-                </div>
-                <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
-                  <button
-                    id="profileMessagesRelayPublish"
-                    type="button"
-                    class="btn-ghost focus-ring text-xs"
-                  >
-                    Publish relay hints
-                  </button>
-                  <span
-                    id="profileMessagesRelayStatus"
-                    class="text-xs text-muted"
-                    role="status"
-                    aria-live="polite"
-                  ></span>
-                </div>
-                <ul id="profileMessagesRelayList" class="grid-stack" data-orientation="vertical"></ul>
-              </div>
               <div id="dmAppShellMount"></div>
             </section>
             <section
diff --git a/js/ui/dm/AppShell.js b/js/ui/dm/AppShell.js
index 53799f73..5a050e5a 100644
--- a/js/ui/dm/AppShell.js
+++ b/js/ui/dm/AppShell.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Composer } from "./Composer.js";
 import { ConversationList } from "./ConversationList.js";
 import { MessageThread } from "./MessageThread.js";
 import { DMPrivacySettings } from "./DMPrivacySettings.js";
+import { DMRelaySettings } from "./DMRelaySettings.js";
 import { aggregateZapTotals } from "./zapHelpers.js";
 import { createZapInterface } from "./ZapInterface.js";
 
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ export class AppShell {
     onToggleTypingIndicators,
     onRefreshConversations,
     onBack,
+    onOpenSettings,
   } = {}) {
     if (!doc) {
       throw new Error("AppShell requires a document reference.");
@@ -182,15 +184,23 @@ export class AppShell {
         popover.remove();
         return;
       }
-      popover = DMPrivacySettings({
+      popover = createElement(doc, "div", "dm-settings-popover absolute z-50 right-4 top-12 flex flex-col gap-4");
+
+      const privacySettings = DMPrivacySettings({
         document: doc,
         readReceiptsEnabled: dmPrivacySettings.readReceiptsEnabled,
         typingIndicatorsEnabled: dmPrivacySettings.typingIndicatorsEnabled,
         onToggleReadReceipts,
         onToggleTypingIndicators,
       });
-      popover.classList.add("dm-settings-popover", "absolute", "z-50", "right-4", "top-12", "bg-surface", "border", "border-border", "rounded-xl");
+      popover.appendChild(privacySettings);
+
+      const relaySettings = DMRelaySettings({ document: doc });
+      popover.appendChild(relaySettings);
       sidebarHeader.appendChild(popover);
+      if (typeof onOpenSettings === "function") {
+        onOpenSettings(popover);
+      }
 
       const closeHandler = (event) => {
         if (!popover.contains(event.target) && event.target !== settingsBtn && !settingsBtn.contains(event.target)) {
diff --git a/js/ui/dm/DMRelaySettings.js b/js/ui/dm/DMRelaySettings.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f2331e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/ui/dm/DMRelaySettings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+export function DMRelaySettings({ document: doc } = {}) {
+  if (!doc) {
+    throw new Error("DMRelaySettings requires a document reference.");
+  }
+
+  const root = doc.createElement("div");
+  root.id = "profileMessagesRelayPanel";
+  root.className = "dm-relay-settings card space-y-4 p-5";
+
+  const heading = doc.createElement("div");
+  heading.className = "space-y-2";
+
+  const title = doc.createElement("h3");
+  title.className = "text-base font-semibold text-text";
+  title.textContent = "DM relay hints";
+  heading.appendChild(title);
+
+  const description = doc.createElement("p");
+  description.className = "text-sm text-muted";
+  description.innerHTML =
+    'Publish relay hints for direct messages as <span class="font-medium">kind:10050</span> events. Use WSS-only relay URLs so encrypted DM delivery stays secure.';
+  heading.appendChild(description);
+  root.appendChild(heading);
+
+  const addRow = doc.createElement("div");
+  addRow.className = "flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row sm:items-end";
+
+  const label = doc.createElement("label");
+  label.className = "flex-1 text-sm text-muted-strong";
+  label.setAttribute("for", "profileMessagesRelayInput");
+
+  const labelTitle = doc.createElement("span");
+  labelTitle.className = "mb-2 block font-medium";
+  labelTitle.textContent = "Add a DM relay";
+  label.appendChild(labelTitle);
+
+  const input = doc.createElement("input");
+  input.id = "profileMessagesRelayInput";
+  input.type = "text";
+  input.inputMode = "url";
+  input.autocomplete = "off";
+  input.className = "input";
+  input.placeholder = "wss://relay.example.com";
+  label.appendChild(input);
+  addRow.appendChild(label);
+
+  const addButton = doc.createElement("button");
+  addButton.id = "profileMessagesRelayAdd";
+  addButton.type = "button";
+  addButton.className = "btn focus-ring";
+  addButton.textContent = "Add relay";
+  addRow.appendChild(addButton);
+  root.appendChild(addRow);
+
+  const publishRow = doc.createElement("div");
+  publishRow.className = "flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2";
+
+  const publishButton = doc.createElement("button");
+  publishButton.id = "profileMessagesRelayPublish";
+  publishButton.type = "button";
+  publishButton.className = "btn-ghost focus-ring text-xs";
+  publishButton.textContent = "Publish relay hints";
+  publishRow.appendChild(publishButton);
+
+  const status = doc.createElement("span");
+  status.id = "profileMessagesRelayStatus";
+  status.className = "text-xs text-muted";
+  status.setAttribute("role", "status");
+  status.setAttribute("aria-live", "polite");
+  publishRow.appendChild(status);
+  root.appendChild(publishRow);
+
+  const list = doc.createElement("ul");
+  list.id = "profileMessagesRelayList";
+  list.className = "grid-stack";
+  list.dataset.orientation = "vertical";
+  root.appendChild(list);
+
+  return root;
+}
diff --git a/js/ui/profileModalController.js b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
index c6fef21c..8f25b020 100644
--- a/js/ui/profileModalController.js
+++ b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
@@ -1646,16 +1646,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
       document.getElementById("profileMessagesPrivacyToggle") || null;
     this.profileMessagesPrivacyMode =
       document.getElementById("profileMessagesPrivacyMode") || null;
-    this.profileMessagesRelayList =
-      document.getElementById("profileMessagesRelayList") || null;
-    this.profileMessagesRelayInput =
-      document.getElementById("profileMessagesRelayInput") || null;
-    this.profileMessagesRelayAddButton =
-      document.getElementById("profileMessagesRelayAdd") || null;
-    this.profileMessagesRelayPublishButton =
-      document.getElementById("profileMessagesRelayPublish") || null;
-    this.profileMessagesRelayStatus =
-      document.getElementById("profileMessagesRelayStatus") || null;
+    this.cacheDmRelayElements();
     this.profileMessagesUnreadDot =
       document.getElementById("profileMessagesUnreadDot") || null;
     this.dmAppShellContainer =
@@ -2251,6 +2242,63 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     setLinkPreviewAutoFetch(Boolean(enabled));
   }
 
+  cacheDmRelayElements() {
+    this.profileMessagesRelayList =
+      document.getElementById("profileMessagesRelayList") || null;
+    this.profileMessagesRelayInput =
+      document.getElementById("profileMessagesRelayInput") || null;
+    this.profileMessagesRelayAddButton =
+      document.getElementById("profileMessagesRelayAdd") || null;
+    this.profileMessagesRelayPublishButton =
+      document.getElementById("profileMessagesRelayPublish") || null;
+    this.profileMessagesRelayStatus =
+      document.getElementById("profileMessagesRelayStatus") || null;
+  }
+
+  bindDmRelayControls() {
+    const bindOnce = (element, eventName, handler, key) => {
+      if (!(element instanceof HTMLElement)) {
+        return;
+      }
+      const datasetKey = key || "dmRelayBound";
+      if (element.dataset[datasetKey] === "true") {
+        return;
+      }
+      element.dataset[datasetKey] = "true";
+      element.addEventListener(eventName, handler);
+    };
+
+    bindOnce(
+      this.profileMessagesRelayAddButton,
+      "click",
+      () => {
+        void this.handleAddDmRelayPreference();
+      },
+      "dmRelayAddBound",
+    );
+
+    bindOnce(
+      this.profileMessagesRelayInput,
+      "keydown",
+      (event) => {
+        if (event.key === "Enter") {
+          event.preventDefault();
+          void this.handleAddDmRelayPreference();
+        }
+      },
+      "dmRelayInputBound",
+    );
+
+    bindOnce(
+      this.profileMessagesRelayPublishButton,
+      "click",
+      () => {
+        void this.handlePublishDmRelayPreferences();
+      },
+      "dmRelayPublishBound",
+    );
+  }
+
   async refreshDmRelayPreferences({ force = false } = {}) {
     const owner = this.resolveActiveDmRelayOwner();
     if (!owner) {
@@ -4545,6 +4593,11 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
         onToggleTypingIndicators: (enabled) => {
           this.handleTypingIndicatorsToggle(enabled);
         },
+        onOpenSettings: () => {
+          this.cacheDmRelayElements();
+          this.bindDmRelayControls();
+          this.populateDmRelayPreferences();
+        },
       });
     } catch (error) {
       this.dmAppShell = null;
@@ -5428,26 +5481,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
       });
     }
 
-    if (this.profileMessagesRelayAddButton instanceof HTMLElement) {
-      this.profileMessagesRelayAddButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
-        void this.handleAddDmRelayPreference();
-      });
-    }
-
-    if (this.profileMessagesRelayInput instanceof HTMLElement) {
-      this.profileMessagesRelayInput.addEventListener("keydown", (event) => {
-        if (event.key === "Enter") {
-          event.preventDefault();
-          void this.handleAddDmRelayPreference();
-        }
-      });
-    }
-
-    if (this.profileMessagesRelayPublishButton instanceof HTMLElement) {
-      this.profileMessagesRelayPublishButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
-        void this.handlePublishDmRelayPreferences();
-      });
-    }
+    this.bindDmRelayControls();
 
     if (this.profileMessageSendButton instanceof HTMLElement) {
       this.profileMessageSendButton.addEventListener("click", () => {