diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/CreateProfileModal.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/CreateProfileModal.tsx
index 457f471..30347d7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/CreateProfileModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/CreateProfileModal.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ interface CreateProfileModalProps {
   onClose: () => void;
 }
 
-type Phase = 'choice' | 'local' | 'creating' | 'success' | 'pairing' | 'paired';
+type Phase = 'choice' | 'pair-label' | 'pairing' | 'paired' | 'local' | 'creating' | 'success';
 
 export function CreateProfileModal({ open, onClose }: CreateProfileModalProps) {
   const { state, createProfile, nip46PairStart, nip46Status, nip46Disconnect, refresh } = useApp();
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function CreateProfileModal({ open, onClose }: CreateProfileModalProps) {
 
   // Let the local-form input take focus once that step mounts.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (phase === 'local') {
+    if (phase === 'local' || phase === 'pair-label') {
       const frame = requestAnimationFrame(() => inputRef.current?.focus());
       return () => cancelAnimationFrame(frame);
     }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export function CreateProfileModal({ open, onClose }: CreateProfileModalProps) {
   const startPairing = async () => {
     setError(null);
     try {
-      const status = await nip46PairStart(label.trim() || 'Remote Signer');
+      const status = await nip46PairStart(label.trim() || 'Amber');
       if (status.pairing_uri) setLivePairingUri(status.pairing_uri);
       setPhase('pairing');
     } catch (err) {
@@ -170,7 +170,13 @@ export function CreateProfileModal({ open, onClose }: CreateProfileModalProps) {
         </div>
         {error && <ErrorText id={errorId}>{error}</ErrorText>}
         <div style={{ display: 'grid', gap: 12 }}>
-          <Button variant="primary" onClick={() => void startPairing()}>
+          <Button
+            variant="primary"
+            onClick={() => {
+              if (!label.trim()) setLabel('Amber');
+              setPhase('pair-label');
+            }}
+          >
             <Icon name="key" size={16} />
             Sign in with a signer app (Amber)
           </Button>
@@ -190,6 +196,51 @@ export function CreateProfileModal({ open, onClose }: CreateProfileModalProps) {
     );
   }
 
+  if (phase === 'pair-label') {
+    return (
+      <Modal open={open} title="Sign in with a signer" onClose={handleClose}>
+        <form
+          onSubmit={(event) => {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            void startPairing();
+          }}
+          noValidate
+        >
+          <div className="create-explainer">
+            <p>
+              Name this connection so you can tell it apart later — the profile it creates gets this
+              name, and Amber will show it when asking you to approve signatures.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+          <div className="field">
+            <label htmlFor="pair-label-input">Connection name</label>
+            <input
+              ref={inputRef}
+              id="pair-label-input"
+              type="text"
+              value={label}
+              onChange={(event) => setLabel(event.target.value)}
+              placeholder="e.g. Amber"
+              maxLength={60}
+              aria-describedby={error ? errorId : undefined}
+              aria-invalid={error ? true : undefined}
+              autoComplete="off"
+            />
+            {error && <ErrorText id={errorId}>{error}</ErrorText>}
+          </div>
+          <div className="modal-actions">
+            <Button variant="ghost" onClick={() => setPhase('choice')}>
+              Back
+            </Button>
+            <Button variant="primary" type="submit" disabled={!canSubmit}>
+              Show QR code
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      </Modal>
+    );
+  }
+
   if (phase === 'pairing') {
     return (
       <Modal open={open} title="Sign in with Amber" onClose={handleClose}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/CreateProfileModal.test.tsx b/frontend/src/test/CreateProfileModal.test.tsx
index 7cdca72..98b11f6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/CreateProfileModal.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/test/CreateProfileModal.test.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ vi.mock('qrcode', () => ({
   default: { toDataURL: vi.fn(async () => 'data:image/png;base64,QR') },
 }));
 
+async function startPairingFlow(user: ReturnType<typeof userEvent.setup>) {
+  await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Sign in with a signer app \(Amber\)/ }));
+  await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show QR code' }));
+}
+
 describe('CreateProfileModal', () => {
   it('offers the signer (Amber) and local-key choices first', async () => {
     const backend = createFakeBackend(makeEmptyState());
@@ -89,9 +94,16 @@ describe('CreateProfileModal', () => {
 
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Sign in with a signer app \(Amber\)/ }));
+    // The label step comes first and is prefilled so Enter just works.
+    const nameInput = await screen.findByLabelText('Connection name');
+    expect(nameInput).toHaveValue('Amber');
+    await user.clear(nameInput);
+    await user.type(nameInput, 'My Phone');
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show QR code' }));
 
     expect(await screen.findByText(/Waiting for the signer to scan/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(backend.requests.some((r) => r.method === 'nip46_pair_start')).toBe(true);
+    const start = backend.requests.find((r) => r.method === 'nip46_pair_start');
+    expect(start?.params.label).toBe('My Phone');
     expect(await screen.findByAltText('Pairing QR code')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -101,7 +113,7 @@ describe('CreateProfileModal', () => {
     renderWithApp(<CreateProfileModal open onClose={vi.fn()} />);
 
     const user = userEvent.setup();
-    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Sign in with a signer app \(Amber\)/ }));
+    await startPairingFlow(user);
     await screen.findByText(/Waiting for the signer to scan/i);
 
     // Amber approves: the fake backend now reports the handshake done. The
@@ -125,7 +137,7 @@ describe('CreateProfileModal', () => {
     renderWithApp(<CreateProfileModal open onClose={vi.fn()} />);
 
     const user = userEvent.setup();
-    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Sign in with a signer app \(Amber\)/ }));
+    await startPairingFlow(user);
     await screen.findByText(/Waiting for the signer to scan/i);
 
     await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Cancel pairing' }));