diff --git a/app/views/ProfileView/index.test.tsx b/app/views/ProfileView/index.test.tsx
index 0fe9bc0cb4..b1b456993c 100644
--- a/app/views/ProfileView/index.test.tsx
+++ b/app/views/ProfileView/index.test.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import ProfileView from './index';
 import { useAppSelector } from '../../lib/hooks/useAppSelector';
 import { saveUserProfile } from '../../lib/services/restApi';
 import { twoFactor } from '../../lib/services/twoFactor';
+import { TwoFactorCancelledError } from '../../lib/services/twoFactorCancelled';
 import handleSaveUserProfileError from '../../lib/methods/helpers/handleSaveUserProfileError';
 import EventEmitter from '../../lib/methods/helpers/events';
 import { setUser } from '../../actions/login';
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ jest.mock('../../lib/services/restApi', () => ({
 }));
 
 jest.mock('../../lib/services/twoFactor', () => ({
+	...jest.requireActual('../../lib/services/twoFactor'),
 	twoFactor: jest.fn()
 }));
 
@@ -134,6 +136,28 @@ describe('ProfileView submit', () => {
 		expect(handleSaveUserProfileError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
 
+	it('stays silent when the user cancels the 2FA challenge', async () => {
+		(saveUserProfile as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue({ error: 'totp-invalid', details: { method: 'totp' } });
+		(twoFactor as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(new TwoFactorCancelledError());
+
+		const { getByTestId } = renderProfile();
+		changeNameAndSubmit(getByTestId);
+
+		await waitFor(() => expect(twoFactor).toHaveBeenCalled());
+		expect(handleSaveUserProfileError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it('reports the 2FA error itself when the challenge fails for a reason other than cancelling', async () => {
+		const twoFactorError = { error: 'totp-required' };
+		(saveUserProfile as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue({ error: 'totp-invalid', details: { method: 'totp' } });
+		(twoFactor as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(twoFactorError);
+
+		const { getByTestId } = renderProfile();
+		changeNameAndSubmit(getByTestId);
+
+		await waitFor(() => expect(handleSaveUserProfileError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(twoFactorError, 'saving_profile'));
+	});
+
 	it('handles the save error after a cancelled/non-2FA failure', async () => {
 		const error = { error: 'some-other-error' };
 		(saveUserProfile as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(error);
diff --git a/app/views/ProfileView/index.tsx b/app/views/ProfileView/index.tsx
index 87a4e2d5e2..7dff44bbbd 100644
--- a/app/views/ProfileView/index.tsx
+++ b/app/views/ProfileView/index.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ const MAX_NICKNAME_LENGTH = 120;
 interface IProfileViewProps {
 	navigation: NativeStackNavigationProp<ProfileStackParamList, 'ProfileView'>;
 }
+type TwoFactorChallengeOutcome = { status: 'retried' } | { status: 'cancelled' } | { status: 'failed'; error: unknown };
+
 const ProfileView = ({ navigation }: IProfileViewProps): ReactElement => {
 	const validationSchema = yup.object().shape({
 		name: yup.string().required(I18n.t('Name_required')),
@@ -205,21 +207,20 @@ const ProfileView = ({ navigation }: IProfileViewProps): ReactElement => {
 		}
 	};
 
-	const handleTwoFactorChallenge = async (e: any): Promise<boolean> => {
+	const handleTwoFactorChallenge = async (e: any): Promise<TwoFactorChallengeOutcome> => {
 		if (e?.error !== 'totp-invalid' || e?.details.method === TwoFactorMethods.PASSWORD) {
-			return false;
+			return { status: 'failed', error: e };
 		}
 		try {
 			const code = await twoFactor({ method: e.details.method, invalid: e?.error === 'totp-invalid' && !!twoFactorCode });
 			setTwoFactorCode(code as any);
 			await submit();
-			return true;
+			return { status: 'retried' };
 		} catch (twoFactorError) {
 			if (isTwoFactorCancelled(twoFactorError)) {
-				resetSavingState();
-				return true;
+				return { status: 'cancelled' };
 			}
-			return false;
+			return { status: 'failed', error: twoFactorError };
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -251,12 +252,14 @@ const ProfileView = ({ navigation }: IProfileViewProps): ReactElement => {
 			const { email } = getValues();
 			setFieldErrorsFromResponse(e, email);
 
-			const handled = await handleTwoFactorChallenge(e);
-			if (handled) return;
+			const twoFactorOutcome = await handleTwoFactorChallenge(e);
+			if (twoFactorOutcome.status === 'retried') return;
 
-			logEvent(events.PROFILE_SAVE_CHANGES_F);
 			resetSavingState();
-			handleSaveUserProfileError(e, 'saving_profile');
+			if (twoFactorOutcome.status === 'cancelled') return;
+
+			logEvent(events.PROFILE_SAVE_CHANGES_F);
+			handleSaveUserProfileError(twoFactorOutcome.error, 'saving_profile');
 		}
 	};