diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/credentials_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/credentials_controller.rb
index e8f712457e..a378425183 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/credentials_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/credentials_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class Api::V1::Accounts::CredentialsController < Api::BaseController
-  before_action -> { doorkeeper_authorize! :read, :'read:accounts', :'read:me' }, except: [:update]
+  before_action -> { doorkeeper_authorize! :profile, :read, :'read:accounts' }, except: [:update]
   before_action -> { doorkeeper_authorize! :write, :'write:accounts' }, only: [:update]
   before_action :require_user!
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/settings/applications_controller.rb b/app/controllers/settings/applications_controller.rb
index 6849979b11..d6573f9b49 100644
--- a/app/controllers/settings/applications_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/settings/applications_controller.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Settings::ApplicationsController < Settings::BaseController
   def new
     @application = Doorkeeper::Application.new(
       redirect_uri: Doorkeeper.configuration.native_redirect_uri,
-      scopes: 'read:me'
+      scopes: 'profile'
     )
   end
 
diff --git a/app/lib/scope_transformer.rb b/app/lib/scope_transformer.rb
index adcb711f8a..7dda709229 100644
--- a/app/lib/scope_transformer.rb
+++ b/app/lib/scope_transformer.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class ScopeTransformer < Parslet::Transform
       @namespace = scope[:namespace]&.to_s
       @access    = scope[:access] ? [scope[:access].to_s] : DEFAULT_ACCESS.dup
       @term      = scope[:term]&.to_s || DEFAULT_TERM
+
+      # # override for profile scope which is read only
+      @access = %w(read) if @term == 'profile'
     end
 
     def key
diff --git a/config/initializers/doorkeeper.rb b/config/initializers/doorkeeper.rb
index 1e8f9ad506..83100b1cf5 100644
--- a/config/initializers/doorkeeper.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/doorkeeper.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ Doorkeeper.configure do
   # For more information go to
   # https://github.com/doorkeeper-gem/doorkeeper/wiki/Using-Scopes
   default_scopes  :read
-  optional_scopes :write,
+  optional_scopes :profile,
+                  :write,
                   :'write:accounts',
                   :'write:blocks',
                   :'write:bookmarks',
@@ -89,7 +90,6 @@ Doorkeeper.configure do
                   :'write:reports',
                   :'write:statuses',
                   :read,
-                  :'read:me',
                   :'read:accounts',
                   :'read:blocks',
                   :'read:bookmarks',
diff --git a/config/locales/doorkeeper.en.yml b/config/locales/doorkeeper.en.yml
index 98776f2193..b623cc7135 100644
--- a/config/locales/doorkeeper.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/doorkeeper.en.yml
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ en:
         media: Media attachments
         mutes: Mutes
         notifications: Notifications
+        profile: Your Mastodon profile
         push: Push notifications
         reports: Reports
         search: Search
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ en:
       admin:write:reports: perform moderation actions on reports
       crypto: use end-to-end encryption
       follow: modify account relationships
+      profile: read only your account's profile information
       push: receive your push notifications
       read: read all your account's data
       read:accounts: see accounts information
@@ -174,7 +176,6 @@ en:
       read:filters: see your filters
       read:follows: see your follows
       read:lists: see your lists
-      read:me: read only your account's basic information
       read:mutes: see your mutes
       read:notifications: see your notifications
       read:reports: see your reports
diff --git a/db/post_migrate/20240603195202_change_read_me_scope_to_profile.rb b/db/post_migrate/20240603195202_change_read_me_scope_to_profile.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05e5984c48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/post_migrate/20240603195202_change_read_me_scope_to_profile.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class ChangeReadMeScopeToProfile < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def up
+    replace_scopes('read:me', 'profile')
+  end
+
+  def down
+    replace_scopes('profile', 'read:me')
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def replace_scopes(old_scope, new_scope)
+    Doorkeeper::Application.where("scopes LIKE '%#{old_scope}%'").in_batches do |applications|
+      applications.update_all("scopes = replace(scopes, '#{old_scope}', '#{new_scope}')")
+    end
+
+    Doorkeeper::AccessToken.where("scopes LIKE '%#{old_scope}%'").in_batches do |access_tokens|
+      access_tokens.update_all("scopes = replace(scopes, '#{old_scope}', '#{new_scope}')")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 73f6b464e4..ce2951608b 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2024_05_22_041528) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2024_06_03_195202) do
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "plpgsql"
 
diff --git a/lib/tasks/tests.rake b/lib/tasks/tests.rake
index c8e0312bbd..c8e4dc31cd 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/tests.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/tests.rake
@@ -130,11 +130,20 @@ namespace :tests do
       # This is checking the attribute rather than the method, to avoid the legacy fallback
       # and ensure the data has been migrated
       unless Account.find_local('qcuser').user[:otp_secret] == 'anotpsecretthatshouldbeencrypted'
-        puts "DEBUG: #{Account.find_local('qcuser').user.inspect}"
         puts 'OTP secret for user not preserved as expected'
         exit(1)
       end
 
+      unless Doorkeeper::Application.find(2)[:scopes] == 'write:accounts profile'
+        puts 'Application OAuth scopes not rewritten as expected'
+        exit(1)
+      end
+
+      unless Doorkeeper::Application.find(2).access_tokens.first[:scopes] == 'write:accounts profile'
+        puts 'OAuth access token scopes not rewritten as expected'
+        exit(1)
+      end
+
       puts 'No errors found. Database state is consistent with a successful migration process.'
     end
 
@@ -152,6 +161,23 @@ namespace :tests do
         VALUES
           (1, 'https://example.com/users/foobar', 'foobar@example.com', now(), now()),
           (1, 'https://example.com/users/foobar', 'foobar@example.com', now(), now());
+
+        /* Doorkeeper records
+           While the `read:me` scope was technically not valid in 3.3.0,
+           it is still useful for the purposes of testing the `ChangeReadMeScopeToProfile`
+           migration.
+        */
+
+        INSERT INTO "oauth_applications"
+          (id, name, uid, secret, redirect_uri, scopes, created_at, updated_at)
+        VALUES
+          (2, 'foo', 'foo', 'foo', 'https://example.com/#foo', 'write:accounts read:me', now(), now()),
+          (3, 'bar', 'bar', 'bar', 'https://example.com/#bar', 'read:me', now(), now());
+
+        INSERT INTO "oauth_access_tokens"
+          (token, application_id, scopes, resource_owner_id, created_at)
+        VALUES
+          ('secret', 2, 'write:accounts read:me', 4, now());
       SQL
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/scope_transformer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/scope_transformer_spec.rb
index 8a9c7cf967..7bc226e94f 100644
--- a/spec/lib/scope_transformer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/scope_transformer_spec.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ describe ScopeTransformer do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'with scope "profile"' do
+      let(:input) { 'profile' }
+
+      it_behaves_like 'a scope', nil, 'profile', 'read'
+    end
+
     context 'with scope "read"' do
       let(:input) { 'read' }
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v1/accounts/credentials_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/accounts/credentials_spec.rb
index 8ae9c78a0e..a3f552cada 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/v1/accounts/credentials_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/accounts/credentials_spec.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ RSpec.describe 'credentials API' do
       })
     end
 
-    describe 'allows the read:me scope' do
-      let(:scopes) { 'read:me' }
+    describe 'allows the profile scope' do
+      let(:scopes) { 'profile' }
 
       it 'returns the response successfully' do
         subject