diff --git a/web/src/navbar_alerts.ts b/web/src/navbar_alerts.ts
index 006bd406e6..dc4f7e2485 100644
--- a/web/src/navbar_alerts.ts
+++ b/web/src/navbar_alerts.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import Handlebars from "handlebars";
 import $ from "jquery";
 import assert from "minimalistic-assert";
 
-import render_empty_required_profile_fields from "../templates/navbar_alerts/empty_required_profile_fields.hbs";
 import render_navbar_alert_wrapper from "../templates/navbar_alerts/navbar_alert_wrapper.hbs";
 import render_profile_incomplete_alert_content from "../templates/navbar_alerts/profile_incomplete.hbs";
 import render_server_needs_upgrade_alert_content from "../templates/navbar_alerts/server_needs_upgrade.hbs";
@@ -91,26 +90,18 @@ export function should_show_server_upgrade_notification(ls: LocalStorage): boole
     return Date.now() > upgrade_nag_dismissal_duration;
 }
 
-export function maybe_show_empty_required_profile_fields_alert(): void {
-    const $navbar_alert = $("#navbar_alerts_wrapper").children(".alert").first();
+export function maybe_toggle_empty_required_profile_fields_banner(): void {
+    const $banner = $("#navbar_alerts_wrapper").find(".banner");
     const empty_required_profile_fields_exist = realm.custom_profile_fields
         .map((f) => ({
             ...f,
             value: people.my_custom_profile_data(f.id)?.value,
         }))
         .find((f) => f.required && !f.value);
-    if (!empty_required_profile_fields_exist) {
-        if ($navbar_alert.attr("data-process") === "profile-missing-required") {
-            $navbar_alert.hide();
-        }
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!$navbar_alert?.length || $navbar_alert.is(":hidden")) {
-        open({
-            data_process: "profile-missing-required",
-            rendered_alert_content_html: render_empty_required_profile_fields(),
-        });
+    if (empty_required_profile_fields_exist) {
+        banners.open(PROFILE_MISSING_REQUIRED_FIELDS_BANNER, $("#navbar_alerts_wrapper"));
+    } else if ($banner && $banner.attr("data-process") === "profile-missing-required-fields") {
+        banners.close($banner);
     }
 }
 
@@ -234,6 +225,21 @@ const INSECURE_DESKTOP_APP_BANNER: AlertBanner = {
     custom_classes: "navbar-alert-banner",
 };
 
+const PROFILE_MISSING_REQUIRED_FIELDS_BANNER: AlertBanner = {
+    process: "profile-missing-required-fields",
+    intent: "warning",
+    label: $t({defaultMessage: "Your profile is missing required fields."}),
+    buttons: [
+        {
+            type: "quiet",
+            label: $t({defaultMessage: "Edit your profile"}),
+            custom_classes: "edit-profile-required-fields",
+        },
+    ],
+    close_button: true,
+    custom_classes: "navbar-alert-banner",
+};
+
 const bankruptcy_banner = (): AlertBanner => {
     const old_unreads_missing = unread.old_unreads_missing;
     const unread_msgs_count = unread.get_unread_message_count();
@@ -342,7 +348,7 @@ export function initialize(): void {
             rendered_alert_content_html: render_profile_incomplete_alert_content(),
         });
     } else {
-        maybe_show_empty_required_profile_fields_alert();
+        maybe_toggle_empty_required_profile_fields_banner();
     }
 
     // Configure click handlers.
@@ -397,6 +403,10 @@ export function initialize(): void {
         window.open("https://zulip.com/download", "_blank", "noopener,noreferrer");
     });
 
+    $("#navbar_alerts_wrapper").on("click", ".edit-profile-required-fields", () => {
+        window.location.hash = "#settings/profile";
+    });
+
     $(".dismiss-upgrade-nag").on("click", (e: JQuery.ClickEvent) => {
         e.preventDefault();
         e.stopPropagation();
@@ -410,7 +420,7 @@ export function initialize(): void {
             e.stopPropagation();
             const $process = $(this).closest("[data-process]");
             $(this).closest(".alert").hide();
-            if ($process.attr("data-process") !== "profile-missing-required") {
+            if ($process.attr("data-process") !== "profile-missing-required-fields") {
                 maybe_show_empty_required_profile_fields_alert();
             }
             $(window).trigger("resize");
diff --git a/web/src/server_events_dispatch.js b/web/src/server_events_dispatch.js
index 720f257d3a..ad13f103ea 100644
--- a/web/src/server_events_dispatch.js
+++ b/web/src/server_events_dispatch.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export function dispatch_normal_event(event) {
             realm.custom_profile_fields = event.fields;
             settings_profile_fields.populate_profile_fields(realm.custom_profile_fields);
             settings_account.add_custom_profile_fields_to_settings();
-            navbar_alerts.maybe_show_empty_required_profile_fields_alert();
+            navbar_alerts.maybe_toggle_empty_required_profile_fields_banner();
             break;
 
         case "default_streams":
diff --git a/web/src/user_events.ts b/web/src/user_events.ts
index 5e0b298c9d..62f9c25d52 100644
--- a/web/src/user_events.ts
+++ b/web/src/user_events.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export const update_person = function update(person: UserUpdate): void {
         people.set_custom_profile_field_data(person.user_id, person.custom_profile_field);
         user_profile.update_user_custom_profile_fields(person_obj);
         if (person.user_id === people.my_current_user_id()) {
-            navbar_alerts.maybe_show_empty_required_profile_fields_alert();
+            navbar_alerts.maybe_toggle_empty_required_profile_fields_banner();
 
             const field_id = person.custom_profile_field.id;
             const field_value = people.get_custom_profile_data(person.user_id, field_id)?.value;
diff --git a/web/templates/navbar_alerts/empty_required_profile_fields.hbs b/web/templates/navbar_alerts/empty_required_profile_fields.hbs
deleted file mode 100644
index a74eafa37e..0000000000
--- a/web/templates/navbar_alerts/empty_required_profile_fields.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<div data-step="1">
-    <span>
-        {{t 'Your profile is missing required fields.'}}&nbsp;
-        <a class="alert-link" href="#settings/profile">{{t 'Edit your profile'}}</a>
-    </span>
-</div>
diff --git a/web/tests/dispatch.test.cjs b/web/tests/dispatch.test.cjs
index d19b92ab49..5b9b851111 100644
--- a/web/tests/dispatch.test.cjs
+++ b/web/tests/dispatch.test.cjs
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ run_test("custom profile fields", ({override}) => {
     const event = event_fixtures.custom_profile_fields;
     override(settings_profile_fields, "populate_profile_fields", noop);
     override(settings_account, "add_custom_profile_fields_to_settings", noop);
-    override(navbar_alerts, "maybe_show_empty_required_profile_fields_alert", noop);
+    override(navbar_alerts, "maybe_toggle_empty_required_profile_fields_banner", noop);
     dispatch(event);
     assert_same(realm.custom_profile_fields, event.fields);
 });
diff --git a/web/tests/user_events.test.cjs b/web/tests/user_events.test.cjs
index 69936eda59..ae2dd95542 100644
--- a/web/tests/user_events.test.cjs
+++ b/web/tests/user_events.test.cjs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ run_test("updates", ({override}) => {
     };
     people.add_active_user(isaac);
 
-    override(navbar_alerts, "maybe_show_empty_required_profile_fields_alert", noop);
+    override(navbar_alerts, "maybe_toggle_empty_required_profile_fields_banner", noop);
     user_events.update_person({
         user_id: isaac.user_id,
         role: settings_config.user_role_values.guest.code,