diff --git a/src/plugins/pronoundb/index.ts b/src/plugins/pronoundb/index.ts
index 227e07d55..0b8fd5f77 100644
--- a/src/plugins/pronoundb/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/pronoundb/index.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export default definePlugin({
             find: ".userTagNoNickname",
             replacement: {
                 match: /=(\i)\.pronouns/,
-                replace: "=$self.useProfilePronouns($1.user.id)"
+                replace: "=$self.useProfilePronouns($1.user.id,$1.pronouns)"
             }
         },
         // Patch the profile modal username header to use our pronoun hook instead of Discord's pronouns
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default definePlugin({
             find: ".USER_PROFILE_ACTIVITY",
             replacement: {
                 match: /\).showPronouns/,
-                replace: ").showPronouns||true;const vcPronounce=$self.useProfilePronouns(arguments[0].user.id);if(arguments[0].displayProfile)arguments[0].displayProfile.pronouns=vcPronounce"
+                replace: ").showPronouns||true;const vcPronounce=$self.useProfilePronouns(arguments[0].user.id,arguments[0].displayProfile?.pronouns);if(arguments[0].displayProfile&&vcPronounce)arguments[0].displayProfile.pronouns=vcPronounce"
             }
         }
     ],
diff --git a/src/plugins/pronoundb/pronoundbUtils.ts b/src/plugins/pronoundb/pronoundbUtils.ts
index 6a1fb31c8..b6c447038 100644
--- a/src/plugins/pronoundb/pronoundbUtils.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/pronoundb/pronoundbUtils.ts
@@ -19,17 +19,26 @@
 import { Settings } from "@api/Settings";
 import { VENCORD_USER_AGENT } from "@utils/constants";
 import { debounce } from "@utils/debounce";
+import { getCurrentChannel } from "@utils/discord";
 import { useAwaiter } from "@utils/react";
+import { findStoreLazy } from "@webpack";
 import { UserStore } from "@webpack/common";
 
 import { settings } from "./settings";
 import { PronounCode, PronounMapping, PronounsResponse } from "./types";
 
+const UserProfileStore = findStoreLazy("UserProfileStore");
+
 export const enum PronounsFormat {
     Lowercase = "LOWERCASE",
     Capitalized = "CAPITALIZED"
 }
 
+export const enum PronounSource {
+    PreferPDB,
+    PreferDiscord
+}
+
 // A map of cached pronouns so the same request isn't sent twice
 const cache: Record<string, PronounCode> = {};
 // A map of ids and callbacks that should be triggered on fetch
@@ -46,21 +55,29 @@ const bulkFetch = debounce(async () => {
     }
 });
 
-export function useFormattedPronouns(id: string): string | null {
-    const [result] = useAwaiter(() => fetchPronouns(id), {
-        fallbackValue: getCachedPronouns(id),
+function getDiscordPronouns(id: string) {
+    return (
+        UserProfileStore.getGuildMemberProfile(id, getCurrentChannel()?.guild_id)?.pronouns
+        || UserProfileStore.getUserProfile(id)?.pronouns
+    );
+}
+
+export function useFormattedPronouns(id: string, discordPronouns: string = getDiscordPronouns(id)): string | null {
+    const [result] = useAwaiter(() => fetchPronouns(id, discordPronouns), {
+        fallbackValue: getCachedPronouns(id, discordPronouns),
         onError: e => console.error("Fetching pronouns failed: ", e)
     });
 
-    // If the result is present and not "unspecified", and there is a mapping for the code, then return the mappings
-    if (result && result !== "unspecified" && PronounMapping[result])
-        return formatPronouns(result);
+    if (result && result !== "unspecified")
+        return Object.hasOwn(PronounMapping, result)
+            ? formatPronouns(result) // PronounDB
+            : result; // Discord
 
     return null;
 }
 
-export function useProfilePronouns(id: string) {
-    const pronouns = useFormattedPronouns(id);
+export function useProfilePronouns(id: string, discordPronouns: string) {
+    const pronouns = useFormattedPronouns(id, discordPronouns);
 
     if (!settings.store.showInProfile) return null;
     if (!settings.store.showSelf && id === UserStore.getCurrentUser().id) return null;
@@ -70,22 +87,28 @@ export function useProfilePronouns(id: string) {
 
 
 // Gets the cached pronouns, if you're too impatient for a promise!
-export function getCachedPronouns(id: string): PronounCode | null {
-    return cache[id] ?? null;
+export function getCachedPronouns(id: string, discordPronouns: string): string | null {
+    if (settings.store.pronounSource === PronounSource.PreferDiscord && discordPronouns)
+        return discordPronouns;
+
+    const cached = cache[id];
+    if (cached && cached !== "unspecified") return cached;
+
+    return discordPronouns || cached || null;
 }
 
 // Fetches the pronouns for one id, returning a promise that resolves if it was cached, or once the request is completed
-export function fetchPronouns(id: string): Promise<PronounCode> {
+export function fetchPronouns(id: string, discordPronouns: string): Promise<string> {
     return new Promise(res => {
-        // If cached, return the cached pronouns
-        if (id in cache) res(getCachedPronouns(id)!);
+        const cached = getCachedPronouns(id, discordPronouns);
+        if (cached) return res(cached);
+
         // If there is already a request added, then just add this callback to it
-        else if (id in requestQueue) requestQueue[id].push(res);
+        if (id in requestQueue) return requestQueue[id].push(res);
+
         // If not already added, then add it and call the debounced function to make sure the request gets executed
-        else {
-            requestQueue[id] = [res];
-            bulkFetch();
-        }
+        requestQueue[id] = [res];
+        bulkFetch();
     });
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +139,7 @@ async function bulkFetchPronouns(ids: string[]): Promise<PronounsResponse> {
     }
 }
 
-export function formatPronouns(pronouns: PronounCode): string {
+export function formatPronouns(pronouns: string): string {
     const { pronounsFormat } = Settings.plugins.PronounDB as { pronounsFormat: PronounsFormat, enabled: boolean; };
     // For capitalized pronouns, just return the mapping (it is by default capitalized)
     if (pronounsFormat === PronounsFormat.Capitalized) return PronounMapping[pronouns];
diff --git a/src/plugins/pronoundb/settings.ts b/src/plugins/pronoundb/settings.ts
index 2bd82887c..5d227978c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/pronoundb/settings.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/pronoundb/settings.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import { definePluginSettings } from "@api/Settings";
 import { OptionType } from "@utils/types";
 
-import { PronounsFormat } from "./pronoundbUtils";
+import { PronounsFormat, PronounSource } from "./pronoundbUtils";
 
 export const settings = definePluginSettings({
     pronounsFormat: {
@@ -37,6 +37,21 @@ export const settings = definePluginSettings({
             }
         ]
     },
+    pronounSource: {
+        type: OptionType.SELECT,
+        description: "Where to source pronouns from",
+        options: [
+            {
+                label: "Prefer PronounDB, fall back to Discord",
+                value: PronounSource.PreferPDB,
+                default: true
+            },
+            {
+                label: "Prefer Discord, fall back to PronounDB (might lead to inconsistency between pronouns in chat and profile)",
+                value: PronounSource.PreferDiscord
+            }
+        ]
+    },
     showSelf: {
         type: OptionType.BOOLEAN,
         description: "Enable or disable showing pronouns for the current user",