diff --git a/src/main/java/com/projectswg/holocore/resources/support/data/collections/SWGFlag.kt b/src/main/java/com/projectswg/holocore/resources/support/data/collections/SWGFlag.kt
index cfefebdc5..eed51a6b1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/projectswg/holocore/resources/support/data/collections/SWGFlag.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/com/projectswg/holocore/resources/support/data/collections/SWGFlag.kt
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ class SWGFlag(private val view: Int, private val updateType: Int) : BitSet(128),
 		return toList().contentHashCode()
 	}
 
+	fun read(bytes: ByteArray?) {
+		clear()
+		if (bytes != null) {
+			xor(valueOf(bytes))
+		}
+	}
+
 	fun sendDeltaMessage(target: SWGObject) {
 		target.sendDelta(view, updateType, encode())
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/projectswg/holocore/resources/support/objects/swg/player/PlayerObjectShared.kt b/src/main/java/com/projectswg/holocore/resources/support/objects/swg/player/PlayerObjectShared.kt
index afc45c36f..f8968848f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/projectswg/holocore/resources/support/objects/swg/player/PlayerObjectShared.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/com/projectswg/holocore/resources/support/objects/swg/player/PlayerObjectShared.kt
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ internal class PlayerObjectShared(obj: PlayerObject) : MongoPersistable {
 	}
 
 	override fun saveMongo(data: MongoData) {
+		data.putByteArray("flags", _flags.toByteArray())
+		data.putByteArray("profileFlags", _profileFlags.toByteArray())
 		data.putString("title", title)
 		data.putInteger("bornDate", bornDate)
 		data.putInteger("playTime", playTime)
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ internal class PlayerObjectShared(obj: PlayerObject) : MongoPersistable {
 	}
 
 	override fun readMongo(data: MongoData) {
+		_flags.read(data.getByteArray("flags"))
+		_profileFlags.read(data.getByteArray("profileFlags"))
 		title = data.getString("title", title)
 		bornDate = data.getInteger("bornDate", bornDate)
 		playTime = data.getInteger("playTime", playTime)
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/projectswg/holocore/resources/support/objects/swg/player/PlayerObjectFlagPersistenceTest.kt b/src/test/java/com/projectswg/holocore/resources/support/objects/swg/player/PlayerObjectFlagPersistenceTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90b6126ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/projectswg/holocore/resources/support/objects/swg/player/PlayerObjectFlagPersistenceTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/***********************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 /// Project SWG /// www.projectswg.com                       *
+ *                                                                                 *
+ * ProjectSWG is the first NGE emulator for Star Wars Galaxies founded on          *
+ * July 7th, 2011 after SOE announced the official shutdown of Star Wars Galaxies. *
+ * Our goal is to create an emulator which will provide a server for players to    *
+ * continue playing a game similar to the one they used to play. We are basing     *
+ * it on the final publish of the game prior to end-game events.                   *
+ *                                                                                 *
+ * This file is part of Holocore.                                                  *
+ *                                                                                 *
+ * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------*
+ *                                                                                 *
+ * Holocore is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify                *
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as                  *
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the              *
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.                                 *
+ *                                                                                 *
+ * Holocore is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,                     *
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of                  *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the                   *
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.                             *
+ *                                                                                 *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License        *
+ * along with Holocore.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.               *
+ ***********************************************************************************/
+package com.projectswg.holocore.resources.support.objects.swg.player
+
+import com.projectswg.common.data.encodables.mongo.MongoData
+import com.projectswg.holocore.resources.support.global.player.PlayerFlags
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+class PlayerObjectFlagPersistenceTest {
+
+	@Test
+	fun `flags survive a save and load cycle`() {
+		val saved = PlayerObject(0)
+		saved.flags.set(PlayerFlags.FACTIONRANK)
+
+		assertTrue(roundTrip(saved).flags[PlayerFlags.FACTIONRANK])
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	fun `profile flags survive a save and load cycle`() {
+		val saved = PlayerObject(0)
+		saved.profileFlags.set(PlayerFlags.HELPER)
+
+		assertTrue(roundTrip(saved).profileFlags[PlayerFlags.HELPER])
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	fun `unset flags remain unset after a save and load cycle`() {
+		val saved = PlayerObject(0)
+		saved.flags.set(PlayerFlags.FACTIONRANK)
+
+		assertFalse(roundTrip(saved).flags[PlayerFlags.ANONYMOUS])
+	}
+
+	private fun roundTrip(obj: PlayerObject): PlayerObject {
+		val data = MongoData()
+		obj.saveMongo(data)
+
+		val loaded = PlayerObject(0)
+		loaded.readMongo(data)
+		return loaded
+	}
+}