diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index aa193d368..2255445ca 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ packages/dotcom-build-sass/ @financial-times/origami-core @financial-times/platf
 
 
 # The Pro Personalisation and Discovery are responsible for the pro navigation - UI header's dropdown navigation
-packages/dotcom-ui-header/src/components/dropdown-navigation @financial-times/platforms @financial-times/professional-personalisation-and-discovery
\ No newline at end of file
+packages/dotcom-ui-header/src/components/dropdown-navigation @financial-times/platforms @financial-times/professional-personalisation-and-discovery
+
+# The Pro Personalisation and Discovery are responsible for the pro bar in the new Header Coving of Layout
+packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/professional/headerCoving @financial-times/platforms @financial-times/professional-personalisation-and-discovery
diff --git a/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/README.md b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/README.md
index 84afff0ef..7563ba9d5 100644
--- a/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/README.md
+++ b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ This component includes styles written in Sass which includes the styles the [he
 | footerOptions   | TFooterProps                                    | true     | `undefined` | Pass options to the footer component                                                         |
 | footerComponent | ReactElement                                    | true     | `undefined` | Pass a custom footer                                                                         |
 | contents        | string                                          | true     | `undefined` | A prerendered string of HTML used to insert the page contents when not using JSX composition |
+| options   | TLayoutProps                                    | true     | `undefined` | Pass options to the layout component                                                         |
+| options.showProBar   | boolean                                    | true     | `undefined` | Enable rendering of FT Pro Bar in the header coving area.                                                        |
 
 \* Navigation data is required to render all [header] variants except for `"logo-only"`. Navigation data is required to render all built in [footer] components. It is recommended to integrate the [navigation package] with your application to get navigation data.
 
diff --git a/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/browser.js b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/browser.js
index bf5db6f9e..c551649a8 100644
--- a/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/browser.js
+++ b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/browser.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as footer from '@financial-times/dotcom-ui-footer/browser'
 import * as header from '@financial-times/dotcom-ui-header/browser'
+import { ProBar } from './src/components/professional/headerCoving'
 // Polyfill for :focus-visible https://github.com/WICG/focus-visible
 // NOTE: v5 of this polyfill is not yet supported by o-normalise
 // https://github.com/WICG/focus-visible/pull/196/files
@@ -9,4 +10,5 @@ import 'focus-visible'
 export function init({ headerOptions = {}, footerOptions = {} } = {}) {
   header.init(headerOptions)
   footer.init(footerOptions)
+  ProBar.init()
 }
diff --git a/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/Layout.tsx b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/Layout.tsx
index 5df395221..3be0f79a0 100644
--- a/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/Layout.tsx
+++ b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/Layout.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 import { TNavigationData } from '@financial-times/dotcom-types-navigation'
 import { Footer, LegalFooter, TFooterOptions } from '@financial-times/dotcom-ui-footer/component'
 import Template from './Template'
+import { HeaderCoving } from './professional/headerCoving'
 
 enum Headers {
   simple = HeaderSimple,
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ enum Footers {
   legal = LegalFooter
 }
 
+export type TLayoutOptions = {
+  showProBar?: boolean
+}
+
 export type TLayoutProps = {
   navigationData?: TNavigationData
   headerOptions?: THeaderOptions
@@ -37,6 +42,7 @@ export type TLayoutProps = {
   footerAfter?: string | React.ReactNode
   children?: React.ReactNode
   contents?: string
+  options?: TLayoutOptions
 }
 
 export function Layout({
@@ -52,7 +58,8 @@ export function Layout({
   footerComponent,
   footerAfter,
   children,
-  contents
+  contents,
+  options
 }: TLayoutProps) {
   let header = null
   let drawer = null
@@ -101,6 +108,7 @@ export function Layout({
 
       <div className="n-layout__row n-layout__row--header">
         <Template className="n-layout__header-before">{headerBefore}</Template>
+        {options && options.showProBar && <HeaderCoving />}
         {headerComponent || header || null}
         <Template className="n-layout__header-after">{headerAfter}</Template>
       </div>
diff --git a/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/__test__/Layout.spec.tsx b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/__test__/Layout.spec.tsx
index 041b9e353..32c6f49b4 100644
--- a/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/__test__/Layout.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/__test__/Layout.spec.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,20 @@ describe('dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/Layout', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('layout variations', () => {
+  it('renders Pro Bar in the header coving when option is enabled', () => {
+    const { container } = render(<Subject options={{ showProBar: true }} />)
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('.n-layout__pro-coving')).not.toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('does not render Pro Bar in the header coving when option is disabled', () => {
+    const { container } = render(<Subject options={{ showProBar: false }} />)
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('.n-layout__pro-coving')).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
+
 describe('header variations', () => {
   describe('with the simple variant', () => {
     it('renders the header component', () => {
diff --git a/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/professional/headerCoving.js b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/professional/headerCoving.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9b8960cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/professional/headerCoving.js
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/**
+ * Track a view event for a given DOM selector by dispatching an `oTracking.event`.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} [options] - Optional configuration.
+ * @param {string} [options.selector] - CSS selector for the element to track.
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+const trackBarView = (options) => {
+  const selector = options && options.selector
+  const elementToTrack = document.querySelector(selector)
+  if (!elementToTrack) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  const eventData = {
+    action: 'view',
+    category: 'component',
+    className: elementToTrack.className,
+    url: window.document.location.href || null,
+    nodeName: elementToTrack.nodeName,
+    component_name: 'pro-bar'
+  }
+
+  document.body.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('oTracking.event', { detail: eventData, bubbles: true }))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update the organisation title shown in the coving element.
+ *
+ * Fetches licence information from the provided proNavigationApi URL and updates
+ * the organisation name in the coving element. Emits tracking events on error.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} options - Configuration options.
+ * @param {string} options.proNavigationApi - URL to fetch licence info from.
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+const updateTitle = async (options) => {
+  if (!isDesktopOrTabletView()) {
+    return
+  }
+  const { proNavigationApi } = options
+
+  const coving = document.querySelector(`.n-layout__pro-coving`)
+  const textContainer = document.querySelector('.n-layout__pro-coving-text')
+  if (!coving || !textContainer) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const licenceInfo = await fetchLicenceInfo(proNavigationApi)
+
+    if (!licenceInfo || !licenceInfo.organisationName) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (licenceInfo.organisationName && licenceInfo.organisationName.length < 51) {
+      textContainer.classList.add('is-fading-out')
+      textContainer.addEventListener('transitionend', () => {
+        updateOrganisationName(coving, licenceInfo.organisationName)
+        textContainer.classList.remove('is-fading-out')
+        textContainer.classList.add('is-fading-in')
+
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            textContainer.classList.remove('is-fading-in')
+        })
+      }, { once: true })
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    const eventData = {
+      action: 'fetch',
+      category: 'error',
+      component_name: 'pro-bar',
+      errorMessage: error.message
+    }
+    document.body.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('oTracking.event', { detail: eventData, bubbles: true }))
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetch licence information from the given URL.
+ *
+ * Uses fetch with credentials included. Throws an Error if the response is not ok.
+ *
+ * @param {string} url - The API endpoint to fetch licence info from.
+ * @returns {Promise<Object>} Resolves with the parsed JSON response.
+ * @throws {Error} If the network response is not ok.
+ */
+const fetchLicenceInfo = async (url) => {
+  const response = await fetch(url, { credentials: 'include' })
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`Error during licence info fetch! Status: ${response.status}`)
+  }
+  return response.json()
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update the organisation name within the coving element.
+ *
+ * @param {Element} covingEl - The coving DOM element that contains the organisation name element.
+ * @param {string} organisationName - The organisation name to display.
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+const updateOrganisationName = (covingEl, organisationName) => {
+  if (!covingEl || !organisationName) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  const organisationNameEl = covingEl.querySelector('.n-layout__pro-coving-organisation')
+  if (organisationNameEl) {
+    organisationNameEl.textContent = organisationName
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Determine if the current device is a desktop or tablet.
+ *
+ * Checks the user agent to identify mobile devices. Uses the modern `navigator.userAgentData` API
+ * if available, otherwise falls back to parsing `navigator.userAgent`. Returns `true` for desktop
+ * and tablet devices, `false` for mobile phones.
+ *
+ * @returns {boolean} `true` if the device is desktop or tablet, `false` if mobile.
+ */
+function isDesktopOrTabletView() {
+  if (navigator.userAgentData && navigator.userAgentData.mobile) {
+    return !navigator.userAgentData.mobile
+  }
+
+  const ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase()
+
+  if (ua.includes('ipad') || (ua.includes('macintosh') && 'ontouchend' in window)) {
+    return true
+  }
+
+  if (ua.includes('iphone') || ua.includes('ipod')) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (ua.includes('android') && ua.includes('mobile')) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (
+    ua.includes('windows phone') ||
+    ua.includes('blackberry') ||
+    ua.includes('bb10') ||
+    ua.includes('opera mini')
+  ) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  return true
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initialise the ProBar component: track view and update title.
+ *
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+const init = () => {
+  trackBarView({ selector: '.n-layout__pro-coving' })
+
+  updateTitle({
+    proNavigationApi: 'https://pro-navigation.ft.com/api/licence/info'
+  })
+}
+
+export const ProBar = {
+  init
+}
diff --git a/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/professional/headerCoving.scss b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/professional/headerCoving.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31e96f59f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/professional/headerCoving.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+@import '@financial-times/o3-foundation/css/professional.css';
+
+.n-layout__pro-coving {
+  display: flex;
+  width: 100%;
+  background-color: var(--o3-color-palette-mint);
+  padding-block: var(--o3-spacing-4xs);
+  justify-content: center;
+  border-block: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20);
+}
+
+.n-layout__pro-coving-text {
+  opacity: 1;
+  transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
+
+  font-size: var(--o3-type-label-font-size);
+  font-weight: var(--o3-font-weight-medium);
+  font-family: var(--o3-font-family-metric);
+  color: var(--o3-color-palette-slate);
+}
+
+.n-layout__pro-coving-text.is-fading-out {
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+
+.n-layout__pro-coving-text.is-fading-in {
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.n-layout__pro-coving-brand {
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .n-layout__pro-coving-text {
+    transition: none;
+  }
+}
+
+.n-layout__pro-coving-organisation:not(:empty)::before {
+  content: "|";
+  padding-inline: var(--o3-spacing-3xs);
+  color: var(--o3-color-palette-slate);
+}
diff --git a/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/professional/headerCoving.tsx b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/professional/headerCoving.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b09b831b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/src/components/professional/headerCoving.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+export const HeaderCoving = () => {
+  return (
+    <div data-o3-brand="professional" className={`n-layout__pro-coving`}>
+      <div className={`n-layout__pro-coving-text`}>
+        <span className={`n-layout__pro-coving-brand`}>FT Professional</span>
+        <span className={`n-layout__pro-coving-organisation`}></span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/styles.scss b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/styles.scss
index d37cbc936..4cf3b73c8 100644
--- a/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/styles.scss
+++ b/packages/dotcom-ui-layout/styles.scss
@@ -48,3 +48,6 @@ $system-code: 'page-kit-layout' !default;
 
 @import '@financial-times/dotcom-ui-header/styles';
 @import '@financial-times/dotcom-ui-footer/styles';
+
+// Import Header Coving (Pro Bar) styles
+@import './src/components/professional/headerCoving.scss';