diff --git a/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/signals.py b/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/signals.py
index f52af8a8..f2eba716 100644
--- a/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/signals.py
+++ b/futurex_openedx_extensions/helpers/signals.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 """Signals for the futurex_openedx_extensions app"""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import logging
 from typing import Any
 
-from common.djangoapps.student.models import CourseAccessRole
+from common.djangoapps.student.models import CourseAccessRole, UserProfile
 from django.core.cache import cache
-from django.db.models.signals import post_delete, post_save
+from django.db.models.signals import post_delete, post_save, pre_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 
 from futurex_openedx_extensions.helpers import constants as cs
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@
 )
 from futurex_openedx_extensions.helpers.tenants import get_all_tenant_ids, get_all_tenants_info
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 @receiver(post_save, sender=CourseAccessRole)
 def refresh_course_access_role_cache_on_save(
@@ -90,3 +93,28 @@ def refresh_tenant_info_cache_on_delete_template_asset(
     template_tenant_id = get_all_tenants_info()['template_tenant']['tenant_id']
     if template_tenant_id and instance.tenant_id == template_tenant_id:
         invalidate_cache()
+
+
+@receiver(pre_save, sender=UserProfile)
+def fix_profile_gender_issues(
+    sender: Any, instance: UserProfile, **kwargs: Any,  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+) -> None:
+    """Receiver to fix profile.gender values when a user profile is saved"""
+    values_map = {
+        'male': 'm',
+        'female': 'f',
+    }
+    if instance.gender not in ['m', 'f', '']:
+        user_id_str = f'id: {str(instance.user_id)}' if instance.user_id else f'username: {instance.username}'
+        try:
+            original_value = instance.gender
+            new_value = values_map.get(original_value.lower(), '')
+            instance.gender = new_value
+            logging.warning(
+                'UserProfile.gender updated for user %s from "%s" to "%s"',
+                user_id_str,
+                original_value,
+                new_value,
+            )
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.error('Error updating gender for user %s: %s', user_id_str, str(exc))
diff --git a/tests/test_helpers/test_signals.py b/tests/test_helpers/test_signals.py
index d90fe1d0..eb7ce99a 100644
--- a/tests/test_helpers/test_signals.py
+++ b/tests/test_helpers/test_signals.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 """Tests for the signals module of the helpers app"""
+
+import logging
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
-from common.djangoapps.student.models import CourseAccessRole
+from common.djangoapps.student.models import CourseAccessRole, UserProfile
 from django.core.cache import cache
 
 from futurex_openedx_extensions.helpers import constants as cs
@@ -166,3 +168,48 @@ def test_refresh_tenant_info_cache_on_delete_template_asset(
         mock_invalidate.assert_called_once()
     else:
         mock_invalidate.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'original, expected, expect_warning',
+    [
+        ('male', 'm', True),
+        ('Male', 'm', True),
+        ('female', 'f', True),
+        ('FEMALE', 'f', True),
+        ('m', 'm', False),
+        ('f', 'f', False),
+        ('', '', False),
+        ('M', '', True),
+        ('other', '', True),
+    ],
+)
+def test_fix_profile_gender_issues_on_create(original, expected, expect_warning, caplog):
+    """Verify that creating a UserProfile normalizes gender and logs when changed."""
+    caplog.set_level(logging.WARNING)
+    user_id = 10
+    profile = UserProfile.objects.create(user_id=user_id, gender=original)
+    profile.refresh_from_db()
+    assert profile.gender == expected
+
+    if expect_warning:
+        assert any(
+            (str(original) in rec.getMessage() and str(expected) in rec.getMessage())
+            for rec in caplog.records
+        )
+    else:
+        assert not any('UserProfile.gender updated for user' in rec.getMessage() for rec in caplog.records)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_fix_profile_gender_issues_on_update(caplog):
+    """Verify that updating an existing UserProfile triggers normalization on save."""
+    caplog.set_level(logging.WARNING)
+    user_id = 11
+    profile = UserProfile.objects.create(user_id=user_id, gender='')
+    profile.gender = 'Male'
+    profile.save()
+    profile.refresh_from_db()
+    assert profile.gender == 'm'
+    assert any('UserProfile.gender updated for user' in rec.getMessage() for rec in caplog.records)