diff --git a/ckan/ckan/defaults/main.yml b/ckan/ckan/defaults/main.yml
index 8fb62c75..7390acdd 100644
--- a/ckan/ckan/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ckan/ckan/defaults/main.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ ckan_google_analytics_fixed_file: 'http://svn.research-infrastructures.eu/public
 ckan_ga_reports: False
 ckan_ga_reports_name: ga-report
 ckan_ga_reports_url: 'git+https://github.com/datagovuk/ckanext-ga-report.git#egg=ckanext-ga-report'
+ckan_profiler: False
+ckan_profiler_url: 'git+https://github.com/seanh/ckanext-profile.git#egg=ckanext-profile'
 
 
 # Needed to install some CKAN plugins
diff --git a/ckan/ckan/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml b/ckan/ckan/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
index 5d256d79..27b46000 100644
--- a/ckan/ckan/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
+++ b/ckan/ckan/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@
       notify: Restart CKAN
       tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_google_analytics', 'ckan_ga_reports', 'ckan_plugins' ]
 
+    - name: Install the CKAN profiler plugin
+      pip: name='{{ ckan_profiler_url }}' virtualenv={{ ckan_virtenv }} state={{ ckan_plugins_state }}
+      when: ckan_profiler
+      notify: Restart CKAN
+      tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_profiler', 'ckan_plugins' ]
+
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ ckan_shell_user }}'
   tags: [ 'ckan', 'ckan_plugins' ]