diff --git a/src/Session.h b/src/Session.h
--- a/src/Session.h
+++ b/src/Session.h
@@ -587,6 +587,11 @@
      */
     Q_SCRIPTABLE int historySize() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the current session's profile
+     */
+    Q_SCRIPTABLE void setProfile(const QString &profile);
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
 
     /** Emitted when the terminal process starts. */
diff --git a/src/Session.cpp b/src/Session.cpp
--- a/src/Session.cpp
+++ b/src/Session.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
 #include "ZModemDialog.h"
 #include "History.h"
 #include "konsoledebug.h"
+#include "SessionManager.h"
+#include "ProfileManager.h"
+#include "Profile.h"
 
 using namespace Konsole;
 
@@ -1574,6 +1577,17 @@
     }
 }
 
+
+void Session::setProfile(const QString &profileName)
+{
+  const QList<Profile::Ptr> profiles = ProfileManager::instance()->allProfiles();
+  foreach (const Profile::Ptr &profile, profiles) {
+    if (profile->name() == profileName) {
+      SessionManager::instance()->setSessionProfile(this, profile);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 int Session::foregroundProcessId()
 {
     int pid;