diff --git a/src/ProfileManager.cpp b/src/ProfileManager.cpp
--- a/src/ProfileManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ProfileManager.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <KConfig>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <KMessageBox>
 
 // Konsole
 #include "ProfileReader.h"
@@ -327,8 +328,10 @@
 
     QString newPath = writer->getPath(profile);
 
-    writer->writeProfile(newPath, profile);
-
+    if (!writer->writeProfile(newPath, profile)) {
+        KMessageBox::sorry(0,
+                           i18n("Konsole does not have permission to save this profile to %1", newPath));
+    }
     delete writer;
 
     return newPath;
diff --git a/src/ProfileWriter.cpp b/src/ProfileWriter.cpp
--- a/src/ProfileWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/ProfileWriter.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@
 {
     KConfig config(path, KConfig::NoGlobals);
 
+    if (!config.isConfigWritable(false)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     KConfigGroup general = config.group(GENERAL_GROUP);
 
     // Parent profile if set, when loading the profile in future, the parent