diff --git a/krusader/Panel/listpanel.cpp b/krusader/Panel/listpanel.cpp
--- a/krusader/Panel/listpanel.cpp
+++ b/krusader/Panel/listpanel.cpp
@@ -1215,7 +1215,10 @@
         QUrl url(cfg.readEntry("Url", "invalid"));
         if (!url.isValid())
             url = QUrl::fromLocalFile(ROOT_DIR);
-        func->openUrl(url);
+
+        // To mitigate locked tab misbehaviour while restoring a panel profile,
+        // we are calling ListPanelFunc::openUrlInitially to ignore "locked" property this time.
+        func->openUrlInitially(url);
     }
 
     setJumpBack(func->history->currentUrl());
diff --git a/krusader/Panel/panelfunc.h b/krusader/Panel/panelfunc.h
--- a/krusader/Panel/panelfunc.h
+++ b/krusader/Panel/panelfunc.h
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@
     void execute(const QString&);
     void goInside(const QString&);
     void openUrl(const QUrl &path, const QString& nameToMakeCurrent = QString(),
-                 bool manuallyEntered = false);
+                 bool manuallyEntered = false, bool ignoreLockedTab = false);
+    void openUrlInitially(const QUrl &path) {
+        openUrl(path, QString(), false, true);
+    }
     void rename(const QString &oldname, const QString &newname);
 
     // actions
@@ -144,9 +147,11 @@
     bool isSyncing(const QUrl &url);
     // when externallyExecutable == true, the file can be executed or opened with other software
     void openFileNameInternal(const QString &name, bool externallyExecutable);
-    void immediateOpenUrl(const QUrl &url);
+    void immediateOpenUrl(const QUrl &url) {
+        openUrlInternal(url, QString(), true, false, false);
+    }
     void openUrlInternal(const QUrl &url, const QString& makeCurrent,
-                         bool immediately, bool manuallyEntered);
+                         bool immediately, bool manuallyEntered, bool ignoreLockedTab);
     void runCommand(QString cmd);
 
     ListPanel*               panel;     // our ListPanel
diff --git a/krusader/Panel/panelfunc.cpp b/krusader/Panel/panelfunc.cpp
--- a/krusader/Panel/panelfunc.cpp
+++ b/krusader/Panel/panelfunc.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 }
 
 void ListPanelFunc::openUrl(const QUrl &url, const QString& nameToMakeCurrent,
-                            bool manuallyEntered)
+                            bool manuallyEntered, bool ignoreLockedTab)
 {
     if (panel->syncBrowseButton->state() == SYNCBROWSE_CD) {
         //do sync-browse stuff....
@@ -199,22 +199,17 @@
         QString relative = QDir(panel->virtualPath().path() + '/').relativeFilePath(url.path());
         syncURL.setPath(QDir::cleanPath(syncURL.path() + '/' + relative));
         panel->otherPanel()->gui->setLocked(false);
-        otherFunc()->openUrlInternal(syncURL, nameToMakeCurrent, false, false);
+        otherFunc()->openUrlInternal(syncURL, nameToMakeCurrent, false, false, false);
     }
-    openUrlInternal(url, nameToMakeCurrent, false, manuallyEntered);
-}
-
-void ListPanelFunc::immediateOpenUrl(const QUrl &url)
-{
-    openUrlInternal(url, QString(), true, false);
+    openUrlInternal(url, nameToMakeCurrent, false, manuallyEntered, ignoreLockedTab);
 }
 
 void ListPanelFunc::openUrlInternal(const QUrl &url, const QString& nameToMakeCurrent,
-                                    bool immediately, bool manuallyEntered)
+                                    bool immediately, bool manuallyEntered, bool ignoreLockedTab)
 {
     const QUrl cleanUrl = cleanPath(url);
 
-    if (panel->isLocked() &&
+    if (!ignoreLockedTab && panel->isLocked() &&
             !files()->currentDirectory().matches(cleanUrl, QUrl::StripTrailingSlash)) {
         panel->_manager->newTab(url);
         urlManuallyEntered = false;
diff --git a/krusader/krusaderview.cpp b/krusader/krusaderview.cpp
--- a/krusader/krusaderview.cpp
+++ b/krusader/krusaderview.cpp
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
 
 void KrusaderView::profiles(QString profileName)
 {
-    ProfileManager profileManager("Panel");
+    ProfileManager profileManager("Panel", this);
     profileManager.hide();
     connect(&profileManager, SIGNAL(saveToProfile(QString)), this, SLOT(savePanelProfiles(QString)));
     connect(&profileManager, SIGNAL(loadFromProfile(QString)), this, SLOT(loadPanelProfiles(QString)));