diff --git a/remotinator b/remotinator
index 46054edb..dbccc8f4 100755
--- a/remotinator
+++ b/remotinator
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #
 #    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  
+#    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301
 #    USA
 
 """remotinator by Chris Jones <cmsj@tenshu.net>"""
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ COMMANDS={
     'get_window_title': [True,  _('Get the title of a parent window')],
     'get_tab':          [True,  _('Get the UUID of a parent tab')],
     'get_tab_title':    [True,  _('Get the title of a parent tab')],
+    'switch_profile':   [True,  _('Switch current terminal profile')],
     }
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -60,14 +61,21 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     # Parse args
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
                 formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
-                usage='%(prog)s command [options]', 
-                description=_('Run one of the following Terminator DBus commands:\n\n%s') % (command_desc), 
+                usage='%(prog)s command [options]',
+                description=_('Run one of the following Terminator DBus commands:\n\n%s') % (command_desc),
                 epilog=_('* These entries require either TERMINATOR_UUID environment var,\n  or the --uuid option must be used.'))
-    parser.add_argument('-u', '--uuid', dest='uuid', type=str, metavar='UUID', default=argparse.SUPPRESS, 
-                help=_('Terminal UUID for when not in env var TERMINATOR_UUID'))
+
     parser.add_argument('command', type=str, nargs=1, choices=sorted(COMMANDS.keys()),
                 help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
+
+    parser.add_argument('-u', '--uuid', dest='uuid', type=str, metavar='UUID', default=argparse.SUPPRESS,
+                help=_('Terminal UUID for when not in env var TERMINATOR_UUID'))
+
+    parser.add_argument('-p', '--profile', dest='profile', type=str, default=argparse.SUPPRESS,
+                help=_('Terminal UUID for when not in env var TERMINATOR_UUID'))
+
     parser.add_argument('-v', '--version', action='version', version='%%(prog)s %s' %(APP_VERSION))
+
     options = vars(parser.parse_args())     # Straight to dict
 
     # Pull out the command
@@ -75,8 +83,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     del options['command']
 
     func = getattr(ipc, command)
-
     uuid_required = COMMANDS[command][0]
+
     if uuid_required:
         uuid = options.get('uuid', os.environ.get('TERMINATOR_UUID'))
         if uuid:
diff --git a/terminatorlib/ipc.py b/terminatorlib/ipc.py
index 7e24fb31..4f80ff98 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/ipc.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/ipc.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class DBusService(Borg, dbus.service.Object):
         self.terminator.config.options_set(oldopts)
         self.terminator.create_layout(oldopts.layout)
         self.terminator.layout_done()
-            
+
     @dbus.service.method(BUS_NAME, in_signature='a{ss}')
     def new_tab_cmdline(self, options=dbus.Dictionary()):
         """Create a new tab"""
@@ -197,6 +197,13 @@ class DBusService(Borg, dbus.service.Object):
                 if terminal in terms:
                     return root_widget.get_tab_label(tab_child).get_label()
 
+    @dbus.service.method(BUS_NAME)
+    def switch_profile(self, uuid=None, options=dbus.Dictionary()):
+        """Switch profile of a given terminal"""
+        terminal = self.terminator.find_terminal_by_uuid(uuid)
+        profile_name = options.get('profile')
+        terminal.force_set_profile(False, profile_name)
+
 def with_proxy(func):
     """Decorator function to connect to the session dbus bus"""
     dbg('dbus client call: %s' % func.__name__)
@@ -209,7 +216,7 @@ def with_proxy(func):
             sys.exit(
                 "Remotinator can't connect to terminator. " +
                 "May be terminator is not running.")
-            
+
         func(proxy, *args, **argd)
     return _exec
 
@@ -272,3 +279,8 @@ def get_tab_title(session, uuid, options):
     """Call the dbus method to return the title of a tab"""
     print(session.get_tab_title(uuid))
 
+@with_proxy
+def switch_profile(session, uuid, options):
+    """Call the dbus method to return the title of a tab"""
+    session.switch_profile(uuid, options)
+