diff --git a/src/k_menudraw.c b/src/k_menudraw.c
index a3a989040..d4e8d653b 100644
--- a/src/k_menudraw.c
+++ b/src/k_menudraw.c
@@ -1024,9 +1024,8 @@ static void M_DrawCharSelectCursor(UINT8 num)
 
 // Draw character profile card.
 // Moved here because in the case of profile edition this is drawn in the charsel menu.
-static void M_DrawProfileCard(INT32 x, INT32 y, profile_t *p)
+static void M_DrawProfileCard(INT32 x, INT32 y, boolean greyedout, profile_t *p)
 {
-
 	setup_player_t *sp = &setup_player[0];	// When editing profile character, we'll always be checking for what P1 is doing.
 	patch_t *card = W_CachePatchName("PR_CARD", PU_CACHE);
 	patch_t *cardbot = W_CachePatchName("PR_CARDB", PU_CACHE);
@@ -1051,7 +1050,10 @@ static void M_DrawProfileCard(INT32 x, INT32 y, profile_t *p)
 		colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(skinnum, sp->color, GTC_MENUCACHE);
 
 	// Card
-	V_DrawFixedPatch(x*FRACUNIT, y*FRACUNIT, FRACUNIT, 0, card, colormap);
+	V_DrawFixedPatch(x*FRACUNIT, y*FRACUNIT, FRACUNIT, greyedout ? V_TRANSLUCENT : 0, card, colormap);
+
+	if (greyedout)
+		return;	// only used for profiles we can't select.
 
 	// Draw pwlv if we can
 	if (powerlevel > -1)
@@ -1167,7 +1169,7 @@ void M_DrawCharacterSelect(void)
 		if (optionsmenu.profile == NULL)
 			M_DrawCharSelectPreview(i);
 		else if (i == 0)
-			M_DrawProfileCard(optionsmenu.optx, optionsmenu.opty, optionsmenu.profile);
+			M_DrawProfileCard(optionsmenu.optx, optionsmenu.opty, false, optionsmenu.profile);
 
 		if (i >= setup_numplayers)
 			continue;
@@ -2173,6 +2175,7 @@ void M_DrawGenericOptions(void)
 void M_DrawProfileSelect(void)
 {
 	INT32 i;
+	const INT32 maxp = PR_GetNumProfiles();
 	INT32 x = 160 - optionsmenu.profilen*(128 + 128/8) + optionsmenu.offset;
 	INT32 y = 35 + menutransition.tics*16;
 
@@ -2189,14 +2192,14 @@ void M_DrawProfileSelect(void)
 
 		// don't draw the card in this specific scenario
 		if (!(menutransition.tics && optionsmenu.profile != NULL && optionsmenu.profilen == i))
-			M_DrawProfileCard(x, y, p);
+			M_DrawProfileCard(x, y, i > maxp, p);
 
 		x += 128 + 128/8;
 	}
 
 	// needs to be drawn since it happens on the transition
 	if (optionsmenu.profile != NULL)
-		M_DrawProfileCard(optionsmenu.optx, optionsmenu.opty, optionsmenu.profile);
+		M_DrawProfileCard(optionsmenu.optx, optionsmenu.opty, false, optionsmenu.profile);
 
 
 }
@@ -2264,7 +2267,7 @@ void M_DrawEditProfile(void)
 	// Finally, draw the card ontop
 	if (optionsmenu.profile != NULL)
 	{
-		M_DrawProfileCard(optionsmenu.optx, optionsmenu.opty, optionsmenu.profile);
+		M_DrawProfileCard(optionsmenu.optx, optionsmenu.opty, false, optionsmenu.profile);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/k_menufunc.c b/src/k_menufunc.c
index 4c40c071d..3e034bada 100644
--- a/src/k_menufunc.c
+++ b/src/k_menufunc.c
@@ -3558,6 +3558,7 @@ void M_VideoModeMenu(INT32 choice)
 void M_HandleProfileSelect(INT32 ch)
 {
 	const UINT8 pid = 0;
+	const INT32 maxp = PR_GetNumProfiles();
 	(void) ch;
 
 	if (menucmd[pid].dpad_lr > 0)
@@ -3565,10 +3566,10 @@ void M_HandleProfileSelect(INT32 ch)
 		optionsmenu.profilen++;
 		optionsmenu.offset += (128 + 128/8);
 
-		if (optionsmenu.profilen > MAXPROFILES)
+		if (optionsmenu.profilen > maxp)
 		{
 			optionsmenu.profilen = 0;
-			optionsmenu.offset -= (128 + 128/8)*(MAXPROFILES+1);
+			optionsmenu.offset -= (128 + 128/8)*(maxp+1);
 		}
 
 		S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_menu1);
@@ -3582,8 +3583,8 @@ void M_HandleProfileSelect(INT32 ch)
 
 		if (optionsmenu.profilen < 0)
 		{
-			optionsmenu.profilen = MAXPROFILES;
-			optionsmenu.offset += (128 + 128/8)*(MAXPROFILES+1);
+			optionsmenu.profilen = maxp;
+			optionsmenu.offset += (128 + 128/8)*(maxp+1);
 		}
 
 		S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_menu1);
@@ -3593,6 +3594,10 @@ void M_HandleProfileSelect(INT32 ch)
 	else if (M_MenuButtonPressed(pid, MBT_A) || M_MenuButtonPressed(pid, MBT_X))
 	{
 		S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_menu1);
+
+		if (optionsmenu.profilen == maxp)
+			PR_InitNewProfile();	// initialize the new profile.
+
 		optionsmenu.profile = PR_GetProfile(optionsmenu.profilen);
 
 		// This is now used to move the card we've selected.
diff --git a/src/k_profiles.c b/src/k_profiles.c
index a07c7b803..7766629b3 100644
--- a/src/k_profiles.c
+++ b/src/k_profiles.c
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 static profile_t profilesList[MAXPROFILES+1];		// +1 because we're gonna add a default "GUEST' profile.
 static UINT8 numprofiles = 0;	// # of loaded profiles
 
+INT32 PR_GetNumProfiles(void)
+{
+	return numprofiles;
+}
+
 profile_t PR_MakeProfile(const char *prname, const char *pname, const char *sname, const UINT16 col, const char *fname, UINT16 fcol, INT32 controlarray[num_gamecontrols][MAXINPUTMAPPING])
 {
 	profile_t new;
@@ -71,6 +76,17 @@ profile_t* PR_GetProfile(INT32 num)
 		return NULL;
 }
 
+void PR_InitNewProfile(void)
+{
+	char pname[PROFILENAMELEN+1] = "PRF";
+	profile_t dprofile;
+
+	strcpy(pname, va("PRF%c", 'A'+numprofiles-1));
+
+	dprofile = PR_MakeProfile(pname, PROFILEDEFAULTPNAME, PROFILEDEFAULTSKIN, PROFILEDEFAULTCOLOR, PROFILEDEFAULTFOLLOWER, PROFILEDEFAULTFOLLOWERCOLOR, gamecontroldefault);
+	PR_AddProfile(dprofile);
+}
+
 void PR_SaveProfiles(void)
 {
 	FILE *f = NULL;
diff --git a/src/k_profiles.h b/src/k_profiles.h
index fb68d3f85..686831605 100644
--- a/src/k_profiles.h
+++ b/src/k_profiles.h
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ typedef struct profile_s
 
 // Functions
 
+// returns how many profiles there are
+INT32 PR_GetNumProfiles(void);
+
 // PR_MakeProfile
 // Makes a profile from the supplied profile name, player name, colour, follower, followercolour and controls.
 // The consvar values are left untouched.
@@ -87,6 +90,10 @@ boolean PR_AddProfile(profile_t p);
 // Returns a pointer to the profile you're asking for or NULL if the profile is uninitialized.
 profile_t* PR_GetProfile(INT32 num);
 
+// PR_InitNewProfile(void)
+// Initializes the first new profile
+void PR_InitNewProfile(void);
+
 // PR_SaveProfiles(void)
 // Saves all the profiles in profiles.cfg
 // This does not save profilesList[0] since that's always going to be the default profile.