diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f31bdd7..7f37486 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ target
 !.gitignore
 !.gitattributes
 !.gitkeep
+
+#Intelij
+*.iml
diff --git a/profileissue/profiletileusage/pom.xml b/profileissue/profiletileusage/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4197a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profileissue/profiletileusage/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>io.repaint.maven</groupId>
+    <artifactId>profile-tile-usage</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>io.repaint.maven</groupId>
+                <artifactId>tiles-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <extensions>true</extensions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <filtering>true</filtering>
+                    <tiles>
+                        <tile>io.repaint.maven:profile-issue-tile:1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</tile>
+                    </tiles>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/profileissue/tile/pom.xml b/profileissue/tile/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bbbb66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profileissue/tile/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>io.repaint.maven</groupId>
+    <artifactId>profile-issue-tile</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <packaging>tile</packaging>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>io.repaint.maven</groupId>
+                <artifactId>tiles-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.11-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <extensions>true</extensions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <filtering>true</filtering>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/profileissue/tile/tile.xml b/profileissue/tile/tile.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea9eeb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profileissue/tile/tile.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <properties>
+        <a.chop>dontbe</a.chop>
+    </properties>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.7</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>print-antrun1</id>
+                        <phase>validate</phase>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <target>
+                                <echo message="@@@@@@@@@@@@ HELLO! Iam a AntRun 1 Tile"/>
+                            </target>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>run</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+<profiles>
+    <profile>
+        <activation>
+            <activeByDefault/>
+        </activation>
+        <id>ant-run-in-profile</id>
+        <build>
+            <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>1.7</version>
+                    <executions>
+                        <execution>
+                            <id>print-antrun1</id>
+                            <phase>validate</phase>
+                            <configuration>
+                                <target>
+                                    <echo message="@@@@@@@@@@@@ HELLO! Iam a AntRun 1 Tile in a *profile*"/>
+                                </target>
+                            </configuration>
+                            <goals>
+                                <goal>run</goal>
+                            </goals>
+                        </execution>
+                    </executions>
+                </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+        </build>
+    </profile>
+</profiles>
+
+</project>
+
+
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/repaint/maven/tiles/TilesMavenLifecycleParticipant.groovy b/src/main/groovy/io/repaint/maven/tiles/TilesMavenLifecycleParticipant.groovy
index 4fb5408..d528df6 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/repaint/maven/tiles/TilesMavenLifecycleParticipant.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/repaint/maven/tiles/TilesMavenLifecycleParticipant.groovy
@@ -443,7 +443,9 @@ public class TilesMavenLifecycleParticipant extends AbstractMavenLifecyclePartic
 				throw new MavenExecutionException("Cannot apply tiles, the expected parent ${applyBeforeParent} is not found.",
 					project.file)
 			}
-			copyModel(project, finalModel.effectiveModel)
+			//FIXME hack to illustrate resolution of profile issue
+//			copyModel(project, finalModel.effectiveModel)
+			copyModel(project, finalModel.effectiveModel,tiles)
 		} finally {
 			// restore original ModelProcessor
 			((DefaultModelBuilder)modelBuilder).setModelProcessor(modelProcessor)
@@ -588,7 +590,10 @@ public class TilesMavenLifecycleParticipant extends AbstractMavenLifecyclePartic
 
 	}
 
-	protected void copyModel(MavenProject project, Model newModel) {
+	//FIXME hack to illustrate resolution of profile issue
+	//protected void copyModel(MavenProject project, Model newModel) {
+	protected void copyModel(MavenProject project, Model newModel, List<TileModel> tiles ) {
+
 
 		// no setting parent, we have generated an effective model which is now all copied in
 		Model projectModel = project.model
@@ -633,6 +638,12 @@ public class TilesMavenLifecycleParticipant extends AbstractMavenLifecyclePartic
 			}
 			build.pluginManagement.addPlugin(m2ePlugin)
 		}
+
+		//FIXME hack to illustrate resolution of profile issue
+		tiles.each { TileModel tileModel ->
+			Model model = tileModel.model
+			projectModel.profiles.addAll(model.profiles)
+		}
 	}
 
 	protected void loadAllDiscoveredTiles() throws MavenExecutionException {