diff --git a/build.pri b/build.pri
index ced839c59..9f12bec80 100644
--- a/build.pri
+++ b/build.pri
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@ macx-clang {
     WORD_SIZE = 64
 }
 
+###########################
+# Profile build
+###########################
+contains(BLACK_CONFIG, ProfileRelease) {
+    win32-msvc* {
+        QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE *= /Zi
+        QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE *= /DEBUG /PROFILE /INCREMENTAL:NO /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF
+    }
+}
+
 ###########################
 # No FSX or FS9 for 64 bits
 ###########################
diff --git a/config.pri b/config.pri
index 5260a8ed0..cae969a21 100644
--- a/config.pri
+++ b/config.pri
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ BLACK_CONFIG    += Unittests
 BLACK_CONFIG    += FS9
 BLACK_CONFIG    += FSX
 BLACK_CONFIG    += XPlane
+BLACK_CONFIG    += ProfileRelease
 #BLACK_CONFIG    += Doxygen