diff --git a/senlinclient/osc/v1/profile.py b/senlinclient/osc/v1/profile.py
index 7e8b273e..b5e4dd76 100644
--- a/senlinclient/osc/v1/profile.py
+++ b/senlinclient/osc/v1/profile.py
@@ -195,3 +195,60 @@ class DeleteProfile(command.Command):
                                    {'count': failure_count,
                                    'total': len(parsed_args.id)})
         print('Profile deleted: %s' % parsed_args.id)
+
+
+class CreateProfile(show.ShowOne):
+    """Create a profile."""
+
+    log = logging.getLogger(__name__ + ".CreateProfile")
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(CreateProfile, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--spec-file',
+            metavar='<SPEC FILE>',
+            required=True,
+            help=_('The spec file used to create the profile')
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--metadata',
+            metavar='<KEY1=VALUE1;KEY2=VALUE2...>',
+            help=_('Metadata values to be attached to the profile. '
+                   'This can be specified multiple times, or once with '
+                   'key-value pairs separated by a semicolon'),
+            action='append'
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            'name',
+            metavar='<PROFILE_NAME>',
+            help=_('Name of the profile to create')
+        )
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        self.log.debug("take_action(%s)", parsed_args)
+        senlin_client = self.app.client_manager.clustering
+
+        spec = senlin_utils.get_spec_content(parsed_args.spec_file)
+        type_name = spec.get('type', None)
+        type_version = spec.get('version', None)
+        properties = spec.get('properties', None)
+        if type_name is None:
+            raise exc.CommandError(_("Missing 'type' key in spec file."))
+        if type_version is None:
+            raise exc.CommandError(_("Missing 'version' key in spec file."))
+        if properties is None:
+            raise exc.CommandError(_("Missing 'properties' key in spec file."))
+
+        if type_name == 'os.heat.stack':
+            stack_properties = senlin_utils.process_stack_spec(properties)
+            spec['properties'] = stack_properties
+
+        params = {
+            'name': parsed_args.name,
+            'spec': spec,
+            'metadata': senlin_utils.format_parameters(parsed_args.metadata),
+        }
+
+        profile = senlin_client.create_profile(**params)
+        return _show_profile(senlin_client, profile_id=profile.id)
diff --git a/senlinclient/tests/test_specs/nova_server.yaml b/senlinclient/tests/test_specs/nova_server.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07fa0301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/senlinclient/tests/test_specs/nova_server.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+type: os.nova.server
+version: 1.0
+properties:
+  name: cirros_server
+  flavor: 1
+  image: cirros-0.3.4-x86_64-uec
diff --git a/senlinclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_profile.py b/senlinclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_profile.py
index 772a2e65..4aa7eefa 100644
--- a/senlinclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_profile.py
+++ b/senlinclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_profile.py
@@ -273,3 +273,60 @@ class TestProfileDelete(TestProfile):
 
         mock_stdin.readline.assert_called_with()
         self.mock_client.delete_profile.assert_not_called()
+
+
+class TestProfileCreate(TestProfile):
+
+    spec_path = 'senlinclient/tests/test_specs/nova_server.yaml'
+    response = {"profile": {
+        "created_at": "2016-02-17T12:10:57",
+        "domain": None,
+        "id": "e3057c77-a178-4265-bafd-16b2fae50eea",
+        "metadata": {},
+        "name": "pro-nova",
+        "project": "5f1cc92b578e4e25a3b284179cf20a9b",
+        "spec": {"properties": {
+            "flavor": 1,
+            "image": "cirros-0.3.4-x86_64-uec",
+            "name": "cirros_server"},
+            "type": "os.nova.server",
+            "version": 1.0},
+        "type": "os.nova.server-1.0",
+        "updated_at": None,
+        "user": "2d7aca950f3e465d8ef0c81720faf6ff"}}
+
+    defaults = {"spec": {
+        "version": 1.0,
+        "type": "os.nova.server",
+        "properties": {
+            "flavor": 1,
+            "name": "cirros_server",
+            "image": "cirros-0.3.4-x86_64-uec"}
+        },
+        "name": "my_profile",
+        "metadata": {}
+    }
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestProfileCreate, self).setUp()
+        self.cmd = osc_profile.CreateProfile(self.app, None)
+        self.mock_client.create_profile = mock.Mock(
+            return_value=sdk_profile.Profile(None, self.response))
+        self.mock_client.get_profile = mock.Mock(
+            return_value=sdk_profile.Profile(None, self.response))
+        utils.get_dict_properties = mock.Mock(return_value='')
+
+    def test_profile_create_defaults(self):
+        arglist = ['my_profile', '--spec-file', self.spec_path]
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, [])
+        self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+        self.mock_client.create_profile.assert_called_with(**self.defaults)
+
+    def test_profile_create_metadata(self):
+        arglist = ['my_profile', '--spec-file', self.spec_path,
+                   '--metadata', 'key1=value1']
+        kwargs = copy.deepcopy(self.defaults)
+        kwargs['metadata'] = {'key1': 'value1'}
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, [])
+        self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+        self.mock_client.create_profile.assert_called_with(**kwargs)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0b5f2ea4..196e5a0f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ openstack.cli.extension =
     clustering = senlinclient.osc.plugin
 
 openstack.clustering.v1 =
+    cluster_profile_create = senlinclient.osc.v1.profile:CreateProfile
     cluster_profile_delete = senlinclient.osc.v1.profile:DeleteProfile
     cluster_profile_list = senlinclient.osc.v1.profile:ListProfile
     cluster_profile_show = senlinclient.osc.v1.profile:ShowProfile