diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e1688bf22..e739f39ef 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -125,7 +125,13 @@ install(TARGETS kdeinit_konsole  DESTINATION ${LIB_INSTALL_DIR} )
     
 target_link_libraries( konsole kdeinit_konsole )
 install(TARGETS konsole DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR})
-
+install(FILES konsoleprofile PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ 
+                                         OWNER_WRITE 
+                                         OWNER_EXECUTE
+                                         GROUP_EXECUTE
+                                         GROUP_READ
+                                         WORLD_READ 
+                                         WORLD_EXECUTE DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR})
 ########### next target ###############
 
 set(konsolepart_PART_SRCS 
diff --git a/src/Emulation.h b/src/Emulation.h
index bf2b1bc68..11c57892d 100644
--- a/src/Emulation.h
+++ b/src/Emulation.h
@@ -351,6 +351,14 @@ signals:
    */
   void imageSizeChanged(int lineCount , int columnCount);
 
+  /** 
+   * Emitted when the terminal program emits a profile change
+   * command sequence
+   *
+   * @param text The text of the command
+   */
+  void profileChangeCommandReceived(const QString& text);
+
 protected:
   virtual void setMode  (int mode) = 0;
   virtual void resetMode(int mode) = 0;
diff --git a/src/Profile.cpp b/src/Profile.cpp
index 44641b2d3..02abcfd8b 100644
--- a/src/Profile.cpp
+++ b/src/Profile.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Profile::Property Profile::lookupByName(const QString& name)
     // insert default names into table the first time this is called
     fillTableWithDefaultNames();
 
-    return _propertyByName[name];
+    return _propertyByName[name.toLower()];
 }
 QString Profile::primaryNameForProperty(Property property)
 {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ QList<QString> Profile::namesForProperty(Property property)
 }
 void Profile::registerName(Property property , const QString& name)
 {
-    _propertyByName.insert(name,property);
+    _propertyByName.insert(name.toLower(),property);
     _nameByProperty.insert(property,name);
 }
 
@@ -451,5 +451,36 @@ bool KDE3ProfileReader::readProfile(const QString& path , Profile* profile)
     return true;
 }
 
+QHash<Profile::Property,QVariant> ProfileCommandParser::parse(const QString& input)
+{
+    QHash<Profile::Property,QVariant> changes;
+
+    static QRegExp regExp("([a-z]+)=([^;]+)");
+
+    int offset = 0;
+    while ( regExp.indexIn(input,offset) != -1 )
+    {
+        //qDebug() << "Captured texts: " << regExp.capturedTexts();
+   
+        if ( regExp.capturedTexts().count() == 3 )
+        {
+            Profile::Property property = Profile::lookupByName(
+                                                regExp.capturedTexts()[1]);
+            const QString value = regExp.capturedTexts()[2];
+
+            qDebug() << "property:" << property << "value:" << value;
+
+            changes.insert(property,value);
+        }
+
+        offset = input.indexOf(';',offset) + 1;
+        if ( offset == 0 )
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return changes;
+}
+
+
 #include "Profile.moc"
 
diff --git a/src/Profile.h b/src/Profile.h
index ff96fa219..6e6a496fc 100644
--- a/src/Profile.h
+++ b/src/Profile.h
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@ public:
     /** 
      * Returns the element from the Property enum associated with the 
      * specified @p name.
+     *
+     * @param The name of the property to look for, this is case insensitive.
      */
     static Property lookupByName(const QString& name);
     /**
@@ -440,6 +442,35 @@ private:
                               Profile::Property property);
 };
 
+/** 
+ * Parses an input string consisting of property names
+ * and assigned values and returns a table of properties
+ * and values.
+ *
+ * The input string will typically look like this:
+ *
+ * @code
+ *   PropertyName=Value;PropertyName=Value ...
+ * @endcode 
+ *
+ * For example:
+ *
+ * @code
+ *   Icon=konsole;Directory=/home/bob
+ * @endcode
+ */
+class ProfileCommandParser
+{
+public:
+    /**
+     * Parses an input string consisting of property names
+     * and assigned values and returns a table of 
+     * properties and values.
+     */
+    QHash<Profile::Property,QVariant> parse(const QString& input);
+
+};
+
 }
 
 #endif // PROFILE_H
diff --git a/src/Session.cpp b/src/Session.cpp
index 49b2da51e..723ad6cd3 100644
--- a/src/Session.cpp
+++ b/src/Session.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ Session::Session() :
             SLOT( fireZModemDetected() ) );
     connect( _emulation, SIGNAL( changeTabTextColorRequest( int ) ),
            this, SIGNAL( changeTabTextColorRequest( int ) ) );
-
+    connect( _emulation, SIGNAL(profileChangeCommandReceived(const QString&)),
+           this, SIGNAL( profileChangeCommandReceived(const QString&)) );
     // TODO
     // connect( _emulation,SIGNAL(imageSizeChanged(int,int)) , this ,
     //        SLOT(onEmulationSizeChange(int,int)) );
@@ -358,6 +359,14 @@ void Session::setUserTitle( int what, const QString &caption )
 		}
     }
 
+    if (what == 50) {
+       
+        qDebug() << "Profile change command received"; 
+        emit profileChangeCommandReceived(caption);
+
+        return;
+    }
+
 	if ( modified )
     	emit titleChanged();
 }
diff --git a/src/Session.h b/src/Session.h
index 3298da205..55f18bb7b 100644
--- a/src/Session.h
+++ b/src/Session.h
@@ -419,6 +419,14 @@ signals:
    */
   void resizeRequest(const QSize& size);
 
+  /** 
+   * Emitted when a profile change command is received from the terminal. 
+   *
+   * @param text The text of the command.  This is a string of the form
+   * "PropertyName=Value;PropertyName=Value ..."
+   */
+  void profileChangeCommandReceived(const QString& text);
+
 private slots:
   void done(int);
     
diff --git a/src/SessionManager.cpp b/src/SessionManager.cpp
index 1d8181d50..a695f9176 100644
--- a/src/SessionManager.cpp
+++ b/src/SessionManager.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ Session* SessionManager::createSession(const QString& key )
     connect( session , SIGNAL(profileChanged(const QString&)) , this , 
             SLOT(sessionProfileChanged()) );
 
+    connect( session , SIGNAL(profileChangeCommandReceived(const QString&)) , this ,
+            SLOT(sessionProfileCommandReceived(const QString&)) );
+
     //ask for notification when session dies
     _sessionMapper->setMapping(session,session);
     connect( session , SIGNAL(finished()) , _sessionMapper , 
@@ -658,12 +661,22 @@ QString SessionManager::findByShortcut(const QKeySequence& shortcut)
 void SessionManager::sessionProfileChanged()
 {
     Session* session = qobject_cast<Session*>(sender());
-
     Q_ASSERT( session );
 
     updateSession(session); 
 }
 
+void SessionManager::sessionProfileCommandReceived(const QString& text)
+{
+    Session* session = qobject_cast<Session*>(sender());
+    Q_ASSERT( session );
+
+    ProfileCommandParser parser;
+    QHash<Profile::Property,QVariant> changes = parser.parse(text);
+
+    changeProfile(session->profileKey(),changes,false);
+}
+
 QKeySequence SessionManager::shortcut(const QString& profileKey) const
 {
     Profile* info = profile(profileKey);
diff --git a/src/SessionManager.h b/src/SessionManager.h
index 034e14554..66fef4150 100644
--- a/src/SessionManager.h
+++ b/src/SessionManager.h
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
 
 private slots:
     void sessionProfileChanged();
+    void sessionProfileCommandReceived(const QString& text);
 
 private:
     // loads the mappings between shortcut key sequences and 
diff --git a/src/konsoleprofile b/src/konsoleprofile
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..60f82a763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/konsoleprofile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+/bin/echo -e "\033]50;$1\a"