diff --git a/src/ViewManager.cpp b/src/ViewManager.cpp
index 8ba07bf8a..492229994 100644
--- a/src/ViewManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewManager.cpp
@@ -1107,6 +1107,28 @@ int ViewManager::newSession()
     return session->sessionId();
 }
 
+int ViewManager::newSession(const QString &profile)
+{
+    const QList<Profile::Ptr> profilelist = ProfileManager::instance()->allProfiles();
+    Profile::Ptr profileptr = ProfileManager::instance()->defaultProfile();
+
+    for (const auto &i : profilelist) {
+        if (i->name() == profile) {
+            profileptr = i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Session *session = SessionManager::instance()->createSession(profileptr);
+
+    session->addEnvironmentEntry(QStringLiteral("KONSOLE_DBUS_WINDOW=/Windows/%1").arg(managerId()));
+
+    this->createView(session);
+    session->run();
+
+    return session->sessionId();
+}
+
 int ViewManager::newSession(const QString &profile, const QString &directory)
 {
     const QList<Profile::Ptr> profilelist = ProfileManager::instance()->allProfiles();
diff --git a/src/ViewManager.h b/src/ViewManager.h
index 067d01a23..16f48e826 100644
--- a/src/ViewManager.h
+++ b/src/ViewManager.h
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     /** DBus slot that returns the current (active) session window */
     Q_SCRIPTABLE int currentSession();
 
+    /** DBus slot that creates a new session in the current view.
+     * @param profile the name of the profile to be used
+     * started.
+     */
+    Q_SCRIPTABLE int newSession(const QString &profile);
+
     /** DBus slot that creates a new session in the current view.
      * @param profile the name of the profile to be used
      * @param directory the working directory where the session is