diff --git a/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Profile.kt b/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Profile.kt
index 725bbe5..fd58c63 100644
--- a/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Profile.kt
+++ b/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Profile.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ data class Profile(
 
     fun hasDescription() = description.isPresent
 
+    /**
+     * Return a copy of this [Profile] with the aliases set to the given strings.
+     *
+     * @param alias one or more alias names
+     * @return profile with aliases
+     */
+    fun withAliases(vararg alias: String): Profile {
+        return Profile(name, description, alias.toList())
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert the profile into a String for displaying.
      *
diff --git a/sop-java/src/test/java/sop/ProfileTest.java b/sop-java/src/test/java/sop/ProfileTest.java
index 41b4a2f..f418672 100644
--- a/sop-java/src/test/java/sop/ProfileTest.java
+++ b/sop-java/src/test/java/sop/ProfileTest.java
@@ -39,6 +39,20 @@ public class ProfileTest {
         assertEquals(Arrays.asList("Bar", "Baz"), profile.getAliases());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void changeAliasesWithWithAliases() {
+        Profile p = new Profile("Foo", "Bar any Baz", Arrays.asList("tinitus", "particle"));
+        p = p.withAliases("fnord", "qbit");
+
+        assertEquals("Foo", p.getName());
+        assertEquals("Bar any Baz", p.getDescription().get());
+
+        assertTrue(p.getAliases().contains("fnord"));
+        assertTrue(p.getAliases().contains("qbit"));
+        assertFalse(p.getAliases().contains("tinitus"));
+        assertFalse(p.getAliases().contains("particle"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void toStringNameOnly() {
         Profile profile = new Profile("default");