diff --git a/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Profile.kt b/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Profile.kt
index 2125c57..2208592 100644
--- a/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Profile.kt
+++ b/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Profile.kt
@@ -20,11 +20,15 @@ import sop.util.UTF8Util
  *   in the IETF namespace that begins with the string `draft-` should have semantics that hew as
  *   closely as possible to the referenced Internet Draft.
  * @param description a free-form description of the profile.
- * @see <a
- *   href="https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-dkg-openpgp-stateless-cli-05.html#name-profile">
- *   SOP Spec - Profile</a>
+ * @param aliases list of optional profile alias names
+ * @see
+ *   [SOP Spec - Profile](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-dkg-openpgp-stateless-cli-05.html#name-profile)
  */
-data class Profile(val name: String, val description: Optional<String>) {
+data class Profile(
+    val name: String,
+    val description: Optional<String>,
+    val aliases: List<String> = listOf()
+) {
 
     @JvmOverloads
     constructor(
@@ -50,8 +54,18 @@ data class Profile(val name: String, val description: Optional<String>) {
      *
      * @return string
      */
-    override fun toString(): String =
-        if (description.isEmpty) name else "$name: ${description.get()}"
+    override fun toString(): String = buildString {
+        append(name)
+        if (!description.isEmpty || !aliases.isEmpty()) {
+            append(":")
+        }
+        if (!description.isEmpty) {
+            append(" ${description.get()}")
+        }
+        if (!aliases.isEmpty()) {
+            append(" (aliases: ${aliases.joinToString(separator = ", ")})")
+        }
+    }
 
     companion object {
 
@@ -64,9 +78,21 @@ data class Profile(val name: String, val description: Optional<String>) {
         @JvmStatic
         fun parse(string: String): Profile {
             return if (string.contains(": ")) {
-                Profile(
-                    string.substring(0, string.indexOf(": ")),
-                    string.substring(string.indexOf(": ") + 2).trim())
+                val name = string.substring(0, string.indexOf(": "))
+                var description = string.substring(string.indexOf(": ") + 2).trim()
+                if (description.contains("(aliases: ")) {
+                    val aliases =
+                        description.substring(
+                            description.indexOf("(aliases: ") + 10, description.indexOf(")"))
+                    description = description.substring(0, description.indexOf("(aliases: ")).trim()
+                    Profile(name, Optional.of(description), aliases.split(", ").toList())
+                } else {
+                    if (description.isNotBlank()) {
+                        Profile(name, Optional.of(description))
+                    } else {
+                        Profile(name)
+                    }
+                }
             } else if (string.endsWith(":")) {
                 Profile(string.substring(0, string.length - 1))
             } else {
diff --git a/sop-java/src/test/java/sop/ProfileTest.java b/sop-java/src/test/java/sop/ProfileTest.java
index 564a6af..770b88b 100644
--- a/sop-java/src/test/java/sop/ProfileTest.java
+++ b/sop-java/src/test/java/sop/ProfileTest.java
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 package sop;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import sop.util.Optional;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
@@ -19,6 +22,24 @@ public class ProfileTest {
         assertEquals("default: Use the implementers recommendations.", profile.toString());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void withAliasesToString() {
+        Profile profile = new Profile(
+                "Foo",
+                Optional.of("Something something"),
+                Arrays.asList("Bar", "Baz"));
+        assertEquals("Foo: Something something (aliases: Bar, Baz)", profile.toString());
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void parseWithAliases() {
+        Profile profile = Profile.parse("Foo: Something something (aliases: Bar, Baz)");
+        assertEquals("Foo", profile.getName());
+        assertEquals("Something something", profile.getDescription().get());
+        assertEquals(Arrays.asList("Bar", "Baz"), profile.getAliases());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void toStringNameOnly() {
         Profile profile = new Profile("default");