diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 240d555c..b6a5465f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 - vipsheader allows "stdin" as a filename
 - gifload allows gifs with images outside the canvas
 - wasm compatibility patches [kleisauke]
+- webpsave has a @profile param
 
 24/4/20 started 8.9.3
 - better iiif tile naming [IllyaMoskvin]
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/jpegsave.c b/libvips/foreign/jpegsave.c
index e1cca6c1..cc08710d 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/jpegsave.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/jpegsave.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ vips_foreign_save_jpeg_mime_init( VipsForeignSaveJpegMime *mime )
  * Optional arguments:
  *
  * * @Q: %gint, quality factor
- * * @profile: filename of ICC profile to attach
+ * * @profile: %gchararray, filename of ICC profile to attach
  * * @optimize_coding: %gboolean, compute optimal Huffman coding tables
  * * @interlace: %gboolean, write an interlaced (progressive) jpeg
  * * @strip: %gboolean, remove all metadata from image
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ vips_jpegsave( VipsImage *in, const char *filename, ... )
  * Optional arguments:
  *
  * * @Q: %gint, quality factor
- * * @profile: filename of ICC profile to attach
+ * * @profile: %gchararray, filename of ICC profile to attach
  * * @optimize_coding: %gboolean, compute optimal Huffman coding tables
  * * @interlace: %gboolean, write an interlaced (progressive) jpeg
  * * @strip: %gboolean, remove all metadata from image
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ vips_jpegsave_target( VipsImage *in, VipsTarget *target, ... )
  * Optional arguments:
  *
  * * @Q: %gint, quality factor
- * * @profile: filename of ICC profile to attach
+ * * @profile: %gchararray, filename of ICC profile to attach
  * * @optimize_coding: %gboolean, compute optimal Huffman coding tables
  * * @interlace: %gboolean, write an interlaced (progressive) jpeg
  * * @strip: %gboolean, remove all metadata from image
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ vips_jpegsave_buffer( VipsImage *in, void **buf, size_t *len, ... )
  * Optional arguments:
  *
  * * @Q: %gint, quality factor
- * * @profile: filename of ICC profile to attach
+ * * @profile: %gchararray, filename of ICC profile to attach
  * * @optimize_coding: %gboolean, compute optimal Huffman coding tables
  * * @interlace: %gboolean, write an interlaced (progressive) jpeg
  * * @strip: %gboolean, remove all metadata from image
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/pforeign.h b/libvips/foreign/pforeign.h
index 6adea1bc..4b42bbe5 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/pforeign.h
+++ b/libvips/foreign/pforeign.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void vips__tiff_init( void );
 int vips__tiff_write( VipsImage *in, const char *filename, 
 	VipsForeignTiffCompression compression, int Q, 
 	VipsForeignTiffPredictor predictor,
-	char *profile,
+	const char *profile,
 	gboolean tile, int tile_width, int tile_height,
 	gboolean pyramid,
 	int bitdepth,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int vips__tiff_write_buf( VipsImage *in,
 	void **obuf, size_t *olen, 
 	VipsForeignTiffCompression compression, int Q, 
 	VipsForeignTiffPredictor predictor,
-	char *profile,
+	const char *profile,
 	gboolean tile, int tile_width, int tile_height,
 	gboolean pyramid,
 	int bitdepth,
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ int vips__webp_write_target( VipsImage *image, VipsTarget *target,
 	gboolean smart_subsample, gboolean near_lossless,
 	int alpha_q, int reduction_effort,
 	gboolean min_size, int kmin, int kmax,
-	gboolean strip );
+	gboolean strip, const char *profile );
 
 int vips__openslide_isslide( const char *filename );
 int vips__openslide_read_header( const char *filename, VipsImage *out, 
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/vips2tiff.c b/libvips/foreign/vips2tiff.c
index 9a6244a9..a4331b77 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/vips2tiff.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/vips2tiff.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ struct _Wtiff {
         int resunit;                    /* Resolution unit (inches or cm) */
         double xres;                   	/* Resolution in X */
         double yres;                   	/* Resolution in Y */
-	char *icc_profile;		/* Profile to embed */
+	const char *profile;		/* Profile to embed */
 	int bigtiff;			/* True for bigtiff write */
 	int rgbjpeg;			/* True for RGB not YCbCr */
 	int properties;			/* Set to save XML props */
@@ -512,11 +512,11 @@ wtiff_layer_init( Wtiff *wtiff, Layer **layer, Layer *above,
 static int
 wtiff_embed_profile( Wtiff *wtiff, TIFF *tif )
 {
-	if( wtiff->icc_profile &&
-		embed_profile_file( tif, wtiff->icc_profile ) )
+	if( wtiff->profile &&
+		embed_profile_file( tif, wtiff->profile ) )
 		return( -1 );
 
-	if( !wtiff->icc_profile && 
+	if( !wtiff->profile && 
 		vips_image_get_typeof( wtiff->ready, VIPS_META_ICC_NAME ) &&
 		embed_profile_meta( tif, wtiff->ready ) )
 		return( -1 );
@@ -981,7 +981,6 @@ wtiff_free( Wtiff *wtiff )
 	VIPS_UNREF( wtiff->ready );
 	VIPS_FREE( wtiff->tbuf );
 	VIPS_FREEF( layer_free_all, wtiff->layer );
-	VIPS_FREE( wtiff->icc_profile );
 	VIPS_FREE( wtiff->filename );
 	VIPS_FREE( wtiff );
 }
@@ -1062,7 +1061,7 @@ static Wtiff *
 wtiff_new( VipsImage *input, const char *filename, 
 	VipsForeignTiffCompression compression, int Q, 
 	VipsForeignTiffPredictor predictor,
-	char *profile,
+	const char *profile,
 	gboolean tile, int tile_width, int tile_height,
 	gboolean pyramid,
 	int bitdepth,
@@ -1099,7 +1098,7 @@ wtiff_new( VipsImage *input, const char *filename,
 	wtiff->resunit = get_resunit( resunit );
 	wtiff->xres = xres;
 	wtiff->yres = yres;
-	wtiff->icc_profile = vips_strdup( NULL, profile );
+	wtiff->profile = profile;
 	wtiff->bigtiff = bigtiff;
 	wtiff->rgbjpeg = rgbjpeg;
 	wtiff->properties = properties;
@@ -1866,7 +1865,7 @@ wtiff_copy_tiff( Wtiff *wtiff, TIFF *out, TIFF *in )
 		TIFFSetField( out, TIFFTAG_ZSTD_LEVEL, wtiff->level );
 #endif /*HAVE_TIFF_COMPRESSION_WEBP*/
 
-	/* We can't copy profiles or xmp :( Set again from Wtiff.
+	/* We can't copy profiles or xmp :( Set again from wtiff.
 	 */
 	if( !wtiff->strip ) 
 		if( wtiff_embed_profile( wtiff, out ) ||
@@ -2059,7 +2058,7 @@ int
 vips__tiff_write( VipsImage *input, const char *filename, 
 	VipsForeignTiffCompression compression, int Q, 
 	VipsForeignTiffPredictor predictor,
-	char *profile,
+	const char *profile,
 	gboolean tile, int tile_width, int tile_height,
 	gboolean pyramid,
 	int bitdepth,
@@ -2105,7 +2104,7 @@ vips__tiff_write_buf( VipsImage *input,
 	void **obuf, size_t *olen, 
 	VipsForeignTiffCompression compression, int Q, 
 	VipsForeignTiffPredictor predictor,
-	char *profile,
+	const char *profile,
 	gboolean tile, int tile_width, int tile_height,
 	gboolean pyramid,
 	int bitdepth,
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/vips2webp.c b/libvips/foreign/vips2webp.c
index f480e67d..49ab1d1c 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/vips2webp.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/vips2webp.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  * 	- set loop even if we strip
  * 14/10/19
  * 	- revise for target IO
+ * 18/7/20
+ * 	- add @profile param to match tiff, jpg, etc.
  */
 
 /*
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	int kmin;
 	int kmax;
 	gboolean strip;
+	const char *profile;
 
 	WebPConfig config;
 
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ vips_webp_write_init( VipsWebPWrite *write, VipsImage *image,
 	gboolean smart_subsample, gboolean near_lossless,
 	int alpha_q, int reduction_effort,
 	gboolean min_size, int kmin, int kmax,
-	gboolean strip )
+	gboolean strip, const char *profile )
 {
 	write->image = NULL;
 	write->Q = Q;
@@ -160,14 +163,15 @@ vips_webp_write_init( VipsWebPWrite *write, VipsImage *image,
 	write->kmin = kmin;
 	write->kmax = kmax;
 	write->strip = strip;
+	write->profile = profile;
 	WebPMemoryWriterInit( &write->memory_writer );
 	write->enc = NULL;
 	write->mux = NULL;
 
-	/* Rebuild exif on image. We must do this on a copy. 
+	/* We need a copy of the input image in case we change the metadata
+	 * eg. in vips__exif_update().
 	 */
-	if( vips_copy( image, &write->image, NULL ) ||
-		vips__exif_update( write->image ) ) {
+	if( vips_copy( image, &write->image, NULL ) ) {
 		vips_webp_write_unset( write );
 		return( -1 );
 	}
@@ -456,6 +460,9 @@ vips_webp_add_chunks( VipsWebPWrite *write )
 		const char *vips_name = vips__webp_names[i].vips;
 		const char *webp_name = vips__webp_names[i].webp;
 
+		if( strcmp( vips_name, VIPS_META_ICC_NAME ) == 0 &&
+				write->profile )
+
 		if( vips_image_get_typeof( write->image, vips_name ) ) {
 			const void *data;
 			size_t length;
@@ -507,9 +514,22 @@ vips_webp_add_metadata( VipsWebPWrite *write )
 
 	/* Add extra metadata.
 	 */
-	if( !write->strip &&
-		vips_webp_add_chunks( write ) ) 
-		return( -1 );
+	if( !write->strip ) {
+		/* We need to rebuild exif from the other image tags before
+		 * writing the metadata.
+		 */
+		if( vips__exif_update( write->image ) )
+			return( -1 );
+
+		/* Override profile.
+		 */
+		if( write->profile &&
+			vips__profile_set( write->image, write->profile ) )
+			return( -1 );
+
+		if( vips_webp_add_chunks( write ) ) 
+			return( -1 );
+	}
 
 	if( WebPMuxAssemble( write->mux, &data ) != WEBP_MUX_OK ) {
 		vips_error( "vips2webp", "%s", _( "mux error" ) );
@@ -531,13 +551,14 @@ vips__webp_write_target( VipsImage *image, VipsTarget *target,
 	gboolean smart_subsample, gboolean near_lossless,
 	int alpha_q, int reduction_effort,
 	gboolean min_size, int kmin, int kmax,
-	gboolean strip )
+	gboolean strip, const char *profile )
 {
 	VipsWebPWrite write;
 
 	if( vips_webp_write_init( &write, image,
 		Q, lossless, preset, smart_subsample, near_lossless,
-		alpha_q, reduction_effort, min_size, kmin, kmax, strip ) )
+		alpha_q, reduction_effort, min_size, kmin, kmax, strip,
+		profile ) )
 		return( -1 );
 
 	if( write_webp( &write ) ) {
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/webpsave.c b/libvips/foreign/webpsave.c
index ef08e8a2..e969fd00 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/webpsave.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/webpsave.c
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  * 	- add animated webp support
  * 15/1/19 lovell
  * 	- add @reduction_effort 
+ * 18/7/20
+ * 	- add @profile param to match tiff, jpg, etc.
  */
 
 /*
@@ -99,6 +101,10 @@ typedef struct _VipsForeignSaveWebp {
 	 */
 	int kmax;
 
+	/* Profile to embed.
+	 */
+	char *profile;
+
 } VipsForeignSaveWebp;
 
 typedef VipsForeignSaveClass VipsForeignSaveWebpClass;
@@ -204,6 +210,13 @@ vips_foreign_save_webp_class_init( VipsForeignSaveWebpClass *class )
 		VIPS_ARGUMENT_OPTIONAL_INPUT,
 		G_STRUCT_OFFSET( VipsForeignSaveWebp, reduction_effort ),
 		0, 6, 4 );
+
+	VIPS_ARG_STRING( class, "profile", 20, 
+		_( "Profile" ), 
+		_( "ICC profile to embed" ),
+		VIPS_ARGUMENT_OPTIONAL_INPUT,
+		G_STRUCT_OFFSET( VipsForeignSaveWebp, profile ),
+		NULL );
 }
 
 static void
@@ -248,7 +261,7 @@ vips_foreign_save_webp_target_build( VipsObject *object )
 		webp->smart_subsample, webp->near_lossless,
 		webp->alpha_q, webp->reduction_effort,
 		webp->min_size, webp->kmin, webp->kmax,
-		save->strip ) )
+		save->strip, webp->profile ) )
 		return( -1 );
 
 	return( 0 );
@@ -316,7 +329,7 @@ vips_foreign_save_webp_file_build( VipsObject *object )
 		webp->smart_subsample, webp->near_lossless,
 		webp->alpha_q, webp->reduction_effort,
 		webp->min_size, webp->kmin, webp->kmax,
-		save->strip ) ) {
+		save->strip, webp->profile ) ) {
 		VIPS_UNREF( target );
 		return( -1 );
 	}
@@ -388,7 +401,7 @@ vips_foreign_save_webp_buffer_build( VipsObject *object )
 		webp->smart_subsample, webp->near_lossless,
 		webp->alpha_q, webp->reduction_effort,
 		webp->min_size, webp->kmin, webp->kmax,
-		save->strip ) ) {
+		save->strip, webp->profile ) ) {
 		VIPS_UNREF( target );
 		return( -1 );
 	}
@@ -462,7 +475,7 @@ vips_foreign_save_webp_mime_build( VipsObject *object )
 		webp->smart_subsample, webp->near_lossless,
 		webp->alpha_q, webp->reduction_effort,
 		webp->min_size, webp->kmin, webp->kmax,
-		save->strip ) ) {
+		save->strip, webp->profile ) ) {
 		VIPS_UNREF( target );
 		return( -1 );
 	}
@@ -520,6 +533,7 @@ vips_foreign_save_webp_mime_init( VipsForeignSaveWebpMime *mime )
  * * @kmin: %gint, minimum number of frames between keyframes
  * * @kmax: %gint, maximum number of frames between keyframes
  * * @strip: %gboolean, remove all metadata from image
+ * * @profile: %gchararray, filename of ICC profile to attach
  *
  * Write an image to a file in WebP format. 
  *
@@ -550,6 +564,10 @@ vips_foreign_save_webp_mime_init( VipsForeignSaveWebpMime *mime )
  * frames between frames. Setting 0 means no keyframes. By default, keyframes
  * are disabled.
  *
+ * Use @profile to give the name of a profile to be embedded in the file.
+ * This does not affect the pixels which are written, just the way 
+ * they are tagged. See vips_profile_load() for details on profile naming. 
+ *
  * Use the metadata items `loop` and `delay` to set the number of
  * loops for the animation and the frame delays.
  *
@@ -593,6 +611,7 @@ vips_webpsave( VipsImage *in, const char *filename, ... )
  * * @kmin: %gint, minimum number of frames between keyframes
  * * @kmax: %gint, maximum number of frames between keyframes
  * * @strip: %gboolean, remove all metadata from image
+ * * @profile: %gchararray, filename of ICC profile to attach
  *
  * As vips_webpsave(), but save to a memory buffer.
  *
@@ -650,6 +669,7 @@ vips_webpsave_buffer( VipsImage *in, void **buf, size_t *len, ... )
  * * @kmin: %gint, minimum number of frames between keyframes
  * * @kmax: %gint, maximum number of frames between keyframes
  * * @strip: %gboolean, remove all metadata from image
+ * * @profile: %gchararray, filename of ICC profile to attach
  *
  * As vips_webpsave(), but save as a mime webp on stdout.
  *
@@ -689,6 +709,7 @@ vips_webpsave_mime( VipsImage *in, ... )
  * * @kmin: %gint, minimum number of frames between keyframes
  * * @kmax: %gint, maximum number of frames between keyframes
  * * @strip: %gboolean, remove all metadata from image
+ * * @profile: %gchararray, filename of ICC profile to attach
  *
  * As vips_webpsave(), but save to a target.
  *