diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index efe432227..c8758ca9e 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ add_component_dir (esm
     loadnpc loadpgrd loadrace loadregn loadscpt loadskil loadsndg loadsoun loadspel loadsscr loadstat
     loadweap records aipackage effectlist spelllist variant variantimp loadtes3 cellref filter
     savedgame journalentry queststate locals globalscript player objectstate cellid cellstate globalmap lightstate inventorystate containerstate npcstate creaturestate dialoguestate statstate
-    npcstats creaturestats weatherstate quickkeys fogstate spellstate activespells creaturelevliststate doorstate projectilestate
+    npcstats creaturestats weatherstate quickkeys fogstate spellstate activespells creaturelevliststate doorstate projectilestate debugprofile
     aisequence
     )
 
diff --git a/components/esm/debugprofile.cpp b/components/esm/debugprofile.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb6dc2fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esm/debugprofile.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+
+#include "debugprofile.hpp"
+
+#include "esmreader.hpp"
+#include "esmwriter.hpp"
+#include "defs.hpp"
+
+unsigned int ESM::DebugProfile::sRecordId = REC_DBGP;
+
+void ESM::DebugProfile::load (ESMReader& esm)
+{
+    mDescription = esm.getHNString ("DESC");
+    mScript = esm.getHNString ("SCRP");
+
+    int default_ = 0;
+    esm.getHNOT (default_, "DEFA");
+
+    mDefault = default_!=0;
+
+    int bypass = 0;
+    esm.getHNOT (bypass, "BYNG");
+
+    mBypassNewGame = bypass!=0;
+}
+
+void ESM::DebugProfile::save (ESMWriter& esm) const
+{
+    esm.writeHNCString ("DESC", mDescription);
+    esm.writeHNCString ("SCRP", mScript);
+
+    if (mDefault)
+    {
+        int default_ = 1;
+        esm.writeHNT ("DEFA", default_);
+    }
+
+    if (mBypassNewGame)
+    {
+        int bypass = 1;
+        esm.writeHNT ("BYNG", bypass);
+    }
+}
+
+void ESM::DebugProfile::blank()
+{
+    mDescription.clear();
+    mScript.clear();
+    mDefault = false;
+    mBypassNewGame = false;
+}
diff --git a/components/esm/debugprofile.hpp b/components/esm/debugprofile.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e8574299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esm/debugprofile.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef COMPONENTS_ESM_DEBUGPROFILE_H
+#define COMPONENTS_ESM_DEBUGPROFILE_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace ESM
+{
+    class ESMReader;
+    class ESMWriter;
+
+    struct DebugProfile
+    {
+        static unsigned int sRecordId;
+
+        std::string mId;
+
+        std::string mDescription;
+
+        std::string mScript;
+
+        bool mDefault;
+
+        bool mBypassNewGame;
+
+        void load (ESMReader& esm);
+        void save (ESMWriter& esm) const;
+
+        /// Set record to default state (does not touch the ID).
+        void blank();
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/components/esm/defs.hpp b/components/esm/defs.hpp
index f967af274..14f2d3ebd 100644
--- a/components/esm/defs.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/defs.hpp
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ enum RecNameInts
     REC_DCOU = FourCC<'D','C','O','U'>::value,
 
     // format 1
-    REC_FILT = 0x544C4946
+    REC_FILT = 0x544C4946,
+    REC_DBGP = FourCC<'D','B','G','P'>::value ///< only used in project files
 };
 
 }