diff --git a/lib/dashboard/repl.js b/lib/dashboard/repl.js
index d9a0dd014..28129bed9 100644
--- a/lib/dashboard/repl.js
+++ b/lib/dashboard/repl.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const repl = require("repl");
 class REPL {
   constructor(options) {
     this.env = options.env;
+    this.plugins = options.plugins;
   }
 
   start(done) {
@@ -15,6 +16,19 @@ class REPL {
       process.exit();
     });
 
+    let self = this;
+    this.replServer.defineCommand('profile', {
+      help: 'Profile a contract',
+      action(contract) {
+        this.clearBufferedCommand();
+        let pluginCmds = self.plugins.getPluginsProperty('console', 'console');
+        for (let pluginCmd of pluginCmds) {
+          pluginCmd.call(self, `profile ${contract}`, {});
+        }
+        this.displayPrompt();
+      }
+    });
+
     done();
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 2bb4c0ec6..496c1d2a2 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class Embark {
         });
       },
       function startREPL(callback) {
-        let repl = new REPL({env: engine.env});
+        let repl = new REPL({env: engine.env, plugins: engine.plugins});
         repl.start(callback);
       }
     ], function (err, _result) {