diff --git a/frontends/src/bridge/DBus.py b/frontends/src/bridge/DBus.py
index 8fca657f..c3d9d546 100644
--- a/frontends/src/bridge/DBus.py
+++ b/frontends/src/bridge/DBus.py
@@ -557,6 +557,20 @@ class DBusBridgeFrontend(BridgeFrontend):
             kwargs['error_handler'] = error_handler
         return self.db_core_iface.profileIsSessionStarted(profile_key, **kwargs)
 
+    def profileSetDefault(self, arg_0, callback=None, errback=None):
+        if callback is None:
+            error_handler = None
+        else:
+            if errback is None:
+                errback = log.error
+            error_handler = lambda err:errback(dbus_to_bridge_exception(err))
+        kwargs={}
+        if callback is not None:
+            kwargs['timeout'] = const_TIMEOUT
+            kwargs['reply_handler'] = callback
+            kwargs['error_handler'] = error_handler
+        return self.db_core_iface.profileSetDefault(arg_0, **kwargs)
+
     def profileStartSession(self, password='', profile_key="@DEFAULT@", callback=None, errback=None):
         if callback is None:
             error_handler = None
diff --git a/src/bridge/DBus.py b/src/bridge/DBus.py
index c5b8097c..4c34ff6a 100755
--- a/src/bridge/DBus.py
+++ b/src/bridge/DBus.py
@@ -428,6 +428,12 @@ class DbusObject(dbus.service.Object):
     def profileIsSessionStarted(self, profile_key="@DEFAULT@"):
         return self._callback("profileIsSessionStarted", unicode(profile_key))
 
+    @dbus.service.method(const_INT_PREFIX+const_CORE_SUFFIX,
+                         in_signature='s', out_signature='',
+                         async_callbacks=None)
+    def profileSetDefault(self, arg_0):
+        return self._callback("profileSetDefault", unicode(arg_0))
+
     @dbus.service.method(const_INT_PREFIX+const_CORE_SUFFIX,
                          in_signature='ss', out_signature='b',
                          async_callbacks=('callback', 'errback'))
diff --git a/src/bridge/bridge_constructor/bridge_template.ini b/src/bridge/bridge_constructor/bridge_template.ini
index 4d816b3e..9fd24969 100644
--- a/src/bridge/bridge_constructor/bridge_template.ini
+++ b/src/bridge/bridge_constructor/bridge_template.ini
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ sig_out=s
 param_0_default="@DEFAULT@"
 doc=Get real profile name from profile key
 doc_param_0=%(doc_profile_key)s
-doc_return=Real profile name, or empty string if the profile doesn't exist
+doc_return=Real profile name
 
 [getProfilesList]
 type=method
@@ -229,6 +229,13 @@ sig_in=
 sig_out=as
 doc=Get all profiles
 
+[profileSetDefault]
+type=method
+category=core
+sig_in=s
+sig_out=
+doc=Set default profile
+
 [getEntityData]
 type=method
 category=core
diff --git a/src/core/sat_main.py b/src/core/sat_main.py
index 8c769b50..2ec50479 100644
--- a/src/core/sat_main.py
+++ b/src/core/sat_main.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class SAT(service.Service):
         self.bridge.register("asyncDeleteProfile", self.memory.asyncDeleteProfile)
         self.bridge.register("profileStartSession", self.memory._startSession)
         self.bridge.register("profileIsSessionStarted", self.memory._isSessionStarted)
+        self.bridge.register("profileSetDefault", self.memory.profileSetDefault)
         self.bridge.register("asyncConnect", self._asyncConnect)
         self.bridge.register("disconnect", self.disconnect)
         self.bridge.register("getContacts", self.getContacts)
diff --git a/src/memory/memory.py b/src/memory/memory.py
index 442c2f74..560d24c9 100644
--- a/src/memory/memory.py
+++ b/src/memory/memory.py
@@ -433,6 +433,16 @@ class Memory(object):
         """
         return self.params.getProfileName(profile_key, return_profile_keys)
 
+    def profileSetDefault(self, profile):
+        """Set default profile
+
+        @param profile: %(doc_profile)s
+        """
+        # we want to be sure that the profile exists
+        profile = self.getProfileName(profile)
+
+        self.memory_data['Profile_default'] = profile
+
     def asyncCreateProfile(self, name, password=''):
         """Create a new profile
         @param name: profile name
diff --git a/src/memory/params.py b/src/memory/params.py
index 52995a95..9d84cedc 100644
--- a/src/memory/params.py
+++ b/src/memory/params.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class Params(object):
         if profile_key == '@DEFAULT@':
             default = self.host.memory.memory_data.get('Profile_default')
             if not default:
-                log.info(_('No default profile, returning first one'))  # TODO: manage real default profile
+                log.info(_('No default profile, returning first one'))
                 try:
                     default = self.host.memory.memory_data['Profile_default'] = self.storage.getProfilesList()[0]
                 except IndexError: