diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/EditReleaseProfileModalContent.js b/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/EditReleaseProfileModalContent.js
index bef32e628..1c90faa36 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/EditReleaseProfileModalContent.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/EditReleaseProfileModalContent.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function EditReleaseProfileModalContent(props) {
 
   const {
     id,
+    name,
     enabled,
     required,
     ignored,
@@ -46,6 +47,20 @@ function EditReleaseProfileModalContent(props) {
 
       <ModalBody>
         <Form {...otherProps}>
+
+          <FormGroup>
+            <FormLabel>Name</FormLabel>
+
+            <FormInputGroup
+              type={inputTypes.TEXT}
+              name="name"
+              {...name}
+              placeholder="Optional name"
+              canEdit={true}
+              onChange={onInputChange}
+            />
+          </FormGroup>
+
           <FormGroup>
             <FormLabel>Enable Profile</FormLabel>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfile.css b/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfile.css
index c1e2e59a2..df17e67e7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfile.css
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfile.css
@@ -9,3 +9,11 @@
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   margin-top: 5px;
 }
+
+.name {
+  @add-mixin truncate;
+
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+  font-weight: 300;
+  font-size: 24px;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfile.js b/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfile.js
index 3c78a5da4..8daef52a3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfile.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfile.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class ReleaseProfile extends Component {
   render() {
     const {
       id,
+      name,
       enabled,
       required,
       ignored,
@@ -79,6 +80,14 @@ class ReleaseProfile extends Component {
         overlayContent={true}
         onPress={this.onEditReleaseProfilePress}
       >
+        {
+          name ?
+            <div className={styles.name}>
+              {name}
+            </div> :
+            null
+        }
+
         <div>
           {
             split(required).map((item) => {
@@ -184,6 +193,7 @@ class ReleaseProfile extends Component {
 
 ReleaseProfile.propTypes = {
   id: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+  name: PropTypes.string,
   enabled: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   required: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   ignored: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/154_add_name_release_profile.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/154_add_name_release_profile.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d902a164a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Datastore/Migration/154_add_name_release_profile.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using FluentMigrator;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration.Framework;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Datastore.Migration
+{
+    [Migration(154)]
+    public class add_name_release_profile : NzbDroneMigrationBase
+    {
+        protected override void MainDbUpgrade()
+        {
+            Alter.Table("ReleaseProfiles").AddColumn("Name").AsString().Nullable().WithDefaultValue(null);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Releases/ReleaseProfile.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Releases/ReleaseProfile.cs
index c8d6433c0..527ca483a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Releases/ReleaseProfile.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Profiles/Releases/ReleaseProfile.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Profiles.Releases
 {
     public class ReleaseProfile : ModelBase
     {
+        public string Name { get; set; }
         public bool Enabled { get; set; }
         public string Required { get; set; }
         public string Ignored { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileResource.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileResource.cs
index 55575781f..d9c814a3a 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileResource.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/Profiles/Release/ReleaseProfileResource.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Profiles.Release
 {
     public class ReleaseProfileResource : RestResource
     {
+        public string Name { get; set; }
         public bool Enabled { get; set; }
         public string Required { get; set; }
         public string Ignored { get; set; }
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Profiles.Release
             return new ReleaseProfileResource
             {
                 Id = model.Id,
-
+                Name = model.Name,
                 Enabled = model.Enabled,
                 Required = model.Required,
                 Ignored = model.Ignored,
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.Profiles.Release
             return new ReleaseProfile
             {
                 Id = resource.Id,
-
+                Name = resource.Name,
                 Enabled = resource.Enabled,
                 Required = resource.Required,
                 Ignored = resource.Ignored,