diff --git a/src/dvr/dvr_config.c b/src/dvr/dvr_config.c
index 1f635b16..f5ceeaef 100644
--- a/src/dvr/dvr_config.c
+++ b/src/dvr/dvr_config.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ dvr_config_create(const char *name, const char *uuid, htsmsg_t *conf)
   tvhinfo("dvr", "Creating new configuration '%s'", cfg->dvr_config_name);
 
   if (cfg->dvr_profile == NULL) {
-    cfg->dvr_profile = profile_find_by_name(NULL);
+    cfg->dvr_profile = profile_find_by_name("dvr", NULL);
     assert(cfg->dvr_profile);
     LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&cfg->dvr_profile->pro_dvr_configs, cfg, profile_link);
   }
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ dvr_config_class_profile_set(void *o, const void *v)
   profile_t *pro;
 
   pro = v ? profile_find_by_uuid(v) : NULL;
-  pro = pro ?: profile_find_by_name(v);
+  pro = pro ?: profile_find_by_name(v, "dvr");
   if (pro == NULL) {
     if (cfg->dvr_profile) {
       LIST_REMOVE(cfg, profile_link);
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ dvr_config_destroy_by_profile(profile_t *pro, int delconf)
 
   while((cfg = LIST_FIRST(&pro->pro_dvr_configs)) != NULL) {
     LIST_REMOVE(cfg, profile_link);
-    cfg->dvr_profile = profile_find_by_name(NULL);
+    cfg->dvr_profile = profile_find_by_name(NULL, "dvr");
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/htsp_server.c b/src/htsp_server.c
index 4c08ddac..2558da54 100644
--- a/src/htsp_server.c
+++ b/src/htsp_server.c
@@ -1785,17 +1785,22 @@ htsp_method_subscribe(htsp_connection_t *htsp, htsmsg_t *in)
 
 #if ENABLE_LIBAV
   const char *profile_id = htsmsg_get_str(in, "profile");
-  profile_t *pro = profile_find_by_uuid(profile_id) ?: profile_find_by_name(profile_id);
+  profile_t *pro = NULL;
+  if (profile_id) {
+    pro = profile_find_by_uuid(profile_id);
+    if (pro == NULL)
+      pro = profile_find_by_name(profile_id, "htsp");
+  }
+
+#else
+  profile_t *pro = profile_find_by_name("htsp", NULL);
+#endif
 
   hs->hs_work = profile_work(pro, st, &hs->hs_work_destroy);
   if (hs->hs_work) {
     st = hs->hs_work;
     normts = 1;
   }
-#else
-  profile_t *pro = NULL;
-#endif
-
   if(normts)
     st = hs->hs_tsfix = tsfix_create(st);
 
diff --git a/src/profile.c b/src/profile.c
index 51cc0459..78bcad00 100644
--- a/src/profile.c
+++ b/src/profile.c
@@ -293,12 +293,17 @@ profile_get_name(profile_t *pro)
  *
  */
 profile_t *
-profile_find_by_name(const char *name)
+profile_find_by_name(const char *name, const char *alt)
 {
   profile_t *pro;
 
   lock_assert(&global_lock);
 
+  if (!name && alt) {
+    name = alt;
+    alt = NULL;
+  }
+
   if (!name)
     return profile_default;
 
@@ -307,6 +312,13 @@ profile_find_by_name(const char *name)
       return pro;
   }
 
+  if (alt) {
+    TAILQ_FOREACH(pro, &profiles, pro_link) {
+      if (!strcmp(pro->pro_name, alt))
+        return pro;
+    }
+  }
+
   return profile_default;
 }
 
@@ -401,6 +413,35 @@ profile_chain_close(profile_chain_t *prch)
   streaming_queue_deinit(&prch->prch_sq);
 }
 
+/*
+ *  HTSP Profile Class
+ */
+const idclass_t profile_htsp_class =
+{
+  .ic_super      = &profile_class,
+  .ic_class      = "profile-htsp",
+  .ic_caption    = "HTSP Stream Profile",
+  .ic_properties = (const property_t[]){
+    /* Ready for future extensions */
+    { }
+  }
+};
+
+static muxer_container_type_t
+profile_htsp_get_mc(profile_t *_pro)
+{
+  return MC_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+static profile_t *
+profile_htsp_builder(void)
+{
+  profile_t *pro = calloc(1, sizeof(*pro));
+  pro->pro_open   = NULL;
+  pro->pro_get_mc = profile_htsp_get_mc;
+  return pro;
+}
+
 /*
  *  MPEG-TS passthrough muxer
  */
@@ -412,7 +453,7 @@ typedef struct profile_mpegts {
 
 const idclass_t profile_mpegts_pass_class =
 {
-  .ic_super     = &profile_class,
+  .ic_super      = &profile_class,
   .ic_class      = "profile-mpegts",
   .ic_caption    = "MPEG-TS Pass-through",
   .ic_properties = (const property_t[]){
@@ -483,7 +524,7 @@ typedef struct profile_matroska {
 
 const idclass_t profile_matroska_class =
 {
-  .ic_super     = &profile_class,
+  .ic_super      = &profile_class,
   .ic_class      = "profile-matroska",
   .ic_caption    = "Matroska (mkv)",
   .ic_properties = (const property_t[]){
@@ -705,7 +746,7 @@ profile_class_scodec_list(void *o)
 
 const idclass_t profile_transcode_class =
 {
-  .ic_super     = &profile_class,
+  .ic_super      = &profile_class,
   .ic_class      = "profile-transcode",
   .ic_caption    = "Transcode",
   .ic_properties = (const property_t[]){
@@ -878,12 +919,15 @@ profile_init(void)
 {
   htsmsg_t *c, *e;
   htsmsg_field_t *f;
+  profile_t *pro;
+  const char *name;
 
   LIST_INIT(&profile_builders);
   TAILQ_INIT(&profiles);
 
   profile_register(&profile_mpegts_pass_class, profile_mpegts_pass_builder);
   profile_register(&profile_matroska_class, profile_matroska_builder);
+  profile_register(&profile_htsp_class, profile_htsp_builder);
 #if ENABLE_LIBAV
   profile_transcode_experimental_codecs =
     getenv("TVHEADEND_LIBAV_NO_EXPERIMENTAL_CODECS") ? 0 : 1;
@@ -899,37 +943,58 @@ profile_init(void)
     htsmsg_destroy(c);
   }
 
-  if (TAILQ_EMPTY(&profiles)) {
+  name = "pass";
+  pro = profile_find_by_name(name, NULL);
+  if (pro == NULL || strcmp(pro->pro_name, name)) {
     htsmsg_t *conf;
 
     conf = htsmsg_create_map();
     htsmsg_add_str (conf, "class", "profile-mpegts");
     htsmsg_add_bool(conf, "enabled", 1);
     htsmsg_add_bool(conf, "default", 1);
-    htsmsg_add_str (conf, "name", "pass");
+    htsmsg_add_str (conf, "name", name);
     htsmsg_add_str (conf, "comment", "MPEG-TS Pass-through");
     htsmsg_add_bool(conf, "rewrite_pmt", 1);
     htsmsg_add_bool(conf, "rewrite_pat", 1);
     htsmsg_add_bool(conf, "shield", 1);
     (void)profile_create(NULL, conf, 1);
     htsmsg_destroy(conf);
+  }
+
+  name = "matroska";
+  pro = profile_find_by_name(name, NULL);
+  if (pro == NULL || strcmp(pro->pro_name, name)) {
+    htsmsg_t *conf;
 
     conf = htsmsg_create_map();
     htsmsg_add_str (conf, "class", "profile-matroska");
     htsmsg_add_bool(conf, "enabled", 1);
-    htsmsg_add_str (conf, "name", "matroska");
+    htsmsg_add_str (conf, "name", name);
     htsmsg_add_str (conf, "comment", "Matroska");
     htsmsg_add_bool(conf, "shield", 1);
     (void)profile_create(NULL, conf, 1);
     htsmsg_destroy(conf);
   }
 
+  name = "htsp";
+  pro = profile_find_by_name(name, NULL);
+  if (pro == NULL || strcmp(pro->pro_name, name)) {
+    htsmsg_t *conf;
+
+    conf = htsmsg_create_map();
+    htsmsg_add_str (conf, "class", "profile-htsp");
+    htsmsg_add_bool(conf, "enabled", 1);
+    htsmsg_add_str (conf, "name", name);
+    htsmsg_add_str (conf, "comment", "HTSP Default Stream Settings");
+    htsmsg_add_bool(conf, "shield", 1);
+    (void)profile_create(NULL, conf, 1);
+    htsmsg_destroy(conf);
+  }
+
 #if ENABLE_LIBAV
-  profile_t *pro;
-  const char *name;
 
   name = "webtv-vp8-vorbis-webm";
-  pro = profile_find_by_name(name);
+  pro = profile_find_by_name(name, NULL);
   if (pro == NULL || strcmp(pro->pro_name, name)) {
     htsmsg_t *conf;
 
@@ -948,7 +1013,7 @@ profile_init(void)
     htsmsg_destroy(conf);
   }
   name = "webtv-h264-aac-mpegts";
-  pro = profile_find_by_name(name);
+  pro = profile_find_by_name(name, NULL);
   if (pro == NULL || strcmp(pro->pro_name, name)) {
     htsmsg_t *conf;
 
@@ -967,7 +1032,7 @@ profile_init(void)
     htsmsg_destroy(conf);
   }
   name = "webtv-h264-aac-matroska";
-  pro = profile_find_by_name(name);
+  pro = profile_find_by_name(name, NULL);
   if (pro == NULL || strcmp(pro->pro_name, name)) {
     htsmsg_t *conf;
 
diff --git a/src/profile.h b/src/profile.h
index 9972ce82..c97acf29 100644
--- a/src/profile.h
+++ b/src/profile.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void profile_chain_close(profile_chain_t *prch);
 
 static inline profile_t *profile_find_by_uuid(const char *uuid)
   {  return (profile_t*)idnode_find(uuid, &profile_class, NULL); }
-profile_t *profile_find_by_name(const char *name);
+profile_t *profile_find_by_name(const char *name, const char *alt);
 
 htsmsg_t * profile_class_get_list(void *o);
 
diff --git a/src/webui/webui.c b/src/webui/webui.c
index a1d4f5b1..fb98f967 100644
--- a/src/webui/webui.c
+++ b/src/webui/webui.c
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ http_stream_service(http_connection_t *hc, service_t *service, int weight)
   if(http_access_verify(hc, ACCESS_ADVANCED_STREAMING))
     return HTTP_STATUS_UNAUTHORIZED;
 
-  if(!(pro = profile_find_by_name(http_arg_get(&hc->hc_req_args, "profile"))))
+  if(!(pro = profile_find_by_name(http_arg_get(&hc->hc_req_args, "profile"), "service")))
     return HTTP_STATUS_NOT_ALLOWED;
 
   if((tcp_id = http_stream_preop(hc)) == NULL)
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ http_stream_channel(http_connection_t *hc, channel_t *ch, int weight)
   if (http_access_verify_channel(hc, ACCESS_STREAMING, ch, 1))
     return HTTP_STATUS_UNAUTHORIZED;
 
-  if(!(pro = profile_find_by_name(http_arg_get(&hc->hc_req_args, "profile"))))
+  if(!(pro = profile_find_by_name(http_arg_get(&hc->hc_req_args, "profile"), "channel")))
     return HTTP_STATUS_NOT_ALLOWED;
 
   if((tcp_id = http_stream_preop(hc)) == NULL)