diff --git a/lib/user_profile.dart b/lib/user_profile.dart
index 2d4a474c..9eff1edf 100644
--- a/lib/user_profile.dart
+++ b/lib/user_profile.dart
@@ -106,13 +106,6 @@ class UserProfileDBManager {
     return true;
   }
 
-  /*
-   * Mark the particular profile as selected
-   */
-  Future<void> selectProfile(int key) async {
-    await store.record("selected").put(await _db, key);
-  }
-
   /*
    * Update the selected profile in the database.
    * The unique integer <key> is used to determine if the profile already exists.
@@ -196,4 +189,32 @@ class UserProfileDBManager {
 
     return profileList;
   }
+
+  /*
+   * Mark the particular profile as selected
+   */
+  Future<void> selectProfile(int key) async {
+    await store.record("selected").put(await _db, key);
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Look-up and select a profile by name.
+   * Return true if the profile was selected
+   */
+  Future<bool> selectProfileByName(String name) async {
+    var profiles = await getAllProfiles();
+
+    for (var prf in profiles) {
+      if (prf.name == name) {
+        int key = prf.key ?? -1;
+
+        if (key >= 0) {
+          await selectProfile(key);
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/api_test.dart b/test/api_test.dart
index 4553d338..2ed41619 100644
--- a/test/api_test.dart
+++ b/test/api_test.dart
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ void main() {
       await UserProfileDBManager().updateProfile(prf);
     }
 
+    // Ensure the profile is selected
+    assert(! await UserProfileDBManager().selectProfileByName("Missing Profile"));
+    assert(await UserProfileDBManager().selectProfileByName("Test Profile"));
+
   });
 
   group("Login Tests:", () {