diff --git a/pkg/e2e/fixtures/profiles/compose.yaml b/pkg/e2e/fixtures/profiles/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edf7e715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/e2e/fixtures/profiles/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+services:
+  main:
+    image: nginx:alpine
+
+  profiled-service:
+    image: nginx:alpine
+    profiles:
+      - test-profile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/profiles_test.go b/pkg/e2e/profiles_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2eeaf6ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/e2e/profiles_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
+	"gotest.tools/v3/icmd"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestExplicitProfileUsage(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewParallelCLI(t)
+	const projectName = "compose-e2e-profiles"
+	const profileName = "test-profile"
+
+	t.Run("compose up with profile", func(t *testing.T) {
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-f", "./fixtures/profiles/compose.yaml",
+			"-p", projectName, "--profile", profileName, "up", "-d")
+		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{ExitCode: 0})
+		res = c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-p", projectName, "ps")
+		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "profiled-service"})
+		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "main"})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("compose stop with profile", func(t *testing.T) {
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-f", "./fixtures/profiles/compose.yaml",
+			"-p", projectName, "--profile", profileName, "stop")
+		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{ExitCode: 0})
+		res = c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-p", projectName, "ps", "--status", "running")
+		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Combined(), "profiled-service"))
+		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Combined(), "main"))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("compose start with profile", func(t *testing.T) {
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-f", "./fixtures/profiles/compose.yaml",
+			"-p", projectName, "--profile", profileName, "start")
+		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{ExitCode: 0})
+		res = c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-p", projectName, "ps", "--status", "running")
+		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "profiled-service"})
+		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "main"})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("compose restart with profile", func(t *testing.T) {
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-f", "./fixtures/profiles/compose.yaml",
+			"-p", projectName, "--profile", profileName, "restart")
+		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{ExitCode: 0})
+		res = c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-p", projectName, "ps", "--status", "running")
+		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "profiled-service"})
+		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "main"})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("down", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_ = c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "--project-name", projectName, "down")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("check containers after down", func(t *testing.T) {
+		res := c.RunDockerCmd(t, "ps", "--all")
+		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Combined(), projectName), res.Combined())
+	})
+}