diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
index f3c936e..d2e79cf 100644
--- a/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -5193,6 +5193,37 @@ function drupal_cron_cleanup() {
 }
 
 /**
+ * recusive function to find listing paths from profiles and their parents
+ *
+ * @param string $profile
+ *   the name of the profile to search
+ * @param string $directory 
+ *   The subdirectory name in which the files are found. For example,
+ *   'modules' will search in sub-directories of the top-level /modules
+ *   directory, sub-directories of /sites/all/modules/, etc.
+ * @param array $searchdir 
+ *   the searchdir already found and to which to add before returning
+ *
+ * @return array
+ *   an array of paths that should be searched. Starting with param $searchdir and any 
+ *   items added from the profile and parents
+ */
+function drupal_system_listing_profile($profile, $directory, $searchdir = array()) {
+  $info  = drupal_parse_info_file("profiles/$profile/$profile.info");
+  if(isset($info['base'])) {
+    $bases = is_array($info['base']) ? $info['base'] : array($info['base']);
+    foreach($info['base'] as $base) {
+      $searchdir = drupal_system_listing_profile($base, $directory, $searchdir);
+    }
+  }
+  if (file_exists("profiles/$profile/$directory")) {
+    $searchdir[] = "profiles/$profile/$directory";
+  }
+    
+  return $searchdir;
+}
+
+/**
  * Returns information about system object files (modules, themes, etc.).
  *
  * This function is used to find all or some system object files (module files,
@@ -5265,11 +5296,9 @@ function drupal_system_listing($mask, $directory, $key = 'name', $min_depth = 1)
   // profile always has precedence.
   $profiles[] = $profile;
   foreach ($profiles as $profile) {
-    if (file_exists("profiles/$profile/$directory")) {
-      $searchdir[] = "profiles/$profile/$directory";
-    }
+    $searchdir = drupal_system_listing_profile($profile, $directory, $searchdir);
   }
-
+  
   // Always search sites/all/* as well as the global directories.
   $searchdir[] = 'sites/all/' . $directory;