diff --git a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
index a5d2bc9..b35ef11 100644
--- a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -835,8 +835,11 @@ function drupal_get_filename($type, $name, $filename = NULL) {
 
   // Profiles are a special case: they have a fixed location and naming.
   if ($type == 'profile') {
-    $profile_filename = "profiles/$name/$name.profile";
-    $files[$type][$name] = file_exists($profile_filename) ? $profile_filename : FALSE;
+    // Profiles are found via the install_find_profiles() function.
+    require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/includes/install.core.inc';
+    foreach (install_find_profiles() as $profile_name => $profile) {
+      $files[$type][$profile_name] = file_exists($profile->uri) ? $profile->uri : FALSE;
+    }
   }
   if (!isset($files[$type])) {
     $files[$type] = array();
diff --git a/core/includes/common.inc b/core/includes/common.inc
index 23069cb..8cd9f24 100644
--- a/core/includes/common.inc
+++ b/core/includes/common.inc
@@ -5367,8 +5367,11 @@ 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/$directory";
+    if (file_exists("core/profiles/$profile/$directory")) {
+      $searchdir[] = "core/profiles/$profile/$directory";
+    }
+    if (file_exists("sites/all/profiles/$profile/$directory")) {
+      $searchdir[] = "sites/all/profiles/$profile/$directory";
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/includes/install.core.inc b/core/includes/install.core.inc
index eb9dff9..97ec287 100644
--- a/core/includes/install.core.inc
+++ b/core/includes/install.core.inc
@@ -622,7 +622,8 @@ function install_tasks($install_state) {
   if (!empty($install_state['parameters']['profile'])) {
     // Load the profile install file, because it is not always loaded when
     // hook_install_tasks() is invoked (e.g. batch processing).
-    $profile_install_file = DRUPAL_ROOT . '/profiles/' . $install_state['parameters']['profile'] . '/' . $install_state['parameters']['profile'] . '.install';
+    $profile = $install_state['parameters']['profile'];
+    $profile_install_file = dirname($install_state['profiles'][$profile]->uri) . '/' . $profile . '.install';
     if (file_exists($profile_install_file)) {
       include_once $profile_install_file;
     }
@@ -650,7 +651,8 @@ function install_tasks($install_state) {
 
   // Allow the installation profile to modify the full list of tasks.
   if (!empty($install_state['parameters']['profile'])) {
-    $profile_file = DRUPAL_ROOT . '/profiles/' . $install_state['parameters']['profile'] . '/' . $install_state['parameters']['profile'] . '.profile';
+    $profile = $install_state['parameters']['profile'];
+    $profile_file = $install_state['profiles'][$profile]->uri;
     if (file_exists($profile_file)) {
       include_once $profile_file;
       $function = $install_state['parameters']['profile'] . '_install_tasks_alter';
@@ -1097,7 +1099,12 @@ function install_settings_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
  * Finds all .profile files.
  */
 function install_find_profiles() {
-  return file_scan_directory('./profiles', '/\.profile$/', array('key' => 'name'));
+  // Statically cache the profile URI locations.
+  $profiles = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
+  if (!isset($profiles)) {
+    $profiles = drupal_system_listing('/\.profile$/', 'profiles');
+  }
+  return $profiles;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1428,7 +1435,8 @@ function install_already_done_error() {
  *   the profile cannot be loaded.
  */
 function install_load_profile(&$install_state) {
-  $profile_file = DRUPAL_ROOT . '/profiles/' . $install_state['parameters']['profile'] . '/' . $install_state['parameters']['profile'] . '.profile';
+  $profile = $install_state['parameters']['profile'];
+  $profile_file = $install_state['profiles'][$profile]->uri;
   if (file_exists($profile_file)) {
     include_once $profile_file;
     $install_state['profile_info'] = install_profile_info($install_state['parameters']['profile'], $install_state['parameters']['langcode']);
@@ -1679,7 +1687,7 @@ function install_check_requirements($install_state) {
   $profile = $install_state['parameters']['profile'];
 
   // Check the profile requirements.
-  $requirements = drupal_check_profile($profile);
+  $requirements = drupal_check_profile($profile, $install_state);
 
   // If Drupal is not set up already, we need to create a settings file.
   if (!$install_state['settings_verified']) {
diff --git a/core/includes/install.inc b/core/includes/install.inc
index cd67257..79d7436 100644
--- a/core/includes/install.inc
+++ b/core/includes/install.inc
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ function drupal_verify_profile($install_state) {
   include_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/includes/file.inc';
   include_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/includes/common.inc';
 
-  $profile_file = DRUPAL_ROOT . "/profiles/$profile/$profile.profile";
+  $profile_file = $install_state['profiles'][$profile]->uri;
 
   if (!isset($profile) || !file_exists($profile_file)) {
     throw new Exception(install_no_profile_error());
@@ -746,13 +746,17 @@ function st($string, array $args = array(), array $options = array()) {
  *
  * @param $profile
  *   Name of install profile to check.
+ * @param $install_state
+ *   The current state in the install process.
  * @return
  *   Array of the install profile's requirements.
  */
-function drupal_check_profile($profile) {
+function drupal_check_profile($profile, $install_state = array()) {
   include_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/includes/file.inc';
 
-  $profile_file = DRUPAL_ROOT . "/profiles/$profile/$profile.profile";
+  // Retrieve the profile file. If the install state is available, then use the
+  // the information from that.
+  $profile_file = isset($install_state['profiles'][$profile]->uri) ? $install_state['profiles'][$profile]->uri : DRUPAL_ROOT . "/core/profiles/$profile/$profile.profile";
 
   if (!isset($profile) || !file_exists($profile_file)) {
     throw new Exception(install_no_profile_error());
@@ -850,8 +854,10 @@ function drupal_check_module($module) {
  *
  * @param $profile
  *   Name of profile.
- * @param $langcode
- *   Language code (if any).
+ * @param $options
+ *   An associative array of values to override in the profile.
+ *   - langcode: Language code (if any).
+ *   - uri: The URI location for the profile file.
  *
  * @return
  *   The info array.
@@ -869,7 +875,10 @@ function install_profile_info($profile, $langcode = 'en') {
       'hidden' => FALSE,
       'php' => DRUPAL_MINIMUM_PHP,
     );
-    $info = drupal_parse_info_file("profiles/$profile/$profile.info") + $defaults;
+
+    // Find the location of the file and construct the info from it.
+    $profiles = install_find_profiles();
+    $info = drupal_parse_info_file($profiles[$profile]->uri) + $defaults;
     $info['dependencies'] = array_unique(array_merge(
       drupal_required_modules(),
       $info['dependencies'],
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Bootstrap/GetFilenameUnitTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Bootstrap/GetFilenameUnitTest.php
index c9baa83..f707a02 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Bootstrap/GetFilenameUnitTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Bootstrap/GetFilenameUnitTest.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class GetFilenameUnitTest extends UnitTestBase {
 
     // Retrieving the location of a profile. Profiles are a special case with
     // a fixed location and naming.
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_get_filename('profile', 'standard'), 'profiles/standard/standard.profile', t('Retrieve install profile location.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_get_filename('profile', 'standard'), 'core/profiles/standard/standard.profile', t('Retrieve install profile location.'));
 
     // When a file is not found in the database cache, drupal_get_filename()
     // searches several locations on the filesystem, including the core/
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Common/SystemListingTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Common/SystemListingTest.php
index 48ef555..ad4266c 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Common/SystemListingTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Common/SystemListingTest.php
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ class SystemListingTest extends WebTestBase {
       // precedence.
       'drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test' => array(
         'core/modules/system/tests/modules',
-        'profiles/testing/modules',
+        'core/profiles/testing/modules',
       ),
       // When both copies of the module are compatible with Drupal core, the
       // copy in the profile directory takes precedence.
       'drupal_system_listing_compatible_test' => array(
-        'profiles/testing/modules',
+        'core/profiles/testing/modules',
         'core/modules/system/tests/modules',
       ),
     );
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index 75b1fa2..bf2a769 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -2616,10 +2616,10 @@ function _system_rebuild_module_data() {
   $modules = drupal_system_listing('/^' . DRUPAL_PHP_FUNCTION_PATTERN . '\.module$/', 'modules', 'name', 0);
 
   // Include the install profile in modules that are loaded.
+  require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/includes/install.core.inc';
   $profile = drupal_get_profile();
-  $modules[$profile] = new stdClass();
-  $modules[$profile]->name = $profile;
-  $modules[$profile]->uri = 'profiles/' . $profile . '/' . $profile . '.profile';
+  $profiles = install_find_profiles();
+  $modules[$profile] = $profiles[$profile];
 
   // Install profile hooks are always executed last.
   $modules[$profile]->weight = 1000;
diff --git a/profiles/minimal/minimal.info b/core/profiles/minimal/minimal.info
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/minimal/minimal.info
rename to core/profiles/minimal/minimal.info
diff --git a/profiles/minimal/minimal.install b/core/profiles/minimal/minimal.install
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/minimal/minimal.install
rename to core/profiles/minimal/minimal.install
diff --git a/profiles/minimal/minimal.profile b/core/profiles/minimal/minimal.profile
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/minimal/minimal.profile
rename to core/profiles/minimal/minimal.profile
diff --git a/profiles/minimal/translations/README.txt b/core/profiles/minimal/translations/README.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/minimal/translations/README.txt
rename to core/profiles/minimal/translations/README.txt
diff --git a/profiles/standard/standard.info b/core/profiles/standard/standard.info
similarity index 100%
copy from profiles/standard/standard.info
copy to core/profiles/standard/standard.info
diff --git a/profiles/standard/standard.install b/core/profiles/standard/standard.install
similarity index 100%
copy from profiles/standard/standard.install
copy to core/profiles/standard/standard.install
diff --git a/profiles/standard/standard.profile b/core/profiles/standard/standard.profile
similarity index 100%
copy from profiles/standard/standard.profile
copy to core/profiles/standard/standard.profile
diff --git a/profiles/standard/translations/README.txt b/core/profiles/standard/translations/README.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/standard/translations/README.txt
rename to core/profiles/standard/translations/README.txt
diff --git a/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test.info b/core/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test.info
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test.info
rename to core/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test.info
diff --git a/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test.module b/core/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test.module
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test.module
rename to core/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test.module
diff --git a/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/lib/Drupal/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/Tests/SystemListingCompatibleTest.php b/core/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/lib/Drupal/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/Tests/SystemListingCompatibleTest.php
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/lib/Drupal/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/Tests/SystemListingCompatibleTest.php
rename to core/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/lib/Drupal/drupal_system_listing_compatible_test/Tests/SystemListingCompatibleTest.php
diff --git a/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test.info b/core/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test.info
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test.info
rename to core/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test.info
diff --git a/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test.module b/core/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test.module
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test.module
rename to core/profiles/testing/modules/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test/drupal_system_listing_incompatible_test.module
diff --git a/profiles/testing/testing.info b/core/profiles/testing/testing.info
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/testing/testing.info
rename to core/profiles/testing/testing.info
diff --git a/profiles/testing/testing.install b/core/profiles/testing/testing.install
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/testing/testing.install
rename to core/profiles/testing/testing.install
diff --git a/profiles/testing/testing.profile b/core/profiles/testing/testing.profile
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/testing/testing.profile
rename to core/profiles/testing/testing.profile
diff --git a/robots.txt b/robots.txt
index d590fbf..62b8729 100644
--- a/robots.txt
+++ b/robots.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ User-agent: *
 Crawl-delay: 10
 # Directories
 Disallow: /core/
-Disallow: /profiles/
 # Files
 Disallow: /README.txt
 Disallow: /web.config
diff --git a/sites/all/README.txt b/sites/all/README.txt
index c897088..cad08bf 100644
--- a/sites/all/README.txt
+++ b/sites/all/README.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
-This directory should be used to place downloaded and custom modules
-and themes which are common to all sites. Keeping contributed and
-custom modules and themes in the sites directory will aid in upgrading
-Drupal core files. Place contributed and custom modules and themes in
-the sites/all/modules and sites/all/themes directories respectively.
+This directory should be used to place downloaded and custom modules, themes
+and profiles which are common to all sites. Keeping contributed and custom
+modules and themes in the sites directory will aid in upgrading Drupal core
+files. Place contributed and custom modules and themes in the sites/all/modules,
+sites/all/profiles and sites/all/themes directories respectively.
 
diff --git a/sites/all/modules/README.txt b/sites/all/profiles/README.txt
similarity index 57%
copy from sites/all/modules/README.txt
copy to sites/all/profiles/README.txt
index f4e35b5..2bbf4c9 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/README.txt
+++ b/sites/all/profiles/README.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 
-This directory should be used to place downloaded and custom modules
+This directory should be used to place downloaded and custom profiles
 which are common to all sites. This will allow you to more easily
 update Drupal core files.
diff --git a/profiles/standard/standard.info b/sites/all/profiles/standard2/standard2.info
similarity index 97%
rename from profiles/standard/standard.info
rename to sites/all/profiles/standard2/standard2.info
index 4332a59..e2ba277 100644
--- a/profiles/standard/standard.info
+++ b/sites/all/profiles/standard2/standard2.info
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name = Standard
+name = Standard2
 description = Install with commonly used features pre-configured.
 version = VERSION
 core = 8.x
diff --git a/profiles/standard/standard.install b/sites/all/profiles/standard2/standard2.install
similarity index 99%
rename from profiles/standard/standard.install
rename to sites/all/profiles/standard2/standard2.install
index 5c7032a..cd89e33 100644
--- a/profiles/standard/standard.install
+++ b/sites/all/profiles/standard2/standard2.install
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  *
  * @see system_install()
  */
-function standard_install() {
+function standard2_install() {
   // Add text formats.
   $filtered_html_format = array(
     'format' => 'filtered_html',
diff --git a/profiles/standard/standard.profile b/sites/all/profiles/standard2/standard2.profile
similarity index 83%
rename from profiles/standard/standard.profile
rename to sites/all/profiles/standard2/standard2.profile
index d554c93..e274c09 100644
--- a/profiles/standard/standard.profile
+++ b/sites/all/profiles/standard2/standard2.profile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *
  * Allows the profile to alter the site configuration form.
  */
-function standard_form_install_configure_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
+function standard2_form_install_configure_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
   // Pre-populate the site name with the server name.
   $form['site_information']['site_name']['#default_value'] = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'];
 }