diff --git a/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/03 ProductivityHelpers.lua b/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/03 ProductivityHelpers.lua
index efe523ddfa..eb2d64bb9d 100644
--- a/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/03 ProductivityHelpers.lua	
+++ b/Themes/_fallback/Scripts/03 ProductivityHelpers.lua	
@@ -223,6 +223,23 @@ end;
 
 --[[ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ]]
 
+--[[ profile stuff ]]
+-- Profile(pn)
+-- This returns a profile, preferably a player one.
+-- If there isn't one, we fall back on the machine profile.
+function Profile(pn)
+	if PROFILEMAN:IsPersistentProfile(pn) then
+		-- player profile
+		return PROFILEMAN:GetProfile(pn);
+	else
+		-- machine profile
+		return PROFILEMAN:GetMachineProfile();
+	end;
+end;
+--[[ end profile stuff]]
+
+--[[ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ]]
+
 --[[ helper functions ]]
 function tobool(v)
 	if type(v) == "string" then