diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Profiler/Profiler.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Profiler/Profiler.php
index f2fc8a937a..a4d27c2269 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Profiler/Profiler.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Profiler/Profiler.php
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ class Profiler
         $this->enabled = false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Enables the profiler.
+     */
+    public function enable()
+    {
+        $this->enabled = true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Loads the Profile for the given Response.
      *