diff --git a/include/flutter-pi.h b/include/flutter-pi.h
index 65a814a6..0a0d5c67 100644
--- a/include/flutter-pi.h
+++ b/include/flutter-pi.h
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ struct frame {
 struct compositor;
 
 enum flutter_runtime_mode {
-	kDebug, kRelease
+	kDebug, kProfile, kRelease
 };
 
 struct flutterpi {
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ struct flutterpi {
 		char *app_elf_path;
 		void *app_elf_handle;
 		char *icu_data_path;
+		char *libflutter_engine_path;
 
 		FlutterLocale **locales;
 		size_t n_locales;
diff --git a/src/flutter-pi.c b/src/flutter-pi.c
index 81933cfa..86ea0d2e 100644
--- a/src/flutter-pi.c
+++ b/src/flutter-pi.c
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ OPTIONS:\n\
                              This also requires a libflutter_engine.so that was\n\
                              built with --runtime-mode=release.\n\
                              \n\
+  --profile                  Run the app in profile mode. The AOT snapshot\n\
+                             of the app (\"app.so\") must be located inside the\n\
+                             asset bundle directory.\n\
+                             This also requires a libflutter_engine.so that was\n\
+                             built with --runtime-mode=profile.\n\
+							 \n\
   -o, --orientation <orientation>  Start the app in this orientation. Valid\n\
                              for <orientation> are: portrait_up, landscape_left,\n\
                              portrait_down, landscape_right.\n\
@@ -1341,7 +1347,7 @@ static int init_display(void) {
 
 		if (horizontal_dpi != vertical_dpi) {
 		        // See https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/71865 for current status of this issue.
-			fprintf(stderr, "[flutter-pi] WARNING: display has non-square pixels. Non-square-pixels are not supported by flutter.\n");
+			fprintf(stderr, "[flutter-pi] WARNING: display has non-square pixels. Non-square-pixels are  ;-).\n");
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -1680,7 +1686,18 @@ static int init_application(void) {
 	int ok;
 
 	libflutter_engine_handle = NULL;
-	if (flutterpi.flutter.runtime_mode == kRelease) {
+
+    libflutter_engine_handle = dlopen(flutterpi.flutter.libflutter_engine_path, RTLD_LOCAL | RTLD_NOW);
+
+    if (libflutter_engine_handle == NULL)
+    {
+        LOG_FLUTTERPI_ERROR(
+            "[flutter-pi] Warning: Could not load libflutter_engine.so inside the asset bundle : "
+            "%s. Trying to open libflutter_engine.so.${runtimeMode} ...\n",
+            dlerror());
+    }
+
+    if (flutterpi.flutter.runtime_mode == kRelease) {
 		libflutter_engine_handle = dlopen("libflutter_engine.so.release", RTLD_LOCAL | RTLD_NOW);
 		if (libflutter_engine_handle == NULL) {
 			LOG_FLUTTERPI_ERROR("[flutter-pi] Warning: Could not load libflutter_engine.so.release: %s. Trying to open libflutter_engine.so...\n", dlerror());
@@ -2094,7 +2111,7 @@ static int init_user_input(void) {
 
 
 static bool setup_paths(void) {
-	char *kernel_blob_path, *icu_data_path, *app_elf_path;
+	char *kernel_blob_path, *icu_data_path, *app_elf_path, *libflutter_engine_path;
 	#define PATH_EXISTS(path) (access((path),R_OK)==0)
 
 	if (!PATH_EXISTS(flutterpi.flutter.asset_bundle_path)) {
@@ -2123,11 +2140,15 @@ static bool setup_paths(void) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	flutterpi.flutter.kernel_blob_path = kernel_blob_path;
+    asprintf(&libflutter_engine_path, "%s/libflutter_engine.so", flutterpi.flutter.asset_bundle_path);
+
+
+    flutterpi.flutter.kernel_blob_path = kernel_blob_path;
 	flutterpi.flutter.icu_data_path = icu_data_path;
 	flutterpi.flutter.app_elf_path = app_elf_path;
+    flutterpi.flutter.libflutter_engine_path = libflutter_engine_path;
 
-	return true;
+    return true;
 
 	#undef PATH_EXISTS
 }