diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d1172495..b3ab0029 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 byobu (4.17) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * usr/bin/byobu-launch: LP: #802646
+    - ensure that .profile gets sourced if launching byobu by default,
+      but also make sure that we won't recurse!
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:14:17 +0000
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-launch b/usr/bin/byobu-launch
index 05c37125..d1095c95 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-launch
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-launch
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ if [ "$LC_BYOBU" != "0" ] && [ "$BYOBU_DISABLE" != "1" ]; then
 			# Attempt to merge shell history across sessions/windows (works with a few exceptions)
 			shopt -s histappend || true
 			[ -n "$PROMPT_COMMAND" ] && PROMPT_COMMAND="$PROMPT_COMMAND;history -a" || PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a"
+			# Source profile, as long as we won't recurse
+			if [ -r "$HOME/.profile" ]; then
+				(sed -e "s/#.*//" "$HOME/.profile" | grep -qs "$PKG-launch") || . "$HOME/.profile"
+			fi
 			if byobu-launcher; then
 				# Wait very briefly for the no-logout flag to get written?
 				sleep 0.1