diff --git a/rtengine/iccstore.cc b/rtengine/iccstore.cc
index 89090ce21..3bcc8515e 100644
--- a/rtengine/iccstore.cc
+++ b/rtengine/iccstore.cc
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ public:
         if (loadAll) {
             loadProfiles(stdProfilesDir, nullptr, nullptr, &fileStdProfilesFileNames, true);
         }
+
+        defaultMonitorProfile = settings->monitorProfile;
     }
 
     cmsHPROFILE workingSpace(const Glib::ustring& name) const
@@ -534,6 +536,16 @@ public:
         return getProofIntents(getProfile(name));
     }
 
+    Glib::ustring getDefaultMonitorProfileName() const
+    {
+        return defaultMonitorProfile;
+    }
+
+    void setDefaultMonitorProfileName(const Glib::ustring &name)
+    {
+        defaultMonitorProfile = name;
+    }
+
 private:
     using ProfileMap = std::map<Glib::ustring, cmsHPROFILE>;
     using MatrixMap = std::map<Glib::ustring, TMatrix>;
@@ -617,6 +629,18 @@ rtengine::ProfileContent rtengine::ICCStore::getContent(const Glib::ustring& nam
     return implementation->getContent(name);
 }
 
+
+Glib::ustring rtengine::ICCStore::getDefaultMonitorProfileName() const
+{
+    return implementation->getDefaultMonitorProfileName();
+}
+
+
+void rtengine::ICCStore::setDefaultMonitorProfileName(const Glib::ustring &name)
+{
+    implementation->setDefaultMonitorProfileName(name);
+}
+
 cmsHPROFILE rtengine::ICCStore::getXYZProfile() const
 {
     return implementation->getXYZProfile();
diff --git a/rtengine/iccstore.h b/rtengine/iccstore.h
index 6231e22ae..48efae087 100644
--- a/rtengine/iccstore.h
+++ b/rtengine/iccstore.h
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ public:
     cmsHPROFILE      getStdProfile(const Glib::ustring& name) const;
     ProfileContent   getContent(const Glib::ustring& name) const;
 
+    Glib::ustring getDefaultMonitorProfileName() const;
+    void setDefaultMonitorProfileName(const Glib::ustring &name);
+
     cmsHPROFILE      getXYZProfile() const;
     cmsHPROFILE      getsRGBProfile() const;
 
diff --git a/rtengine/rtthumbnail.cc b/rtengine/rtthumbnail.cc
index 00b660036..798964275 100644
--- a/rtengine/rtthumbnail.cc
+++ b/rtengine/rtthumbnail.cc
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ IImage8* Thumbnail::processImage (const procparams::ProcParams& params, int rhei
 
     ImProcFunctions ipf (&params, false);
     ipf.setScale (sqrt(double(fw * fw + fh * fh)) / sqrt(double(thumbImg->getWidth() * thumbImg->getWidth() + thumbImg->getHeight() * thumbImg->getHeight()))*scale);
-    ipf.updateColorProfiles (options.rtSettings.monitorProfile, options.rtSettings.monitorIntent, false, false);
+    ipf.updateColorProfiles (ICCStore::getInstance()->getDefaultMonitorProfileName(), options.rtSettings.monitorIntent, false, false);
 
     LUTu hist16 (65536);
 
diff --git a/rtgui/editorpanel.cc b/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
index 55db072a4..459abbe5b 100644
--- a/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
@@ -160,7 +160,12 @@ private:
         Glib::ustring defprofname;
         if (find_default_monitor_profile(profileBox.get_root_window()->gobj(), defprof, defprofname)) {
             profileBox.append (M ("MONITOR_PROFILE_SYSTEM") + " (" + defprofname + ")");
-            profileBox.set_active (options.rtSettings.autoMonitorProfile ? 1 : 0);
+            if (options.rtSettings.autoMonitorProfile) {
+                rtengine::ICCStore::getInstance()->setDefaultMonitorProfileName(defprof);
+                profileBox.set_active(1);
+            } else {
+                profileBox.set_active(0);
+            }
         } else {
             profileBox.set_active (0);
         }
@@ -402,7 +407,7 @@ public:
         ConnectionBlocker profileBlocker (profileConn);
 
         if (!defprof.empty() && options.rtSettings.autoMonitorProfile) {
-            setActiveTextOrIndex (profileBox, options.rtSettings.monitorProfile, 1);
+            profileBox.set_active(1);
         } else {
             setActiveTextOrIndex (profileBox, options.rtSettings.monitorProfile, 0);
         }
@@ -426,6 +431,23 @@ public:
         updateParameters ();
     }
 
+    void defaultMonitorProfileChanged(const Glib::ustring &profile_name, bool auto_monitor_profile)
+    {
+        ConnectionBlocker profileBlocker (profileConn);
+        
+        if (auto_monitor_profile && !defprof.empty()) {
+            rtengine::ICCStore::getInstance()->setDefaultMonitorProfileName(defprof);
+#ifndef __APPLE__
+            profileBox.set_active(1);
+#endif
+        } else {
+            rtengine::ICCStore::getInstance()->setDefaultMonitorProfileName(profile_name);
+#ifndef __APPLE__
+            setActiveTextOrIndex(profileBox, profile_name, 0);
+#endif
+        }
+    }
+
 };
 
 EditorPanel::EditorPanel (FilePanel* filePanel)
@@ -2214,3 +2236,10 @@ void EditorPanel::updateHistogramPosition (int oldPosition, int newPosition)
 
     iareapanel->imageArea->setPointerMotionHListener (histogramPanel);
 }
+
+
+void EditorPanel::defaultMonitorProfileChanged(const Glib::ustring &profile_name, bool auto_monitor_profile)
+{
+    colorMgmtToolBar->defaultMonitorProfileChanged(profile_name, auto_monitor_profile);
+}
+
diff --git a/rtgui/editorpanel.h b/rtgui/editorpanel.h
index 4434a660e..6cfedb634 100644
--- a/rtgui/editorpanel.h
+++ b/rtgui/editorpanel.h
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ public:
     void updateTabsUsesIcons (bool useIcons);
     void updateHistogramPosition (int oldPosition, int newPosition);
 
+    void defaultMonitorProfileChanged(const Glib::ustring &profile_name, bool auto_monitor_profile);
+
     Gtk::Paned* catalogPane;
 
 private:
diff --git a/rtgui/preferences.cc b/rtgui/preferences.cc
index f33a1c385..11350faaf 100644
--- a/rtgui/preferences.cc
+++ b/rtgui/preferences.cc
@@ -742,7 +742,9 @@ Gtk::Widget* Preferences::getColorManagementPanel ()
 
     const std::vector<Glib::ustring> profiles = rtengine::ICCStore::getInstance ()->getProfiles (rtengine::ICCStore::ProfileType::MONITOR);
     for (const auto profile : profiles) {
-        monProfile->append (profile);
+        if (profile.find("file:") != 0) {
+            monProfile->append (profile);
+        }
     }
 
     // same order as the enum
diff --git a/rtgui/rtwindow.cc b/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
index b9209a38b..ccf0b26e2 100644
--- a/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
+++ b/rtgui/rtwindow.cc
@@ -657,6 +657,12 @@ void RTWindow::showPreferences ()
     delete pref;
 
     fpanel->optionsChanged ();
+    if (epanel) {
+        epanel->defaultMonitorProfileChanged(options.rtSettings.monitorProfile, options.rtSettings.autoMonitorProfile);
+    }
+    for (const auto &p : epanels) {
+        p.second->defaultMonitorProfileChanged(options.rtSettings.monitorProfile, options.rtSettings.autoMonitorProfile);
+    }
 }
 
 void RTWindow::setProgress (double p)