diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_shell.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_shell.ps1
index 47b5dfb9bf1..f0542a8e211 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_shell.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_shell.ps1
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ $executable = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "executable" -type "path"
 $creates = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "creates" -type "path"
 $removes = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "removes" -type "path"
 $stdin = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "stdin" -type "str"
+$no_profile = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "no_profile" -type "bool" -default $false
 
 $raw_command_line = $raw_command_line.Trim()
 
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ If(-not $executable -or $executable -eq "powershell") {
     } else {
         $exec_args = "-noninteractive -encodedcommand $encoded_command"
     }
+
+    if ($no_profile) {
+        $exec_args = "-noprofile $exec_args"
+    }
 }
 Else {
     # FUTURE: support arg translation from executable (or executable_args?) to process arguments for arbitrary interpreter?
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_shell.py b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_shell.py
index cbec4bd0020..4f84743811d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_shell.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_shell.py
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ options:
     - Set the stdin of the command directly to the specified value.
     type: str
     version_added: '2.5'
+  no_profile:
+    description:
+    - Do not load the user profile before running a command. This is only valid
+      when using PowerShell as the executable.
+    type: bool
+    default: no
+    version_added: '2.8'
 notes:
    -  If you want to run an executable securely and predictably, it may be
       better to use the M(win_command) module instead. Best practices when writing
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_shell/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/win_shell/tasks/main.yml
index 867fe237dd0..eb388b5b11a 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/win_shell/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/win_shell/tasks/main.yml
@@ -257,3 +257,31 @@
     - nonascii_output.stdout_lines|count == 1
     - nonascii_output.stdout_lines[0] == 'über den Fußgängerübergang gehen'
     - nonascii_output.stderr == ''
+
+- name: execute powershell without no_profile
+  win_shell: '[System.Environment]::CommandLine'
+  register: no_profile
+
+- name: assert execute powershell with no_profile
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - no_profile is successful
+    - no_profile is changed
+    - no_profile.cmd == "[System.Environment]::CommandLine"
+    - no_profile.rc == 0
+    - no_profile.stdout is match ('^powershell.exe -noninteractive -encodedcommand')
+
+- name: execute powershell with no_profile
+  win_shell: '[System.Environment]::CommandLine'
+  args:
+    no_profile: yes
+  register: no_profile
+
+- name: assert execute powershell with no_profile
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - no_profile is successful
+    - no_profile is changed
+    - no_profile.cmd == "[System.Environment]::CommandLine"
+    - no_profile.rc == 0
+    - no_profile.stdout is match ('^powershell.exe -noprofile -noninteractive -encodedcommand')