diff --git a/yt_dlp/cookies.py b/yt_dlp/cookies.py
index eb6a2656b..ee2af0f70 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/cookies.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/cookies.py
@@ -495,18 +495,22 @@ class WindowsChromeCookieDecryptor(ChromeCookieDecryptor):
 
 
 def _extract_safari_cookies(profile, logger):
-    if profile is not None:
-        logger.error('safari does not support profiles')
     if sys.platform != 'darwin':
         raise ValueError(f'unsupported platform: {sys.platform}')
 
-    cookies_path = os.path.expanduser('~/Library/Cookies/Cookies.binarycookies')
+    if profile:
+        cookies_path = os.path.expanduser(profile)
+        if not os.path.isfile(cookies_path):
+            raise FileNotFoundError('custom safari cookies database not found')
+
+    else:
+        cookies_path = os.path.expanduser('~/Library/Cookies/Cookies.binarycookies')
 
-    if not os.path.isfile(cookies_path):
-        logger.debug('Trying secondary cookie location')
-        cookies_path = os.path.expanduser('~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Safari/Data/Library/Cookies/Cookies.binarycookies')
         if not os.path.isfile(cookies_path):
-            raise FileNotFoundError('could not find safari cookies database')
+            logger.debug('Trying secondary cookie location')
+            cookies_path = os.path.expanduser('~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Safari/Data/Library/Cookies/Cookies.binarycookies')
+            if not os.path.isfile(cookies_path):
+                raise FileNotFoundError('could not find safari cookies database')
 
     with open(cookies_path, 'rb') as f:
         cookies_data = f.read()