diff --git a/utils/apparmor/profile_list.py b/utils/apparmor/profile_list.py
index 0ea23d55e..99e8ccfed 100644
--- a/utils/apparmor/profile_list.py
+++ b/utils/apparmor/profile_list.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 from apparmor.aare import AARE
 from apparmor.common import AppArmorBug, AppArmorException
+from apparmor.rule.include import IncludeRule, IncludeRuleset
 
 # setup module translations
 from apparmor.translations import init_translation
@@ -21,7 +22,12 @@ _ = init_translation()
 
 
 class ProfileList:
-    ''' Stores the list of profiles (both name and attachment) and in which files they live '''
+    ''' Stores the preamble section and the list of profile(s) (both name and
+        attachment) that live in profile files.
+
+        Also allows "reverse" lookups to find out in which file a profile
+        lives.
+    '''
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.profile_names = {}     # profile name -> filename
@@ -34,6 +40,7 @@ class ProfileList:
             return  # don't re-initialize / overwrite existing data
 
         self.files[filename] = {
+            'inc_ie': IncludeRuleset(),
             'profiles': [],
         }
 
@@ -66,6 +73,33 @@ class ProfileList:
         else:
             self.files[filename]['profiles'].append(attachment)
 
+    def add_inc_ie(self, filename, inc_rule):
+        ''' Store the given include / include if exists rule for the given profile filename preamble '''
+        if type(inc_rule) is not IncludeRule:
+            raise AppArmorBug('Wrong type given to ProfileList: %s' % inc_rule)
+
+        self.init_file(filename)
+
+        self.files[filename]['inc_ie'].add(inc_rule)
+
+    def get_raw(self, filename, depth=0):
+        ''' Get the preamble for the given profile filename (in original formatting) '''
+        if not self.files.get(filename):
+            raise AppArmorBug('%s not listed in ProfileList files' % filename)
+
+        data = []
+        data += self.files[filename]['inc_ie'].get_raw(depth)
+        return data
+
+    def get_clean(self, filename, depth=0):
+        ''' Get the preamble for the given profile filename (in clean formatting) '''
+        if not self.files.get(filename):
+            raise AppArmorBug('%s not listed in ProfileList files' % filename)
+
+        data = []
+        data += self.files[filename]['inc_ie'].get_clean_unsorted(depth)
+        return data
+
     def filename_from_profile_name(self, name):
         ''' Return profile filename for the given profile name, or None '''
 
diff --git a/utils/test/test-profile-list.py b/utils/test/test-profile-list.py
index 21b6f28c8..cd96c47e3 100644
--- a/utils/test/test-profile-list.py
+++ b/utils/test/test-profile-list.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from common_test import AATest, setup_all_loops
 
 from apparmor.common import AppArmorBug, AppArmorException
 from apparmor.profile_list import ProfileList
+from apparmor.rule.include import IncludeRule
 
 class TestAdd_profile(AATest):
     def AASetup(self):
@@ -114,6 +115,40 @@ class TestFilename_from_attachment(AATest):
         with self.assertRaises(AppArmorBug):
             self.pl.filename_from_attachment('foo')
 
+class TestAdd_inc_ie(AATest):
+    def AASetup(self):
+        self.pl = ProfileList()
+
+    def testAdd_inc_ie_1(self):
+        self.pl.add_inc_ie('/etc/apparmor.d/bin.foo', IncludeRule('tunables/global', False, True))
+        self.assertEqual(list(self.pl.files.keys()), ['/etc/apparmor.d/bin.foo'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.pl.get_clean('/etc/apparmor.d/bin.foo'), ['include <tunables/global>', ''])
+        self.assertEqual(self.pl.get_raw('/etc/apparmor.d/bin.foo'), ['include <tunables/global>', ''])
+
+    def testAdd_inc_ie_2(self):
+        self.pl.add_inc_ie('/etc/apparmor.d/bin.foo', IncludeRule('tunables/global', False, True))
+        self.pl.add_inc_ie('/etc/apparmor.d/bin.foo', IncludeRule('tunables/dovecot', False, True))
+        self.assertEqual(list(self.pl.files.keys()), ['/etc/apparmor.d/bin.foo'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.pl.get_clean('/etc/apparmor.d/bin.foo'), ['include <tunables/global>', 'include <tunables/dovecot>', ''])
+        self.assertEqual(self.pl.get_raw('/etc/apparmor.d/bin.foo'), ['include <tunables/global>', 'include <tunables/dovecot>', ''])
+
+    def testAdd_inc_ie_error_1(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(AppArmorBug):
+            self.pl.add_inc_ie('/etc/apparmor.d/bin.foo', 'tunables/global')  # str insteadd of IncludeRule
+        self.assertEqual(list(self.pl.files.keys()), [])
+
+class TestGet(AATest):
+    def AASetup(self):
+        self.pl = ProfileList()
+
+    def testGet_clean_error(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(AppArmorBug):
+            self.pl.get_clean('/etc/apparmor.d/not.found')
+
+    def testGet_raw_error(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(AppArmorBug):
+            self.pl.get_raw('/etc/apparmor.d/not.found')
+
 
 setup_all_loops(__name__)
 if __name__ == '__main__':