diff --git a/src/LdcUserProfile/Service/ProfileService.php b/src/LdcUserProfile/Service/ProfileService.php
index f4ff387..2092600 100644
--- a/src/LdcUserProfile/Service/ProfileService.php
+++ b/src/LdcUserProfile/Service/ProfileService.php
@@ -96,10 +96,26 @@ public function validate(FormInterface $form, array $data)
         return $isValid;
     }
 
+    public function getProfileForUser(UserInterface $user)
+    {
+        $entity = clone $this->getFormPrototype()->getObject();
+        $argv = compact('entity', 'user');
+
+        $this->getEventManager()->trigger(__METHOD__.'.pre', $this, $argv);
+
+        foreach ($this->getExtensions() as $name => $ext) {
+            $entity->{$name} = $ext->getObjectForUser($user);
+        }
+
+        $this->getEventManager()->trigger(__METHOD__.'.post', $this, $argv);
+
+        return $entity;
+    }
+
     public function constructFormForUser(UserInterface $user)
     {
         $form = clone $this->getFormPrototype();
-        $entity = clone $form->getObject();
+        $entity = $this->getProfileForUser($user);
         $argv = compact('form', 'entity', 'user');
 
         $vgOverrides = $this->getModuleOptions()->getValidationGroupOverrides();
@@ -110,7 +126,6 @@ public function constructFormForUser(UserInterface $user)
         foreach ($this->getExtensions() as $name => $ext) {
             $form->add(clone $ext->getFieldset(), array('name' => $name));
             $form->getInputFilter()->add(clone $ext->getInputFilter(), $name);
-            $entity->{$name} = $ext->getObjectForUser($user);
 
             $this->getEventManager()->trigger(__METHOD__.'.extension', $this, $argv + array(
                 'extension' => $ext,
diff --git a/tests/LdcUserProfileTest/Service/ProfileServiceTest.php b/tests/LdcUserProfileTest/Service/ProfileServiceTest.php
index df84763..51d8a77 100644
--- a/tests/LdcUserProfileTest/Service/ProfileServiceTest.php
+++ b/tests/LdcUserProfileTest/Service/ProfileServiceTest.php
@@ -422,6 +422,54 @@ public function testConstructFormForUserProcessesAllRegisteredExtensionsOnSave()
         $this->assertFalse($this->service->save($entity));
     }
 
+    public function testGetProfileForUser()
+    {
+        $mockUser = \Mockery::mock('ZfcUser\Entity\UserInterface');
+        
+        $mockUserData = new \stdClass();
+        $mockUserData->test = 'hi';
+
+        $ext = $this->testRegisterExtension();
+        $ext->shouldReceive('getObjectForUser')->withArgs(array($mockUser))->once()->andReturn($mockUserData);
+
+        $result = $this->service->getProfileForUser($mockUser);
+
+        $expectedResult = new \stdClass();
+        $expectedResult->testext = new \stdClass();
+        $expectedResult->testext->test = 'hi';
+        
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedResult, $result);
+    }
+
+    public function testGetProfileForUserEntityKeyReturnsNullIfUserHasNoRecordForExtension()
+    {
+        $mockUser = \Mockery::mock('ZfcUser\Entity\UserInterface');
+        
+        $ext = $this->testRegisterExtension();
+        $ext->shouldReceive('getObjectForUser')->withArgs(array($mockUser))->once()->andReturn(null);
+
+        $result = $this->service->getProfileForUser($mockUser);
+
+        $expectedResult = new \stdClass();
+        $expectedResult->testext = null;
+        
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedResult, $result);
+    }
+    
+    public function testGetProfileForUserFiresEvents()
+    {
+        $mockEventManager = new TriggerCountingEventManager();
+        $mockEventManager->matchingRegex = '{^LdcUserProfile\\\\Service\\\\ProfileService::getProfileForUser}is';
+        $this->service->setEventManager($mockEventManager);
+
+        $this->testConstructFormForUser();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(array(
+            'LdcUserProfile\Service\ProfileService::getProfileForUser.pre'        => 1,
+            'LdcUserProfile\Service\ProfileService::getProfileForUser.post'       => 1,
+        ), $mockEventManager->triggeredEventCount);
+    }
+    
     public function testGetSetEventManager()
     {
         $mock = \Mockery::mock('Zend\EventManager\EventManagerInterface');