diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/tensorboard/uploader_constants.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/tensorboard/uploader_constants.py
index 642f8cbcd5..6c82210f82 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/tensorboard/uploader_constants.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/tensorboard/uploader_constants.py
@@ -13,16 +13,20 @@
 from tensorboard.plugins.image import metadata as images_metadata
 from tensorboard.plugins.scalar import metadata as scalar_metadata
 from tensorboard.plugins.text import metadata as text_metadata
-
-ALLOWED_PLUGINS = [
-    scalar_metadata.PLUGIN_NAME,
-    histogram_metadata.PLUGIN_NAME,
-    distribution_metadata.PLUGIN_NAME,
-    text_metadata.PLUGIN_NAME,
-    hparams_metadata.PLUGIN_NAME,
-    images_metadata.PLUGIN_NAME,
-    graphs_metadata.PLUGIN_NAME,
-]
+from tensorboard_plugin_profile import profile_plugin
+
+ALLOWED_PLUGINS = frozenset(
+    [
+        scalar_metadata.PLUGIN_NAME,
+        histogram_metadata.PLUGIN_NAME,
+        distribution_metadata.PLUGIN_NAME,
+        text_metadata.PLUGIN_NAME,
+        hparams_metadata.PLUGIN_NAME,
+        images_metadata.PLUGIN_NAME,
+        graphs_metadata.PLUGIN_NAME,
+        profile_plugin.PLUGIN_NAME,
+    ]
+)
 
 # Minimum length of a logdir polling cycle in seconds. Shorter cycles will
 # sleep to avoid spinning over the logdir, which isn't great for disks and can
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/tensorboard/uploader_main.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/tensorboard/uploader_main.py
index 31fc51c9af..e1b131ba83 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/tensorboard/uploader_main.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/tensorboard/uploader_main.py
@@ -103,13 +103,11 @@ def main(argv):
         experiment_name, FLAGS.experiment_display_name, project_id, region
     )
 
-    plugins = uploader_constants.ALLOWED_PLUGINS
-    if FLAGS.allowed_plugins:
-        plugins += [
-            plugin
-            for plugin in FLAGS.allowed_plugins
-            if plugin not in uploader_constants.ALLOWED_PLUGINS
-        ]
+    plugins = (
+        uploader_constants.ALLOWED_PLUGINS.union(FLAGS.allowed_plugins)
+        if FLAGS.allowed_plugins
+        else uploader_constants.ALLOWED_PLUGINS
+    )
 
     tb_uploader = uploader.TensorBoardUploader(
         experiment_name=experiment_name,
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/tensorboard/uploader_tracker.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/tensorboard/uploader_tracker.py
index 5cb46256f8..023c2b99b0 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/tensorboard/uploader_tracker.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/tensorboard/uploader_tracker.py
@@ -263,13 +263,11 @@ def _create_uploader(
             api_client, tensorboard_resource_name, project
         )
 
-        plugins = uploader_constants.ALLOWED_PLUGINS
-        if allowed_plugins:
-            plugins += [
-                plugin
-                for plugin in allowed_plugins
-                if plugin not in uploader_constants.ALLOWED_PLUGINS
-            ]
+        plugins = (
+            uploader_constants.ALLOWED_PLUGINS.union(allowed_plugins)
+            if allowed_plugins
+            else uploader_constants.ALLOWED_PLUGINS
+        )
 
         tensorboard_uploader = TensorBoardUploader(
             experiment_name=tensorboard_experiment_name,
diff --git a/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_uploader.py b/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_uploader.py
index f0e409fe63..31fefdbe5d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_uploader.py
+++ b/tests/unit/aiplatform/test_uploader.py
@@ -255,12 +255,18 @@ def _create_uploader(
         max_blob_size=max_blob_size,
     )
 
+    plugins = (
+        uploader_constants.ALLOWED_PLUGINS.union(allowed_plugins)
+        if allowed_plugins
+        else uploader_constants.ALLOWED_PLUGINS
+    )
+
     return uploader_lib.TensorBoardUploader(
         experiment_name=experiment_name,
         tensorboard_resource_name=tensorboard_resource_name,
         writer_client=writer_client,
         logdir=logdir,
-        allowed_plugins=allowed_plugins,
+        allowed_plugins=plugins,
         upload_limits=upload_limits,
         blob_storage_bucket=blob_storage_bucket,
         blob_storage_folder=blob_storage_folder,
@@ -1239,7 +1245,7 @@ def create_time_series(tensorboard_time_series, parent=None):
     )
     @patch.object(metadata, "_experiment_tracker", autospec=True)
     @patch.object(experiment_resources, "Experiment", autospec=True)
-    def test_add_profile_plugin(
+    def test_profile_plugin_included_by_default(
         self, experiment_resources_mock, experiment_tracker_mock, run_resource_mock
     ):
         experiment_resources_mock.get.return_value = _TEST_EXPERIMENT_NAME
@@ -1259,7 +1265,6 @@ def test_add_profile_plugin(
                 _create_mock_client(),
                 logdir,
                 one_shot=True,
-                allowed_plugins=frozenset(("profile",)),
                 run_name_prefix=run_name,
             )