diff --git a/lib/ffmpeg/encoding_options.rb b/lib/ffmpeg/encoding_options.rb
index be087908..c4cdf8dd 100644
--- a/lib/ffmpeg/encoding_options.rb
+++ b/lib/ffmpeg/encoding_options.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ def convert_audio_channels(value)
       "-ac #{value}"
     end
 
+    def convert_audio_profile(value)
+      "-profile:a #{value}"
+    end
+
     def convert_video_max_bitrate(value)
       "-maxrate #{k_format(value)}"
     end
diff --git a/spec/ffmpeg/encoding_options_spec.rb b/spec/ffmpeg/encoding_options_spec.rb
index 15c09bb7..bf9a512a 100644
--- a/spec/ffmpeg/encoding_options_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ffmpeg/encoding_options_spec.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ module FFMPEG
         EncodingOptions.new(audio_channels: 2).to_s.should == "-ac 2"
       end
 
+      it "should convert audio profile" do
+        EncodingOptions.new(:audio_profile => 'aac_he').to_s.should == "-profile:a aac_he"
+      end
+
       it "should convert maximum video bitrate" do
         EncodingOptions.new(video_max_bitrate: 600).to_s.should == "-maxrate 600k"
       end