diff --git a/news/print-profiles-test.rst b/news/print-profiles-test.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7cead8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/print-profiles-test.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* Add test for ``print_profiles``.
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/src/diffpy/cmi/profilesmanager.py b/src/diffpy/cmi/profilesmanager.py
index bb19edf..090d4f7 100644
--- a/src/diffpy/cmi/profilesmanager.py
+++ b/src/diffpy/cmi/profilesmanager.py
@@ -26,11 +26,26 @@
     presence_check,
 )
 from diffpy.cmi.log import plog
-from diffpy.cmi.packsmanager import PacksManager
+from diffpy.cmi.packsmanager import PacksManager, get_package_dir
 
 __all__ = ["Profile", "ProfilesManager"]
 
 
+def _installed_profiles_dir(root_path=None) -> Path:
+    """Locate requirements/profiles/ for the installed package."""
+    with get_package_dir(root_path) as pkgdir:
+        pkg = Path(pkgdir).resolve()
+        for c in (
+            pkg / "requirements" / "profiles",
+            pkg.parents[2] / "requirements" / "profiles",
+        ):
+            if c.is_dir():
+                return c
+    raise FileNotFoundError(
+        "Could not locate requirements/profiles. Check your installation."
+    )
+
+
 @dataclass
 class Profile:
     """Container for a resolved profile.
@@ -78,9 +93,14 @@ class ProfilesManager:
         Defaults to `requirements/profiles` under the installed package.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, packs_mgr: Optional[PacksManager] = None) -> None:
-        self.packs_mgr = packs_mgr or PacksManager()
-        self.profiles_dir = self.packs_mgr.packs_dir.parent / "profiles"
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        packs_mgr: Optional[PacksManager] = None,
+        root_path=None,
+    ) -> None:
+
+        self.packs_mgr = packs_mgr or PacksManager(root_path=root_path)
+        self.profiles_dir = _installed_profiles_dir(root_path)
 
     # Resolution & loading
     def _resolve_profile_file(self, identifier: Union[str, Path]) -> Path:
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index af72bd5..6f8d937 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -93,13 +93,30 @@ def example_cases(tmp_path_factory):
     case5e.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     (case5e / "script5.py").write_text(f"# {case5e.name} script5\n")
 
-    case5req_dir = root_temp_dir / "case5" / "requirements" / "packs"
-    case5req_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    case5reqs_dir = root_temp_dir / "case5" / "requirements"
+    case5packs_dir = case5reqs_dir / "packs"
+    case5packs_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    (case5packs_dir / "packA.txt").write_text("requests")
+    (case5packs_dir / "packB.txt").write_text("attrs")
+
+    case5profiles_dir = case5reqs_dir / "profiles"
+    case5profiles_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    profileAyml = """\
+packs:
+- packA
+
+extras:
+- ipykernel
+    """
+    profileByml = """\
+packs:
+- packB
 
-    fake_env = root_temp_dir / "case5" / "fake_env"
-    fake_env.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    (case5req_dir / "packA.txt").write_text("requests")
-    (case5req_dir / "packB.txt").write_text("attrs")
+extras:
+- notebook
+    """
+    (case5profiles_dir / "profileA.yml").write_text(profileAyml)
+    (case5profiles_dir / "profileB.yml").write_text(profileByml)
 
     yield root_temp_dir
 
diff --git a/tests/test_packsmanager.py b/tests/test_packsmanager.py
index a870479..1a87737 100644
--- a/tests/test_packsmanager.py
+++ b/tests/test_packsmanager.py
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ def test_copy_examples_force(example_cases, expected_paths, force):
 
 
 install_params = [
-    (  # input: install requirements for packA
-        # expected: print_info output showing packA installed but not packB
+    (  # input: packs to install
+        # expected: output showing packA installed but not packB
         ("packA",),
         """Installed Packs:
 ----------------
diff --git a/tests/test_profilesmanager.py b/tests/test_profilesmanager.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51bd328
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_profilesmanager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import pytest
+import yaml
+
+from diffpy.cmi.profilesmanager import ProfilesManager
+
+install_params = [
+    (  # input: profiles to install
+        # expected: print_profile output showing profileA
+        # installed but not profileB
+        ("profileA",),
+        """Installed Profiles:
+-------------------
+  profileA
+
+Available Profiles:
+-------------------
+  profileB
+""",
+    ),
+]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("profiles_to_install,expected", install_params)
+def test_print_profiles(
+    profiles_to_install, expected, example_cases, capsys, mocker
+):
+    case5dir = example_cases / "case5"
+    req_dir = case5dir / "requirements" / "profiles"
+
+    installed_reqs = []
+    for profile in profiles_to_install:
+        req_file = req_dir / f"{profile}.yml"
+        content = yaml.safe_load(req_file.read_text())
+        for pack in content.get("packs", []):
+            installed_reqs.append(pack)
+
+    def fake_check_profile(identifier):
+        return identifier == "profileA"
+
+    mocker.patch.object(
+        ProfilesManager, "check_profile", side_effect=fake_check_profile
+    )
+    pfm = ProfilesManager(root_path=case5dir)
+    pfm.print_profiles()
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    actual = captured.out
+    assert actual.strip() == expected.strip()