diff --git a/dotdrop/cfg_yaml.py b/dotdrop/cfg_yaml.py
index 0fa855b..bfe959b 100644
--- a/dotdrop/cfg_yaml.py
+++ b/dotdrop/cfg_yaml.py
@@ -244,6 +244,21 @@ class CfgYaml:
                     self.log.dbg('resolved: {}'.format(new))
                 v[self.key_dotfile_actions] = new
 
+        # profile entries
+        try:
+            this_profile = self.profiles[self.profile]
+            # actions
+            this_profile[self.key_profile_actions] = [
+                t.generate_string(a)
+                for a in this_profile.get(self.key_profile_actions, [])
+            ]
+            this_profile_actions = this_profile[self.key_profile_actions]
+            if this_profile_actions and self.debug:
+                self.log.dbg('resolved: {}'.format(this_profile_actions))
+        except KeyError:
+            # self.profile is not in the YAML file
+            pass
+
         # external actions paths
         new = []
         for p in self.settings.get(self.key_import_actions, []):
diff --git a/tests-ng/actions-args-template.sh b/tests-ng/actions-args-template.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..944f1f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-ng/actions-args-template.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# author: deadc0de6 (https://github.com/deadc0de6)
+# Copyright (c) 2017, deadc0de6
+#
+# test action template execution
+# returns 1 in case of error
+#
+
+# exit on first error
+set -e
+
+# all this crap to get current path
+rl="readlink -f"
+if ! ${rl} "${0}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  rl="realpath"
+
+  if ! hash ${rl}; then
+    echo "\"${rl}\" not found !" && exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+cur=$(dirname "$(${rl} "${0}")")
+
+#hash dotdrop >/dev/null 2>&1
+#[ "$?" != "0" ] && echo "install dotdrop to run tests" && exit 1
+
+#echo "called with ${1}"
+
+# dotdrop path can be pass as argument
+ddpath="${cur}/../"
+[ "${1}" != "" ] && ddpath="${1}"
+[ ! -d ${ddpath} ] && echo "ddpath \"${ddpath}\" is not a directory" && exit 1
+
+export PYTHONPATH="${ddpath}:${PYTHONPATH}"
+bin="python3 -m dotdrop.dotdrop"
+
+echo "dotdrop path: ${ddpath}"
+echo "pythonpath: ${PYTHONPATH}"
+
+# get the helpers
+source ${cur}/helpers
+
+echo -e "\e[96m\e[1m==> RUNNING $(basename $BASH_SOURCE) <==\e[0m"
+
+################################################################
+# this is the test
+################################################################
+
+# the action temp
+tmpa=`mktemp -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests'`
+# the dotfile source
+tmps=`mktemp -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests'`
+mkdir -p ${tmps}/dotfiles
+# the dotfile destination
+tmpd=`mktemp -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests'`
+
+# create the config file
+cfg="${tmps}/config.yaml"
+
+cat > ${cfg} << _EOF
+actions:
+  pre:
+    preaction: "echo {0} > {1}"
+  post:
+    postaction: "echo {0} > ${tmpa}/post"
+  nakedaction: "echo {0} > ${tmpa}/naked"
+  profileaction: "echo {0} > ${tmpa}/profile"
+  dynaction: "echo {0} > ${tmpa}/dyn"
+config:
+  backup: true
+  create: true
+  dotpath: dotfiles
+  default_actions:
+  - preaction '{{@@ var_pre @@}}' "${tmpa}/pre"
+  - postaction '{{@@ var_post @@}}'
+  - nakedaction '{{@@ var_naked @@}}'
+dotfiles:
+  f_abc:
+    dst: ${tmpd}/abc
+    src: abc
+profiles:
+  p1:
+    dotfiles:
+    - f_abc
+    actions:
+    - profileaction '{{@@ var_profile @@}}'
+    - dynaction '{{@@ user_name @@}}'
+variables:
+  var_pre: var_pre
+  var_post: var_post
+  var_naked: var_naked
+  var_profile: var_profile
+dynvariables:
+  user_name: 'echo $USER'
+_EOF
+#cat ${cfg}
+
+# create the dotfile
+echo 'test' > ${tmps}/dotfiles/abc
+
+# install
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} install -f -c ${cfg} -p p1 -V
+
+# checks action
+[ ! -e ${tmpa}/pre ] && echo 'pre action not executed' && exit 1
+[ ! -e ${tmpa}/post ] && echo 'post action not executed' && exit 1
+[ ! -e ${tmpa}/naked ] && echo 'naked action not executed'  && exit 1
+[ ! -e ${tmpa}/profile ] && echo 'profile action not executed'  && exit 1
+[ ! -e ${tmpa}/dyn ] && echo 'dynamic acton action not executed'  && exit 1
+grep var_pre ${tmpa}/pre >/dev/null
+grep var_post ${tmpa}/post >/dev/null
+grep var_naked ${tmpa}/naked >/dev/null
+grep var_profile ${tmpa}/profile >/dev/null
+grep "$USER" ${tmpa}/dyn >/dev/null
+
+## CLEANING
+rm -rf ${tmps} ${tmpd} ${tmpa}
+
+echo "OK"
+exit 0