diff --git a/hwdb/70-libratbag-mouse.hwdb b/hwdb/70-libratbag-mouse.hwdb
index 6111c58f..841db688 100644
--- a/hwdb/70-libratbag-mouse.hwdb
+++ b/hwdb/70-libratbag-mouse.hwdb
@@ -96,12 +96,14 @@ mouse:usb:v046dpc249:name:*:
 mouse:usb:v046dpc068:name:*:
  RATBAG_DRIVER=hidpp10
  RATBAG_HIDPP10_DPI=0:5700@23.53
+ RATBAG_HIDPP10_PROFILE=G500
 
 # G500s
 mouse:usb:v046dpc24e:name:*:
  RATBAG_DRIVER=hidpp10
  RATBAG_SVG=logitech-g500s.svg
  RATBAG_HIDPP10_DPI=0:8200@50
+ RATBAG_HIDPP10_PROFILE=G500
 
 # G502 over USB
 mouse:usb:v046dpc07d:name:*:
diff --git a/src/driver-hidpp10.c b/src/driver-hidpp10.c
index e555fbae..cf70a806 100644
--- a/src/driver-hidpp10.c
+++ b/src/driver-hidpp10.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ hidpp10drv_probe(struct ratbag_device *device)
 	struct hidpp10drv_data *drv_data = NULL;
 	struct hidpp10_device *dev = NULL;
 	struct hidpp_device base;
+	enum hidpp10_profile_type type = HIDPP10_PROFILE_UNKNOWN;
 	const char *prop;
 
 	rc = ratbag_find_hidraw(device, hidpp10drv_test_hidraw);
@@ -236,12 +237,17 @@ hidpp10drv_probe(struct ratbag_device *device)
 	hidpp_device_init(&base, device->hidraw.fd);
 	hidpp_device_set_log_handler(&base, hidpp10_log, HIDPP_LOG_PRIORITY_RAW, device);
 
+	prop = ratbag_device_get_udev_property(device, "RATBAG_HIDPP10_PROFILE");
+	if (prop) {
+		if (strcasecmp("G500", prop) == 0)
+			type = HIDPP10_PROFILE_G500;
+	}
 	/* We can treat all devices as wired devices here. If we talk to the
 	 * correct hidraw device the kernel adjusts the device index for us,
 	 * so even for unifying receiver devices we can just 0x00 as device
 	 * index.
 	 */
-	dev = hidpp10_device_new(&base, HIDPP_WIRED_DEVICE_IDX);
+	dev = hidpp10_device_new(&base, HIDPP_WIRED_DEVICE_IDX, type);
 
 	if (!dev) {
 		log_error(device->ratbag,
diff --git a/src/hidpp10.c b/src/hidpp10.c
index 940653cf..fa1582b2 100644
--- a/src/hidpp10.c
+++ b/src/hidpp10.c
@@ -633,6 +633,11 @@ hidpp10_get_profile_directory(struct hidpp10_device *dev,
 	struct hidpp10_directory *directory = (struct hidpp10_directory *)bytes;
 	size_t count;
 
+	if (dev->profile_type == HIDPP10_PROFILE_UNKNOWN) {
+		hidpp_log_debug(&dev->base, "no profile type given\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (dev->profile_directory) {
 		count = 0;
 		while (dev->profile_directory[count].page) {
@@ -751,6 +756,9 @@ hidpp10_get_profile(struct hidpp10_device *dev, int8_t number, struct hidpp10_pr
 	if (count < 0)
 		return count;
 
+	if (count == 0 || dev->profile_type == HIDPP10_PROFILE_UNKNOWN)
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
 	if (number >= count) {
 		hidpp_log_error(&dev->base, "Profile number %d not in the directory.\n", number);
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1497,7 +1505,8 @@ hidpp10_get_device_info(struct hidpp10_device *dev)
 }
 
 struct hidpp10_device*
-hidpp10_device_new(const struct hidpp_device *base, int idx)
+hidpp10_device_new(const struct hidpp_device *base, int idx,
+		   enum hidpp10_profile_type type)
 {
 	struct hidpp10_device *dev;
 
@@ -1505,6 +1514,7 @@ hidpp10_device_new(const struct hidpp_device *base, int idx)
 
 	dev->index = idx;
 	dev->base = *base;
+	dev->profile_type = type;
 
 	if (hidpp10_get_device_info(dev) != 0) {
 		hidpp10_device_destroy(dev);
diff --git a/src/hidpp10.h b/src/hidpp10.h
index 9c3ab76c..d3136da6 100644
--- a/src/hidpp10.h
+++ b/src/hidpp10.h
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
 
 #define HIDPP10_MAX_PAGE_NUMBER 31
 
+enum hidpp10_profile_type {
+	HIDPP10_PROFILE_UNKNOWN = -1,
+	HIDPP10_PROFILE_G500,
+};
+
 struct hidpp10_directory;
 
 struct hidpp10_dpi_mapping {
@@ -53,10 +58,12 @@ struct hidpp10_device  {
 	uint8_t dpi_count;
 	struct hidpp10_dpi_mapping *dpi_table; /* must be null terminated */
 	struct hidpp10_directory  *profile_directory; /* must be null terminated */
+	enum hidpp10_profile_type profile_type;
 };
 
 struct hidpp10_device*
-hidpp10_device_new(const struct hidpp_device *base, int idx);
+hidpp10_device_new(const struct hidpp_device *base, int idx,
+		   enum hidpp10_profile_type type);
 
 void
 hidpp10_device_destroy(struct hidpp10_device *dev);
diff --git a/tools/hidpp10-dump-page.c b/tools/hidpp10-dump-page.c
index a9f8ce02..3124da84 100644
--- a/tools/hidpp10-dump-page.c
+++ b/tools/hidpp10-dump-page.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		error(1, errno, "Failed to open path %s", path);
 
 	hidpp_device_init(&base, fd);
-	dev = hidpp10_device_new(&base, HIDPP_WIRED_DEVICE_IDX);
+	dev = hidpp10_device_new(&base, HIDPP_WIRED_DEVICE_IDX, HIDPP10_PROFILE_UNKNOWN);
 
 	if (argc == 2)
 		rc = dump_all_pages(dev);