diff --git a/app/models/profile.rb b/app/models/profile.rb
index ff5f2e8..6fb9fc6 100644
--- a/app/models/profile.rb
+++ b/app/models/profile.rb
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ class Profile < ActiveRecord::Base
         false
       else
         # other possibilities would come here
-        (user == self) || (user.memberships.include?(self))
+        (user == self) || (user.is_admin?(self.environment)) || (user.memberships.include?(self))
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/unit/profile_test.rb b/test/unit/profile_test.rb
index 5250f90..051b590 100644
--- a/test/unit/profile_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/profile_test.rb
@@ -525,6 +525,13 @@ class ProfileTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert c.display_info_to?(p)
   end
 
+  should 'display profile for administrators' do
+    p = create_user('testuser').person
+    p.update_attribute('public_profile', false)
+    admin = Person[create_admin_user(p.environment)]
+    assert p.display_info_to?(admin)
+  end
+
   should 'be able to add extra data for index' do
     klass = Class.new(Profile)
     klass.any_instance.expects(:random_method)
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