diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers.js b/lib/OpenLayers.js
index 5cb60a8243..a86b6c8704 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers.js
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@
             "OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_1.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0.js",
+            "OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_1_WMSC.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/WMSGetFeatureInfo.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/SOSCapabilities.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/SOSCapabilities/v1_0_0.js",
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities.js
index c754bd096d..49396b73a8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMSCapabilities.js
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
      */
     version: null,
     
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: profile
+     * {String} If provided, use a custom profile.
+     *
+     * Currently supported profiles:
+     * - WMSC - parses vendor specific capabilities for WMS-C.
+     */
+    profile: null,
+    
     /**
      * Property: parser
      * {<OpenLayers.Format>} A cached versioned format used for reading.
@@ -63,12 +72,14 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         }
         var root = data.documentElement;
         var version = this.version || root.getAttribute("version") || this.defaultVersion;
+        var profile = this.profile ? "_" + this.profile : "";
         if(!this.parser || this.parser.version !== version) {
             var constr = OpenLayers.Format.WMSCapabilities[
-                "v" + version.replace(/\./g, "_")
+                "v" + version.replace(/\./g, "_") + profile
             ];
             if(!constr) {
-                throw "Can't find a WMS capabilities parser for version " + version;
+                throw "Can't find a WMS capabilities parser for version " +
+                    version + profile;
             }
             this.parser = new constr(this.options);
         }
diff --git a/tests/list-tests.html b/tests/list-tests.html
index a52a98a949..a364f9ec7a 100644
--- a/tests/list-tests.html
+++ b/tests/list-tests.html
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
     <li>Format/WMC/v1.html</li>
     <li>Format/WMSCapabilities.html</li>
     <li>Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_1.html</li>
+    <li>Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_1_1_WMSC.html</li>
     <li>Format/WMSCapabilities/v1_3_0.html</li>
     <li>Format/WMSDescribeLayer.html</li>
     <li>Format/WMSGetFeatureInfo.html</li>