diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index d7866b5..d29ec3a 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	Flip         bool
 	Flop         bool
 	NoAutoRotate bool
+	NoProfile    bool
 	Interlace    bool
 	Rotate       Angle
 	Gravity      Gravity
diff --git a/resize.go b/resize.go
index 8916eac..30993b4 100644
--- a/resize.go
+++ b/resize.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ func Resize(buf []byte, o Options) ([]byte, error) {
 		Type:        o.Type,
 		Compression: o.Compression,
 		Interlace:   o.Interlace,
+		NoProfile:   o.NoProfile,
 	}
 
 	// Finally save as buffer
diff --git a/resize_test.go b/resize_test.go
index b2109db..1397d6d 100644
--- a/resize_test.go
+++ b/resize_test.go
@@ -71,6 +71,21 @@ func TestInvalidRotate(t *testing.T) {
 	Write("fixtures/test_invalid_rotate_out.jpg", newImg)
 }
 
+func TestNoColorProfile(t *testing.T) {
+	options := Options{Width: 800, Height: 600, NoColorProfile: true}
+	buf, _ := Read("fixtures/test.jpg")
+
+	newImg, err := Resize(buf, options)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Resize(imgData, %#v) error: %#v", options, err)
+	}
+
+	metadata, err := Metadata(newImg)
+	if metadata.Profile == true {
+		t.Fatal("Invalid profile data")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestConvert(t *testing.T) {
 	width, height := 300, 240
 	formats := [3]ImageType{PNG, WEBP, JPEG}
diff --git a/vips.go b/vips.go
index 991936d..e190e9c 100644
--- a/vips.go
+++ b/vips.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type vipsSaveOptions struct {
 	Compression int
 	Type        ImageType
 	Interlace   bool
+	NoProfile   bool
 }
 
 type vipsWatermarkOptions struct {
@@ -221,11 +222,15 @@ func vipsRead(buf []byte) (*C.struct__VipsImage, ImageType, error) {
 }
 
 func vipsSave(image *C.struct__VipsImage, o vipsSaveOptions) ([]byte, error) {
-	var ptr unsafe.Pointer
 	length := C.size_t(0)
 	err := C.int(0)
 	interlace := C.int(boolToInt(o.Interlace))
 
+	// Remove ICC profile metadata
+	if o.NoProfile {
+		C.remove_profile(image)
+	}
+
 	// Force RGB color space
 	var outImage *C.struct__VipsImage
 	C.vips_colourspace_bridge(image, &outImage)
@@ -233,6 +238,7 @@ func vipsSave(image *C.struct__VipsImage, o vipsSaveOptions) ([]byte, error) {
 	defer C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(image))
 	defer C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(outImage))
 
+	var ptr unsafe.Pointer
 	switch o.Type {
 	case PNG:
 		err = C.vips_pngsave_bridge(outImage, &ptr, &length, 1, C.int(o.Compression), C.int(o.Quality), interlace)
diff --git a/vips.h b/vips.h
index 9dbecdb..e380b1e 100644
--- a/vips.h
+++ b/vips.h
@@ -86,7 +86,12 @@ vips_exif_orientation(VipsImage *image) {
 
 int
 has_profile_embed(VipsImage *image) {
-	return (vips_image_get_typeof(image, VIPS_META_ICC_NAME) > 0) ? 1 : 0;
+	return vips_image_get_typeof(image, VIPS_META_ICC_NAME);
+};
+
+void
+remove_profile(VipsImage *image) {
+	vips_image_remove(image, VIPS_META_ICC_NAME);
 };
 
 int