diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/PluginCategoryManager.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/PluginCategoryManager.cs
index 9515a55b5..28d0cddbd 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/PluginCategoryManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/PluginCategoryManager.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ internal class PluginCategoryManager
         new(11, "special.devIconTester", () => Locs.Category_IconTester),
         new(12, "special.dalamud", () => Locs.Category_Dalamud),
         new(13, "special.plugins", () => Locs.Category_Plugins),
-        new(14, "special.profiles", () => Locs.Category_PluginProfiles, CategoryInfo.AppearCondition.ProfilesEnabled),
+        new(14, "special.profiles", () => Locs.Category_PluginProfiles),
         new(FirstTagBasedCategoryId + 0, "other", () => Locs.Category_Other),
         new(FirstTagBasedCategoryId + 1, "jobs", () => Locs.Category_Jobs),
         new(FirstTagBasedCategoryId + 2, "ui", () => Locs.Category_UI),
@@ -353,11 +353,6 @@ internal class PluginCategoryManager
             /// Check if plugin testing is enabled.
             /// </summary>
             DoPluginTest,
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Check if plugin profiles are enabled.
-            /// </summary>
-            ProfilesEnabled,
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
index 036959233..dafc4cc3b 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
@@ -1218,10 +1218,6 @@ internal class PluginInstallerWindow : Window, IDisposable
                             if (!Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get().DoPluginTest)
                                 continue;
                             break;
-                        case PluginCategoryManager.CategoryInfo.AppearCondition.ProfilesEnabled:
-                            if (!Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get().ProfilesEnabled)
-                                continue;
-                            break;
                         default:
                             throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
                     }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/ProfileManagerWidget.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/ProfileManagerWidget.cs
index 039877158..3f8f25f3e 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/ProfileManagerWidget.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/ProfileManagerWidget.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ internal class ProfileManagerWidget
     /// </summary>
     public void Draw()
     {
+        if (!Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get().ProfilesEnabled)
+        {
+            this.DrawChoice();
+            return;
+        }
+        
         var tutorialTitle = Locs.TutorialTitle + "###collectionsTutorWindow";
         var tutorialId = ImGui.GetID(tutorialTitle);
         this.DrawTutorial(tutorialTitle);
@@ -76,6 +82,23 @@ internal class ProfileManagerWidget
         this.pickerSearch = string.Empty;
     }
 
+    private void DrawChoice()
+    {
+        ImGuiHelpers.ScaledDummy(60);
+        ImGuiHelpers.CenteredText(Locs.Choice1);
+        ImGuiHelpers.CenteredText(Locs.Choice2);
+        ImGuiHelpers.ScaledDummy(20);
+
+        var buttonWidth = ImGui.GetWindowWidth() / 3;
+        ImGuiHelpers.CenterCursorFor((int)buttonWidth);
+        if (ImGui.Button(Locs.ChoiceConfirmation, new Vector2(buttonWidth, 40 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale)))
+        {
+            var config = Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get();
+            config.ProfilesEnabled = true;
+            config.QueueSave();
+        }
+    }
+
     private void DrawTutorial(string modalTitle)
     {
         var open = true;
@@ -606,6 +629,15 @@ internal class ProfileManagerWidget
         public static string TutorialCommandsEnd =>
             Loc.Localize("ProfileManagerTutorialCommandsEnd", "If you run multiple of these commands, they will be executed in order.");
 
+        public static string Choice1 =>
+            Loc.Localize("ProfileManagerChoice1", "Plugin collections are a new feature that allow you to group plugins into collections which can be toggled and shared.");
+        
+        public static string Choice2 =>
+            Loc.Localize("ProfileManagerChoice2", "They are experimental and may still contain bugs. Do you want to enable them now?");
+       
+        public static string ChoiceConfirmation =>
+            Loc.Localize("ProfileManagerChoiceConfirmation", "Yes, enable Plugin Collections");
+
         public static string NotInstalled(string name) =>
             Loc.Localize("ProfileManagerNotInstalled", "{0} (Not Installed)").Format(name);
     }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/Settings/Tabs/SettingsTabExperimental.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/Settings/Tabs/SettingsTabExperimental.cs
index de9d1bae4..bd90d8509 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/Settings/Tabs/SettingsTabExperimental.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/Settings/Tabs/SettingsTabExperimental.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class SettingsTabExperimental : SettingsTab
 
         new ThirdRepoSettingsEntry(),
 
+        /* Disabling profiles after they've been enabled doesn't make much sense, at least not if the user has already created profiles.
         new GapSettingsEntry(5, true),
 
         new SettingsEntry<bool>(
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public class SettingsTabExperimental : SettingsTab
             Loc.Localize("DalamudSettingsEnableProfilesHint", "Enables plugin collections, which lets you create toggleable lists of plugins."),
             c => c.ProfilesEnabled,
             (v, c) => c.ProfilesEnabled = v),
+            */
     };
 
     public override string Title => Loc.Localize("DalamudSettingsExperimental", "Experimental");