diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 23acb4b..4be754c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -91,5 +91,4 @@ Makefile.in
 /src/matrix-message-audio.c
 /src/matrix-message-video.c
 /src/matrix-message-location.c
-/src/matrix-profile.c
 /src/matrix-room.c
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index a3c8f35..f2fdecc 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ libmatrix_glib_0_0_la_VALA_SOURCES = \
 	matrix-message-audio.vala \
 	matrix-message-video.vala \
 	matrix-message-location.vala \
-	matrix-profile.vala \
 	matrix-room.vala \
 	$(NULL)
 
@@ -115,6 +114,7 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = test-api-client test-client
 INST_H_SRC_FILES = \
 	matrix-types.h \
 	utils.h \
+	matrix-profile.h \
 	$(NULL)
 
 INST_H_BUILT_FILES = \
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ libmatrix_glib_0_0_la_SOURCES = \
 	matrix-event-types.c \
 	matrix-version.c \
 	matrix-types.c \
+	matrix-profile.c \
 	utils.c \
 	matrix-enumtypes.c \
 	$(INST_H_SRC_FILES) \
diff --git a/src/matrix-profile.c b/src/matrix-profile.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48aee91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/matrix-profile.c
@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of matrix-glib-sdk
+ *
+ * matrix-glib-sdk is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * matrix-glib-sdk is distributed in the hope that it will be
+ * useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
+ * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with matrix-glib-sdk. If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "matrix-profile.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+// List of object properties
+enum  {
+    PROP_NONE,
+    PROP_AGE,
+    PROP_DISPLAY_NAME,
+    PROP_AVATAR_URL,
+    NUM_PROPERTIES
+};
+
+typedef struct {
+    GDateTime* last_update;
+    gchar* display_name;
+    gchar* _avatar_url;
+} MatrixProfilePrivate;
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(MatrixProfile, matrix_profile, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
+
+static GParamSpec* matrix_profile_properties[NUM_PROPERTIES];
+
+/**
+ * matrix_profile_new:
+ *
+ * Create a new #MatrixProfile object.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a new #MatrixProfile object
+ */
+MatrixProfile *
+matrix_profile_new (void)
+{
+    return (MatrixProfile *)g_object_new(MATRIX_TYPE_PROFILE, NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * matrix_profile_get_age:
+ * @profile: a #MatrixProfile
+ *
+ * Get the age of the profile.
+ *
+ * Returns: the profile age, in seconds
+ */
+GTimeSpan
+matrix_profile_get_age (MatrixProfile *matrix_profile)
+{
+    GTimeSpan result;
+    GDateTime* utcnow;
+    MatrixProfilePrivate *priv = matrix_profile_get_instance_private(matrix_profile);
+
+    if (G_UNLIKELY(matrix_profile == NULL)) {
+        return (GTimeSpan)0;
+    }
+
+    utcnow = g_date_time_new_now_utc ();
+    result = g_date_time_difference (utcnow, priv->last_update);
+    g_date_time_unref(utcnow);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * matrix_profile_get_display_name:
+ * @profile: a #MatrixProfile
+ *
+ * Get the display name from @profile.
+ *
+ * The returned value is owned by @profile and should not be modified.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none) (nullable): a display name
+ */
+const gchar*
+matrix_profile_get_display_name (MatrixProfile *matrix_profile)
+{
+    MatrixProfilePrivate *priv = matrix_profile_get_instance_private(matrix_profile);
+
+    if (G_UNLIKELY(matrix_profile == NULL)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return priv->display_name;
+}
+
+/**
+ * matrix_profile_set_display_name:
+ * @profile: a #MatrixProfile
+ * @display_name: (transfer none) (nullable): a display name
+ *
+ * Set the display name in @profile.
+ */
+void
+matrix_profile_set_display_name (MatrixProfile *matrix_profile, const gchar* display_name)
+{
+    MatrixProfilePrivate *priv = matrix_profile_get_instance_private(matrix_profile);
+
+    if (G_UNLIKELY(matrix_profile == NULL)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    g_free(priv->display_name);
+    priv->display_name = g_strdup (display_name);
+
+    g_date_time_unref(priv->last_update);
+    priv->last_update = g_date_time_new_now_utc ();
+
+    g_object_notify_by_pspec((GObject *)matrix_profile,
+                             matrix_profile_properties[PROP_DISPLAY_NAME]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * matrix_profile_get_avatar_url:
+ * @profile: a #MatrixProfile
+ *
+ * Get the avatar URL from @profile.
+ *
+ * The returned value is owned by @profile and should not be freed.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none) (nullable): an avatar URL
+ */
+const gchar *
+matrix_profile_get_avatar_url (MatrixProfile *matrix_profile)
+{
+    MatrixProfilePrivate *priv = matrix_profile_get_instance_private(matrix_profile);
+
+    if (G_UNLIKELY(matrix_profile == NULL)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return priv->_avatar_url;
+}
+
+/**
+ * matrix_profile_set_avatar_url:
+ * @profile: a #MatrixProfile
+ * @avatar_url: (transfer none) (nullable): the URL to the avatar
+ *
+ * Set the avatar URL in @profile.
+ */
+void
+matrix_profile_set_avatar_url (MatrixProfile *matrix_profile, const gchar* avatar_url)
+{
+    MatrixProfilePrivate *priv = matrix_profile_get_instance_private(matrix_profile);
+
+    if (G_UNLIKELY(matrix_profile == NULL)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    g_free(priv->_avatar_url);
+    priv->_avatar_url = g_strdup (avatar_url);
+
+    g_date_time_unref(priv->last_update);
+    priv->last_update = g_date_time_new_now_utc ();
+
+    g_object_notify_by_pspec ((GObject *)matrix_profile,
+                              matrix_profile_properties[PROP_AVATAR_URL]);
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_profile_finalize(GObject *gobject)
+{
+    MatrixProfile *matrix_profile;
+    MatrixProfilePrivate *priv;
+
+    matrix_profile = G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST(gobject, MATRIX_TYPE_PROFILE, MatrixProfile);
+    priv = matrix_profile_get_instance_private(matrix_profile);
+
+    g_date_time_unref(priv->last_update);
+    g_free(priv->display_name);
+    g_free(priv->_avatar_url);
+
+    priv->last_update = NULL;
+    priv->display_name = NULL;
+    priv->_avatar_url = NULL;
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS (matrix_profile_parent_class)->finalize(gobject);
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_profile_get_property (GObject *gobject, guint property_id, GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    MatrixProfile *matrix_profile;
+
+    matrix_profile = G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST(gobject, MATRIX_TYPE_PROFILE, MatrixProfile);
+
+    switch (property_id) {
+        case PROP_AGE:
+            g_value_set_int64 (value, matrix_profile_get_age (matrix_profile));
+
+            break;
+        case PROP_DISPLAY_NAME:
+            g_value_set_string (value, matrix_profile_get_display_name (matrix_profile));
+
+            break;
+        case PROP_AVATAR_URL:
+            g_value_set_string(value, matrix_profile_get_avatar_url (matrix_profile));
+
+            break;
+        default:
+            G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(gobject, property_id, pspec);
+
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_profile_set_property(GObject *gobject,
+                            guint property_id,
+                            const GValue *value,
+                            GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+    MatrixProfile *matrix_profile;
+
+    matrix_profile = G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST(gobject, MATRIX_TYPE_PROFILE, MatrixProfile);
+
+    switch (property_id) {
+        case PROP_DISPLAY_NAME:
+            matrix_profile_set_display_name(matrix_profile, g_value_get_string(value));
+
+            break;
+        case PROP_AVATAR_URL:
+            matrix_profile_set_avatar_url(matrix_profile, g_value_get_string(value));
+
+            break;
+        default:
+            G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID(gobject, property_id, pspec);
+
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_profile_class_init(MatrixProfileClass *klass)
+{
+    matrix_profile_parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent(klass);
+
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass)->get_property = matrix_profile_get_property;
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass)->set_property = matrix_profile_set_property;
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass)->finalize = matrix_profile_finalize;
+
+    /**
+     * MatrixProfile:age:
+     *
+     * The age of the profile, in seconds.
+     */
+    matrix_profile_properties[PROP_AGE] = g_param_spec_int64(
+            "age", "Age",
+            "Age of the profile",
+            0, G_MAXINT64, 0,
+            G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_READABLE);
+    g_object_class_install_property(
+            G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass),
+            PROP_AGE,
+            matrix_profile_properties[PROP_AGE]);
+
+    /**
+     * MatrixProfile:display-name:
+     *
+     * The display name of the user in this profile.
+     */
+    matrix_profile_properties[PROP_DISPLAY_NAME] = g_param_spec_string(
+            "display-name", "display-name",
+            "The human readable name of the usser",
+            NULL,
+            G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_READWRITE);
+    g_object_class_install_property(
+            G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass),
+            PROP_DISPLAY_NAME,
+            matrix_profile_properties[PROP_DISPLAY_NAME]);
+
+    /**
+     * MatrixProfile:avatar-url:
+     *
+     * The avatar URL in this profile.
+     */
+    matrix_profile_properties[PROP_AVATAR_URL] = g_param_spec_string (
+            "avatar-url", "avatar-url",
+            "The URL of the user's avatar",
+            NULL,
+            G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS | G_PARAM_READWRITE);
+    g_object_class_install_property(
+            G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass),
+            PROP_AVATAR_URL,
+            matrix_profile_properties[PROP_AVATAR_URL]);
+}
+
+static void
+matrix_profile_init(MatrixProfile *matrix_profile)
+{
+    MatrixProfilePrivate *priv = matrix_profile_get_instance_private(matrix_profile);
+
+    priv->display_name = NULL;
+    priv->_avatar_url = NULL;
+
+    matrix_profile_set_display_name(matrix_profile, NULL);
+    matrix_profile_set_avatar_url(matrix_profile, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/src/matrix-profile.h b/src/matrix-profile.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1838c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/matrix-profile.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of matrix-glib-sdk
+ *
+ * matrix-glib-sdk is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * matrix-glib-sdk is distributed in the hope that it will be
+ * useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
+ * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with matrix-glib-sdk. If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __MATRIX_GLIB_SDK_PROFILE_H__
+# define __MATRIX_GLIB_SDK_PROFILE_H__
+
+# include <glib-object.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+# define MATRIX_TYPE_PROFILE matrix_profile_get_type()
+G_DECLARE_DERIVABLE_TYPE(MatrixProfile, matrix_profile, MATRIX, PROFILE, GObject)
+
+struct _MatrixProfileClass {
+    GObjectClass parent_class;
+
+    /* < private > */
+    gpointer padding[12];
+};
+
+MatrixProfile *matrix_profile_new(void);
+GTimeSpan matrix_profile_get_age (MatrixProfile *profile);
+const gchar *matrix_profile_get_avatar_url(MatrixProfile *profile);
+void matrix_profile_set_avatar_url(MatrixProfile *profile, const gchar *avatar_url);
+const gchar *matrix_profile_get_display_name(MatrixProfile *profile);
+void matrix_profile_set_display_name(MatrixProfile *profile, const gchar *display_name);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif  /* __MATRIX_GLIB_SDK_PROFILE_H__ */
diff --git a/src/matrix-profile.vala b/src/matrix-profile.vala
deleted file mode 100644
index ad5957d..0000000
--- a/src/matrix-profile.vala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of matrix-glib-sdk
- *
- * matrix-glib-sdk is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
- * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * matrix-glib-sdk is distributed in the hope that it will be
- * useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
- * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with matrix-glib-sdk. If not, see
- * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-/**
- * Object to hold a user's profile
- *
- * This object is used for both global and room specific profiles.
- */
-public class Matrix.Profile : Object {
-    public TimeSpan age {
-        get {
-            return new DateTime.now_utc().difference(_last_update);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * The human readable name of the user.
-     */
-    public string? display_name {
-        get {
-            return _display_name;
-        }
-
-        set {
-            _display_name = value;
-            _last_update = new DateTime.now_utc();
-        }
-
-        default = null;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * The URL of the user's avatar.
-     */
-    public string? avatar_url {
-        get {
-            return _avatar_url;
-        }
-        set {
-            _avatar_url = value;
-            _last_update = new DateTime.now_utc();
-        }
-
-        default = null;
-    }
-
-    private DateTime _last_update;
-    private string? _display_name = null;
-    private string? _avatar_url = null;
-}
diff --git a/vapi/c-api.vapi b/vapi/c-api.vapi
index 7ab59b1..1d16f98 100644
--- a/vapi/c-api.vapi
+++ b/vapi/c-api.vapi
@@ -292,6 +292,15 @@ namespace Matrix {
     public int _g_enum_nick_to_value(GLib.Type enum_type, string nick)
         throws Matrix.Error;
 
+    [CCode (cheader_filename = "matrix-profile.h")]
+    public class Profile : GLib.Object {
+        public GLib.TimeSpan age {get;}
+        public string? avatar_url {get; set;}
+        public string? display_name {get; set;}
+
+        public Profile();
+    }
+
     /**
      * The major version number of the Matrix.org GLib SDK.
      */