diff --git a/main/src/main/aidl/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/IOpenVPNAPIService.aidl b/main/src/main/aidl/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/IOpenVPNAPIService.aidl
index 3285432cc..39b531060 100644
--- a/main/src/main/aidl/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/IOpenVPNAPIService.aidl
+++ b/main/src/main/aidl/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/IOpenVPNAPIService.aidl
@@ -67,4 +67,10 @@ interface IOpenVPNAPIService {
     /** Same as startVPN(String), but also takes a Bundle with extra parameters,
     * which will be applied to the created VPNProfile (e.g. allow vpn bypass). */
     void startVPNwithExtras(in String inlineconfig, in Bundle extras);
+
+    /** Same as addNewVPNProfile(String, boolean, String) but giving possibility to pass a Bundle like
+    * in startVPNwithExtras(String, Bundle) to apply e.g. "allow vpn bypass" to profile.
+    * up to now the only extra that can be put is a boolean "de.blinkt.openvpn.api.ALLOW_VPN_BYPASS"
+    */
+    APIVpnProfile addNewVPNProfileWithExtras (String name, boolean userEditable, String config, in Bundle extras);
 }
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diff --git a/main/src/main/java/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/ExternalOpenVPNService.java b/main/src/main/java/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/ExternalOpenVPNService.java
index 2f1f0788a..304a1f4a6 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/ExternalOpenVPNService.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/ExternalOpenVPNService.java
@@ -151,6 +151,13 @@ private void startProfile(VpnProfile vp)
 
         }
 
+        private void updateProfileFromExtras(Bundle extras, VpnProfile vp) {
+            if (extras != null) {
+                vp.mAllowAppVpnBypass = extras.getBoolean(EXTRA_INLINE_PROFILE_ALLOW_VPN_BYPASS, false);
+                VpnStatus.logDebug("got extra " + EXTRA_INLINE_PROFILE_ALLOW_VPN_BYPASS + ", mAllowAppVpnBypass=" + vp.mAllowAppVpnBypass);
+            }
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void startProfile(String profileUUID) throws RemoteException {
             mExtAppDb.checkOpenVPNPermission(getPackageManager());
@@ -176,9 +183,7 @@ public void startVPNwithExtras(String inlineConfig, Bundle extras) throws Remote
 
                 vp.mProfileCreator = callingApp;
 
-                if (extras != null) {
-                    vp.mAllowAppVpnBypass = extras.getBoolean(EXTRA_INLINE_PROFILE_ALLOW_VPN_BYPASS, false);
-                }
+                updateProfileFromExtras(extras, vp);
 
                 /*int needpw = vp.needUserPWInput(false);
                 if(needpw !=0)
@@ -207,6 +212,11 @@ public boolean addVPNProfile(String name, String config) throws RemoteException
 
         @Override
         public APIVpnProfile addNewVPNProfile(String name, boolean userEditable, String config) throws RemoteException {
+            return addNewVPNProfileWithExtras(name, userEditable, config, null);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public APIVpnProfile addNewVPNProfileWithExtras(String name, boolean userEditable, String config, Bundle extras) throws RemoteException {
             String callingPackage = mExtAppDb.checkOpenVPNPermission(getPackageManager());
 
             ConfigParser cp = new ConfigParser();
@@ -216,6 +226,7 @@ public APIVpnProfile addNewVPNProfile(String name, boolean userEditable, String
                 vp.mName = name;
                 vp.mProfileCreator = callingPackage;
                 vp.mUserEditable = userEditable;
+                updateProfileFromExtras(extras, vp);
                 ProfileManager pm = ProfileManager.getInstance(getBaseContext());
                 pm.addProfile(vp);
                 pm.saveProfile(ExternalOpenVPNService.this, vp);
diff --git a/remoteExample/src/main/aidl/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/IOpenVPNAPIService.aidl b/remoteExample/src/main/aidl/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/IOpenVPNAPIService.aidl
index 273a00464..1989b771d 100644
--- a/remoteExample/src/main/aidl/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/IOpenVPNAPIService.aidl
+++ b/remoteExample/src/main/aidl/de/blinkt/openvpn/api/IOpenVPNAPIService.aidl
@@ -63,4 +63,10 @@ interface IOpenVPNAPIService {
 
     /** Use a profile with all certificates etc. embedded */
     APIVpnProfile addNewVPNProfile (String name, boolean userEditable, String config);
+
+    /** Same as addNewVPNProfile(String, boolean, String) but giving possibility to pass a Bundle like
+    * in startVPNwithExtras(String, Bundle) to apply e.g. "allow vpn bypass" to profile.
+    * up to now the only extra that can be put is a boolean "de.blinkt.openvpn.api.ALLOW_VPN_BYPASS"
+    */
+    APIVpnProfile addNewVPNProfileWithExtras (String name, boolean userEditable, String config, in Bundle extras);
 }
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