diff --git a/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/printerprofiles.js b/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/printerprofiles.js
index b4d76e22..717d1003 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/printerprofiles.js
+++ b/src/octoprint/static/js/app/viewmodels/printerprofiles.js
@@ -444,6 +444,14 @@ $(function() {
             self.updateProfile(profile);
         };
 
+        self.canMakeDefault = function(data) {
+            return !data.isdefault();
+        };
+
+        self.canRemove = function(data) {
+            return !data.iscurrent() && !data.isdefault();
+        };
+
         self.requestData = function() {
             OctoPrint.printerprofiles.list()
                 .done(self.fromResponse);
@@ -482,9 +490,9 @@ $(function() {
                     }
                     self.requestData();
                 })
-                .fail(function() {
+                .fail(function(xhr) {
                     var text = gettext("There was unexpected error while saving the printer profile, please consult the logs.");
-                    new PNotify({title: gettext("Saving failed"), text: text, type: "error", hide: false});
+                    new PNotify({title: gettext("Could not add profile"), text: text, type: "error", hide: false});
                 })
                 .always(function() {
                     self.requestInProgress(false);
@@ -492,18 +500,28 @@ $(function() {
         };
 
         self.removeProfile = function(data) {
-            self.requestInProgress(true);
-            OctoPrint.printerprofiles.delete(data.id, {url: data.resource})
-                .done(function() {
-                    self.requestData();
-                })
-                .fail(function() {
-                    var text = gettext("There was unexpected error while removing the printer profile, please consult the logs.");
-                    new PNotify({title: gettext("Saving failed"), text: text, type: "error", hide: false});
-                })
-                .always(function() {
-                    self.requestInProgress(false);
-                });
+            var perform = function() {
+                self.requestInProgress(true);
+                OctoPrint.printerprofiles.delete(data.id, {url: data.resource})
+                    .done(function() {
+                        self.requestData();
+                    })
+                    .fail(function(xhr) {
+                        var text;
+                        if (xhr.status == 409) {
+                            text = gettext("Cannot delete the default profile or the currently active profile.");
+                        } else {
+                            text = gettext("There was unexpected error while removing the printer profile, please consult the logs.");
+                        }
+                        new PNotify({title: gettext("Could not delete profile"), text: text, type: "error", hide: false});
+                    })
+                    .always(function() {
+                        self.requestInProgress(false);
+                    });
+            };
+
+            showConfirmationDialog(_.sprintf(gettext("You are about to delete the printer profile \"%(name)s\"."), {name: data.name}),
+                                   perform);
         };
 
         self.updateProfile = function(profile, callback) {
@@ -521,7 +539,7 @@ $(function() {
                 })
                 .fail(function() {
                     var text = gettext("There was unexpected error while updating the printer profile, please consult the logs.");
-                    new PNotify({title: gettext("Saving failed"), text: text, type: "error", hide: false});
+                    new PNotify({title: gettext("Could not update profile"), text: text, type: "error", hide: false});
                 })
                 .always(function() {
                     self.requestInProgress(false);
diff --git a/src/octoprint/templates/snippets/settings/printerprofiles/profiles.jinja2 b/src/octoprint/templates/snippets/settings/printerprofiles/profiles.jinja2
index 643458be..8ad8f461 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/templates/snippets/settings/printerprofiles/profiles.jinja2
+++ b/src/octoprint/templates/snippets/settings/printerprofiles/profiles.jinja2
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
     </thead>
     <tbody data-bind="foreach: printerProfiles.profiles.paginatedItems">
     <tr data-bind="attr: {title: name}">
-        <td class="settings_printerProfiles_profiles_name"><span class="icon-star" data-bind="invisible: !isdefault()"></span> <span data-bind="text: name"></span></td>
+        <td class="settings_printerProfiles_profiles_name"><span class="icon-star" data-bind="invisible: !isdefault()"></span> <span data-bind="text: name, style: { 'font-weight': iscurrent() ? 'bold' : 'normal' }"></span></td>
         <td class="settings_printerProfiles_profiles_model" data-bind="text: model"></td>
         <td class="settings_printerProfiles_profiles_action">
-            <a href="#" class="icon-star" title="{{ _('Set as default profile') }}" data-bind="click: function() { $root.printerProfiles.makeDefault($data); }, css: {disabled: $root.printerProfiles.requestInProgress()}, enabled: !$root.printerProfiles.requestInProgress()"></a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="#" class="icon-pencil" title="{{ _('Edit Profile') }}" data-bind="click: function() { $root.printerProfiles.showEditProfileDialog($data); }, css: {disabled: $root.printerProfiles.requestInProgress()}, enabled: !$root.printerProfiles.requestInProgress()"></a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="#" class="icon-trash" title="{{ _('Delete Profile') }}" data-bind="click: function() { $root.printerProfiles.removeProfile($data); }, css: {disabled: $root.printerProfiles.requestInProgress()}, enabled: !$root.printerProfiles.requestInProgress()"></a>
+            <a href="#" class="icon-star" title="{{ _('Set as default profile') }}" data-bind="click: function() { $root.printerProfiles.makeDefault($data); }, css: {disabled: !$root.printerProfiles.canMakeDefault($data) || $root.printerProfiles.requestInProgress()}, enabled: $root.printerProfile.canMakeDefault($data) && !$root.printerProfiles.requestInProgress()"></a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="#" class="icon-pencil" title="{{ _('Edit Profile') }}" data-bind="click: function() { $root.printerProfiles.showEditProfileDialog($data); }, css: {disabled: $root.printerProfiles.requestInProgress()}, enabled: !$root.printerProfiles.requestInProgress()"></a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="#" class="icon-trash" title="{{ _('Delete Profile') }}" data-bind="click: function() { $root.printerProfiles.removeProfile($data); }, css: {disabled: !$root.printerProfiles.canRemove($data) || $root.printerProfiles.requestInProgress()}, enabled: $root.printerProfiles.canRemove($data) && !$root.printerProfiles.requestInProgress()"></a>
         </td>
     </tr>
     </tbody>