diff --git a/packages/collection-model/lib/model.js b/packages/collection-model/lib/model.js
index a3d9b7c66bc..a48b6421a65 100644
--- a/packages/collection-model/lib/model.js
+++ b/packages/collection-model/lib/model.js
@@ -404,7 +404,10 @@ const CollectionCollection = AmpersandCollection.extend(
             // filtering, but for now this preserves the current behavior
             // and changing it right away will expand the scope of the
             // refactor significantly. We can address this in COMPASS-5211
-            return getNamespaceInfo(coll._id).system === false;
+            return (
+              getNamespaceInfo(coll._id).system === false ||
+              getNamespaceInfo(coll._id).collection === 'system.profile'
+            );
           })
           .map(({ _id, ...rest }) => {
             return {