diff --git a/data/rhythmbox.gep b/data/rhythmbox.gep
index ec10803..16a437c 100644
--- a/data/rhythmbox.gep
+++ b/data/rhythmbox.gep
@@ -62,6 +62,20 @@ type = audio
 format = audio/mpeg, mpegversion=4, stream-format=raw
 presence = 1
 
+[profile-alac]
+name = alac
+description = ALAC
+format = video/quicktime, variant=iso
+type = container
+
+[streamprofile-alac-1]
+parent = alac
+type = audio
+format = audio/x-alac
+presence = 1
+
+
+
 [rhythmbox-encoder-settings]
 # maps encoder elements and encoding types to lists of settings to expose
 lamemp3enc-vbr = quality
diff --git a/plugins/ipod/rb-ipod-source.c b/plugins/ipod/rb-ipod-source.c
index be8b268..4de0ec0 100644
--- a/plugins/ipod/rb-ipod-source.c
+++ b/plugins/ipod/rb-ipod-source.c
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ finish_construction (RBiPodSource *source)
 	target = gst_encoding_target_new ("ipod", "device", "ipod", NULL);
 	gst_encoding_target_add_profile (target, rb_gst_get_encoding_profile ("audio/mpeg"));
 	gst_encoding_target_add_profile (target, rb_gst_get_encoding_profile ("audio/x-aac"));
+	gst_encoding_target_add_profile (target, rb_gst_get_encoding_profile ("audio/x-alac"));
 	g_object_set (source, "encoding-target", target, NULL);
 
 	priv->new_playlist_action_name = g_strdup_printf ("ipod-%p-playlist-new", source);
