diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
index 5766bcf1c71485d96768a55bbb890453aaf72ee1..60c18e3c3eafc0372bfbf5a5357cbb2faaf2989f 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
   template: src="bash_prompt.sh.j2" dest="/etc/profile.d/bash_prompt.sh"
             owner=root group=root mode=644
 
+- name: Deploy profile configuration that allows for user-specific profile.d files
+  copy: src="user_profile_d.sh" dest="/etc/profile.d/z99-user_profile_d.sh"
+        owner=root group=root mode=644
+
 - name: Replace default and skeleton bashrc
   copy: src="{{ item.key }}" dest="{{ item.value }}"
         owner=root group=root mode=644