diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
index 68a2662625..64fc6ec9c9 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
@@ -270,8 +270,9 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListener implements
 			if (locationPropertySource == null) {
 				for (String ext : this.propertiesLoader.getAllFileExtensions()) {
 					if (profile != null) {
-						// Try the profile specific file (with a null profile section)
+						// Try the profile specific file
 						load(location + name + "-" + profile + "." + ext, null);
+						load(location + name + "-" + profile + "." + ext, profile);
 					}
 					// Try the profile (if any) specific section of the normal file
 					load(location + name + "." + ext, profile);
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/env/PropertiesPropertySourceLoader.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/env/PropertiesPropertySourceLoader.java
index dbebdab085..ec03d11cdb 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/env/PropertiesPropertySourceLoader.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/env/PropertiesPropertySourceLoader.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.env;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.springframework.core.env.PropertiesPropertySource;
 import org.springframework.core.env.PropertySource;
@@ -39,10 +40,12 @@ public class PropertiesPropertySourceLoader implements PropertySourceLoader {
 	@Override
 	public PropertySource<?> load(String name, Resource resource, String profile)
 			throws IOException {
-		if (profile != null) {
-			return null;
+		if (profile == null) {
+			Properties properties = PropertiesLoaderUtils.loadProperties(resource);
+			if (!properties.isEmpty()) {
+				return new PropertiesPropertySource(name, properties);
+			}
 		}
-		return new PropertiesPropertySource(name,
-				PropertiesLoaderUtils.loadProperties(resource));
+		return null;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/env/YamlPropertySourceLoader.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/env/YamlPropertySourceLoader.java
index 2fa2a1a039..2c88b55e65 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/env/YamlPropertySourceLoader.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/env/YamlPropertySourceLoader.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class YamlPropertySourceLoader implements PropertySourceLoader {
 			}
 			factory.setResources(new Resource[] { resource });
 			Properties properties = factory.getObject();
-			if (profile == null || !properties.isEmpty()) {
+			if (!properties.isEmpty()) {
 				return new PropertiesPropertySource(name, properties);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
index d6e69f3ad9..67adbd5df6 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
@@ -340,6 +340,17 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests {
 		assertThat(context.getEnvironment(), not(acceptsProfiles("missing")));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void profileSubDocumentInProfileSpecificFile() throws Exception {
+		// gh-340
+		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(Config.class);
+		application.setWebEnvironment(false);
+		ConfigurableApplicationContext context = application
+				.run("--spring.profiles.active=activeprofilewithsubdoc");
+		String property = context.getEnvironment().getProperty("foobar");
+		assertThat(property, equalTo("baz"));
+	}
+
 	private static Matcher<? super ConfigurableEnvironment> containsProperySource(
 			final String sourceName) {
 		return new TypeSafeDiagnosingMatcher<ConfigurableEnvironment>() {
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-activeprofilewithsubdoc.yml b/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-activeprofilewithsubdoc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d1112894a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/resources/application-activeprofilewithsubdoc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+spring.profiles: activeprofilewithsubdoc
+foobar: baz