diff --git a/includes/install.inc b/includes/install.inc
index c5083eb0a24bd230aa176547ad1bff240af06d4e..9d159a7fd76a3b1d95d43ba603d380c0776b14dd 100644
--- a/includes/install.inc
+++ b/includes/install.inc
@@ -187,8 +187,18 @@ function drupal_set_installed_schema_version($module, $version) {
  * @see install_profile_info()
  */
 function drupal_install_profile_distribution_name() {
-  global $install_state;
-  return $install_state['profile_info']['distribution_name'];
+  // During installation, the profile information is stored in the global
+  // installation state (it might not be saved anywhere yet).
+  if (drupal_installation_attempted()) {
+    global $install_state;
+    return $install_state['profile_info']['distribution_name'];
+  }
+  // At all other times, we load the profile via standard methods.
+  else {
+    $profile = drupal_get_profile();
+    $info = install_profile_info($profile);
+    return $info['distribution_name'];
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/field/field.info b/modules/field/field.info
index 97ce7d7d8283890faafd31a992215992fa4d5a5b..60c429778df0e8df40f0070efb5ada292a2d119c 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.info
+++ b/modules/field/field.info
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ; $Id$
 name = Field
 description = Field API to add fields to entities like nodes and users.
-package = Core - fields
+package = Core
 version = VERSION
 core = 7.x
 files[] = field.module
diff --git a/modules/field/modules/field_sql_storage/field_sql_storage.info b/modules/field/modules/field_sql_storage/field_sql_storage.info
index 5587fbe32c1c69eceb5da55ddbadb6d6e7c9c8c7..32c09afdccd5d2fc24bbe7eb6581b79eb87ce62b 100644
--- a/modules/field/modules/field_sql_storage/field_sql_storage.info
+++ b/modules/field/modules/field_sql_storage/field_sql_storage.info
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ; $Id$
 name = Field SQL storage
 description = Stores field data in an SQL database.
-package = Core - fields
+package = Core
 version = VERSION
 core = 7.x
 files[] = field_sql_storage.module
diff --git a/modules/field/modules/list/list.info b/modules/field/modules/list/list.info
index bf4bb81820074f965cbc789d03ebeabb90435521..3033bf89427412be9ac8f3d66cc83951fa636268 100644
--- a/modules/field/modules/list/list.info
+++ b/modules/field/modules/list/list.info
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ; $Id$
 name = List
 description = Defines list field types. Use with Options to create selection lists.
-package = Core - fields
+package = Core
 version = VERSION
 core = 7.x
 files[]=list.module
diff --git a/modules/field/modules/number/number.info b/modules/field/modules/number/number.info
index 3145068070264d8773eb8cee6fe4b3f9f46b3c83..b1fd79878651fad110c8cb82da74234292028b66 100644
--- a/modules/field/modules/number/number.info
+++ b/modules/field/modules/number/number.info
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ; $Id$
 name = Number
 description = Defines numeric field types.
-package = Core - fields
+package = Core
 version = VERSION
 core = 7.x
 files[]=number.module
diff --git a/modules/field/modules/options/options.info b/modules/field/modules/options/options.info
index 289ef48f8fe6986556f1e85c80e09a380fba088e..48b654ecb8c6ee6bb491cbecc463f8c0a89edb3d 100644
--- a/modules/field/modules/options/options.info
+++ b/modules/field/modules/options/options.info
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ; $Id$
 name = Options
 description = Defines selection, check box and radio button widgets for text and numeric fields.
-package = Core - fields
+package = Core
 version = VERSION
 core = 7.x
 files[]=options.module
diff --git a/modules/field/modules/text/text.info b/modules/field/modules/text/text.info
index 9d3156624e6af18e8b7de5a977f69d79169bbd12..07ae87b52945c766368e94f437cace2cfca289b2 100644
--- a/modules/field/modules/text/text.info
+++ b/modules/field/modules/text/text.info
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ; $Id$
 name = Text
 description = Defines simple text field types.
-package = Core - fields
+package = Core
 version = VERSION
 core = 7.x
 files[] = text.module
diff --git a/modules/system/system.admin.inc b/modules/system/system.admin.inc
index 32490fee23190500fe628526b985c7494daf65ea..152d2982c6e73713cf95823a51a64bf4b8e2616d 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.admin.inc
+++ b/modules/system/system.admin.inc
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ function system_modules($form, $form_state = array()) {
   // Remove hidden modules from display list.
   $visible_files = $files;
   foreach ($visible_files as $filename => $file) {
-    if (!empty($file->info['hidden']) || !empty($file->info['required'])) {
+    if (!empty($file->info['hidden'])) {
       unset($visible_files[$filename]);
     }
   }
@@ -849,10 +849,19 @@ function system_modules($form, $form_state = array()) {
   // Used when checking if module implements a help page.
   $help_arg = module_exists('help') ? drupal_help_arg() : FALSE;
 
+  // Used when displaying modules that are required by the install profile.
+  require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/includes/install.inc';
+  $distribution_name = check_plain(drupal_install_profile_distribution_name());
+
   // Iterate through each of the modules.
   foreach ($visible_files as $filename => $module) {
     $extra = array();
     $extra['enabled'] = (bool) $module->status;
+    if (!empty($module->info['required'] )) {
+      $extra['disabled'] = TRUE;
+      $extra['required_by'][] = $distribution_name;
+    }
+
     // If this module requires other modules, add them to the array.
     foreach ($module->requires as $requires => $v) {
       if (!isset($files[$requires])) {
@@ -929,6 +938,7 @@ function system_modules($form, $form_state = array()) {
     }
     $form['modules'][$module->info['package']][$filename] = _system_modules_build_row($module->info, $extra);
   }
+
   // Add basic information to the fieldsets.
   foreach (element_children($form['modules']) as $package) {
     $form['modules'][$package] += array(
diff --git a/modules/system/system.module b/modules/system/system.module
index 338d6ab8cecf6f01fd834bc1cb0f3f1c9c0acb6f..d8ad21f16c98548e4bd6a4c2d8462ad7f2409059 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/modules/system/system.module
@@ -2263,6 +2263,12 @@ function _system_rebuild_module_data() {
     // Merge in defaults and save.
     $modules[$key]->info = $module->info + $defaults;
 
+    // Install profiles are hidden by default, unless explicitly specified
+    // otherwise in the .info file.
+    if ($key == $profile && !isset($modules[$key]->info['hidden'])) {
+      $modules[$key]->info['hidden'] = TRUE;
+    }
+
     // Invoke hook_system_info_alter() to give installed modules a chance to
     // modify the data in the .info files if necessary.
     $type = 'module';
diff --git a/modules/system/system.test b/modules/system/system.test
index c3aced0176ffc9e661ff2a382d0d34de78336d87..f1a4407a7de5f4023f3263a7003d9e456cebf2cf 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.test
+++ b/modules/system/system.test
@@ -364,11 +364,20 @@ class ModuleRequiredTestCase extends ModuleTestCase {
    * Assert that core required modules cannot be disabled.
    */
   function testDisableRequired() {
-    $required_modules = drupal_required_modules();
+    $module_info = system_get_info('module');
     $this->drupalGet('admin/modules');
-    foreach ($required_modules as $module) {
-      // Check to make sure the checkbox for required module is not found.
-      $this->assertNoFieldByName('modules[Core][' . $module . '][enable]');
+    foreach ($module_info as $module => $info) {
+      // Check to make sure the checkbox for each required module is disabled
+      // and checked (or absent from the page if the module is also hidden).
+      if (!empty($info['required'])) {
+        $field_name = "modules[{$info['package']}][$module][enable]";
+        if (empty($info['hidden'])) {
+          $this->assertFieldByXPath("//input[@name='$field_name' and @disabled='disabled' and @checked='checked']", '', t('Field @name was disabled and checked.', array('@name' => $field_name)));
+        }
+        else {
+          $this->assertNoFieldByName($field_name);
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 }