diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/profile_list.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/profile_list.go
index 1189fc14ff0c..fbf5c1e51546 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/profile_list.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/profile_list.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var output string
+var isLight bool
 
 var profileListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "list",
@@ -58,8 +59,18 @@ var profileListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
+func listProfiles() (validProfiles, invalidProfiles []*config.Profile, err error) {
+	if isLight {
+		validProfiles, err = config.ListValidProfiles()
+	} else {
+		validProfiles, invalidProfiles, err = config.ListProfiles()
+	}
+
+	return validProfiles, invalidProfiles, err
+}
+
 func printProfilesTable() {
-	validProfiles, invalidProfiles, err := config.ListProfiles()
+	validProfiles, invalidProfiles, err := listProfiles()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Warningf("error loading profiles: %v", err)
@@ -75,6 +86,13 @@ func printProfilesTable() {
 }
 
 func updateProfilesStatus(profiles []*config.Profile) {
+	if isLight {
+		for _, p := range profiles {
+			p.Status = "Skipped"
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
 	api, err := machine.NewAPIClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("failed to get machine api client %v", err)
@@ -168,7 +186,7 @@ func warnInvalidProfiles(invalidProfiles []*config.Profile) {
 }
 
 func printProfilesJSON() {
-	validProfiles, invalidProfiles, err := config.ListProfiles()
+	validProfiles, invalidProfiles, err := listProfiles()
 
 	updateProfilesStatus(validProfiles)
 
@@ -195,5 +213,6 @@ func profilesOrDefault(profiles []*config.Profile) []*config.Profile {
 
 func init() {
 	profileListCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&output, "output", "o", "table", "The output format. One of 'json', 'table'")
+	profileListCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&isLight, "light", "l", false, "If true, only display vaild profiles and do not check status.")
 	ProfileCmd.AddCommand(profileListCmd)
 }
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/profile.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/profile.md
index 6bd445f828a1..5bdfec2f43c8 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/profile.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/profile.md
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ minikube profile list [flags]
 ### Options
 
 ```
+  -l, --light           If true, only display vaild profiles and do not check status.
   -o, --output string   The output format. One of 'json', 'table' (default "table")
 ```
 
diff --git a/test/integration/functional_test.go b/test/integration/functional_test.go
index d52ae2f864c7..cd1bb29de44a 100644
--- a/test/integration/functional_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/functional_test.go
@@ -813,6 +813,58 @@ func validateProfileCmd(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, profile string) {
 		}
 
 	})
+
+	t.Run("profile_list_light", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// List profiles
+		rr, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "profile", "list", "-l"))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed to list profiles: args %q : %v", rr.Command(), err)
+		}
+
+		// Table output
+		listLines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(rr.Stdout.String()), "\n")
+		profileExists := false
+		for i := 3; i < (len(listLines) - 1); i++ {
+			profileLine := listLines[i]
+			if strings.Contains(profileLine, profile) && strings.Contains(profileLine, "SKIPPED") {
+				profileExists = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !profileExists {
+			t.Errorf("expected 'profile list' output to include %q with 'SKIPPED' status but got *%q*. args: %q", profile, rr.Stdout.String(), rr.Command())
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("profile_list_light_json", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Json output
+		rr, err := Run(t, exec.CommandContext(ctx, Target(), "profile", "list", "--light", "--output", "json"))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed to list profiles with json format. args %q: %v", rr.Command(), err)
+		}
+		var jsonObject map[string][]config.Profile
+		err = json.Unmarshal(rr.Stdout.Bytes(), &jsonObject)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed to decode json from profile list: args %q: %v", rr.Command(), err)
+		}
+		validProfiles := jsonObject["valid"]
+		profileExists := false
+		for _, profileObject := range validProfiles {
+			if profileObject.Name != profile {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			profileExists = true
+			if profileObject.Status != "SKIPPED" {
+				t.Errorf("expected the json of 'profile list --light' to include 'SKIPPED' status for %q but got *%q*. args: %q", profile, rr.Stdout.String(), rr.Command())
+			}
+			break
+		}
+		if !profileExists {
+			t.Errorf("expected the json of 'profile list --light' to include %q but got *%q*. args: %q", profile, rr.Stdout.String(), rr.Command())
+		}
+
+	})
 }
 
 // validateServiceCmd asserts basic "service" command functionality