diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/layout/qgslayoutitemelevationprofile.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/layout/qgslayoutitemelevationprofile.sip.in
index 6fee8289017..78b73db5af3 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/layout/qgslayoutitemelevationprofile.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/layout/qgslayoutitemelevationprofile.sip.in
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ The caller takes responsibility for deleting the returned object.
     virtual QIcon icon() const;
 
 
-  public slots:
-
-    virtual void refresh();
-
-
   protected:
     virtual void draw( QgsLayoutItemRenderContext &context );
 
diff --git a/src/core/layout/qgslayoutitemelevationprofile.h b/src/core/layout/qgslayoutitemelevationprofile.h
index c48b2ab23b5..a0488ae6025 100644
--- a/src/core/layout/qgslayoutitemelevationprofile.h
+++ b/src/core/layout/qgslayoutitemelevationprofile.h
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsLayoutItemElevationProfile: public QgsLayoutItem
     int type() const override;
     QIcon icon() const override;
 
-  public slots:
-
-    void refresh() override;
-
   protected:
     void draw( QgsLayoutItemRenderContext &context ) override;
     bool writePropertiesToElement( QDomElement &element, QDomDocument &document, const QgsReadWriteContext &context ) const override;
diff --git a/src/core/layout/qgslayoutitemregistry.cpp b/src/core/layout/qgslayoutitemregistry.cpp
index 0b317075edd..2e45cb1847d 100644
--- a/src/core/layout/qgslayoutitemregistry.cpp
+++ b/src/core/layout/qgslayoutitemregistry.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@
 #include "qgslayoutitemtexttable.h"
 #include "qgslayoutframe.h"
 #include "qgslayoutitemmarker.h"
-#include "qgsgloweffect.h"
-#include "qgseffectstack.h"
-#include "qgsvectorlayer.h"
-#include "qgssymbol.h"
+#include "qgslayoutitemelevationprofile.h"
 
 #include <QPainter>
 
@@ -82,6 +79,8 @@ bool QgsLayoutItemRegistry::populate()
   addLayoutItemType( new QgsLayoutItemMetadata( LayoutPolygon, QObject::tr( "Polygon" ), QObject::tr( "Polygons" ), QgsLayoutItemPolygon::create ) );
   addLayoutItemType( new QgsLayoutItemMetadata( LayoutPolyline, QObject::tr( "Polyline" ), QObject::tr( "Polylines" ), QgsLayoutItemPolyline::create ) );
 
+  addLayoutItemType( new QgsLayoutItemMetadata( LayoutElevationProfile, QObject::tr( "Elevation Profile" ), QObject::tr( "Elevation Profiles" ), QgsLayoutItemElevationProfile::create ) );
+
   addLayoutMultiFrameType( new QgsLayoutMultiFrameMetadata( LayoutHtml, QObject::tr( "HTML" ), QgsLayoutItemHtml::create ) );
   addLayoutMultiFrameType( new QgsLayoutMultiFrameMetadata( LayoutAttributeTable, QObject::tr( "Attribute Table" ), QgsLayoutItemAttributeTable::create ) );
   addLayoutMultiFrameType( new QgsLayoutMultiFrameMetadata( LayoutTextTable, QObject::tr( "Text Table" ), QgsLayoutItemTextTable::create ) );
diff --git a/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutguiutils.cpp b/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutguiutils.cpp
index a914ee1c4fe..72e85a31c70 100644
--- a/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutguiutils.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/layout/qgslayoutguiutils.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "qgslayoutpicturewidget.h"
 #include "qgslayoutitempicture.h"
 #include "qgslayoutitemlabel.h"
+#include "qgslayoutitemelevationprofile.h"
 #include "qgslayoutlabelwidget.h"
 #include "qgslayoutitemlegend.h"
 #include "qgslayoutitemscalebar.h"
@@ -518,4 +519,37 @@ void QgsLayoutGuiUtils::registerGuiForKnownItemTypes( QgsMapCanvas *mapCanvas )
     return f;
   } );
   registry->addLayoutItemGuiMetadata( manualTableItemMetadata.release() );
+
+
+  // elevation profile item
+
+  auto elevationProfileItemMetadata = std::make_unique< QgsLayoutItemGuiMetadata >( QgsLayoutItemRegistry::LayoutElevationProfile, QObject::tr( "Elevation Profile" ), QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( QStringLiteral( "/mActionLabel.svg" ) ),
+                                      [ = ]( QgsLayoutItem * item )->QgsLayoutItemBaseWidget *
+  {
+    return nullptr; //return new QgsLayoutLabelWidget( qobject_cast< QgsLayoutItemLabel * >( item ) );
+  }, createRubberBand );
+  elevationProfileItemMetadata->setItemCreationFunction( [ = ]( QgsLayout * layout )->QgsLayoutItem *
+  {
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsLayoutItemElevationProfile > profileItem = std::make_unique< QgsLayoutItemElevationProfile >( layout );
+
+#if 0
+    //set default table fonts from settings
+    QgsSettings settings;
+    const QString defaultFontString = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "LayoutDesigner/defaultFont" ), QVariant(), QgsSettings::Gui ).toString();
+    if ( !defaultFontString.isEmpty() )
+    {
+      QgsTextFormat format;
+      QFont f = format.font();
+      f.setFamily( defaultFontString );
+      format.setFont( f );
+      tableMultiFrame->setContentTextFormat( format );
+      f.setBold( true );
+      format.setFont( f );
+      tableMultiFrame->setHeaderTextFormat( format );
+    }
+#endif
+    return profileItem.release();
+  } );
+  registry->addLayoutItemGuiMetadata( elevationProfileItemMetadata.release() );
+
 }