diff --git a/powershell.go b/powershell.go
index fd19639..58ec13e 100644
--- a/powershell.go
+++ b/powershell.go
@@ -2,13 +2,28 @@ package winrm
 
 import (
 	"encoding/base64"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"golang.org/x/text/encoding/unicode"
 )
 
+// PowershellOptions are options are passed to powershell.exe when executing a command
+type PowershellOptions struct {
+	NoProfile    bool
+	OutputFormat string
+}
+
 // Powershell wraps a PowerShell script
 // and prepares it for execution by the winrm client
 func Powershell(psCmd string) string {
+	return PowershellWithOptions(psCmd, PowershellOptions{})
+}
+
+// PowershellWithOptions wraps a PowerShell script
+// and prepares it for execution by the winrm client. Depending on the values of the
+// PowershellOptions struct the rrelevant switches are set before calling powershell.exe
+func PowershellWithOptions(psCmd string, psOpts PowershellOptions) string {
 	// Disable unnecessary progress bars which considered as stderr.
 	psCmd = "$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue';" + psCmd
 
@@ -22,6 +37,14 @@ func Powershell(psCmd string) string {
 	// Finally make it base64 encoded which is required for powershell.
 	psCmd = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(encoded))
 
-	// Specify powershell.exe to run encoded command
-	return "powershell.exe -EncodedCommand " + psCmd
+	cmds := []string{"powershell.exe"}
+	if psOpts.NoProfile {
+		cmds = append(cmds, "-NoProfile")
+	}
+	if psOpts.OutputFormat != "" {
+		cmds = append(cmds, fmt.Sprintf("-OutputFormat %s", psOpts.OutputFormat))
+	}
+	cmds = append(cmds, fmt.Sprintf("-EncodedCommand %s", psCmd))
+
+	return strings.Join(cmds, " ")
 }
diff --git a/powershell_test.go b/powershell_test.go
index e387fe2..eda302e 100644
--- a/powershell_test.go
+++ b/powershell_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,37 @@ import (
 	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
 )
 
+const (
+	plainTestCmd   = "dir"
+	encodedTestCmd = "JABQAHIAbwBnAHIAZQBzAHMAUAByAGUAZgBlAHIAZQBuAGMAZQAgAD0AIAAnAFMAaQBsAGUAbgB0AGwAeQBDAG8AbgB0AGkAbgB1AGUAJwA7AGQAaQByAA=="
+)
+
 func (s *WinRMSuite) TestPowershell(c *C) {
-	psCmd := Powershell("dir")
-	c.Assert(psCmd, Equals, "powershell.exe -EncodedCommand JABQAHIAbwBnAHIAZQBzAHMAUAByAGUAZgBlAHIAZQBuAGMAZQAgAD0AIAAnAFMAaQBsAGUAbgB0AGwAeQBDAG8AbgB0AGkAbgB1AGUAJwA7AGQAaQByAA==")
+	psCmd := Powershell(plainTestCmd)
+	c.Assert(psCmd, Equals, "powershell.exe -EncodedCommand "+encodedTestCmd)
+}
+
+func (s *WinRMSuite) TestPowershellWithNoProfile(c *C) {
+	testOpts := PowershellOptions{
+		NoProfile: true,
+	}
+	psCmd := PowershellWithOptions(plainTestCmd, testOpts)
+	c.Assert(psCmd, Equals, "powershell.exe -NoProfile -EncodedCommand "+encodedTestCmd)
+}
+
+func (s *WinRMSuite) TestPowershellWithOutputFormat(c *C) {
+	testOpts := PowershellOptions{
+		OutputFormat: "Text",
+	}
+	psCmd := PowershellWithOptions(plainTestCmd, testOpts)
+	c.Assert(psCmd, Equals, "powershell.exe -OutputFormat Text -EncodedCommand "+encodedTestCmd)
+}
+
+func (s *WinRMSuite) TestPowershellWithAllOptions(c *C) {
+	testOpts := PowershellOptions{
+		OutputFormat: "Text",
+		NoProfile:    true,
+	}
+	psCmd := PowershellWithOptions(plainTestCmd, testOpts)
+	c.Assert(psCmd, Equals, "powershell.exe -NoProfile -OutputFormat Text -EncodedCommand "+encodedTestCmd)
 }