diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/RealmAdminResource.java b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/RealmAdminResource.java
index c7090623e4..1aa5d2032c 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/RealmAdminResource.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/admin/RealmAdminResource.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ import org.keycloak.services.resources.admin.permissions.AdminPermissions;
 import org.keycloak.storage.DatastoreProvider;
 import org.keycloak.storage.ExportImportManager;
 import org.keycloak.storage.LegacyStoreSyncEvent;
-import org.keycloak.utils.GroupUtils;
+import org.keycloak.userprofile.DeclarativeUserProfileProvider;
 import org.keycloak.utils.ProfileHelper;
 import org.keycloak.utils.ReservedCharValidator;
 
@@ -384,6 +385,12 @@ public class RealmAdminResource {
 
             if (auth.users().canView()) {
                 rep.setRegistrationEmailAsUsername(realm.isRegistrationEmailAsUsername());
+                if (realm.getAttribute(DeclarativeUserProfileProvider.REALM_USER_PROFILE_ENABLED, Boolean.FALSE)) {
+                    // add the user profile attribute if enabled
+                    Map<String, String> attrs = Optional.ofNullable(rep.getAttributes()).orElse(new HashMap<>());
+                    attrs.put(DeclarativeUserProfileProvider.REALM_USER_PROFILE_ENABLED, Boolean.TRUE.toString());
+                    rep.setAttributes(attrs);
+                }
             }
 
             if (auth.realm().canViewIdentityProviders()) {
diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/admin/PermissionsTest.java b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/admin/PermissionsTest.java
index f2b333493f..0cb23858f4 100644
--- a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/admin/PermissionsTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/admin/PermissionsTest.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import org.keycloak.services.resources.admin.AdminAuth.Resource;
 import org.keycloak.testsuite.AbstractKeycloakTest;
 import org.keycloak.testsuite.Assert;
 import org.keycloak.testsuite.ProfileAssume;
+import org.keycloak.testsuite.updaters.RealmAttributeUpdater;
 import org.keycloak.testsuite.util.AdminClientUtil;
 import org.keycloak.testsuite.util.ClientBuilder;
 import org.keycloak.testsuite.util.CredentialBuilder;
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ import org.keycloak.testsuite.util.GreenMailRule;
 import org.keycloak.testsuite.util.IdentityProviderBuilder;
 import org.keycloak.testsuite.util.RealmBuilder;
 import org.keycloak.testsuite.util.UserBuilder;
+import org.keycloak.userprofile.DeclarativeUserProfileProvider;
 
 import jakarta.ws.rs.ClientErrorException;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Response;
@@ -299,20 +301,28 @@ public class PermissionsTest extends AbstractKeycloakTest {
             }
         }, Resource.REALM, false, true);
 
-        {
+        try (RealmAttributeUpdater updater = new RealmAttributeUpdater(adminClient.realm(REALM_NAME))
+                .setAttribute(DeclarativeUserProfileProvider.REALM_USER_PROFILE_ENABLED, Boolean.TRUE.toString())
+                .update()) {
             RealmRepresentation realm = clients.get(AdminRoles.QUERY_REALMS).realm(REALM_NAME).toRepresentation();
             assertGettersEmpty(realm);
             assertNull(realm.isRegistrationEmailAsUsername());
+            assertNull(realm.getAttributes());
 
             realm = clients.get(AdminRoles.VIEW_USERS).realm(REALM_NAME).toRepresentation();
             assertNotNull(realm.isRegistrationEmailAsUsername());
+            assertNotNull(realm.getAttributes());
+            assertNotNull(realm.getAttributes().get(DeclarativeUserProfileProvider.REALM_USER_PROFILE_ENABLED));
 
             realm = clients.get(AdminRoles.MANAGE_USERS).realm(REALM_NAME).toRepresentation();
             assertNotNull(realm.isRegistrationEmailAsUsername());
+            assertNotNull(realm.getAttributes());
+            assertNotNull(realm.getAttributes().get(DeclarativeUserProfileProvider.REALM_USER_PROFILE_ENABLED));
 
             // query users only if granted through fine-grained admin
             realm = clients.get(AdminRoles.QUERY_USERS).realm(REALM_NAME).toRepresentation();
             assertNull(realm.isRegistrationEmailAsUsername());
+            assertNull(realm.getAttributes());
         }
 
         // this should pass given that users granted with "query" roles are allowed to access the realm with limited access