diff --git a/www/aptui/js/manage_profile.js b/www/aptui/js/manage_profile.js
index dfde7e9c4726d7d76c79844583d02476e1e09899..8e9a7100915b71181a0e0b6cea1f6ed8b1c8a65c 100644
--- a/www/aptui/js/manage_profile.js
+++ b/www/aptui/js/manage_profile.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ window.APT_OPTIONS.config();
 
 require(['jquery', 'js/quickvm_sup', 
 	 // jQuery modules
-	 'bootstrap','filestyle'],
+	 'bootstrap','filestyle','marked'],
 function ($, sup)
 {
     'use strict';
@@ -118,6 +118,17 @@ function ($, sup)
 	    ChangeHandlerAux("description");
 	});
 
+	/*
+	 * A double click handler that will render the instructions
+	 * in a modal.
+	 */
+	$('#profile_instructions').dblclick(function() {
+	    var text = $(this).val();
+	    var marked = require("marked");
+	    $('#renderer_modal_div').html(marked(text));
+	    sup.ShowModal("#renderer_modal");
+	});
+
 	/*
 	 * If editing, need to suck the description and instructions
 	 * out of the rspec and put them into the text boxes. But
@@ -136,7 +147,7 @@ function ($, sup)
 	else {
 	    /*
 	     * Not editing, so disable the text boxes until we get
-	     * an rspec.
+	     * an rspec via the file chooser. 
 	     */
 	    $('#profile_instructions').prop("disabled", true);
 	    $('#profile_description').prop("disabled", true);
diff --git a/www/aptui/manage_profile.php b/www/aptui/manage_profile.php
index c9ff180ec347ba56d50701055e12e7a16afcbd11..920957fa03394be6cb53cd25b55529f798bb6d93 100644
--- a/www/aptui/manage_profile.php
+++ b/www/aptui/manage_profile.php
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ function SPITFORM($formfields, $errors)
                           class='form-control'
                           placeholder=''
                           type='textarea'></textarea>",
-	       "Briefly describe how to use this profile after it starts");
+	       "Briefly describe how to use this profile after it starts. ".
+	       "Double click to see it rendered.");
 
     $formatter("profile_listed", "Listed?",
 	       "<div class='checkbox'>
@@ -369,6 +370,28 @@ function SPITFORM($formfields, $errors)
           </div>
           </div>\n";
     
+    echo "<!-- This is the renderer modal -->
+          <div id='renderer_modal' class='modal fade'>
+          <div class='modal-dialog'>
+            <div class='modal-content'>
+               <div class='modal-header'>
+                <button type='button' class='close' data-dismiss='modal'
+                   aria-hidden='true'>
+                   &times;</button>
+                <h3>Markdown Renderer</h3>
+               </div>
+               <div class='modal-body'>
+                 <!-- This rendering goes inside this div -->
+                 <div class='panel panel-default'>
+                    <div class='panel-body'>
+                     <div id='renderer_modal_div'></div>
+                    </div>
+                 </div>
+               </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          </div>\n";
+    
     echo "<script type='text/javascript'>\n";
     echo "    window.EDITING = $editing;\n";
     echo "</script>\n";