diff --git a/acquire/acquire.py b/acquire/acquire.py
index 39b251a0..9588902c 100644
--- a/acquire/acquire.py
+++ b/acquire/acquire.py
@@ -1813,6 +1813,21 @@ def acquire_target_targetd(target: Target, args: argparse.Namespace, output_ts:
     return files
 
 
+def _add_modules_for_profile(choice: str, operating_system: str, profile: dict, msg: str):
+    modules_selected = dict()
+
+    if choice and choice != "none":
+        profile_dict = profile[choice]
+        if operating_system not in profile_dict:
+            log.error(msg, operating_system, choice)
+            return {}
+
+        for mod in profile_dict[operating_system]:
+            modules_selected[mod.__modname__] = mod
+
+    return modules_selected
+
+
 def acquire_target_regular(target: Target, args: argparse.Namespace, output_ts: Optional[str] = None) -> list[str]:
     files = []
     output_ts = output_ts or get_utc_now_str()
@@ -1880,13 +1895,18 @@ def acquire_target_regular(target: Target, args: argparse.Namespace, output_ts:
         profile = "default"
         log.info("")
 
-    if profile and profile != "none":
-        if target.os not in PROFILES[profile]:
-            log.error("No collection set for OS %s with profile %s", target.os, profile)
-            return files
+    profile_modules = _add_modules_for_profile(
+        profile, target.os, PROFILES, "No collection set for OS %s with profile %s"
+    )
+    volatile_modules = _add_modules_for_profile(
+        args.volatile, target.os, VOLATILE, "No collection set for OS %s with volatile profile %s"
+    )
 
-        for mod in PROFILES[profile][target.os]:
-            modules_selected[mod.__modname__] = mod
+    modules_selected.update(profile_modules)
+    modules_selected.update(volatile_modules)
+
+    if not (profile_modules or volatile_modules):
+        return files
 
     log.info("Modules selected: %s", ", ".join(sorted(modules_selected)))
 
@@ -2144,8 +2164,35 @@ class OSXProfile:
 }
 
 
+class VolatileProfile:
+    DEFAULT = [
+        Netstat,
+        WinProcesses,
+        WinProcEnv,
+        WinArpCache,
+        WinRDPSessions,
+        WinDnsClientCache,
+    ]
+    EXTENSIVE = [
+        Proc,
+        Sys,
+    ]
+
+
+VOLATILE = {
+    "default": {"windows": VolatileProfile.DEFAULT},
+    "extensive": {
+        "windows": VolatileProfile.DEFAULT,
+        "linux": VolatileProfile.EXTENSIVE,
+        "bsd": VolatileProfile.EXTENSIVE,
+        "esxi": VolatileProfile.EXTENSIVE,
+    },
+    "none": None,
+}
+
+
 def main() -> None:
-    parser = create_argument_parser(PROFILES, MODULES)
+    parser = create_argument_parser(PROFILES, VOLATILE, MODULES)
     args = parse_acquire_args(parser, config=CONFIG)
 
     try:
diff --git a/acquire/utils.py b/acquire/utils.py
index 673cc2c0..bc3cb8de 100644
--- a/acquire/utils.py
+++ b/acquire/utils.py
@@ -36,26 +36,33 @@ class StrEnum(str, Enum):
     """Sortable and serializible string-based enum"""
 
 
-def create_argument_parser(profiles: dict, modules: dict) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+def _create_profile_information(profiles: dict):
     desc = ""
 
     profile_names = (name for name in profiles.keys() if name != "none")
-
     for name in profile_names:
+        profile_dict = profiles[name]
         desc += f"{name} profile:\n"
-        minindent = max([len(os_) for os_ in profiles[name].keys()])
+
+        minindent = max([len(os_) for os_ in profile_dict.keys()])
         descfmt = f"  {{:{minindent}s}}: {{}}\n"
-        for os_ in profiles[name].keys():
-            indent = 4 + len(os_)
-            modlist = textwrap.wrap(", ".join([mod.__modname__ for mod in profiles[name][os_]]), 50)
 
+        for os_, modlist in profile_dict.items():
+            indent = 4 + len(os_)
+            modlist = textwrap.wrap(", ".join([mod.__modname__ for mod in modlist]), 50)
             moddesc = modlist.pop(0)
             for ml in modlist:
                 moddesc += "\n" + (" " * indent) + ml
-
             desc += descfmt.format(os_, moddesc)
         desc += "\n"
 
+    return desc
+
+
+def create_argument_parser(profiles: dict, volatile: dict, modules: dict) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    desc = _create_profile_information(profiles)
+    desc += _create_profile_information(volatile)
+
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         prog="acquire",
         description=desc,
@@ -101,6 +108,7 @@ def create_argument_parser(profiles: dict, modules: dict) -> argparse.ArgumentPa
     parser.add_argument("-l", "--log", type=Path, help="log directory location")
     parser.add_argument("--no-log", action="store_true", help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
     parser.add_argument("-p", "--profile", choices=profiles.keys(), help="collection profile")
+    parser.add_argument("--volatile", choices=volatile.keys(), help="volatile profile")
 
     parser.add_argument("-f", "--file", action="append", help="acquire file")
     parser.add_argument("-d", "--directory", action="append", help="acquire directory recursively")