diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/Environment.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/Environment.java
index c996040a44..6210d17810 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/Environment.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/Environment.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ package org.springframework.core.env;
  *
  * @author Chris Beams
  * @author Phillip Webb
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.1
  * @see PropertyResolver
  * @see EnvironmentCapable
@@ -108,20 +109,42 @@ public interface Environment extends PropertyResolver {
 	 * whitespace only
 	 * @see #getActiveProfiles
 	 * @see #getDefaultProfiles
+	 * @see #matchesProfiles(String...)
 	 * @see #acceptsProfiles(Profiles)
-	 * @deprecated as of 5.1 in favor of {@link #acceptsProfiles(Profiles)}
+	 * @deprecated as of 5.1 in favor of {@link #acceptsProfiles(Profiles)} or
+	 * {@link #matchesProfiles(String...)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	boolean acceptsProfiles(String... profiles);
 
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether one of the given profile expressions matches the
+	 * {@linkplain #getActiveProfiles() active profiles} — or in the case
+	 * of no explicit active profiles, whether one of the given profile expressions
+	 * matches the {@linkplain #getDefaultProfiles() default profiles}.
+	 * <p>Profile expressions allow for complex, boolean profile logic to be
+	 * expressed &mdash; for example {@code "p1 & p2"}, {@code "(p1 & p2) | p3"},
+	 * etc. See {@link Profiles#of(String...)} for details on the supported
+	 * expression syntax.
+	 * <p>This method is a convenient shortcut for
+	 * {@code env.acceptsProfiles(Profiles.of(profileExpressions))}.
+	 * @since 5.3.28
+	 * @see Profiles#of(String...)
+	 * @see #acceptsProfiles(Profiles)
+	 */
+	default boolean matchesProfiles(String... profileExpressions) {
+		return acceptsProfiles(Profiles.of(profileExpressions));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Determine whether the given {@link Profiles} predicate matches the
 	 * {@linkplain #getActiveProfiles() active profiles} &mdash; or in the case
 	 * of no explicit active profiles, whether the given {@code Profiles} predicate
 	 * matches the {@linkplain #getDefaultProfiles() default profiles}.
-	 * <p>If you wish to check a single profile expression, consider using
-	 * {@link #acceptsProfiles(String)} instead.
+	 * <p>If you wish provide profile expressions directly as strings, use
+	 * {@link #matchesProfiles(String...)} instead.
 	 * @since 5.1
+	 * @see #matchesProfiles(String...)
 	 * @see Profiles#of(String...)
 	 */
 	boolean acceptsProfiles(Profiles profiles);
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/env/StandardEnvironmentTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/env/StandardEnvironmentTests.java
index 466606efcd..36c7915ac0 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/env/StandardEnvironmentTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/env/StandardEnvironmentTests.java
@@ -450,4 +450,116 @@ class StandardEnvironmentTests {
 
 	}
 
+	@Nested
+	class MatchesProfilesTests {
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withEmptyArgumentList() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(environment::matchesProfiles);
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withNullArgumentList() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles((String[]) null));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withNullArgument() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles((String) null));
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles("p1", null));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withEmptyArgument() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles(""));
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles("p1", ""));
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles("p1", "      "));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withInvalidNotOperator() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles("p1", "!"));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withInvalidCompoundExpressionGrouping() {
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles("p1 | p2 & p3"));
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles("p1 & p2 | p3"));
+			assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> environment.matchesProfiles("p1 & (p2 | p3) | p4"));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void activeProfileSetProgrammatically() {
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1", "p2")).isFalse();
+
+			environment.setActiveProfiles("p1");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1", "p2")).isTrue();
+
+			environment.setActiveProfiles("p2");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1", "p2")).isTrue();
+
+			environment.setActiveProfiles("p1", "p2");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1", "p2")).isTrue();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void activeProfileSetViaProperty() {
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1")).isFalse();
+
+			environment.getPropertySources().addFirst(new MockPropertySource().withProperty(ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME, "p1"));
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1")).isTrue();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void defaultProfile() {
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("pd")).isFalse();
+
+			environment.setDefaultProfiles("pd");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("pd")).isTrue();
+
+			environment.setActiveProfiles("p1");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("pd")).isFalse();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1")).isTrue();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		void withNotOperator() {
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1")).isFalse();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("!p1")).isTrue();
+
+			environment.addActiveProfile("p1");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("!p1")).isFalse();
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void withProfileExpressions() {
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1 & p2")).isFalse();
+
+			environment.addActiveProfile("p1");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1 | p2")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1 & p2")).isFalse();
+
+			environment.addActiveProfile("p2");
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1 & p2")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p1 | p2")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("foo | p1", "p2")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("foo | p2", "p1")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("foo | (p2 & p1)")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("p2 & (foo | p1)")).isTrue();
+			assertThat(environment.matchesProfiles("foo", "(p2 & p1)")).isTrue();
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }