diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala/coursier/core/Resolution.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala/coursier/core/Resolution.scala
index 66cf5169b..f45c3bc4a 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala/coursier/core/Resolution.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala/coursier/core/Resolution.scala
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ object Resolution {
           if (mgmtDep.optional)
             dep = dep.copy(optional = mgmtDep.optional)
         }
-        
+
         (config, dep)
       }
   }
@@ -448,12 +448,16 @@ object Resolution {
     activation.properties.nonEmpty &&
       activation.properties.forall {
         case (name, valueOpt) =>
-          props.get(name).exists { v =>
-            valueOpt.forall { reqValue =>
-              if (reqValue.startsWith("!"))
-                v != reqValue.drop(1)
-              else
-                v == reqValue
+          if (name.startsWith("!")) {
+            props.get(name.drop(1)).isEmpty
+          } else {
+            props.get(name).exists { v =>
+              valueOpt.forall { reqValue =>
+                if (reqValue.startsWith("!"))
+                  v != reqValue.drop(1)
+                else
+                  v == reqValue
+              }
             }
           }
       }
diff --git a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/coursier/test/PomParsingTests.scala b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/coursier/test/PomParsingTests.scala
index 290c968cb..f4193b86b 100644
--- a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/coursier/test/PomParsingTests.scala
+++ b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/coursier/test/PomParsingTests.scala
@@ -77,6 +77,41 @@ object PomParsingTests extends TestSuite {
 
       assert(result == expected)
     }
+    'readProfileActiveByPropertyWithoutValue{
+      val profileNode ="""
+        <profile>
+          <id>profile1</id>
+          <activation>
+            <property>
+              <name>hadoop.profile</name>
+            </property>
+          </activation>
+        </profile>
+                       """
+      val expected = \/-(Profile("profile1", None, Profile.Activation(List("hadoop.profile" -> None)), Nil, Nil, Map.empty))
+      val result = Pom.profile(xmlParse(profileNode).right.get)
+
+      assert(result == expected)
+    }
+
+    'readProfileActiveByPropertyWithValue{
+      val profileNode ="""
+        <profile>
+          <id>profile1</id>
+          <activation>
+            <property>
+              <name>hadoop.profile</name>
+              <value>yes</value>
+            </property>
+          </activation>
+        </profile>
+                       """
+      val expected = \/-(Profile("profile1", None, Profile.Activation(List("hadoop.profile" -> Some("yes"))), Nil, Nil, Map.empty))
+      val result = Pom.profile(xmlParse(profileNode).right.get)
+
+      assert(result == expected)
+    }
+
     'readProfileDependencies{
       val profileNode ="""
         <profile>
diff --git a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/coursier/test/ResolutionTests.scala b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/coursier/test/ResolutionTests.scala
index 87a2dc1e0..7ed092605 100644
--- a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/coursier/test/ResolutionTests.scala
+++ b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/coursier/test/ResolutionTests.scala
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ object ResolutionTests extends TestSuite {
 
   val projects = Seq(
     Project(Module("acme", "config"), "1.3.0"),
-  
+
     Project(Module("acme", "play"), "2.4.0", Seq(
       "" -> Dependency(Module("acme", "play-json"), "2.4.0"))),
-  
+
     Project(Module("acme", "play-json"), "2.4.0"),
-  
+
     Project(Module("acme", "play"), "2.4.1",
       dependencies = Seq(
         "" -> Dependency(Module("acme", "play-json"), "${play_json_version}"),
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ object ResolutionTests extends TestSuite {
       properties = Seq(
         "play_json_version" -> "2.4.0",
         "WithSpecialChar©" -> "config")),
-  
+
     Project(Module("acme", "play-extra-no-config"), "2.4.1",
       Seq(
         "" -> Dependency(Module("acme", "play"), "2.4.1",
@@ -135,6 +135,36 @@ object ResolutionTests extends TestSuite {
         Profile("default", activation = Profile.Activation(properties = Seq("special" -> Some("!false"))), dependencies = Seq(
           "" -> Dependency(Module("org.escalier", "librairie-standard"), "2.11.6"))))),
 
+    Project(Module("com.github.dummy", "libb"), "0.5.7",
+      // This project demonstrates a build profile that activates only when
+      // the property "special" is unset. Because "special" is set to "true"
+      // here, the build profile should not be active and "librairie-standard"
+      // should not be provided as a transitive dependency when resolved.
+      //
+      // We additionally include the property "!special" -> "true" to
+      // disambiguate the absence of the "special" property versus
+      // the presence of the "!special" property (which is probably not valid pom
+      // anyways)
+      properties = Seq("special" -> "true", "!special" -> "true"),
+      profiles = Seq(
+        Profile("default", activation = Profile.Activation(properties = Seq("!special" -> None)), dependencies = Seq(
+          "" -> Dependency(Module("org.escalier", "librairie-standard"), "2.11.6"))))),
+
+    Project(Module("com.github.dummy", "libb"), "0.5.8",
+      // This project demonstrates a build profile that activates only when
+      // the property "special" is unset. Because that is the case here,
+      // the "default" build profile should be active and "librairie-standard"
+      // should be provided as a transitive dependency when resolved.
+      //
+      // We additionally include the property "!special" -> "true" to
+      // disambiguate the absence of the "special" property versus
+      // the presence of the "!special" property (which is probably not valid pom
+      // anyways)
+      properties = Seq("!special" -> "true"),
+      profiles = Seq(
+        Profile("default", activation = Profile.Activation(properties = Seq("!special" -> None)), dependencies = Seq(
+          "" -> Dependency(Module("org.escalier", "librairie-standard"), "2.11.6"))))),
+
     Project(Module("an-org", "a-name"), "1.0"),
 
     Project(Module("an-org", "a-name"), "1.2"),
@@ -398,7 +428,7 @@ object ResolutionTests extends TestSuite {
     }
     'depsFromPropertyActivatedProfile{
       val f =
-        for (version <- Seq("0.5.3", "0.5.4", "0.5.5", "0.5.6")) yield {
+        for (version <- Seq("0.5.3", "0.5.4", "0.5.5", "0.5.6", "0.5.8")) yield {
           async {
             val dep = Dependency(Module("com.github.dummy", "libb"), version)
             val trDeps = Seq(
@@ -418,6 +448,30 @@ object ResolutionTests extends TestSuite {
 
       scala.concurrent.Future.sequence(f)
     }
+    'depsFromProfileDisactivatedByPropertyAbsence{
+      // A build profile only activates in the absence of some property should
+      // not be activated when that property is present.
+      // ---
+      // The target dependency in this test (com.github.dummy % libb % 0.5.7)
+      // declares a profile that is only active when name=!special,
+      // and names a transitive dependency (librairie-standard) that is only
+      // active under that build profile. When we resolve a module with
+      // the "special" attribute set to "true", the transitive dependency
+      // should not appear.
+      async {
+        val dep = Dependency(Module("com.github.dummy", "libb"), "0.5.7")
+        val res = await(resolve0(
+          Set(dep)
+        )).clearCaches
+
+        val expected = Resolution(
+          rootDependencies = Set(dep),
+          dependencies = Set(dep.withCompileScope)
+        )
+
+        assert(res == expected)
+      }
+    }
     'depsScopeOverrideFromProfile{
       async {
         // Like com.google.inject:guice:3.0 with org.sonatype.sisu.inject:cglib