diff --git a/bemani/backend/base.py b/bemani/backend/base.py
index 2cbcf45..b6c5db0 100644
--- a/bemani/backend/base.py
+++ b/bemani/backend/base.py
@@ -228,6 +228,13 @@ class Base(ABC):
         """
         return True
 
+    def supports_expired_profiles(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Override this in your subclass if your game or series requires non-expired profiles
+        in order to correctly present migrations to the user.
+        """
+        return True
+
     def bind_profile(self, userid: UserID) -> None:
         """
         Handling binding the user's profile to this version on this server.
diff --git a/bemani/backend/core/cardmng.py b/bemani/backend/core/cardmng.py
index c3fd896..9763a9a 100644
--- a/bemani/backend/core/cardmng.py
+++ b/bemani/backend/core/cardmng.py
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ class CardManagerHandler(Base):
             # Special handling for looking up whether the previous game's profile existed. If we
             # don't do this then some games won't present the user with a migration.
             bound = self.has_profile(userid)
+            expired = False
             if bound is False:
                 if modelstring is not None:
                     model = Model.from_modelstring(modelstring)
                     oldgame = Base.create(self.data, self.config, model, self.model)
                     if oldgame is not None:
                         bound = oldgame.has_profile(userid)
+                        expired = self.supports_expired_profiles()
 
             refid = self.data.local.user.get_refid(self.game, self.version, userid)
             paseli_enabled = self.supports_paseli() and self.config.paseli.enabled
@@ -61,8 +63,8 @@ class CardManagerHandler(Base):
             root.set_attribute('binded', '1' if bound else '0')
 
             # Whether this version of the profile is expired (was converted to newer version). We support forwards
-            # and backwards compatibility so we always set this to 0.
-            root.set_attribute('expired', '0')
+            # and backwards compatibility so some games will always set this to 0.
+            root.set_attribute('expired', '1' if expired else '0')
 
             # Whether to allow paseli, as enabled by the operator and arcade owner.
             root.set_attribute('ecflag', '1' if paseli_enabled else '0')
diff --git a/bemani/backend/popn/base.py b/bemani/backend/popn/base.py
index 7f7f01a..a52af3d 100644
--- a/bemani/backend/popn/base.py
+++ b/bemani/backend/popn/base.py
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ class PopnMusicBase(CoreHandler, CardManagerHandler, PASELIHandler, Base):
         """
         return None
 
+    def supports_expired_profiles(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Pop'n Music in particular requires non-expired profiles to do conversions
+        properly.
+        """
+        return False
+
     def format_profile(self, userid: UserID, profile: Profile) -> Node:
         """
         Base handler for a profile. Given a userid and a profile dictionary,