diff --git a/src/env-inl.h b/src/env-inl.h
index aadb81271cf5d4..50328bd77c1a89 100644
--- a/src/env-inl.h
+++ b/src/env-inl.h
@@ -322,6 +322,10 @@ inline Environment* Environment::GetThreadLocalEnv() {
   return static_cast<Environment*>(uv_key_get(&thread_local_env));
 }
 
+inline bool Environment::profiler_idle_notifier_started() const {
+  return profiler_idle_notifier_started_;
+}
+
 inline v8::Isolate* Environment::isolate() const {
   return isolate_;
 }
diff --git a/src/env.cc b/src/env.cc
index cb514828d2cdc4..090b43968bf665 100644
--- a/src/env.cc
+++ b/src/env.cc
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@ void Environment::CleanupHandles() {
 }
 
 void Environment::StartProfilerIdleNotifier() {
+  if (profiler_idle_notifier_started_)
+    return;
+
+  profiler_idle_notifier_started_ = true;
+
   uv_prepare_start(&idle_prepare_handle_, [](uv_prepare_t* handle) {
     Environment* env = ContainerOf(&Environment::idle_prepare_handle_, handle);
     env->isolate()->SetIdle(true);
@@ -275,6 +280,7 @@ void Environment::StartProfilerIdleNotifier() {
 }
 
 void Environment::StopProfilerIdleNotifier() {
+  profiler_idle_notifier_started_ = false;
   uv_prepare_stop(&idle_prepare_handle_);
   uv_check_stop(&idle_check_handle_);
 }
diff --git a/src/env.h b/src/env.h
index f1e9ccaef268f0..cdb592732a4264 100644
--- a/src/env.h
+++ b/src/env.h
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ class Environment {
 
   void StartProfilerIdleNotifier();
   void StopProfilerIdleNotifier();
+  inline bool profiler_idle_notifier_started() const;
 
   inline v8::Isolate* isolate() const;
   inline tracing::Agent* tracing_agent() const;
@@ -840,6 +841,7 @@ class Environment {
   uv_idle_t immediate_idle_handle_;
   uv_prepare_t idle_prepare_handle_;
   uv_check_t idle_check_handle_;
+  bool profiler_idle_notifier_started_ = false;
 
   AsyncHooks async_hooks_;
   ImmediateInfo immediate_info_;