diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codeguruprofiler/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codeguruprofiler/README.md
index 5fcb3137d296b..cf18c19ae296a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codeguruprofiler/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codeguruprofiler/README.md
@@ -32,3 +32,14 @@ const publishAppRole = new Role(stack, 'PublishAppRole', {
 const profilingGroup = new ProfilingGroup(stack, 'MyProfilingGroup');
 profilingGroup.grantPublish(publishAppRole);
 ```
+
+### Compute Platform configuration
+
+Code Guru Profiler supports multiple compute environments.
+They can be configured when creating a Profiling Group by using the `computePlatform` property:
+
+```ts
+const profilingGroup = new ProfilingGroup(stack, 'MyProfilingGroup', {
+  computePlatform: ComputePlatform.AWS_LAMBDA,
+});
+```
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codeguruprofiler/lib/profiling-group.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codeguruprofiler/lib/profiling-group.ts
index f4d356e093204..2a28fdcaa7822 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codeguruprofiler/lib/profiling-group.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codeguruprofiler/lib/profiling-group.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@ import { Grant, IGrantable } from '@aws-cdk/aws-iam';
 import { Construct, IResource, Lazy, Resource, Stack } from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import { CfnProfilingGroup } from './codeguruprofiler.generated';
 
+/**
+ * The compute platform of the profiling group.
+ */
+export enum ComputePlatform {
+  /**
+   * Use AWS_LAMBDA if your application runs on AWS Lambda.
+   */
+  AWS_LAMBDA = 'AWSLambda',
+
+  /**
+   * Use Default if your application runs on a compute platform that is not AWS Lambda,
+   * such an Amazon EC2 instance, an on-premises server, or a different platform.
+   */
+  DEFAULT = 'Default',
+}
+
 /**
  * IResource represents a Profiling Group.
  */
@@ -97,6 +113,13 @@ export interface ProfilingGroupProps {
    */
   readonly profilingGroupName?: string;
 
+  /**
+   * The compute platform of the profiling group.
+   *
+   * @default ComputePlatform.DEFAULT
+   */
+  readonly computePlatform?: ComputePlatform;
+
 }
 
 /**
@@ -158,6 +181,7 @@ export class ProfilingGroup extends ProfilingGroupBase {
 
     const profilingGroup = new CfnProfilingGroup(this, 'ProfilingGroup', {
       profilingGroupName: this.physicalName,
+      computePlatform: props.computePlatform,
     });
 
     this.profilingGroupName = this.getResourceNameAttribute(profilingGroup.ref);
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codeguruprofiler/test/profiling-group.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codeguruprofiler/test/profiling-group.test.ts
index 8b26f916d26f1..27dc281589172 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codeguruprofiler/test/profiling-group.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codeguruprofiler/test/profiling-group.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { expect } from '@aws-cdk/assert';
+import { expect, haveResourceLike } from '@aws-cdk/assert';
 import { AccountRootPrincipal, Role } from '@aws-cdk/aws-iam';
 import { Stack } from '@aws-cdk/core';
-import { ProfilingGroup } from '../lib';
+import { ProfilingGroup, ComputePlatform } from '../lib';
 
 /* eslint-disable quote-props */
 
@@ -188,6 +188,18 @@ describe('profiling group', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('allows setting its ComputePlatform', () => {
+    const stack = new Stack();
+    new ProfilingGroup(stack, 'MyProfilingGroup', {
+      profilingGroupName: 'MyAwesomeProfilingGroup',
+      computePlatform: ComputePlatform.AWS_LAMBDA,
+    });
+
+    expect(stack).to(haveResourceLike('AWS::CodeGuruProfiler::ProfilingGroup', {
+      'ComputePlatform': 'AWSLambda',
+    }));
+  });
+
   test('default profiling group without name', () => {
     const stack = new Stack();
     new ProfilingGroup(stack, 'MyProfilingGroup', {