diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index edecd8e6..c615c300 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ docker build .
 * `NSM_DIAL_TIMEOUT`             - Timeout for the dial the next endpoint
 * `NSM_OPEN_TELEMETRY_ENDPOINT`  - OpenTelemetry Collector Endpoint
 * `NSM_METRICS_EXPORT_INTERVAL`  - interval between mertics exports
+* `NSM_PPROF_ENABLED`            - is pprof enabled (default: "false")
+* `NSM_PPROF_PORT`               - pprof port (default: "6060")
 * `NSM_TUNNEL_IP`                - IP to use for tunnels
 * `NSM_VXLAN_PORT`               - VXLAN port to use
 * `NSM_VPP_API_SOCKET`           - filename of socket to connect to existing VPP instance.
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 9e9c5498..2fca9df6 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	DialTimeout            time.Duration     `default:"750ms" desc:"Timeout for the dial the next endpoint" split_words:"true"`
 	OpenTelemetryEndpoint  string            `default:"otel-collector.observability.svc.cluster.local:4317" desc:"OpenTelemetry Collector Endpoint" split_words:"true"`
 	MetricsExportInterval  time.Duration     `default:"10s" desc:"interval between mertics exports" split_words:"true"`
+	PprofEnabled           bool              `default:"false" desc:"is pprof enabled" split_words:"true"`
+	PprofPort              uint16            `default:"6060" desc:"pprof port" split_words:"true"`
 
 	TunnelIP      net.IP       `desc:"IP to use for tunnels" split_words:"true"`
 	VxlanPort     uint16       `default:"0" desc:"VXLAN port to use" split_words:"true"`
diff --git a/internal/imports/imports_linux.go b/internal/imports/imports_linux.go
index 6c94703b..9beadc89 100644
--- a/internal/imports/imports_linux.go
+++ b/internal/imports/imports_linux.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/log/logruslogger"
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/monitorconnection/authorize"
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/opentelemetry"
+	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/pprof"
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/spiffejwt"
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/spire"
 	_ "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/token"
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index dcea1705..68ab48c7 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/log/logruslogger"
 	authmonitor "github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/monitorconnection/authorize"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/opentelemetry"
+	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/pprof"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/spiffejwt"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/token"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/tracing"
@@ -149,6 +150,13 @@ func main() {
 		}()
 	}
 
+	// ********************************************************************************
+	// Configure pprof
+	// ********************************************************************************
+	if cfg.PprofEnabled {
+		go pprof.Init(ctx, cfg.PprofPort)
+	}
+
 	// ********************************************************************************
 	log.FromContext(ctx).Infof("executing phase 2: run vpp and get a connection to it (time since start: %s)", time.Since(starttime))
 	// ********************************************************************************