diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8fcf39e..db39030 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+  docker-profiler:
+    needs: [get-tag, check-gomod-deps]
+    uses: networkservicemesh/.github/.github/workflows/docker-release.yaml@main
+    with:
+      tag: ${{ needs.get-tag.outputs.tag }}-pprof
+      build-args: BUILD_TAGS=profiler
+    secrets:
+      token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
   update-deployments-k8s:
     name: Update deployments-k8s
     needs: [get-tag, create-release]
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c6edeb0..9b69dcb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ ENV GO111MODULE=on
 ENV CGO_ENABLED=0
 ENV GOBIN=/bin
 ARG BUILDARCH=amd64
+ARG BUILD_TAGS=""
 RUN go install github.com/go-delve/delve/cmd/dlv@v1.8.2
 RUN go install github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-health-probe@v0.4.25
 ADD https://github.com/spiffe/spire/releases/download/v1.8.0/spire-1.8.0-linux-${BUILDARCH}-musl.tar.gz .
 RUN tar xzvf spire-1.8.0-linux-${BUILDARCH}-musl.tar.gz -C /bin --strip=2 spire-1.8.0/bin/spire-server spire-1.8.0/bin/spire-agent
 
-
 FROM go as build
 WORKDIR /build
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ COPY ./local ./local
 COPY ./internal/imports ./internal/imports
 RUN go build ./internal/imports
 COPY . .
-RUN go build -o /bin/nsmgr .
+RUN go build -tags "$BUILD_TAGS" -o /bin/nsmgr .
 
 FROM build as test
 CMD go test -test.v ./...
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7e94567..4196a1d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 //
 // Copyright (c) 2021-2023 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
 //
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Pragmagic Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+//
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ func main() {
 	// Setup logging
 	ctx = log.WithLog(ctx, logruslogger.New(ctx, map[string]interface{}{"cmd": os.Args[0]}))
 
+	// Start profiling server
+	startProfiler(ctx)
+
 	// ********************************************************************************
 	// Debug self if necessary
 	// ********************************************************************************
diff --git a/profiler_off.go b/profiler_off.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f22abf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiler_off.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Pragmagic Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build !profiler
+
+package main
+
+import "context"
+
+func startProfiler(_ context.Context) {}
diff --git a/profiler_on.go b/profiler_on.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..883a3d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiler_on.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Pragmagic Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//go:build profiler
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	_ "net/http/pprof" // #nosec
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/log"
+)
+
+func startProfiler(ctx context.Context) {
+	go func() {
+		profilerHTTPPort := 6060
+		log.FromContext(ctx).Infof("Profiler is enabled. Starting HTTP server on %d", profilerHTTPPort)
+
+		address := fmt.Sprintf("localhost:%d", profilerHTTPPort)
+
+		server := &http.Server{
+			Addr:         address,
+			ReadTimeout:  10 * time.Second,
+			WriteTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+		}
+
+		if err := server.ListenAndServe(); err != nil {
+			log.FromContext(ctx).Errorf("Failed to start profiler: %s", err.Error())
+		}
+	}()
+}