diff --git a/base/PerfOptions.php b/base/PerfOptions.php
index 4113be4..59b1dae 100644
--- a/base/PerfOptions.php
+++ b/base/PerfOptions.php
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ final class PerfOptions {
   // Pause once benchmarking is complete to allow for manual inspection of the
   // HHVM or PHP process.
   public bool $waitAtEnd = false;
+  // Pause after the warmup is completed to get relevant data when profiling
+  public bool $waitAfterWarmup = false;
 
   //
   // HHVM specific options to enable RepoAuthoritative mode and the static
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ public function __construct(Vector<string> $argv) {
       'siege:',
       'nginx:',
       'wait-at-end',
+      'wait-after-warmup',
       'no-proxygen',
       'no-repo-auth',
       'no-file-cache',
@@ -216,6 +219,7 @@ public function __construct(Vector<string> $argv) {
 
     $this->skipSanityCheck = $this->getBool('skip-sanity-check');
     $this->skipWarmUp = $this->getBool('skip-warmup');
+    $this->waitAfterWarmup = $this->getBool('wait-after-warmup');
     $this->skipVersionChecks = $this->getBool('skip-version-checks');
     $this->skipDatabaseInstall = $this->getBool('skip-database-install');
     $this->noTimeLimit = $this->getBool('no-time-limit');
diff --git a/base/PerfRunner.php b/base/PerfRunner.php
index ec61cb4..a65cb42 100644
--- a/base/PerfRunner.php
+++ b/base/PerfRunner.php
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ private static function RunWithOptionsAndEngine(
     self::PrintProgress('Clearing nginx access.log');
     $nginx->clearAccessLog();
 
+    if ($options->waitAfterWarmup) {
+      self::PrintProgress('Finished warmup. Press Enter to continue the benchmark');
+      fread(STDIN, 1);
+    }
+
     self::PrintProgress('Starting Siege for benchmark');
     $siege = new Siege($options, $target, RequestModes::BENCHMARK);
     $siege->start();