diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f13ad3a..68e69a23 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ docker build .
 * `NSM_FORWARDER_NETWORK_SERVICE_NAME` - the default service name for forwarder discovering (default: "forwarder")
 * `NSM_OPEN_TELEMETRY_ENDPOINT`        - OpenTelemetry Collector Endpoint (default: "otel-collector.observability.svc.cluster.local:4317")
 * `NSM_METRICS_EXPORT_INTERVAL`        - interval between mertics exports (default: "10s")
+* `NSM_ENABLE_PROFILER`                - Enable pprof package HTTP server for profiling runtime data.
+* `NSM_PROFILER_HTTP_PORT`             - Profiling server HTTP port providing data in the format expected by the pprof visualization tool.
 
 # Testing
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 3a0e8c32..c8f9129f 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -37,4 +37,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	ForwarderNetworkServiceName string        `default:"forwarder" desc:"the default service name for forwarder discovering" 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"`
+	EnableProfiler              bool          `default:"false" desc:"Enable pprof package HTTP server for profiling runtime data. The handled paths all begin with /debug/pprof/." split_words:"true"`
+	ProfilerHTTPPort            uint16        `default:"6060" desc:"Profiling server HTTP port providing data in the format expected by the pprof visualization tool." split_words:"true"`
 }
diff --git a/internal/imports/imports_linux.go b/internal/imports/imports_linux.go
index 7aedaeb5..ffc6889b 100644
--- a/internal/imports/imports_linux.go
+++ b/internal/imports/imports_linux.go
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ import (
 	_ "google.golang.org/grpc/health/grpc_health_v1"
 	_ "google.golang.org/grpc/peer"
 	_ "net"
+	_ "net/http"
+	_ "net/http/pprof"
 	_ "net/url"
 	_ "os"
 	_ "os/signal"
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7e945672..ef8f16c3 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");
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/log"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/log/logruslogger"
 	"github.com/networkservicemesh/sdk/pkg/tools/opentelemetry"
+
+	"net/http"
+	_ "net/http/pprof" // #nosec
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -75,6 +81,19 @@ func main() {
 	logrus.SetLevel(level)
 	log.EnableTracing(true)
 
+	// Enable profiling server
+	if cfg.EnableProfiler {
+		go func() {
+			log.FromContext(ctx).Infof("Profiler is enabled. Starting HTTP server on %d", cfg.ProfilerHTTPPort)
+
+			address := fmt.Sprintf("localhost:%d", cfg.ProfilerHTTPPort)
+			// nolint:gosec
+			if err = http.ListenAndServe(address, nil); err != nil {
+				log.FromContext(ctx).Errorf("Failed to start profiler: %s", err.Error())
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
 	// Configure Open Telemetry
 	if opentelemetry.IsEnabled() {
 		collectorAddress := cfg.OpenTelemetryEndpoint