diff --git a/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Config/Config.json.in b/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Config/Config.json.in
index b214a9efb..4ebfaee71 100644
--- a/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Config/Config.json.in
+++ b/FEXCore/Source/Interface/Config/Config.json.in
@@ -327,6 +327,13 @@
           "Enables FEX's low-overhead sampling profile statistics.",
           "Requires a supported version of Mangohud to see the results"
         ]
+      },
+      "TraceProfiler": {
+        "Type": "bool",
+        "Default": "false",
+        "Desc": [
+          "Enables FEX's trace profiler. Using gpuvis or tracy"
+        ]
       }
     },
     "Hacks": {
diff --git a/Source/Tools/FEXInterpreter/FEXInterpreter.cpp b/Source/Tools/FEXInterpreter/FEXInterpreter.cpp
index aca9e103c..ae57306a1 100644
--- a/Source/Tools/FEXInterpreter/FEXInterpreter.cpp
+++ b/Source/Tools/FEXInterpreter/FEXInterpreter.cpp
@@ -480,7 +480,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** const envp) {
     free(data);
   }
 
-  FEXCore::Profiler::Init(Program.ProgramName, Program.ProgramPath);
+  {
+    FEX_CONFIG_OPT(TraceProfiler, TRACEPROFILER);
+    if (TraceProfiler()) {
+      FEXCore::Profiler::Init(Program.ProgramName, Program.ProgramPath);
+    }
+  }
 
   bool SupportsAVX {};
   fextl::unique_ptr<FEXCore::Context::Context> CTX;
diff --git a/Source/Windows/ARM64EC/Module.cpp b/Source/Windows/ARM64EC/Module.cpp
index 33b7538bd..1cf6720cf 100644
--- a/Source/Windows/ARM64EC/Module.cpp
+++ b/Source/Windows/ARM64EC/Module.cpp
@@ -640,7 +640,12 @@ NTSTATUS ProcessInit() {
 
   FEXCore::Config::Set(FEXCore::Config::CONFIG_IS64BIT_MODE, "1");
 
-  FEXCore::Profiler::Init("", "");
+  {
+    FEX_CONFIG_OPT(TraceProfiler, TRACEPROFILER);
+    if (TraceProfiler()) {
+      FEXCore::Profiler::Init("", "");
+    }
+  }
 
   FEX_CONFIG_OPT(ExtendedVolatileMetadataConfig, EXTENDEDVOLATILEMETADATA);
   ExtendedMetaData = FEX::VolatileMetadata::ParseExtendedVolatileMetadata(ExtendedVolatileMetadataConfig());
diff --git a/Source/Windows/WOW64/Module.cpp b/Source/Windows/WOW64/Module.cpp
index c5bd24721..b26bdfb03 100644
--- a/Source/Windows/WOW64/Module.cpp
+++ b/Source/Windows/WOW64/Module.cpp
@@ -516,7 +516,12 @@ void BTCpuProcessInit() {
   FEXCore::Config::Set(FEXCore::Config::CONFIG_INTERPRETER_INSTALLED, "0");
   FEXCore::Config::Set(FEXCore::Config::CONFIG_IS64BIT_MODE, "0");
 
-  FEXCore::Profiler::Init("", "");
+  {
+    FEX_CONFIG_OPT(TraceProfiler, TRACEPROFILER);
+    if (TraceProfiler()) {
+      FEXCore::Profiler::Init("", "");
+    }
+  }
 
   FEX_CONFIG_OPT(ExtendedVolatileMetadataConfig, EXTENDEDVOLATILEMETADATA);
   ExtendedMetaData = FEX::VolatileMetadata::ParseExtendedVolatileMetadata(ExtendedVolatileMetadataConfig());