diff --git a/go/performance/utils/sysbench_runner/config.go b/go/performance/utils/sysbench_runner/config.go
index cc1962aeaa..39a69aceac 100644
--- a/go/performance/utils/sysbench_runner/config.go
+++ b/go/performance/utils/sysbench_runner/config.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const (
 	doltgresDataDirFlag         = "--data-dir"
 	MysqlDataDirFlag            = "--datadir"
 	MysqlInitializeInsecureFlag = "--initialize-insecure"
+	cpuProfileFilename          = "cpu.pprof"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -311,16 +312,6 @@ func (sc *ServerConfig) GetServerArgs() ([]string, error) {
 	params := make([]string, 0)
 
 	if sc.Server == Dolt {
-		if sc.ServerProfile != "" {
-			if sc.ServerProfile == cpuProfile {
-				params = append(params, profileFlag, cpuProfile)
-			} else {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported server profile: %s", sc.ServerProfile)
-			}
-			if sc.ProfilePath != "" {
-				params = append(params, profilePathFlag, sc.ProfilePath)
-			}
-		}
 		params = append(params, defaultDoltServerParams...)
 	} else if sc.Server == MySql {
 		if sc.ServerUser != "" {
@@ -428,6 +419,23 @@ func (c *Config) validateServerConfigs() error {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
+
+		if s.Server != Dolt && s.ServerProfile != "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("profiling can only be done against a dolt server")
+		}
+
+		if s.Server == Dolt && s.ServerProfile != "" {
+			if s.ServerProfile != cpuProfile {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unsupported server profile: %s", s.ServerProfile)
+			}
+			if s.ProfilePath == "" {
+				cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				s.ProfilePath = cwd
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/go/performance/utils/sysbench_runner/profile.go b/go/performance/utils/sysbench_runner/profile.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4732419ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/performance/utils/sysbench_runner/profile.go
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+// Copyright 2019-2022 Dolthub, Inc.
+//
+// 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.
+
+package sysbench_runner
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+)
+
+// ProfileDolt profiles dolt while running the provided tests
+func ProfileDolt(ctx context.Context, config *Config, serverConfig *ServerConfig) error {
+	serverParams, err := serverConfig.GetServerArgs()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = DoltVersion(ctx, serverConfig.ServerExec)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = UpdateDoltConfig(ctx, serverConfig.ServerExec)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	testRepo, err := initDoltRepo(ctx, serverConfig, config.NomsBinFormat)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	tests, err := GetTests(config, serverConfig, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	tempProfilesDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tempProfilesDir)
+
+	for i := 0; i < config.Runs; i++ {
+		for _, test := range tests {
+			_, err = profileTest(ctx, test, config, serverConfig, serverParams, testRepo, tempProfilesDir)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	profile, err := mergeProfiles(ctx, tempProfilesDir, serverConfig.ProfilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Profile created at:", profile)
+
+	err = os.RemoveAll(testRepo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func profileTest(ctx context.Context, test *Test, config *Config, serverConfig *ServerConfig, serverParams []string, testRepo, profileDir string) (string, error) {
+	profilePath, err := os.MkdirTemp("", test.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(profilePath)
+
+	tempProfile := filepath.Join(profilePath, cpuProfileFilename)
+	profileParams := make([]string, 0)
+	profileParams = append(profileParams, profileFlag, cpuProfile, profilePathFlag, profilePath)
+	profileParams = append(profileParams, serverParams...)
+
+	withKeyCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+	gServer, serverCtx := errgroup.WithContext(withKeyCtx)
+	server := getServer(serverCtx, serverConfig, testRepo, profileParams)
+
+	// handle user interrupt
+	quit := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(quit, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGINT)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		s := <-quit
+		defer wg.Done()
+		server.Process.Signal(s)
+		signal.Stop(quit)
+	}()
+
+	// launch the dolt server
+	gServer.Go(func() error {
+		return server.Run()
+	})
+
+	// sleep to allow the server to start
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+	_, err = benchmark(withKeyCtx, test, config, serverConfig, stampFunc, serverConfig.GetId())
+	if err != nil {
+		close(quit)
+		wg.Wait()
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	// send signal to dolt server
+	quit <- syscall.SIGINT
+
+	err = gServer.Wait()
+	if err != nil {
+		// we expect a kill error
+		// we only exit in error if this is not the
+		// error
+		if err.Error() != "signal: killed" {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			close(quit)
+			wg.Wait()
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Successfully killed server")
+	close(quit)
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	info, err := os.Stat(tempProfile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if info.Size() < 1 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create profile: file was empty")
+	}
+
+	finalProfile := filepath.Join(profileDir, fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_%s", serverConfig.Id, test.Name, cpuProfileFilename))
+	err = moveFile(tempProfile, finalProfile)
+	return finalProfile, err
+}
+
+func mergeProfiles(ctx context.Context, sourceProfilesDir, destProfileDir string) (string, error) {
+	tmp, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "final_cpu_pprof")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmp)
+	outfile := filepath.Join(tmp, "cpu.pprof")
+
+	merge := ExecCommand(ctx, "/bin/sh", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("go tool pprof -proto *.pprof > %s", outfile))
+	merge.Dir = sourceProfilesDir
+	err = merge.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	final := filepath.Join(destProfileDir, "cpu.pprof")
+	err = moveFile(outfile, final)
+	return final, err
+}
+
+func moveFile(sourcePath, destPath string) error {
+	err := copyFile(sourcePath, destPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return os.Remove(sourcePath)
+}
+
+func copyFile(sourcePath, destPath string) error {
+	inputFile, err := os.Open(sourcePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer inputFile.Close()
+	outputFile, err := os.Create(destPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer outputFile.Close()
+	_, err = io.Copy(outputFile, inputFile)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/go/performance/utils/sysbench_runner/run.go b/go/performance/utils/sysbench_runner/run.go
index 43d1f0a1b1..5e1e764cca 100644
--- a/go/performance/utils/sysbench_runner/run.go
+++ b/go/performance/utils/sysbench_runner/run.go
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ func Run(config *Config) error {
 		var results Results
 		switch serverConfig.Server {
 		case Dolt:
+			// handle a profiling run
+			if serverConfig.ServerProfile != "" {
+				fmt.Println("Profiling dolt while running sysbench tests")
+				return ProfileDolt(ctx, config, serverConfig)
+			}
 			fmt.Println("Running dolt sysbench test")
 			results, err = BenchmarkDolt(ctx, config, serverConfig)
 		case Doltgres: