diff --git a/cmd/csi/provisioner/cmd.go b/cmd/csi/provisioner/cmd.go
index 1a6d5cd21a..6a203abe0a 100644
--- a/cmd/csi/provisioner/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/csi/provisioner/cmd.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package provisioner
 
 import (
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/Dynatrace/dynatrace-operator/pkg/api/scheme"
 	dtcsi "github.com/Dynatrace/dynatrace-operator/pkg/controllers/csi"
 	csiprovisioner "github.com/Dynatrace/dynatrace-operator/pkg/controllers/csi/provisioner"
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ func createManager(config *rest.Config, namespace string) (manager.Manager, erro
 		Metrics: server.Options{
 			BindAddress: metricsBindAddress,
 		},
+		PprofBindAddress:       os.Getenv("PPROF_BIND_ADDRESS"),
 		HealthProbeBindAddress: probeAddress,
 		LivenessEndpointName:   livenessEndpointName,
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/csi/server/cmd.go b/cmd/csi/server/cmd.go
index 7d6027fd5c..967f596a4f 100644
--- a/cmd/csi/server/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/csi/server/cmd.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/Dynatrace/dynatrace-operator/pkg/api/scheme"
 	dtcsi "github.com/Dynatrace/dynatrace-operator/pkg/controllers/csi"
 	csidriver "github.com/Dynatrace/dynatrace-operator/pkg/controllers/csi/driver"
@@ -87,7 +89,8 @@ func createManager(config *rest.Config, namespace string) (manager.Manager, erro
 		Metrics: server.Options{
 			BindAddress: metricsBindAddress,
 		},
-		Scheme: scheme.Scheme,
+		PprofBindAddress: os.Getenv("PPROF_BIND_ADDRESS"),
+		Scheme:           scheme.Scheme,
 	}
 
 	mgr, err := manager.New(config, options)
diff --git a/cmd/operator/manager.go b/cmd/operator/manager.go
index 81424a4596..34f1c36018 100644
--- a/cmd/operator/manager.go
+++ b/cmd/operator/manager.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func createOptions(namespace string) ctrl.Options {
 		Metrics: server.Options{
 			BindAddress: metricsBindAddress,
 		},
+		PprofBindAddress:           os.Getenv("PPROF_BIND_ADDRESS"),
 		LeaderElection:             true,
 		LeaderElectionID:           leaderElectionID,
 		LeaderElectionResourceLock: leaderElectionResourceLock,
diff --git a/cmd/webhook/manager.go b/cmd/webhook/manager.go
index b394ddc8b3..7511de5452 100644
--- a/cmd/webhook/manager.go
+++ b/cmd/webhook/manager.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ func createOptions(namespace string) ctrl.Options {
 		Metrics: server.Options{
 			BindAddress: metricsBindAddress,
 		},
+		PprofBindAddress: os.Getenv("PPROF_BIND_ADDRESS"),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/config/helm/chart/default/templates/Common/csi/daemonset.yaml b/config/helm/chart/default/templates/Common/csi/daemonset.yaml
index 2556493a16..cb7a1f36ac 100644
--- a/config/helm/chart/default/templates/Common/csi/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/config/helm/chart/default/templates/Common/csi/daemonset.yaml
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ spec:
         - name: LOG_LEVEL
           value: "debug"
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.enableProfiling }}
+        - name: PPROF_BIND_ADDRESS
+          value: ":6060"
+        {{- end }}
         {{- if and (not .Values.debug) .Values.csidriver.server.livenessProbe.enabled }}
         livenessProbe:
           failureThreshold: {{ .Values.csidriver.server.livenessProbe.failureThreshold }}
@@ -182,6 +186,10 @@ spec:
           - name: LOG_LEVEL
             value: "debug"
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.enableProfiling }}
+          - name: PPROF_BIND_ADDRESS
+            value: ":6061"
+          {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.csidriver.cleanupPeriod }}
           - name: CLEANUP_PERIOD
             value: "{{ .Values.csidriver.cleanupPeriod}}"
diff --git a/config/helm/chart/default/templates/Common/operator/deployment-operator.yaml b/config/helm/chart/default/templates/Common/operator/deployment-operator.yaml
index 84305a6d8e..72aaa7d537 100644
--- a/config/helm/chart/default/templates/Common/operator/deployment-operator.yaml
+++ b/config/helm/chart/default/templates/Common/operator/deployment-operator.yaml
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ spec:
             - name: LOG_LEVEL
               value: "debug"
             {{- end }}
+            {{- if .Values.enableProfiling }}
+            - name: PPROF_BIND_ADDRESS
+              value: ":6060"
+            {{- end }}
             {{ include "dynatrace-operator.modules-json-env" . | nindent 12}}
             {{ include "dynatrace-operator.gomemlimit" .Values.operator | nindent 12 }}
           ports:
diff --git a/config/helm/chart/default/templates/Common/webhook/deployment-webhook.yaml b/config/helm/chart/default/templates/Common/webhook/deployment-webhook.yaml
index 95f6f5db82..c4dd5f6933 100644
--- a/config/helm/chart/default/templates/Common/webhook/deployment-webhook.yaml
+++ b/config/helm/chart/default/templates/Common/webhook/deployment-webhook.yaml
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ spec:
             - name: LOG_LEVEL
               value: "debug"
             {{- end }}
+            {{- if .Values.enableProfiling }}
+            - name: PPROF_BIND_ADDRESS
+              value: ":6060"
+            {{- end }}
             {{ include "dynatrace-operator.modules-json-env" . | nindent 12 }}
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
diff --git a/hack/make/deploy/deploy.mk b/hack/make/deploy/deploy.mk
index 65e950f2de..9d8b492b47 100644
--- a/hack/make/deploy/deploy.mk
+++ b/hack/make/deploy/deploy.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ENABLE_CSI ?= true
 DEBUG_LOGS ?= true
+PROFILING ?= true
 PLATFORM ?= "kubernetes"
 HELM_CHART ?= config/helm/chart/default
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ deploy: manifests/crd/helm
 			--set manifests=true \
 			--set image=$(IMAGE_URI) \
 			--set debugLogs=$(DEBUG_LOGS) \
+			--set enableProfiling=$(PROFILING) \
 			--set debug=$(DEBUG)
 
 ## Undeploy the current operator installation