diff --git a/Userland/Utilities/profile.cpp b/Userland/Utilities/profile.cpp
index 41ea8b65e5..8e8168b045 100644
--- a/Userland/Utilities/profile.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Utilities/profile.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
     const char* pid_argument = nullptr;
     const char* cmd_argument = nullptr;
+    bool wait = false;
     bool enable = false;
     bool disable = false;
     bool all_processes = false;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     args_parser.add_option(all_processes, "Profile all processes (super-user only)", nullptr, 'a');
     args_parser.add_option(enable, "Enable", nullptr, 'e');
     args_parser.add_option(disable, "Disable", nullptr, 'd');
+    args_parser.add_option(wait, "Enable profiling and wait for user input to disable.", nullptr, 'w');
     args_parser.add_option(cmd_argument, "Command", nullptr, 'c', "command");
 
     args_parser.parse(argc, argv);
@@ -54,25 +56,33 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
 
     if (pid_argument || all_processes) {
-        if (!(enable ^ disable)) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "-p <PID> requires -e xor -d.\n");
+        if (!(enable ^ disable ^ wait)) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "-p <PID> requires -e xor -d xor -w.\n");
             return 1;
         }
 
         pid_t pid = all_processes ? -1 : atoi(pid_argument);
 
-        if (enable) {
+        if (wait || enable) {
             if (profiling_enable(pid) < 0) {
                 perror("profiling_enable");
                 return 1;
             }
-            return 0;
+
+            if (!wait)
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        if (wait) {
+            outln("Profiling enabled, waiting for user input to disable...");
+            (void)getchar();
         }
 
         if (profiling_disable(pid) < 0) {
             perror("profiling_disable");
             return 1;
         }
+        outln("Profiling disabled.");
 
         return 0;
     }