diff --git a/charts/connect/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/connect/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 2c1bc0d..9488dd6 100644
--- a/charts/connect/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/connect/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -102,3 +102,17 @@ Sets extra service annotations
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Sets environment variables when profiler is enabled
+*/}}
+{{- define "onepassword-connect.profilerConfig" -}}
+  {{- if .Values.connect.profiler.enabled}}
+- name: OP_PROFILER_OUTPUT_DIR
+  value: "/home/opuser/.op/data/profiler"
+- name: OP_PROFILER_INTERVAL
+  value: "{{ .Values.connect.profiler.interval }}"
+- name: OP_PROFILER_KEEP_LAST
+  value: "{{ .Values.connect.profiler.keepLast }}"
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/connect/templates/connect-deployment.yaml b/charts/connect/templates/connect-deployment.yaml
index 878df1f..cf4057a 100644
--- a/charts/connect/templates/connect-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/connect/templates/connect-deployment.yaml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ spec:
             {{- end }}
             - name: OP_LOG_LEVEL
               value: "{{ .Values.connect.api.logLevel }}"
+            {{- include "onepassword-connect.profilerConfig" . | indent 12 -}}
           {{- if .Values.connect.probes.readiness }}
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ spec:
               value: localhost:11220
             - name: OP_LOG_LEVEL
               value: "{{ .Values.connect.sync.logLevel }}"
+            {{- include "onepassword-connect.profilerConfig" . | indent 12 }}
           {{- if .Values.connect.probes.readiness }}
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
@@ -151,4 +153,13 @@ spec:
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /home/opuser/.op/data
               name: {{ .Values.connect.dataVolume.name }}
+        {{- if .Values.connect.profiler.enabled }}
+        - name: profiler-data
+          image: alpine
+          command: [ 'sleep', 'infinity' ]
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: {{ .Values.connect.dataVolume.name }}
+              mountPath: /data
+              subPath: profiler
+        {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/connect/values.yaml b/charts/connect/values.yaml
index 40256c6..5d8849c 100644
--- a/charts/connect/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/connect/values.yaml
@@ -155,6 +155,15 @@ connect:
     #    hosts:
     #      - chart-example.local
 
+  # Optionally the internal profiler can be enabled to debug memory or performance issues.
+  # For normal operation of Connect this does not have to enabled.
+  profiler:
+    enabled: false
+    # The interval at which profiler snapshots are taken.
+    interval: 6h
+    # Number of profiler snapshots to keep.
+    keepLast: 12
+
 # This section of values is for 1Password Operator Configuration
 operator:
   # Denotes whether the 1Password Operator will be deployed