diff --git a/cmd/lavad/main.go b/cmd/lavad/main.go
index a0227fa012..cc37032859 100644
--- a/cmd/lavad/main.go
+++ b/cmd/lavad/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	_ "net/http/pprof"
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/tx"
@@ -97,6 +99,23 @@ func main() {
 				utils.LavaFormatFatal("failed to read log level flag", err, nil)
 			}
 			utils.LoggingLevel(logLevel)
+
+			// check if the command includes --pprof-address
+			pprofAddressFlagUsed := cmd.Flags().Lookup("pprof-address").Changed
+			if pprofAddressFlagUsed {
+				// get pprof server ip address (default value: "")
+				pprofServerAddress, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("pprof-address")
+				if err != nil {
+					utils.LavaFormatFatal("failed to read pprof address flag", err, nil)
+				}
+
+				// start pprof HTTP server
+				err = performance.StartPprofServer(pprofServerAddress)
+				if err != nil {
+					return utils.LavaFormatError("failed to start pprof HTTP server", err, nil)
+				}
+			}
+
 			relayer.PortalServer(ctx, clientCtx, listenAddr, chainID, apiInterface, cmd.Flags())
 
 			return nil
@@ -147,6 +166,7 @@ func main() {
 	cmdTestClient.MarkFlagRequired(flags.FlagFrom)
 	cmdTestClient.Flags().Bool("secure", false, "secure sends reliability on every message")
 	cmdPortalServer.Flags().Bool("secure", false, "secure sends reliability on every message")
+	cmdPortalServer.Flags().String(performance.PprofAddressFlagName, "", "pprof server address, used for code profiling")
 	cmdPortalServer.Flags().String(performance.CacheFlagName, "", "address for a cache server to improve performance")
 	cmdServer.Flags().String(performance.CacheFlagName, "", "address for a cache server to improve performance")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(cmdServer)
diff --git a/relayer/performance/pprofServer.go b/relayer/performance/pprofServer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92e69e5f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/relayer/performance/pprofServer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package performance
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
+	fiberpprof "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/pprof"
+	"github.com/lavanet/lava/utils"
+)
+
+const (
+	PprofAddressFlagName = "pprof-address"
+)
+
+func StartPprofServer(addr string) error {
+	// Set up the Fiber app
+	app := fiber.New()
+
+	// Let the fiber HTTP server use pprof
+	app.Use(fiberpprof.New())
+
+	// Start the HTTP server in a goroutine
+	go func() {
+		fmt.Printf("Starting server on %s\n", addr)
+		if err := app.Listen(addr); err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Error starting pprof HTTP server: %s\n", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	utils.LavaFormatInfo("start pprof HTTP server", &map[string]string{"IPAddress": addr})
+
+	return nil
+}