diff --git a/cmd/zetaclientd/start.go b/cmd/zetaclientd/start.go
index 46d204fa34..39ff979452 100644
--- a/cmd/zetaclientd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/zetaclientd/start.go
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	// #nosec G108 -- pprof enablement is intentional
+	_ "net/http/pprof"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -253,6 +256,15 @@ func Start(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
 		}
 	}()
+	// pprof http server
+	// zetacored/cometbft is already listening for pprof on 6060 (by default)
+	go func() {
+		// #nosec G114 -- timeouts uneeded
+		err := http.ListenAndServe("localhost:6061", nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("pprof http server error")
+		}
+	}()
 
 	// Generate a new TSS if keygen is set and add it into the tss server
 	// If TSS has already been generated, and keygen was successful ; we use the existing TSS