diff --git a/packages/api/schema/stryker-core.json b/packages/api/schema/stryker-core.json
index dc43cc3657..7ce5117563 100644
--- a/packages/api/schema/stryker-core.json
+++ b/packages/api/schema/stryker-core.json
@@ -414,6 +414,11 @@
         }
       ],
       "description": "Enable or disable certain warnings"
+    },
+    "cpuProf": {
+      "description": "TODO: Describe",
+      "default": false,
+      "type": "boolean"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/StrykerCli.ts b/packages/core/src/StrykerCli.ts
index 32639c5232..37c62fcb3e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/StrykerCli.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/StrykerCli.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export default class StrykerCli {
         this.command = cmd;
         this.strykerConfig = config;
       })
+      .option('--cpu-prof', 'TODO: Write description. Note that this will not profile the main process!')
       .option(
         '-f, --files <allFiles>',
         'A comma separated list of globbing expression used for selecting all files needed to run the tests. For a more detailed way of selecting input files, please use a configFile. Example: node_modules/a-lib/**/*.js,src/**/*.js,!src/index.js,a.js,test/**/*.js',
diff --git a/packages/core/src/child-proxy/ChildProcessProxy.ts b/packages/core/src/child-proxy/ChildProcessProxy.ts
index e22453616e..ac6285d54a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/child-proxy/ChildProcessProxy.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/child-proxy/ChildProcessProxy.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const BROKEN_PIPE_ERROR_CODE = 'EPIPE';
 const IPC_CHANNEL_CLOSED_ERROR_CODE = 'ERR_IPC_CHANNEL_CLOSED';
 const TIMEOUT_FOR_DISPOSE = 2000;
 
+let n = 0;
 export default class ChildProcessProxy<T> implements Disposable {
   public readonly proxy: Promisified<T>;
 
@@ -48,7 +49,14 @@ export default class ChildProcessProxy<T> implements Disposable {
     additionalInjectableValues: unknown,
     workingDirectory: string
   ) {
-    this.worker = fork(require.resolve('./ChildProcessProxyWorker'), [autoStart], { silent: true, execArgv: [] });
+    const execArgv = [];
+    if (options.cpuProf) {
+      execArgv.push('--cpu-prof');
+      execArgv.push(`--cpu-prof-name=child-process-${n}.cpuprofile`);
+      n++;
+    }
+
+    this.worker = fork(require.resolve('./ChildProcessProxyWorker'), [autoStart], { silent: true, execArgv: execArgv });
     this.initTask = new Task();
     this.log.debug('Starting %s in child process %s', requirePath, this.worker.pid);
     this.send({
diff --git a/packages/core/src/child-proxy/ChildProcessProxyWorker.ts b/packages/core/src/child-proxy/ChildProcessProxyWorker.ts
index 32a8988f68..417b7ef9b8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/child-proxy/ChildProcessProxyWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/child-proxy/ChildProcessProxyWorker.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ export default class ChildProcessProxyWorker {
         const sendCompleted = () => {
           this.send({ kind: ParentMessageKind.DisposeCompleted });
         };
-        LogConfigurator.shutdown().then(sendCompleted).catch(sendCompleted);
+        LogConfigurator.shutdown()
+          .then(sendCompleted)
+          .catch(sendCompleted)
+          // Exit gracefully so we can generate CPU profiles for these processes.
+          .finally(() => process.exit(0));
         break;
     }
   }