diff --git a/apier/v1/core.go b/apier/v1/core.go
index 1c5f280ad..fd551c7fb 100644
--- a/apier/v1/core.go
+++ b/apier/v1/core.go
@@ -56,3 +56,21 @@ func (cS *CoreSv1) Sleep(arg *utils.DurationArgs, reply *string) error {
 	*reply = utils.OK
 	return nil
 }
+
+// StartCPUProfiling is used to start CPUProfiling in the given path
+func (cS *CoreSv1) StartCPUProfiling(args, reply *string) error {
+	if err := cS.cS.StartCPUProfiling(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*reply = utils.OK
+	return nil
+}
+
+// StopCPUProfiling is used to stop CPUProfiling in the given path
+func (cS *CoreSv1) StopCPUProfiling(args, reply *string) error {
+	if err := cS.cS.StopCPUProfiling(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*reply = utils.OK
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cores/core.go b/cores/core.go
index 89a1fe7b6..86c19e010 100644
--- a/cores/core.go
+++ b/cores/core.go
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ package cores
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"runtime"
+	"runtime/pprof"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/engine"
@@ -67,3 +69,33 @@ func (cS *CoreService) Status(arg *utils.TenantWithAPIOpts, reply *map[string]in
 	*reply = response
 	return
 }
+
+// StartCPUProfiling is used to start CPUProfiling in the given path
+func (cS *CoreService) StartCPUProfiling(argPath *string) (err error) {
+	if *argPath == utils.EmptyString {
+		return utils.NewErrMandatoryIeMissing("Path")
+	}
+	f, err := os.Create(*argPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not create CPU profile: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := pprof.StartCPUProfile(f); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not create CPU profile: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	return
+}
+
+// StopCPUProfiling is used to stop CPUProfiling in the given path
+func (cS *CoreService) StopCPUProfiling(argPath *string) (err error) {
+	f, err := os.Create(*argPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not create CPU profile: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := pprof.StartCPUProfile(f); err != nil {
+		// this means CPUProfiling is already active,so we can shut down now
+		pprof.StopCPUProfile()
+		return nil
+	}
+	return
+}