diff --git a/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-acrn.toml.in b/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-acrn.toml.in
index d1c581243..98e279dce 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-acrn.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-acrn.toml.in
@@ -235,3 +235,7 @@ sandbox_cgroup_only=@DEFSANDBOXCGROUPONLY@
 # Supported experimental features:
 # (default: [])
 experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
+
+# If enabled, user can run pprof tools with shim v2 process through kata-monitor.
+# (default: false)
+# EnablePprof = true
diff --git a/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-clh.toml.in b/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-clh.toml.in
index 6718f4a0d..197a6f323 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-clh.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-clh.toml.in
@@ -236,3 +236,7 @@ sandbox_cgroup_only=@DEFSANDBOXCGROUPONLY@
 # Supported experimental features:
 # (default: [])
 experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
+
+# If enabled, user can run pprof tools with shim v2 process through kata-monitor.
+# (default: false)
+# EnablePprof = true
diff --git a/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-fc.toml.in b/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-fc.toml.in
index 4e5158f5b..d04fd3106 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-fc.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-fc.toml.in
@@ -355,3 +355,7 @@ sandbox_cgroup_only=@DEFSANDBOXCGROUPONLY@
 # Supported experimental features:
 # (default: [])
 experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
+
+# If enabled, user can run pprof tools with shim v2 process through kata-monitor.
+# (default: false)
+# EnablePprof = true
diff --git a/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-qemu-virtiofs.toml.in b/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-qemu-virtiofs.toml.in
index 579d26434..8d28e13d0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-qemu-virtiofs.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-qemu-virtiofs.toml.in
@@ -462,3 +462,7 @@ sandbox_cgroup_only=@DEFSANDBOXCGROUPONLY@
 # Supported experimental features:
 # (default: [])
 experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
+
+# If enabled, user can run pprof tools with shim v2 process through kata-monitor.
+# (default: false)
+# EnablePprof = true
diff --git a/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in b/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in
index 4bf1d6914..81bdfb430 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/cli/config/configuration-qemu.toml.in
@@ -480,3 +480,7 @@ sandbox_cgroup_only=@DEFSANDBOXCGROUPONLY@
 # Supported experimental features:
 # (default: [])
 experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
+
+# If enabled, user can run pprof tools with shim v2 process through kata-monitor.
+# (default: false)
+# EnablePprof = true
diff --git a/src/runtime/cli/kata-monitor/main.go b/src/runtime/cli/kata-monitor/main.go
index da8b868dd..1b5920361 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cli/kata-monitor/main.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cli/kata-monitor/main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-var metricListenAddr = flag.String("listen-address", ":8090", "The address to listen on for HTTP requests.")
+var monitorListenAddr = flag.String("listen-address", ":8090", "The address to listen on for HTTP requests.")
 var containerdAddr = flag.String("containerd-address", "/run/containerd/containerd.sock", "Containerd address to accept client requests.")
 var containerdConfig = flag.String("containerd-conf", "/etc/containerd/config.toml", "Containerd config file.")
 var logLevel = flag.String("log-level", "info", "Log level of logrus(trace/debug/info/warn/error/fatal/panic).")
@@ -26,17 +26,31 @@ func main() {
 	// init logrus
 	initLog()
 
-	// create new MAgent
-	ma, err := kataMonitor.NewKataMonitor(*containerdAddr, *containerdConfig)
+	// create new kataMonitor
+	km, err := kataMonitor.NewKataMonitor(*containerdAddr, *containerdConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
 	// setup handlers, now only metrics is supported
-	http.HandleFunc("/metrics", ma.ProcessMetricsRequest)
+	m := http.NewServeMux()
+	m.Handle("/metrics", http.HandlerFunc(km.ProcessMetricsRequest))
+	m.Handle("/sandboxes", http.HandlerFunc(km.ListSandboxes))
+
+	// for debug shim process
+	m.Handle("/debug/vars", http.HandlerFunc(km.ExpvarHandler))
+	m.Handle("/debug/pprof/", http.HandlerFunc(km.PprofIndex))
+	m.Handle("/debug/pprof/cmdline", http.HandlerFunc(km.PprofCmdline))
+	m.Handle("/debug/pprof/profile", http.HandlerFunc(km.PprofProfile))
+	m.Handle("/debug/pprof/symbol", http.HandlerFunc(km.PprofSymbol))
+	m.Handle("/debug/pprof/trace", http.HandlerFunc(km.PprofTrace))
 
 	// listening on the server
-	logrus.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(*metricListenAddr, nil))
+	svr := &http.Server{
+		Handler: m,
+		Addr:    *monitorListenAddr,
+	}
+	logrus.Fatal(svr.ListenAndServe())
 }
 
 // initLog setup logger
diff --git a/src/runtime/containerd-shim-v2/create.go b/src/runtime/containerd-shim-v2/create.go
index 83c428050..9c18f3899 100644
--- a/src/runtime/containerd-shim-v2/create.go
+++ b/src/runtime/containerd-shim-v2/create.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func create(ctx context.Context, s *service, r *taskAPI.CreateTaskRequest) (*con
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		s.sandbox = sandbox
-		go s.startManagementServer(ctx)
+		go s.startManagementServer(ctx, ociSpec)
 
 	case vc.PodContainer:
 		if s.sandbox == nil {
diff --git a/src/runtime/containerd-shim-v2/shim_management.go b/src/runtime/containerd-shim-v2/shim_management.go
index 69ba88e3f..b9309be1b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/containerd-shim-v2/shim_management.go
+++ b/src/runtime/containerd-shim-v2/shim_management.go
@@ -7,14 +7,19 @@ package containerdshim
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"expvar"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/pprof"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	cdshim "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
 	vc "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers"
+	vcAnnotations "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/annotations"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	dto "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/expfmt"
@@ -30,6 +35,7 @@ var (
 	ifSupportAgentMetricsAPI = true
 )
 
+// serveMetrics handle /metrics requests
 func (s *service) serveMetrics(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// update metrics from sandbox
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@ func decodeAgentMetrics(body string) []*dto.MetricFamily {
 	return list
 }
 
-func (s *service) startManagementServer(ctx context.Context) {
+func (s *service) startManagementServer(ctx context.Context, ociSpec *specs.Spec) {
 	// metrics socket will under sandbox's bundle path
 	metricsAddress, err := socketAddress(ctx, s.id)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -132,7 +138,9 @@ func (s *service) startManagementServer(ctx context.Context) {
 	logrus.Info("kata monitor inited")
 
 	// bind hanlder
-	http.HandleFunc("/metrics", s.serveMetrics)
+	m := http.NewServeMux()
+	m.Handle("/metrics", http.HandlerFunc(s.serveMetrics))
+	s.mountPprofHandle(m, ociSpec)
 
 	// register shim metrics
 	registerMetrics()
@@ -141,10 +149,32 @@ func (s *service) startManagementServer(ctx context.Context) {
 	vc.RegisterMetrics()
 
 	// start serve
-	svr := &http.Server{Handler: http.DefaultServeMux}
+	svr := &http.Server{Handler: m}
 	svr.Serve(listener)
 }
 
+// mountServeDebug provides a debug endpoint
+func (s *service) mountPprofHandle(m *http.ServeMux, ociSpec *specs.Spec) {
+
+	// return if not enabled
+	if !s.config.EnablePprof {
+		value, ok := ociSpec.Annotations[vcAnnotations.EnablePprof]
+		if !ok {
+			return
+		}
+		enabled, err := strconv.ParseBool(value)
+		if err != nil || !enabled {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	m.Handle("/debug/vars", expvar.Handler())
+	m.Handle("/debug/pprof/", http.HandlerFunc(pprof.Index))
+	m.Handle("/debug/pprof/cmdline", http.HandlerFunc(pprof.Cmdline))
+	m.Handle("/debug/pprof/profile", http.HandlerFunc(pprof.Profile))
+	m.Handle("/debug/pprof/symbol", http.HandlerFunc(pprof.Symbol))
+	m.Handle("/debug/pprof/trace", http.HandlerFunc(pprof.Trace))
+}
+
 func socketAddress(ctx context.Context, id string) (string, error) {
 	ns, err := namespaces.NamespaceRequired(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/metrics.go b/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/metrics.go
index e1eb2a6bd..712924ffe 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/metrics.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/metrics.go
@@ -73,11 +73,10 @@ func registerMetrics() {
 	prometheus.MustRegister(scrapeDurationsHistogram)
 }
 
-// getMetricsAddress get metrics address for a sandbox, the abstract unix socket address is saved
+// getMonitorAddress get metrics address for a sandbox, the abstract unix socket address is saved
 // in `metrics_address` with the same place of `address`.
-func (km *KataMonitor) getMetricsAddress(sandboxID, namespace string) (string, error) {
+func (km *KataMonitor) getMonitorAddress(sandboxID, namespace string) (string, error) {
 	path := filepath.Join(km.containerdStatePath, types.ContainerdRuntimeTaskPath, namespace, sandboxID, "monitor_address")
-
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ func (km *KataMonitor) aggregateSandboxMetrics(encoder expfmt.Encoder) error {
 
 // getSandboxMetrics will get sandbox's metrics from shim
 func (km *KataMonitor) getSandboxMetrics(sandboxID, namespace string) ([]*dto.MetricFamily, error) {
-	socket, err := km.getMetricsAddress(sandboxID, namespace)
+	socket, err := km.getMonitorAddress(sandboxID, namespace)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/monitor.go b/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/monitor.go
index fcbf6a5ce..7f4cb4eea 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/monitor.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/monitor.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package katamonitor
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func NewKataMonitor(containerdAddr, containerdConfigFile string) (*KataMonitor,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	ka := &KataMonitor{
+	km := &KataMonitor{
 		containerdAddr:       containerdAddr,
 		containerdConfigFile: containerdConfigFile,
 		containerdStatePath:  containerdConf.State,
@@ -58,23 +59,47 @@ func NewKataMonitor(containerdAddr, containerdConfigFile string) (*KataMonitor,
 		},
 	}
 
-	if err := ka.initSandboxCache(); err != nil {
+	if err := km.initSandboxCache(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// register metrics
 	registerMetrics()
 
-	go ka.sandboxCache.startEventsListener(ka.containerdAddr)
+	go km.sandboxCache.startEventsListener(km.containerdAddr)
 
-	return ka, nil
+	return km, nil
 }
 
-func (ka *KataMonitor) initSandboxCache() error {
-	sandboxes, err := ka.getSandboxes()
+func (km *KataMonitor) initSandboxCache() error {
+	sandboxes, err := km.getSandboxes()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	ka.sandboxCache.init(sandboxes)
+	km.sandboxCache.init(sandboxes)
 	return nil
 }
+
+// ListSandboxes list all sandboxes running in Kata
+func (km *KataMonitor) ListSandboxes(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	sandboxes := km.getSandboxList()
+	for _, s := range sandboxes {
+		w.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s\n", s)))
+	}
+}
+
+func (km *KataMonitor) getSandboxList() []string {
+	sn := km.sandboxCache.getAllSandboxes()
+	result := make([]string, len(sn))
+
+	i := 0
+	for k := range sn {
+		result[i] = k
+		i++
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func (km *KataMonitor) getSandboxNamespace(sandbox string) (string, error) {
+	return km.sandboxCache.getSandboxNamespace(sandbox)
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/pprof.go b/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/pprof.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e043251cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/pprof.go
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2020 Ant Financial
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+package katamonitor
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func getSandboxIdFromReq(r *http.Request) (string, error) {
+	sandbox := r.URL.Query().Get("sandbox")
+	if sandbox != "" {
+		return sandbox, nil
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("sandbox not found in %+v", r.URL.Query())
+}
+
+func serveError(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, txt string) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain; charset=utf-8")
+	w.Header().Set("X-Go-Pprof", "1")
+	w.Header().Del("Content-Disposition")
+	w.WriteHeader(status)
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, txt)
+}
+
+func (km *KataMonitor) composeSocketAddress(r *http.Request) (string, error) {
+	sandbox, err := getSandboxIdFromReq(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	namespace, err := km.getSandboxNamespace(sandbox)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return km.getMonitorAddress(sandbox, namespace)
+}
+
+func (km *KataMonitor) proxyRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	w.Header().Set("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
+
+	socket, err := km.composeSocketAddress(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		monitorLog.WithError(err).Error("failed to get shim monitor address")
+		serveError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "sandbox may be stopped or deleted")
+		return
+	}
+
+	transport := &http.Transport{
+		DisableKeepAlives: true,
+		Dial: func(proto, addr string) (conn net.Conn, err error) {
+			return net.Dial("unix", "\x00"+socket)
+		},
+	}
+
+	client := http.Client{
+		Transport: transport,
+	}
+
+	uri := fmt.Sprintf("http://shim%s", r.URL.String())
+	resp, err := client.Get(uri)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	output := resp.Body
+	defer output.Close()
+
+	contentType := resp.Header.Get("Content-Type")
+	if contentType != "" {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", contentType)
+	}
+
+	contentDisposition := resp.Header.Get("Content-Disposition")
+	if contentDisposition != "" {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", contentDisposition)
+	}
+
+	io.Copy(w, output)
+}
+
+// ExpvarHandler handles other `/debug/vars` requests
+func (km *KataMonitor) ExpvarHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	km.proxyRequest(w, r)
+}
+
+// PprofIndex handles other `/debug/pprof/` requests
+func (km *KataMonitor) PprofIndex(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	km.proxyRequest(w, r)
+}
+
+// PprofCmdline handles other `/debug/cmdline` requests
+func (km *KataMonitor) PprofCmdline(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	km.proxyRequest(w, r)
+}
+
+// PprofProfile handles other `/debug/profile` requests
+func (km *KataMonitor) PprofProfile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	km.proxyRequest(w, r)
+}
+
+// PprofSymbol handles other `/debug/symbol` requests
+func (km *KataMonitor) PprofSymbol(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain; charset=utf-8")
+	km.proxyRequest(w, r)
+}
+
+// PprofTrace handles other `/debug/trace` requests
+func (km *KataMonitor) PprofTrace(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", `attachment; filename="trace"`)
+	km.proxyRequest(w, r)
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/pprof_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/pprof_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f5e3e0c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/pprof_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2020 Ant Financial
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+package katamonitor
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestComposeSocketAddress(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/TestComposeSocketAddress-%d", time.Now().Nanosecond())
+	statePath := filepath.Join(path, "io.containerd.runtime.v2.task")
+
+	sandboxes := map[string]string{"foo": "ns-foo", "bar": "ns-bar"}
+	defer func() {
+		os.RemoveAll(path)
+	}()
+
+	for sandbox, ns := range sandboxes {
+		err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(statePath, ns, sandbox), 0755)
+		assert.Nil(err)
+		f := filepath.Join(statePath, ns, sandbox, "monitor_address")
+		err = ioutil.WriteFile(f, []byte(sandbox), 0644)
+		assert.Nil(err)
+	}
+
+	km := &KataMonitor{
+		containerdStatePath: path,
+		sandboxCache: &sandboxCache{
+			Mutex:     &sync.Mutex{},
+			sandboxes: sandboxes,
+		},
+	}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		url  string
+		err  bool
+		addr string
+	}{
+		{
+			url:  "http://localhost:6060/debug/vars",
+			err:  true,
+			addr: "",
+		},
+		{
+			url:  "http://localhost:6060/debug/vars?sandbox=abc",
+			err:  true,
+			addr: "",
+		},
+		{
+			url:  "http://localhost:6060/debug/vars?sandbox=foo",
+			err:  false,
+			addr: "foo",
+		},
+		{
+			url:  "http://localhost:6060/debug/vars?sandbox=bar",
+			err:  false,
+			addr: "bar",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		r, err := http.NewRequest("GET", tc.url, nil)
+		assert.Nil(err)
+
+		addr, err := km.composeSocketAddress(r)
+
+		assert.Equal(tc.err, err != nil)
+		assert.Equal(tc.addr, addr)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/sandbox_cache.go b/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/sandbox_cache.go
index eae60e098..974bedf3f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/sandbox_cache.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/kata-monitor/sandbox_cache.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package katamonitor
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd"
@@ -34,6 +35,17 @@ func (sc *sandboxCache) getAllSandboxes() map[string]string {
 	return sc.sandboxes
 }
 
+func (sc *sandboxCache) getSandboxNamespace(sandbox string) (string, error) {
+	sc.Lock()
+	defer sc.Unlock()
+
+	if val, found := sc.sandboxes[sandbox]; found {
+		return val, nil
+	}
+
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("sandbox %s not in cache", sandbox)
+}
+
 func (sc *sandboxCache) deleteIfExists(id string) (string, bool) {
 	sc.Lock()
 	defer sc.Unlock()
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils/utils.go b/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils/utils.go
index 999ab64b2..951aaed5d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils/utils.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/katatestutils/utils.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type RuntimeConfigOptions struct {
 	NetmonDebug          bool
 	AgentDebug           bool
 	AgentTrace           bool
+	EnablePprof          bool
 }
 
 func MakeRuntimeConfigFileData(config RuntimeConfigOptions) string {
@@ -89,5 +90,6 @@ func MakeRuntimeConfigFileData(config RuntimeConfigOptions) string {
 	[runtime]
 	enable_debug = ` + strconv.FormatBool(config.RuntimeDebug) + `
 	enable_tracing = ` + strconv.FormatBool(config.RuntimeTrace) + `
-	disable_new_netns= ` + strconv.FormatBool(config.DisableNewNetNs)
+	disable_new_netns= ` + strconv.FormatBool(config.DisableNewNetNs) + `
+	enable_pprof= ` + strconv.FormatBool(config.EnablePprof)
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/config.go b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/config.go
index e7aed1385..579ce5b53 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/config.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/config.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ type runtime struct {
 	SandboxCgroupOnly   bool     `toml:"sandbox_cgroup_only"`
 	Experimental        []string `toml:"experimental"`
 	InterNetworkModel   string   `toml:"internetworking_model"`
+	EnablePprof         bool     `toml:"enable_pprof"`
 }
 
 type agent struct {
@@ -1165,6 +1166,7 @@ func LoadConfiguration(configPath string, ignoreLogging, builtIn bool) (resolved
 
 	config.SandboxCgroupOnly = tomlConf.Runtime.SandboxCgroupOnly
 	config.DisableNewNetNs = tomlConf.Runtime.DisableNewNetNs
+	config.EnablePprof = tomlConf.Runtime.EnablePprof
 	for _, f := range tomlConf.Runtime.Experimental {
 		feature := exp.Get(f)
 		if feature == nil {
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/config_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/config_test.go
index f75591ae5..d5f082fb2 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/config_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/config_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ var (
 	netmonDebug     = false
 	agentDebug      = false
 	agentTrace      = false
+	enablePprof     = true
 )
 
 type testRuntimeConfig struct {
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ func createAllRuntimeConfigFiles(dir, hypervisor string) (config testRuntimeConf
 		AgentTrace:           agentTrace,
 		SharedFS:             sharedFS,
 		VirtioFSDaemon:       virtioFSdaemon,
+		EnablePprof:          enablePprof,
 	}
 
 	runtimeConfigFileData := ktu.MakeRuntimeConfigFileData(configFileOptions)
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ func createAllRuntimeConfigFiles(dir, hypervisor string) (config testRuntimeConf
 
 		NetmonConfig:    netmonConfig,
 		DisableNewNetNs: disableNewNetNs,
+		EnablePprof:     enablePprof,
 
 		FactoryConfig: factoryConfig,
 	}
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/annotations/annotations.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/annotations/annotations.go
index f32f90694..464429244 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/annotations/annotations.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/annotations/annotations.go
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ const (
 	// SandboxCgroupOnly is a sandbox annotation that determines if kata processes are managed only in sandbox cgroup.
 	SandboxCgroupOnly = kataAnnotRuntimePrefix + "sandbox_cgroup_only"
 
+	// EnablePprof is a sandbox annotation that determines if pprof enabled.
+	EnablePprof = kataAnnotRuntimePrefix + "enable_pprof"
+
 	// Experimental is a sandbox annotation that determines if experimental features enabled.
 	Experimental = kataAnnotRuntimePrefix + "experimental"
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils.go
index ee2546bb7..645ea54be 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils.go
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ type RuntimeConfig struct {
 
 	//Experimental features enabled
 	Experimental []exp.Feature
+
+	// Determines if enable pprof
+	EnablePprof bool
 }
 
 // AddKernelParam allows the addition of new kernel parameters to an existing