diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 42ed519d..3545f46a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ foreach file : headers
   install_headers(file, subdir: 'hyprland', preserve_path: true)
 endforeach
 
+tracy = dependency('tracy', static: true, required: get_option('tracy_enable'))
+
+if get_option('tracy_enable') and get_option('buildtype') != 'debugoptimized'
+  warning('Profiling builds should set -- buildtype = debugoptimized')
+endif
+
 subdir('protocols')
 subdir('src')
 subdir('hyprctl')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 16a34a54..d8c9d5e6 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 option('xwayland', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable support for X11 applications')
 option('systemd', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable systemd integration')
 option('legacy_renderer', type: 'feature', value: 'disabled', description: 'Enable legacy renderer')
+option('tracy_enable', type: 'boolean', value: false , description: 'Enable profiling')
diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index df270f28..6f086ccc 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ in
 
       mesonBuildType =
         if debug
-        then "debug"
+        then "debugoptimized"
         else "release";
 
       # we want as much debug info as possible
@@ -156,7 +156,10 @@ in
           "legacy_renderer" = legacyRenderer;
           "systemd" = withSystemd;
         })
-        (mesonBool "b_pch" false)
+        (mapAttrsToList mesonBool {
+          "b_pch" = false;
+          "tracy_enable" = false;
+        })
       ];
 
       postInstall = ''
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 7c71a735..2dbe2f44 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ executable(
     backtrace_dep,
     epoll_dep,
     gio_dep,
+    tracy,
 
     # Try to find canihavesomecoffee's udis86 using pkgconfig
     # vmt/udis86 does not provide a .pc file and won't be detected this way
diff --git a/subprojects/tracy.wrap b/subprojects/tracy.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11b21787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/tracy.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[wrap-file]