diff --git a/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.cpp b/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.cpp
index 81f2ca33944..43c76e435df 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.cpp
@@ -375,7 +375,9 @@ char * J9::Options::_externalOptionStrings[J9::ExternalOptions::TR_NumExternalOp
    "-XX:codecachetotalMaxRAMPercentage=", // = 67
    "-XX:+JITServerAOTCacheDelayMethodRelocation", // = 68
    "-XX:-JITServerAOTCacheDelayMethodRelocation", // = 69
-   // TR_NumExternalOptions                  = 70
+   "-XX:+IProfileDuringStartupPhase",     // = 70
+   "-XX:-IProfileDuringStartupPhase",     // = 71
+   // TR_NumExternalOptions                  = 72
    };
 
 //************************************************************************
@@ -3142,25 +3144,38 @@ bool J9::Options::feLatePostProcess(void * base, TR::OptionSet * optionSet)
          }
       else // do AOT
          {
-         if (!self()->getOption(TR_DisablePersistIProfile))
+         // Turn off Iprofiler for the warm runs, but not if we cache only bootstrap classes
+         // This is because we may be missing IProfiler information for non-bootstrap classes
+         // that could not be stored in SCC
+         if (!self()->getOption(TR_DisablePersistIProfile) &&
+            J9_ARE_ALL_BITS_SET(javaVM->sharedClassConfig->runtimeFlags, J9SHR_RUNTIMEFLAG_ENABLE_CACHE_NON_BOOT_CLASSES))
             {
-            // Turn off Iprofiler for the warm runs, but not if we cache only bootstrap classes
-            // This is because we may be missing IProfiler information for non-bootstrap classes
-            // that could not be stored in SCC
-            if (J9_ARE_ALL_BITS_SET(javaVM->sharedClassConfig->runtimeFlags, J9SHR_RUNTIMEFLAG_ENABLE_CACHE_NON_BOOT_CLASSES))
+            TR::CompilationInfo * compInfo = getCompilationInfo(jitConfig);
+            if (compInfo->isWarmSCC() == TR_yes)
                {
-               TR::CompilationInfo * compInfo = getCompilationInfo(jitConfig);
-               static char * dnipdsp = feGetEnv("TR_DisableNoIProfilerDuringStartupPhase");
-               if (compInfo->isWarmSCC() == TR_yes && !dnipdsp)
-                  {
-                  self()->setOption(TR_NoIProfilerDuringStartupPhase);
-                  }
+               self()->setOption(TR_NoIProfilerDuringStartupPhase);
                }
             }
          }
       }
 #endif
 
+   // The use of -XX:[+/-]IProfileDuringStartupPhase sets if we always/never IProfile
+   // during the startup phase
+   {
+   // The FIND_ARG_IN_VMARGS macro expect the J9JavaVM to be in the `vm` variable, instead of `javaVM`
+   // The method uses the `vm` variable for the TR_J9VMBase
+   J9JavaVM * vm = javaVM;
+   const char *xxIProfileDuringStartupPhase  = J9::Options::_externalOptionStrings[J9::ExternalOptions::XXplusIProfileDuringStartupPhase];
+   const char *xxDisableIProfileDuringStartupPhase = J9::Options::_externalOptionStrings[J9::ExternalOptions::XXminusIProfileDuringStartupPhase];
+   int32_t xxIProfileDuringStartupPhaseArgIndex  = FIND_ARG_IN_VMARGS(EXACT_MATCH, xxIProfileDuringStartupPhase, 0);
+   int32_t xxDisableIProfileDuringStartupPhaseArgIndex = FIND_ARG_IN_VMARGS(EXACT_MATCH, xxDisableIProfileDuringStartupPhase, 0);
+   if (xxIProfileDuringStartupPhaseArgIndex > xxDisableIProfileDuringStartupPhaseArgIndex)
+      self()->setOption(TR_NoIProfilerDuringStartupPhase, false); // Override -Xjit:noIProfilerDuringStartupPhase
+   else if (xxDisableIProfileDuringStartupPhaseArgIndex >= 0)
+      self()->setOption(TR_NoIProfilerDuringStartupPhase);
+   }
+
    // Divide by 0 checks
    if (TR::Options::_LoopyMethodDivisionFactor == 0)
       TR::Options::_LoopyMethodDivisionFactor = 16; // Reset it back to the default value
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.hpp b/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.hpp
index 234034eb0e5..ca7ac0f8216 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.hpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/control/J9Options.hpp
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ enum ExternalOptions
    XXcodecachetotalMaxRAMPercentage            = 67,
    XXplusJITServerAOTCacheDelayMethodRelocation  = 68,
    XXminusJITServerAOTCacheDelayMethodRelocation = 69,
-   TR_NumExternalOptions                         = 70
+   XXplusIProfileDuringStartupPhase            = 70,
+   XXminusIProfileDuringStartupPhase           = 71,
+   TR_NumExternalOptions                       = 72
    };
 
 class OMR_EXTENSIBLE Options : public OMR::OptionsConnector
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/control/OptionsPostRestore.cpp b/runtime/compiler/control/OptionsPostRestore.cpp
index 7e12b6fd3d4..68bee60bfcd 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/control/OptionsPostRestore.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/control/OptionsPostRestore.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ J9::OptionsPostRestore::OptionsPostRestore(J9VMThread *vmThread, J9JITConfig *ji
    _argIndexUseJITServer(-1),
    _argIndexDisableUseJITServer(-1),
    _argIndexJITServerAddress(-1),
-   _argIndexJITServerAOTCacheName(-1)
+   _argIndexJITServerAOTCacheName(-1),
+   _argIndexIProfileDuringStartupPhase(-1),
+   _argIndexDisableIProfileDuringStartupPhase(-1)
    {
    J9JavaVM *vm = jitConfig->javaVM;
    if (vm->sharedClassConfig)
@@ -276,6 +278,18 @@ J9::OptionsPostRestore::iterateOverExternalOptions()
             }
             break;
 
+         case J9::ExternalOptions::XXplusIProfileDuringStartupPhase:
+            {
+            _argIndexIProfileDuringStartupPhase = FIND_ARG_IN_RESTORE_ARGS(EXACT_MATCH, optString, 0);
+            }
+            break;
+
+         case J9::ExternalOptions::XXminusIProfileDuringStartupPhase:
+            {
+            _argIndexDisableIProfileDuringStartupPhase = FIND_ARG_IN_RESTORE_ARGS(EXACT_MATCH, optString, 0);
+            }
+            break;
+
          default:
             TR_ASSERT_FATAL(false, "Option %s not addressed post restore\n", TR::Options::_externalOptionStrings[option]);
          }
@@ -713,6 +727,26 @@ J9::OptionsPostRestore::postProcessInternalCompilerOptions()
       if (TR::Options::getCmdLineOptions()->getOption(TR_DisableAsyncCompilation))
          TR::Options::getCmdLineOptions()->setOption(TR_DisableAsyncCompilation, false);
       }
+
+   // Set/Reset TR_NoIProfilerDuringStartupPhase if -XX:[+/-]IProfileDuringStartupPhase is used
+   // Otherwise use the default logic to determine if TR_NoIProfilerDuringStartupPhase is set
+   if ((_argIndexIProfileDuringStartupPhase >= 0) || (_argIndexDisableIProfileDuringStartupPhase >= 0))
+      {
+      bool IProfileDuringStartupPhase = (_argIndexIProfileDuringStartupPhase > _argIndexDisableIProfileDuringStartupPhase);
+      TR::Options::getCmdLineOptions()->setOption(TR_NoIProfilerDuringStartupPhase, !IProfileDuringStartupPhase);
+      }
+   else if (!disableAOT)
+      {
+      if (!TR::Options::getCmdLineOptions()->getOption(TR_DisablePersistIProfile) &&
+         J9_ARE_ALL_BITS_SET(vm->sharedClassConfig->runtimeFlags, J9SHR_RUNTIMEFLAG_ENABLE_CACHE_NON_BOOT_CLASSES))
+         {
+         if (_compInfo->isWarmSCC() == TR_yes)
+            {
+            TR::Options::getCmdLineOptions()->setOption(TR_NoIProfilerDuringStartupPhase);
+            }
+         }
+      }
+
    }
 
 void
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/control/OptionsPostRestore.hpp b/runtime/compiler/control/OptionsPostRestore.hpp
index 0746dd043df..cbc3254cdbe 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/control/OptionsPostRestore.hpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/control/OptionsPostRestore.hpp
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ class OptionsPostRestore
    int32_t _argIndexDisableUseJITServer;
    int32_t _argIndexJITServerAddress;
    int32_t _argIndexJITServerAOTCacheName;
+   int32_t _argIndexIProfileDuringStartupPhase;
+   int32_t _argIndexDisableIProfileDuringStartupPhase;
    };
 
 }