diff --git a/skymp5-client/src/index.ts b/skymp5-client/src/index.ts
index 397c322823..e47a33e233 100644
--- a/skymp5-client/src/index.ts
+++ b/skymp5-client/src/index.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import { BlockedAnimationsService } from "./services/services/blockedAnimationsS
 import { WorldView } from "./view/worldView";
 import { KeyboardEventsService } from "./services/services/keyboardEventsService";
 import { MagicSyncService } from "./services/services/magicSyncService";
+import { ProfilingService } from "./services/services/profilingService";
 
 once("update", () => {
   Utility.setINIBool("bAlwaysActive:General", true);
@@ -103,7 +104,8 @@ const main = () => {
       new BlockedAnimationsService(sp, controller),
       new WorldView(sp, controller),
       new KeyboardEventsService(sp, controller),
-      new MagicSyncService(sp, controller)
+      new MagicSyncService(sp, controller),
+      new ProfilingService(sp, controller)
     ];
     SpApiInteractor.setup(listeners);
   }
diff --git a/skymp5-client/src/services/services/profilingService.ts b/skymp5-client/src/services/services/profilingService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f2a9c320d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skymp5-client/src/services/services/profilingService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { logTrace } from "../../logging";
+import { ClientListener, CombinedController, Sp } from "./clientListener";
+import { Session } from 'inspector';
+import * as fs from "fs";
+
+export class ProfilingService extends ClientListener {
+    constructor(private sp: Sp, private controller: CombinedController) {
+        super();
+        const settings = sp.settings["skymp5-client"];
+
+        if (!settings["enableProfiling"]) {
+            logTrace(this, "ProfilingService: disabled");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const profilingDurationMs = this.getInteger(settings["profilingDurationMs"]) || 10000;
+
+        const session = new Session();
+        session.connect();
+
+        logTrace(this, "ProfilingService: start");
+
+        this.startProfiling(session, profilingDurationMs);
+    }
+
+    private async startProfiling(session: Session, profilingDurationMs: number) {
+        await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            session.post('Profiler.enable', (err: Error | null) => {
+                if (err) {
+                    reject(err);
+                }
+                else {
+                    resolve(undefined);
+                }
+            });
+        });
+
+        await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            session.post('Profiler.start', (err: Error | null) => {
+                if (err) {
+                    reject(err);
+                }
+                else {
+                    resolve(undefined);
+                }
+            });
+        });
+
+        await new Promise((resolve) => {
+            setTimeout(resolve, profilingDurationMs);
+        });
+
+        logTrace(this, "ProfilingService: stop");
+
+        const { profile } = await new Promise<any>((resolve, reject) => {
+            session.post('Profiler.stop', (err: Error | null, res) => {
+                if (err) {
+                    reject(err);
+                } else {
+                    resolve(res);
+                }
+            });
+        });
+
+        fs.writeFileSync('./profile.cpuprofile', JSON.stringify(profile));
+    }
+
+    private getInteger(value: unknown) {
+        if (typeof value === 'number') {
+            if (Number.isInteger(value)) {
+                return value;
+            }
+        }
+        return undefined;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/skymp5-client/webpack.config.js b/skymp5-client/webpack.config.js
index 580529d928..f68daa09cb 100644
--- a/skymp5-client/webpack.config.js
+++ b/skymp5-client/webpack.config.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ if (process.env['DEPLOY_PLUGIN']?.includes('true')) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+    target: "node",
     plugins,
     mode: 'development',
     devtool: 'inline-source-map',