diff --git a/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp b/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
index 855448b210693..11f76a4ebc2e4 100644
--- a/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
@@ -662,6 +662,8 @@ int AndroidRuntime::startVm(JavaVM** pJavaVM, JNIEnv** pEnv, bool zygote, bool p
     char extraOptsBuf[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     char voldDecryptBuf[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     char perfettoHprofOptBuf[sizeof("-XX:PerfettoHprof=") + PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+    char perfettoJavaHeapStackOptBuf[
+            sizeof("-XX:PerfettoJavaHeapStackProf=") + PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
     enum {
       kEMDefault,
       kEMIntPortable,
@@ -776,6 +778,10 @@ int AndroidRuntime::startVm(JavaVM** pJavaVM, JNIEnv** pEnv, bool zygote, bool p
     parseRuntimeOption("dalvik.vm.perfetto_hprof", perfettoHprofOptBuf, "-XX:PerfettoHprof=",
                        "true");
 
+    // Enable PerfettoJavaHeapStackProf in the zygote
+    parseRuntimeOption("dalvik.vm.perfetto_javaheap", perfettoJavaHeapStackOptBuf,
+                       "-XX:PerfettoJavaHeapStackProf=", "true");
+
     if (primary_zygote) {
         addOption("-Xprimaryzygote");
     }