diff --git a/clcache.py b/clcache.py
index cd299de8..15c7ee04 100644
--- a/clcache.py
+++ b/clcache.py
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
 
 CompilerArtifacts = namedtuple('CompilerArtifacts', ['objectFilePath', 'stdout', 'stderr'])
 
+# Enable cProfile
+CLCACHE_PROFILE = 'CLCACHE_PROFILE' in os.environ
+
 def printBinary(stream, rawData):
     stream.buffer.write(rawData)
 
@@ -1515,4 +1518,8 @@ def processNoDirect(cache, objectFile, compiler, cmdLine):
     return returnCode, compilerStdout, compilerStderr
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    sys.exit(main())
+    if CLCACHE_PROFILE:
+        import cProfile
+        cProfile.run('main()')
+    else:
+        sys.exit(main())