diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index 3196e8a10bd..27b6558b0ae 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -2148,6 +2148,9 @@ developer:
   max_sidebar_section_links:
     default: 50
     hidden: true
+  track_gc_stat_per_request:
+    default: false
+    hidden: true
 
 navigation:
   navigation_menu:
diff --git a/lib/method_profiler.rb b/lib/method_profiler.rb
index aa0836278dc..221f26f14d6 100644
--- a/lib/method_profiler.rb
+++ b/lib/method_profiler.rb
@@ -89,8 +89,13 @@ class MethodProfiler
   end
 
   def self.start(transfer = nil)
-    Thread.current[:_method_profiler] = transfer ||
-      { __start: Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC) }
+    Thread.current[:_method_profiler] = if transfer
+      transfer
+    else
+      data = { __start: Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC) }
+      data[:gc_stat] = GC.stat if SiteSetting.track_gc_stat_per_request
+      data
+    end
   end
 
   def self.clear
@@ -99,11 +104,22 @@ class MethodProfiler
 
   def self.stop
     finish = Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
+
     if data = Thread.current[:_method_profiler]
       Thread.current[:_method_profiler] = nil
       start = data.delete(:__start)
       data[:total_duration] = finish - start
+
+      if start_gc_stat = data.delete(:gc_stat)
+        end_gc_stat = GC.stat
+
+        data[:gc] ||= {}
+        data[:gc][:time] = (end_gc_stat[:time] - start_gc_stat[:time]) / 1000.0
+        data[:gc][:major_count] = end_gc_stat[:major_gc_count] - start_gc_stat[:major_gc_count]
+        data[:gc][:minor_count] = end_gc_stat[:minor_gc_count] - start_gc_stat[:minor_gc_count]
+      end
     end
+
     data
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/method_profiler_spec.rb b/spec/lib/method_profiler_spec.rb
index 408a52defb5..4324c3ccdb7 100644
--- a/spec/lib/method_profiler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/method_profiler_spec.rb
@@ -37,4 +37,24 @@ RSpec.describe MethodProfiler do
 
     expect(result[:at_beach][:calls]).to eq(2)
   end
+
+  it "profiles GC stat information when `track_gc_stat_per_request` site setting has been enabled" do
+    MethodProfiler.start
+    GC.start(full_mark: false) # Minor GC
+    result = MethodProfiler.stop
+
+    expect(result[:gc]).not_to be_present
+
+    SiteSetting.track_gc_stat_per_request = true
+
+    MethodProfiler.start
+    GC.start(full_mark: true) # Major GC
+    GC.start(full_mark: false) # Minor GC
+    result = MethodProfiler.stop
+
+    expect(result[:gc]).to be_present
+    expect(result[:gc][:time]).to be >= 0.0
+    expect(result[:gc][:major_count]).to eq(1)
+    expect(result[:gc][:minor_count]).to eq(1)
+  end
 end