diff --git a/tools/profiletool/BUILD b/tools/profiletool/BUILD
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+load("//tools:defs.bzl", "go_binary")
+
+package(
+    default_applicable_licenses = ["//:license"],
+    licenses = ["notice"],
+)
+
+go_binary(
+    name = "profiletool",
+    srcs = ["profiletool.go"],
+    visibility = [
+        "//:sandbox",
+    ],
+    deps = [
+        "//pkg/log",
+        "//runsc/flag",
+        "@com_github_google_pprof//profile:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/tools/profiletool/profiletool.go b/tools/profiletool/profiletool.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc1505261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/profiletool/profiletool.go
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+// Copyright 2024 The gVisor Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// profiletool deals with pprof profiles.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/google/pprof/profile"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/log"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/runsc/flag"
+)
+
+var (
+	mergeCmd   = flag.NewFlagSet("merge", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	mergeOut   = mergeCmd.String("out", "/dev/stdout", "file to write the merged profile to")
+	compactCmd = flag.NewFlagSet("compact", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	compactOut = compactCmd.String("out", "/dev/stdout", "file to write the compacted profile to")
+
+	allCommands = []*flag.FlagSet{mergeCmd, compactCmd}
+	commandSet  = map[*flag.FlagSet]string{
+		mergeCmd:   "merge two or more profile files into one",
+		compactCmd: "minimize the size of a profile",
+	}
+)
+
+// printUsage prints the top level usage string.
+func printUsage() {
+	usage := fmt.Sprintf(`Usage: %s <command> <flags> ...
+
+Available commands:`, os.Args[0])
+	fmt.Println(usage)
+	for _, f := range allCommands {
+		fmt.Printf("%s	%s\n", f.Name(), commandSet[f])
+		f.PrintDefaults()
+	}
+}
+
+// fail prints a warning message and exits.
+func fail(msg string, values ...any) {
+	log.Warningf(msg, values...)
+	os.Exit(1)
+}
+
+// mergeProfiles merges two or more profile files into one.
+func mergeProfiles() error {
+	if err := mergeCmd.Parse(os.Args[2:]); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid flags: %w", err)
+	}
+	profilePaths := mergeCmd.Args()
+	if len(profilePaths) < 2 {
+		return errors.New("must provide at least 2 profiles as positional arguments")
+	}
+	profiles := make([]*profile.Profile, len(profilePaths))
+	for i, profilePath := range profilePaths {
+		profileFile, err := os.Open(profilePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot open %q: %w", profilePath, err)
+		}
+		prof, err := profile.Parse(profileFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %q: %w", profilePath, err)
+		}
+		profileFile.Close()
+		profiles[i] = prof
+	}
+	merged, err := profile.Merge(profiles)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot merge %q: %w", profilePaths, err)
+	}
+	merged = merged.Compact()
+	mergedFile, err := os.Create(*mergeOut)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot create %q: %w", *mergeOut, err)
+	}
+	if err := merged.Write(mergedFile); err != nil {
+		mergedFile.Close()
+		os.Remove(*mergeOut)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot write merged profile to %q: %w", *mergeOut, err)
+	}
+	if err := mergedFile.Close(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot close %q: %w", *mergeOut, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// compactProfile compacts a profile file.
+func compactProfile() error {
+	if err := compactCmd.Parse(os.Args[2:]); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid flags: %w", err)
+	}
+	if len(mergeCmd.Args()) != 1 {
+		return errors.New("must provide exactly one profile name as positional argument")
+	}
+	profilePath := mergeCmd.Args()[0]
+	profileFile, err := os.Open(profilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot open %q: %w", profilePath, err)
+	}
+	prof, err := profile.Parse(profileFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %q: %w", profilePath, err)
+	}
+	profileFile.Close()
+	prof = prof.Compact()
+	compactedFile, err := os.Create(*compactOut)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot create %q: %w", *compactOut, err)
+	}
+	if err := prof.Write(compactedFile); err != nil {
+		compactedFile.Close()
+		os.Remove(*compactOut)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot write compacted profile to %q: %w", *compactOut, err)
+	}
+	if err := compactedFile.Close(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot close %q: %w", *compactOut, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) < 2 {
+		printUsage()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	switch os.Args[1] {
+	case mergeCmd.Name():
+		if err := mergeProfiles(); err != nil {
+			fail(err.Error())
+		}
+	case compactCmd.Name():
+		if err := compactProfile(); err != nil {
+			fail(err.Error())
+		}
+	default:
+		printUsage()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}