diff --git a/core/autoload/util.el b/core/autoload/util.el
index 88d03330f..03b21b71a 100644
--- a/core/autoload/util.el
+++ b/core/autoload/util.el
@@ -89,6 +89,34 @@ the profiling report otherwise."
     (profiler-stop))
   (setq doom--profiler (not doom--profiler)))
 
+;;;###autoload
+(defun doom/profile-emacs ()
+  "Profile the startup time of Emacs in the background.
+If INIT-FILE is non-nil, profile that instead of USER-INIT-FILE."
+  (interactive)
+  (require 'esup)
+  (let ((init-file esup-user-init-file))
+    (message "Starting esup...")
+    (esup-reset)
+    (setq esup-server-process (esup-server-create (esup-select-port)))
+    (setq esup-server-port (process-contact esup-server-process :service))
+    (message "esup process started on port %s" esup-server-port)
+    (let ((process-args `("*esup-child*"
+                          "*esup-child*"
+                          ,esup-emacs-path
+                          "-q"
+                          "-L" ,esup-load-path
+                          "-l" "esup-child"
+                          ,(format "--eval=(esup-child-run \"%s\" \"%s\" %d)"
+                                   init-file
+                                   esup-server-port
+                                   esup-depth)
+                          "--eval=(run-hooks 'after-init-hook 'emacs-startup-hook 'window-setup-hook)")))
+      (when esup-run-as-batch-p
+        (setq process-args (append process-args '("--batch"))))
+      (setq esup-child-process (apply #'start-process process-args)))
+    (set-process-sentinel esup-child-process 'esup-child-process-sentinel)))
+
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun doom-info ()
   "Returns diagnostic information about the current Emacs session in markdown,
diff --git a/core/packages.el b/core/packages.el
index 6c72a1259..21a696855 100644
--- a/core/packages.el
+++ b/core/packages.el
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@
 ;; core-keybinds.el
 (package! which-key)
 (package! hydra)
+
+;; other
+(package! esup)