diff --git a/compos/common/compos_client.rs b/compos/common/compos_client.rs
index 16dc2cf..839280c 100644
--- a/compos/common/compos_client.rs
+++ b/compos/common/compos_client.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
     /// Comma separated list of host CPUs where vCPUs are assigned to. If None, any host CPU can be
     /// used to run any vCPU.
     pub cpu_set: Option<String>,
+    /// List of task profiles to apply to the VM
+    pub task_profiles: Vec<String>,
     /// If present, overrides the path to the VM config JSON file
     pub config_path: Option<String>,
     /// If present, overrides the amount of RAM to give the VM
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@
             memoryMib: parameters.memory_mib.unwrap_or(0), // 0 means use the default
             numCpus: parameters.cpus.map_or(1, NonZeroU32::get) as i32,
             cpuAffinity: parameters.cpu_set.clone(),
+            taskProfiles: parameters.task_profiles.clone(),
         });
 
         let vm = service
diff --git a/compos/composd/src/instance_manager.rs b/compos/composd/src/instance_manager.rs
index 587314c..60bf20f 100644
--- a/compos/composd/src/instance_manager.rs
+++ b/compos/composd/src/instance_manager.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,14 @@
         }
     };
     let cpu_set = system_properties::read(DEX2OAT_CPU_SET_PROP_NAME)?;
-    Ok(VmParameters { cpus, cpu_set, memory_mib: Some(VM_MEMORY_MIB), ..Default::default() })
+    let task_profiles = vec!["VMCompilationPerformance".to_string()];
+    Ok(VmParameters {
+        cpus,
+        cpu_set,
+        task_profiles,
+        memory_mib: Some(VM_MEMORY_MIB),
+        ..Default::default()
+    })
 }
 
 // Ensures we only run one instance at a time.
diff --git a/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java b/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java
index 3a2d581..7b5d5ab 100644
--- a/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java
+++ b/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@
         parcel.memoryMib = mMemoryMib;
         parcel.numCpus = mNumCpus;
         parcel.cpuAffinity = mCpuAffinity;
+        // Don't allow apps to set task profiles ... at last for now. Also, don't forget to
+        // validate the string because these are appended to the cmdline argument.
+        parcel.taskProfiles = new String[0];
         return parcel;
     }
 
diff --git a/virtualizationservice/aidl/android/system/virtualizationservice/VirtualMachineAppConfig.aidl b/virtualizationservice/aidl/android/system/virtualizationservice/VirtualMachineAppConfig.aidl
index c36e561..22b8a94 100644
--- a/virtualizationservice/aidl/android/system/virtualizationservice/VirtualMachineAppConfig.aidl
+++ b/virtualizationservice/aidl/android/system/virtualizationservice/VirtualMachineAppConfig.aidl
@@ -67,4 +67,9 @@
      * Default is no mask which means a vCPU can run on any host CPU.
      */
     @nullable String cpuAffinity;
+
+    /**
+     * List of task profile names to apply for the VM
+     */
+    String[] taskProfiles;
 }
diff --git a/virtualizationservice/aidl/android/system/virtualizationservice/VirtualMachineRawConfig.aidl b/virtualizationservice/aidl/android/system/virtualizationservice/VirtualMachineRawConfig.aidl
index dfd3bff..83a81a0 100644
--- a/virtualizationservice/aidl/android/system/virtualizationservice/VirtualMachineRawConfig.aidl
+++ b/virtualizationservice/aidl/android/system/virtualizationservice/VirtualMachineRawConfig.aidl
@@ -63,4 +63,9 @@
      * The format follows SemVer.
      */
     @utf8InCpp String platformVersion;
+
+    /**
+     * List of task profile names to apply for the VM
+     */
+    String[] taskProfiles;
 }
diff --git a/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs b/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs
index a2e856c..41cc4a5 100644
--- a/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs
+++ b/virtualizationservice/src/aidl.rs
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@
             memory_mib: config.memoryMib.try_into().ok().and_then(NonZeroU32::new),
             cpus: config.numCpus.try_into().ok().and_then(NonZeroU32::new),
             cpu_affinity: config.cpuAffinity.clone(),
+            task_profiles: config.taskProfiles.clone(),
             console_fd,
             log_fd,
             indirect_files,
@@ -634,6 +635,7 @@
     vm_config.protectedVm = config.protectedVm;
     vm_config.numCpus = config.numCpus;
     vm_config.cpuAffinity = config.cpuAffinity.clone();
+    vm_config.taskProfiles = config.taskProfiles.clone();
 
     // Microdroid requires an additional payload disk image and the bootconfig partition.
     if os_name == "microdroid" {
diff --git a/virtualizationservice/src/crosvm.rs b/virtualizationservice/src/crosvm.rs
index f1b179e..b184dca 100644
--- a/virtualizationservice/src/crosvm.rs
+++ b/virtualizationservice/src/crosvm.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     pub memory_mib: Option<NonZeroU32>,
     pub cpus: Option<NonZeroU32>,
     pub cpu_affinity: Option<String>,
+    pub task_profiles: Vec<String>,
     pub console_fd: Option<File>,
     pub log_fd: Option<File>,
     pub indirect_files: Vec<File>,
@@ -326,6 +327,10 @@
         command.arg("--cpu-affinity").arg(cpu_affinity);
     }
 
+    if !config.task_profiles.is_empty() {
+        command.arg("--task-profiles").arg(config.task_profiles.join(","));
+    }
+
     // Keep track of what file descriptors should be mapped to the crosvm process.
     let mut preserved_fds = config.indirect_files.iter().map(|file| file.as_raw_fd()).collect();
 
diff --git a/vm/src/main.rs b/vm/src/main.rs
index 80ea9be..8b438b4 100644
--- a/vm/src/main.rs
+++ b/vm/src/main.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@
         #[structopt(long)]
         cpu_affinity: Option<String>,
 
+        /// Comma separated list of task profile names to apply to the VM
+        #[structopt(long)]
+        task_profiles: Vec<String>,
+
         /// Paths to extra idsig files.
         #[structopt(long = "extra-idsig")]
         extra_idsigs: Vec<PathBuf>,
@@ -118,6 +122,10 @@
         #[structopt(long)]
         cpu_affinity: Option<String>,
 
+        /// Comma separated list of task profile names to apply to the VM
+        #[structopt(long)]
+        task_profiles: Vec<String>,
+
         /// Path to file for VM console output.
         #[structopt(long)]
         console: Option<PathBuf>,
@@ -200,6 +208,7 @@
             mem,
             cpus,
             cpu_affinity,
+            task_profiles,
             extra_idsigs,
         } => command_run_app(
             service,
@@ -215,9 +224,10 @@
             mem,
             cpus,
             cpu_affinity,
+            task_profiles,
             &extra_idsigs,
         ),
-        Opt::Run { config, daemonize, cpus, cpu_affinity, console, log } => {
+        Opt::Run { config, daemonize, cpus, cpu_affinity, task_profiles, console, log } => {
             command_run(
                 service,
                 &config,
@@ -227,6 +237,7 @@
                 /* mem */ None,
                 cpus,
                 cpu_affinity,
+                task_profiles,
             )
         }
         Opt::Stop { cid } => command_stop(service, cid),
diff --git a/vm/src/run.rs b/vm/src/run.rs
index ef38d7d..3d3d703 100644
--- a/vm/src/run.rs
+++ b/vm/src/run.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     mem: Option<u32>,
     cpus: Option<u32>,
     cpu_affinity: Option<String>,
+    task_profiles: Vec<String>,
     extra_idsigs: &[PathBuf],
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let extra_apks = parse_extra_apk_list(apk, config_path)?;
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@
         memoryMib: mem.unwrap_or(0) as i32, // 0 means use the VM default
         numCpus: cpus.unwrap_or(1) as i32,
         cpuAffinity: cpu_affinity,
+        taskProfiles: task_profiles,
     });
     run(
         service,
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@
     mem: Option<u32>,
     cpus: Option<u32>,
     cpu_affinity: Option<String>,
+    task_profiles: Vec<String>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let config_file = File::open(config_path).context("Failed to open config file")?;
     let mut config =
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@
         config.numCpus = cpus as i32;
     }
     config.cpuAffinity = cpu_affinity;
+    config.taskProfiles = task_profiles;
     run(
         service,
         &VirtualMachineConfig::RawConfig(config),