diff --git a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/CLICompiler.kt b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/CLICompiler.kt
index 6a8044e8cbc..572f8681787 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/CLICompiler.kt
+++ b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/CLICompiler.kt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ abstract class CLICompiler<A : CommonCompilerArguments> : CLITool<A>() {
 
     protected abstract val performanceManager: CommonCompilerPerformanceManager
 
-    protected open fun createPerformanceManager(arguments: A): CommonCompilerPerformanceManager = performanceManager
+    protected open fun createPerformanceManager(arguments: A, services: Services): CommonCompilerPerformanceManager = performanceManager
 
     // Used in CompilerRunnerUtil#invokeExecMethod, in Eclipse plugin (KotlinCLICompiler) and in kotlin-gradle-plugin (GradleCompilerRunner)
     fun execAndOutputXml(errStream: PrintStream, services: Services, vararg args: String): ExitCode {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ abstract class CLICompiler<A : CommonCompilerArguments> : CLITool<A>() {
     }
 
     public override fun execImpl(messageCollector: MessageCollector, services: Services, arguments: A): ExitCode {
-        val performanceManager = createPerformanceManager(arguments)
+        val performanceManager = createPerformanceManager(arguments, services)
         if (arguments.reportPerf || arguments.dumpPerf != null) {
             performanceManager.enableCollectingPerformanceStatistics()
         }
diff --git a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/K2JVMCompiler.kt b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/K2JVMCompiler.kt
index 4c96da28fd8..81a080beefd 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/K2JVMCompiler.kt
+++ b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/K2JVMCompiler.kt
@@ -267,7 +267,9 @@ class K2JVMCompiler : CLICompiler<K2JVMCompilerArguments>() {
     override val performanceManager: CommonCompilerPerformanceManager
         get() = error("Unsupported")
 
-    override fun createPerformanceManager(arguments: K2JVMCompilerArguments): CommonCompilerPerformanceManager {
+    override fun createPerformanceManager(arguments: K2JVMCompilerArguments, services: Services): CommonCompilerPerformanceManager {
+        val externalManager = services[CommonCompilerPerformanceManager::class.java]
+        if (externalManager != null) return externalManager
         val argument = arguments.profileCompilerCommand ?: return K2JVMCompilerPerformanceManager()
         return ProfilingCompilerPerformanceManager.create(argument)
     }