diff --git a/idea/build.gradle.kts b/idea/build.gradle.kts
index 5edb9242a31..102cbdaf7fe 100644
--- a/idea/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/idea/build.gradle.kts
@@ -155,6 +155,14 @@ projectTest(taskName = "performanceTest") {
 
     maxHeapSize = "3g"
     jvmArgs("-XX:SoftRefLRUPolicyMSPerMB=50")
+    jvmArgs("-XX:+UnlockCommercialFeatures", "-XX:+FlightRecorder")
+
+    if (hasProperty("perf.flight.recorder.override")) {
+        jvmArgs(property("perf.flight.recorder.override"))
+    } else {
+        val settings = if (hasProperty("perf.flight.recorder.settings")) ",settings=${property("perf.flight.recorder.settings")}" else ""
+        jvmArgs("-XX:StartFlightRecording=delay=15m,duration=5h,filename=perf.jfr$settings")
+    }
 
     doFirst {
         systemProperty("idea.home.path", intellijRootDir().canonicalPath)