diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index cb6f7a8f96..346d8c9d51 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ end
 
 group :test do
   gem 'webmock'
+  gem 'perftools.rb'
 end
 
 group :development do
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 9afad20d05..39afc2ac50 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ GEM
       activesupport (>= 2.3.2)
       cocaine (>= 0.0.2)
       mime-types
+    perftools.rb (2.0.1)
     pg (0.13.2)
     poltergeist (1.5.0)
       capybara (~> 2.1)
@@ -531,6 +532,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   newrelic_rpm
   oj
   paperclip
+  perftools.rb
   pg
   poltergeist
   pry-debugger
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 4f96a09070..3f3435eda5 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -104,4 +104,25 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.include Paperclip::Shoulda::Matchers
 
   config.include JsonSpec::Helpers
+
+  # Profiling
+  #
+  # This code shouldn't be run in normal circumstances. But if you want to know
+  # which parts of your code take most time, then you can activate the lines
+  # below. Keep in mind that it will slow down the execution time heaps.
+  #
+  # The PerfTools will write a binary file to the specified path which can then
+  # be examined by:
+  #
+  #   bundle exec pprof.rb --text  /tmp/rspec_profile
+  #
+
+  #require 'perftools'
+  #config.before :suite do
+  #  PerfTools::CpuProfiler.start("/tmp/rspec_profile")
+  #end
+  #
+  #config.after :suite do
+  # PerfTools::CpuProfiler.stop
+  #end
 end