diff --git a/core/commands/profile.go b/core/commands/profile.go
index 3875cfdcb..d25711dac 100644
--- a/core/commands/profile.go
+++ b/core/commands/profile.go
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ The output file includes:
 
 - A list of running goroutines.
 - A CPU profile.
-- A heap profile.
+- A heap inuse profile.
+- A heap allocation profile.
 - A mutex profile.
 - A block profile.
 - Your copy of go-ipfs.
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ However, it could reveal:
 				profile.CollectorGoroutinesPprof,
 				profile.CollectorVersion,
 				profile.CollectorHeap,
+				profile.CollectorAllocs,
 				profile.CollectorBin,
 				profile.CollectorCPU,
 				profile.CollectorMutex,
diff --git a/profile/profile.go b/profile/profile.go
index d15d51251..b9ad86d2f 100644
--- a/profile/profile.go
+++ b/profile/profile.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const (
 	CollectorGoroutinesPprof = "goroutines-pprof"
 	CollectorVersion         = "version"
 	CollectorHeap            = "heap"
+	CollectorAllocs          = "allocs"
 	CollectorBin             = "bin"
 	CollectorCPU             = "cpu"
 	CollectorMutex           = "mutex"
@@ -71,6 +72,11 @@ var collectors = map[string]collector{
 		collectFunc: heapProfile,
 		enabledFunc: func(opts Options) bool { return true },
 	},
+	CollectorAllocs: {
+		outputFile:  "allocs.pprof",
+		collectFunc: allocsProfile,
+		enabledFunc: func(opts Options) bool { return true },
+	},
 	CollectorBin: {
 		outputFile:   "ipfs",
 		isExecutable: true,
@@ -197,6 +203,10 @@ func heapProfile(ctx context.Context, _ Options, w io.Writer) error {
 	return pprof.Lookup("heap").WriteTo(w, 0)
 }
 
+func allocsProfile(ctx context.Context, _ Options, w io.Writer) error {
+	return pprof.Lookup("allocs").WriteTo(w, 0)
+}
+
 func versionInfo(ctx context.Context, _ Options, w io.Writer) error {
 	return json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(version.GetVersionInfo())
 }
diff --git a/profile/profile_test.go b/profile/profile_test.go
index 8da00d018..a2fe0b51d 100644
--- a/profile/profile_test.go
+++ b/profile/profile_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func TestProfiler(t *testing.T) {
 		CollectorGoroutinesPprof,
 		CollectorVersion,
 		CollectorHeap,
+		CollectorAllocs,
 		CollectorBin,
 		CollectorCPU,
 		CollectorMutex,
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ func TestProfiler(t *testing.T) {
 				"goroutines.pprof",
 				"version.json",
 				"heap.pprof",
+				"allocs.pprof",
 				"ipfs",
 				"cpu.pprof",
 				"mutex.pprof",
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ func TestProfiler(t *testing.T) {
 				"goroutines.pprof",
 				"version.json",
 				"heap.pprof",
+				"allocs.pprof",
 				"ipfs.exe",
 				"cpu.pprof",
 				"mutex.pprof",
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ func TestProfiler(t *testing.T) {
 				"goroutines.pprof",
 				"version.json",
 				"heap.pprof",
+				"allocs.pprof",
 				"ipfs",
 			},
 		},
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ func TestProfiler(t *testing.T) {
 				"goroutines.pprof",
 				"version.json",
 				"heap.pprof",
+				"allocs.pprof",
 				"ipfs",
 				"cpu.pprof",
 				"block.pprof",
@@ -114,6 +119,7 @@ func TestProfiler(t *testing.T) {
 				"goroutines.pprof",
 				"version.json",
 				"heap.pprof",
+				"allocs.pprof",
 				"ipfs",
 				"cpu.pprof",
 				"mutex.pprof",